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A national flag of Thailand flutters near a Chinese national flag and a Chinese national emblem, at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China November 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/Pool/File Photo

Rights groups urge Thailand not to deport Chinese journalist to China

Bai Zhaodong faces the risk of deportation following pressure on Bangkok from Beijing over his reporting on the Chinese government, Reporters Without Borders and Safeguard Defenders, an Asia...

Family members react as they receive the body of a victim at the Police Hospital morgue, following a deadly fire at a pub in Bangkok, Thailand, July 14, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

Death toll in Thai pub fire rises to 32, officials say, with dozens still in hospital

Family members and relatives mourn as they receive the body of a victim at the Police Hospital morgue, following a deadly fire at a pub in Bangkok, Thailand, July 13, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Arnun Chonmahatrakool

'No way out': Survivors describe deadly Bangkok bar inferno

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrive for a photo opportunity ahead of their meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, January 25, 2025. REUTERS/Altaf Hussain/File Photo

Missile deals, port project mark Modi's Indonesia visit

A person rides an electric scooter through a flooded road after heavy rain brought by Typhoon Bavi in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, China July 12, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Go Nakamura

Typhoon Bavi batters eastern China, threatens days of heavy rain

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China evacuates over one million as Typhoon Bavi nears

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the second plenary meeting of the Ninth Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this picture released June 23, 2026, by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency. Photo: KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo

North Korea condemns Nato summit, says denuclearisation should start with US allies

A satellite image shows Typhoon Bavi reaching Japan's Ryukyu Islands, bringing impact to them and Taiwan, July 10, 2026. Photo: NASA WORLDVIEW/Handout via REUTERS

Typhoon Bavi lashes Japan's southern islands, Taiwan evacuates thousands

Samsung flags 19-fold jump in profit, but shares slump on jitters AI boom may stall

China test fires missile into Pacific, alarming regional powers

China test fires missile into Pacific, alarming regional powers

A screen reflecting on glass displays the Hang Seng stock index at the Central district in Hong Kong, China, April 7, 2025. Photo: REUTERS

Asia shares sputter as earnings loom, oil weighed by supply

Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte attends a legislative inquiry into her office's use of public funds at the House of Representatives, in Quezon City, Philippines, November 25, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo

Impeachment trial of Philippine VP Sara Duterte to open in divided Senate

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung delivers his speech during a public briefing on the development vision for advanced industry in South Korea's southwestern region, in Gwangju, South Korea, June 30, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

South Korea's Lee urges speed in launching mega chip projects