Asia Pacific
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Deadly Afghanistan floods kill at least 26 as aid agencies race to reach survivors
Flash floods have killed at least 26 people across eastern Afghanistan, including 23 in the mountainous province of Nuristan, where…
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Southwest Pacific’s last tropical glacier could vanish within months
The Southwest Pacific is facing mounting climate risks as its vast ocean expanse becomes hotter, more acidic and more dangerous…
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Afghanistan faces ‘lost generation of talent and potential,’ Security Council hears
As the Security Council met on Afghanistan, senior officials and civil society representatives delivered a clear warning Monday: despite relative…
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Deadly quake strikes Philippines on first day of school year
A powerful earthquake struck the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Monday morning just as millions of children were returning…
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Afghanistan crisis deepens as record returns, drought and aid cuts strain economy
Afghanistan’s humanitarian and economic crisis is deepening despite modest economic growth, with nearly three in four people unable to meet…
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DPR Korea: Continued militarisation a ‘serious concern’, political affairs chief warns Security Council
The continued pursuit of nuclear weapons and ballistic missile development by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea remain “a matter…
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