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Trump says 'very dangerous' for UK to deal with China

January 29, 2026 - 11:27pm
Sir Keir Starmer says "the UK has got a huge amount to offer" as he visits China to reset relations.
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Vietnam to sell tycoon's Hermès Birkin bags to offset fraud losses

January 29, 2026 - 10:01pm
Lan had tried to hold on the bags, saying she wanted to leave them as "keepsakes" for her children.
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Vietnam to sell tycoon's Hermès Birkin bags to offset fraud losses

January 29, 2026 - 10:01pm
Lan had tried to hold on the bags, saying she wanted to leave them as "keepsakes" for her children.
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Imran Khan not the only one silenced as Pakistan military stifles dissent

January 29, 2026 - 6:11pm
The former PM may be silenced but he's far from the only one under pressure as the military stifles dissent.
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Imran Khan not the only one silenced as Pakistan military stifles dissent

January 29, 2026 - 6:11pm
The former PM may be silenced but he's far from the only one under pressure as the military stifles dissent.
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Why China moved so quickly to execute 11 members of a notorious mafia family

January 29, 2026 - 6:00pm
The Ming family ran scam compounds along the Chinese border with Myanmar in Shan state.
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Why China moved so quickly to execute 11 members of a notorious mafia family

January 29, 2026 - 6:00pm
The Ming family ran scam compounds along the Chinese border with Myanmar in Shan state.
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Why China moved so quickly to execute 11 members of a notorious mafia family

January 29, 2026 - 6:00pm
The Ming family ran scam compounds along the Chinese border with Myanmar in Shan state.
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Big challenges lurk behind India's world-beating growth

January 29, 2026 - 5:26pm
India expects to clock a 7.3% GDP rate but experts detect underlying stress in the economy.
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Big challenges lurk behind India's world-beating growth

January 29, 2026 - 5:26pm
India expects to clock a 7.3% GDP rate but experts detect underlying stress in the economy.
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Watch: CCTV captures moment mayor hit in rocket launcher attack in the Philippines

January 29, 2026 - 5:34am
A mayor in the Philippines has survived a rocket launcher attack on his vehicle in broad daylight.
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Watch: CCTV captures moment mayor hit in rocket launcher attack in the Philippines

January 29, 2026 - 5:34am
A mayor in the Philippines has survived a rocket launcher attack on his vehicle in broad daylight.
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China executes 11 members of Myanmar scam mafia

January 28, 2026 - 11:19pm
China executes 11 members of the Ming family that ran scam centres in Myanmar, state media report.
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Man who exposed human rights abuses in China granted US asylum

January 28, 2026 - 10:27pm
Guan Heng secretly filmed detention facilitates in Xinjiang before escaping to the US in 2021.
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Man who exposed human rights abuses in China granted US asylum

January 28, 2026 - 10:27pm
Guan Heng secretly filmed detention facilitates in Xinjiang before escaping to the US in 2021.
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Indians pay tribute after Arijit Singh retires at 38 as Bollywood singer

January 28, 2026 - 8:54pm
Singh has been one of the most loved and recognisable voices of Bollywood for more than a decade.
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Indians pay tribute after Arijit Singh retires at 38 as Bollywood singer

January 28, 2026 - 8:54pm
Singh has been one of the most loved and recognisable voices of Bollywood for more than a decade.
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China sends police to Australia in hunt for man who doused baby with coffee

January 28, 2026 - 8:45pm
The nine-month-old baby was attacked with boiling liquid while at a family picnic in 2024.
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China sends police to Australia in hunt for man who doused baby with coffee

January 28, 2026 - 8:45pm
The nine-month-old baby was attacked with boiling liquid while at a family picnic in 2024.
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The politician whose death leaves a vacuum in India's richest state

January 28, 2026 - 8:38am
Ajit Pawar, who died in a plane crash, reshaped Maharashtra's politics in surprising ways.
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