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Asia

  • Angelina Yang holds a banner supporting Taiwanese athletes at the Paris Olympics.

    ‘We’re not doing anything wrong’: why the word Taiwan is banned at the Olympics

  • Former leader of the Move Forward Party and former prime minister candidate Pita Limjaroenrat at the party's headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand

    Thailand facing political upheaval as court set to rule on fate of progressive Move Forward party

    Former leader Pita Limjaroenrat could be banned from politics, while prime minister Srettha Thavisin is facing the same court next week over a cabinet appointment
  • Protesters in Dhaka climb a public monument to the assassinated first premier of Bangladesh, the father of Sheikh Hasina as they celebrate the news of her resignation as prime minister.

    Bangladesh parliament dissolved a day after resignation of prime minister

    Move comes after longtime leader Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled country after weeks of deadly unrest

  • People in Bangladesh: how do you feel about the resignation of prime minister Sheikh Hasina?

  • Mass protests in Bangladesh – in pictures

  • Japanese stocks soar after massive sell-off shook global markets

  • Papua separatists kill helicopter pilot from New Zealand, say police

  • Why has Bangladesh’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled?

  • Bangladesh PM flees in helicopter after mass protests – video report

  • Mac and cheese for life! Philippines’ heartfelt gifts to Carlos Yulo after double Olympic gold

Asia Pacific

  • Ruben Balagtas, in a tank top, shorts and flipflops, leans against the concrete post of metal gates on which are hung two signs in support of "Mayor Alice Guo", with houses and trees behind him

    Philippines
    Cognac, tortoises and a pink-striped helicopter: inside the mystery of Alice Guo, the missing Philippines mayor

  • Metal darts used in wire catapults in attacks in East Sepik, Papua New Guinea.

    Papua New Guinea
    Slingshots and metal darts see tribal violence ‘horrors’ worsen in Papua New Guinea

  • This aerial photo taken on July 28, 2024 shows a flood-affected village following heavy rains caused by Typhoon Gaemi in Zixing, in central China's Hunan province

    China
    China sees highest number of significant floods since records began

  • A New Caledonia cagou

    New Caledonia
    Much cagou about something: New Caledonia’s favourite bird thriving after conservation push

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South & central Asia

  • A poster of a veiled older Asian woman with holes in her face

    Global development
    Sheikh Hasina: child of the revolution who eroded Bangladesh’s democracy

  • A Pakistani woman holds a placard reading "there is no honour in killing" during a protest. Another sign says "no more honour killings"

    Women's rights and gender equality
    She wanted a divorce so her father hacked her legs with an axe: how Pakistan fails women

  • Sheikh Hasina giving press conference in front of smashed glass window.

    Bangladesh
    Bangladesh PM has resigned and left country, army chief confirms

  • Anti-government protests have swept across Bangladesh in recent days and resulted in dozens of deaths

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    Bangladesh
    Bangladesh: protesters storm PM’s residence in Dhaka – video

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Pictures & video

  • Pro-government groups attack protesters in Bangladesh – video

  • More than 150 people have died and scores of others are believed to be still missing after heavy rains triggered landslides in Chooralmala and other parts of Kerala

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    Drone footage shows aftermath of deadly landslide in Kerala, India – video

    More than 150 people have died and scores of others are believed to be still missing after heavy rains triggered landslides in Chooralmala and other parts of Kerala
  • Marine tanker carrying industrial fuel sinks in rough seas causing a large oil spill as coast guard rescuers search for a missing crew member

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    Crew member missing as tanker carrying fuel sinks in rough seas off Philippines – video

    Marine tanker carrying industrial fuel sinks in rough seas causing a large oil spill as coast guard rescuers search for a missing crew member
  • Storm unleashes torrential rain and strong winds that have claimed at least three lives and forced authorities to shut schools and offices

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    Typhoon Gaemi makes landfall in Taiwan and brings floods to Manila – video

  • Rescuers assist residents on a boat as they wade through a flooded road

    Monsoon rains from Typhoon Gaemi strike Philippines – in pictures

  • The pilot is the sole survivor of a deadly crash after a plane carrying 19 people skidded off the runway and caught fire in Nepal

    Plane carrying 19 people crashes in Nepal after takeoff – video

  • Supreme court scales back quotas on civil service jobs after more than 100 people killed in clashes during protests

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    Bangladesh overturns job quota ruling after violent protests – video

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