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Rescue teams work to evacuate residents trapped under the rubble of a collapsed building in Mandalay, Myanmar, on Sunday.
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Myanmar’s military government announces temporary ceasefire to aid quake efforts
A video released by the Chinese military's Eastern Theater Command on April 2, 2025 shows a rocket artillery system firing in live-fire drills.
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China’s military launches live-fire exercise in escalation of blockade drills near Taiwan
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar, stuck in limbo at a compound inside the KK Park, a fraud factory, and a human trafficking hub on the border with Thailand-Myanmar after a multinational crackdown on the compounds run by criminal gangs, operated by the Karen Border Guard Force (BGF) in Myawaddy, Myanmar, February 26, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer
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US Air Force F-16s fly in this 2024 file photo. The US on Tuesday said it has approved the proposed sale of 20 F-16s to the Philippines.
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US approves sale of 20 US F-16 fighter jets to Philippines as Washington tightens key Asian alliance
China's and Belarus' rescue teams coordinate at the site of a collapsed building in Mandalay on April 2, 2025, five days after a major earthquake struck central Myanmar.
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Buildings in Myanmar continue to collapse days after deadly quake
Residents watch a colossal fire erupt due to a burst gas pipe in Putra Heights in central Selangor state, Malaysia, Tuesday, April 1, 2025.
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Burst gas pipe sparks colossal fire in Malaysia, injuring more than 100
Chinese rescue workers stand at the site of a collapsed building, in the aftermath of a strong earthquake, in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 31, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer
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Rescue hopes fading four days after quake kills more than 2,700 in Myanmar and Thailand. Here’s what we know
Medical workers treat an earthquake survivor on a bed in Myanmar.
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How to help those affected by the Myanmar earthquake
This screenshot from a video of the drills released on April 1, 2025 by China's military shows a Type 054A frigate of the People's Liberation Army Navy.
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China launches military drills from ‘multiple directions’ around Taiwan, testing US resolve

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Rescuers are desperately searching for survivors after Myanmar's deadly 7.7 magnitude earthquake toppled buildings as far away as the Thai capital Bangkok.
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As a 7.7-magniute earthquake shook Myanmar, nurses rushed to protect newborn babies in a maternity center in China’s Yunnan Province, according to video released by Chinese state media.
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Emotional farewells and rescue efforts shared on social media are shedding light on the quake’s devastating aftermath in Myanmar.
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South Korean impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol gestures outside the Seoul detention center after his release, in Uiwang, South Korea, on March 8, 2025.
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India

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Plastic bags of fentanyl are displayed on a table at the US Customs and Border Protection area at the International Mail Facility at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, in 2017.
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India among top suppliers of illicit fentanyl precursors, US intelligence report says
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Clashes erupt in western India as Hindu groups demand demolition of Mughal ruler’s tomb
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Bone hunter Takamatsu Gushiken looks for World War II-era remains in a cave on Okinawa.
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80 years after World War II, Okinawa’s battle sites are still giving up bones and bombs
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Japan issues guidelines telling public what to do if Mount Fuji erupts

North Korea

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches a cadet practicing on the parallel bars during his visit to the Kang Kon Military Academy, in Pyongyang, North Korea, February 25, 2025.
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North Korea has sent 3,000 more soldiers to bolster Russia’s war on Ukraine, South Korea says
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North Korea unveils new 10,000-home showpiece residential district
Russia is advancing in Kursk, threatening Ukraine’s sole territorial bargaining counter
Russian strikes on Ukraine kill at least 23 as Polish prime minister warns against appeasing ‘barbarians’

Pakistan

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Afghan pilots who fought in 20-year war against Taliban in limbo after Trump blocks US resettlement plans
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‘Things took a darker turn’: Survivors recall horror of deadly Pakistan train siege
Militants kill 10 people after hijacking passenger train, taking hostages in western Pakistan, officials say
Malala Yousafzai returns to Pakistan hometown for first time since she was shot

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on April 1, 2025.
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Europe warns Trump: We have ‘a strong plan’ for retaliation against tariffs
South Korean superstar Kim Soo Hyun tearfully denies controversial claims about relationship with late actress
Man caring for ancestors’ grave may have ignited huge South Korea wildfire, police say
Centuries-old Buddhist temple destroyed in ‘unprecedented’ and deadly South Korea wildfires
Investigators unsure if remains from fiery crash belong to missing South Korean family

Southeast Asia

Mango sticky rice is one of Thailand's most famous desserts. K. Panich has been serving the dish at its Bangkok shophouse since 1932.
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Why mango sticky rice is one of Thailand’s most beloved summer dishes
Flight turns around after passenger tries to force plane door open over Indian Ocean
Unanswered phones and a desperate wait outside the shattered Bangkok high-rise toppled by Myanmar quake
Myanmar’s military junta makes rare plea for help after powerful earthquake kills scores with toll expected to rise
No Wi-Fi, no electricity: Every year, one of the world’s most popular islands falls silent for 24 hours