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North Korea launches over 10 ballistic missiles amid U.S.–South Korea drills, Trump pushes for renewed talks

Yeoncheon_ North Korea fired more than 10 ballistic missiles into the sea on Saturday, South Korea’s military said, as joint

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JERA seeks extra LNG supplies as Middle East disruption rattles energy markets

Tokyo_ Japan’s largest liquefied natural gas buyer, JERA, has begun discussions with global suppliers for potential additional LNG purchases as

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Trump open to Kim summit as diplomacy with Pyongyang resurfaces, Seoul says

Seoul — U.S. President Donald Trump believes a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would be “good,” South

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China presses Afghanistan, Pakistan to resolve tensions through talks

Shanghai — Wang Yi urged Afghanistan and Pakistan to settle their escalating tensions through dialogue rather than force during a

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New Zealand banks push back on central bank cash access proposal

Wellington, — Banks in New Zealand have voiced opposition to a proposal by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand requiring

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ByteDance taps Nvidia’s top AI chips in $2.5 bln overseas compute push

Beijing — ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, is building large-scale computing capacity using advanced chips from Nvidia outside

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India proposes $6.2 bln stabilisation fund to cushion economic shocks

New Delhi— Nirmala Sitharaman, finance minister of India, on Friday proposed the creation of a 573-billion-rupee ($6.20 billion) economic stabilisation

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Vietnam tops U.S. trade surplus rankings as exports surge

Hanoi — Vietnam recorded the largest trade surplus with the United States in January, surpassing Mexico and China, according to

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Kazakhstan votes on constitutional overhaul amid debate over Tokayev’s future

Almaty — Voters in Kazakhstan will go to the polls on Sunday to decide on a new constitution that President

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Pakistan strikes Kabul and border provinces as clashes with Afghanistan intensify

Kabul— Pakistan carried out overnight strikes on Kabul and several Afghan border provinces, Afghan authorities said on Friday, reporting that