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S Korea announces lowering of tariffs as part of new US trade deal

October 29, 2025 - 8:38am
Seoul will also invest $350bn in the US as part of the deal, which Donald Trump says is "pretty much finalised".
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S Korea announces lowering of tariffs as part of new US trade deal

October 29, 2025 - 8:38am
Seoul will also invest $350bn in the US as part of the deal, which Donald Trump says is "pretty much finalised".
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Three things you need to know about the Trump-Xi meeting

October 29, 2025 - 8:03am
The two world leaders are set to hold talks in South Korea, after months of escalating trade tension between the US and China.
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Three things you need to know about the Trump-Xi meeting

October 29, 2025 - 8:03am
The two world leaders are set to hold talks in South Korea, after months of escalating trade tension between the US and China.
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Messages in a bottle from WWI soldiers found on Australian coast

October 29, 2025 - 7:36am
The notes were thrown overboard just a few days into a voyage to join the battlefields of France more than a century ago.
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Messages in a bottle from WWI soldiers found on Australian coast

October 29, 2025 - 7:36am
The notes were thrown overboard just a few days into a voyage to join the battlefields of France more than a century ago.
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Why Delhi's experiment to fix toxic smog with artificial rain failed

October 29, 2025 - 5:15am
Officials attempt to artifically trigger rains in the city to tackle its worsening air pollution.
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Why Delhi's experiment to fix toxic smog with artificial rain failed

October 29, 2025 - 5:15am
Officials attempt to artifically trigger rains in the city to tackle its worsening air pollution.
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'My hopes are dashed': Illegal Indian migrants deported by US speak to BBC

October 29, 2025 - 2:22am
The men had entered the US through the "donkey route", often used by traffickers to facilitate illegal crossings.
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'My hopes are dashed': Illegal Indian migrants deported by US speak to BBC

October 29, 2025 - 2:22am
The men had entered the US through the "donkey route", often used by traffickers to facilitate illegal crossings.
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Elderly woman left behind by cruise ship on Great Barrier Reef island found dead

October 28, 2025 - 8:34pm
The ship's crew realised the 80-year-old was missing several hours after they had left the island
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'No Trump! No China!': Caught in the middle, South Korea hosts rival superpowers

October 28, 2025 - 7:10pm
South Korea's President Lee is in for a diplomatic dance as he hosts the leaders of US and China.
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'No Trump! No China!': Caught in the middle, South Korea hosts rival superpowers

October 28, 2025 - 7:10pm
South Korea's President Lee is in for a diplomatic dance as he hosts the leaders of US and China.
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BBC 'deeply concerned' about journalist unable to leave Vietnam

October 28, 2025 - 6:27pm
The journalist has been in Vietnam for several months while authorities have withheld their renewed passport.
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BBC 'deeply concerned' about journalist unable to leave Vietnam

October 28, 2025 - 6:27pm
The journalist has been in Vietnam for several months while authorities have withheld their renewed passport.
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Rare earths, Nobel nomination and cheers: Trump ends Japan leg of Asia tour

October 28, 2025 - 6:08am
The red carpet was rolled out for Trump by Japan's Sanae Takaichi, who has only been prime minister since last week.
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Rare earths, Nobel nomination and cheers: Trump ends Japan leg of Asia tour

October 28, 2025 - 6:08am
The red carpet was rolled out for Trump by Japan's Sanae Takaichi, who has only been prime minister since last week.
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Man pleads guilty to killing Japan's former PM Shinzo Abe

October 28, 2025 - 4:18am
Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, shot Abe multiple times as he appeared at a political event in 2022.
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Man pleads guilty to killing Japan's former PM Shinzo Abe

October 28, 2025 - 4:18am
Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, shot Abe multiple times as he appeared at a political event in 2022.
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Hong Kong's 'King of Supporting Actors' Benz Hui dies aged 76

October 28, 2025 - 4:15am
Hui appeared in more than 100 films and TV shows since the 1970s - mostly in supporting roles.
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