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South Korea to adapt airport concrete barriers after plane crash

The Boeing 737-800 was flying from Thailand to Muan, South Korea, on 29 December carrying 181 passengers and crew when it belly-landed at Muan airport and exploded in a fireball after slamming into...

A North Korean soldier looks toward the south as a South Korean soldier stands guard in the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, South Korea, August 28, 2019. Photo :Reuters
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Seoul says 300 North Korean soldiers killed fighting Ukraine

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Thai cabinet approves controversial casino bill

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan with his wife and country's First Lady Bushra Bibi. Photo: Twitter
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New cases filed against Imran Khan, wife Bushra Bibi

A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted again on 9 November. Photo: BSS
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Indonesia volcano catapults vast ash tower into sky

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North Korea says 1.4 million apply to join army amid tensions with South

Lawrence Bishnoi and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau. Photo: Hindustan Times
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Canada's Justin Trudeau claims nexus between Indian diplomats and Lawrence Bishnoi gang: ‘Collecting information on…’

Hezbollah Member of Parliament Ibrahim Muosaawi has said that losing one aspect of war does not mean losing the entire war on 11 October. Photo: Screengrab
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Losing one aspect does not mean losing the entire war: Hezbollah MP Ibrahim

Nobel Prize in Literature winner Han Kang. Photo: Collected
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Han Kang's books sell out in South Korea after Nobel win

Mount Everest or Sagarmatha (top), highest peak in the world with an altitude of 8.848 metres (29.028 ft) is seen in this aerial view next to 6.812 metres (22.349 feet) high Mount Ama Dablam (bottom R) April 22, 2007. Photo: Reuters
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Everest climber's remains believed found after 100 years

A view shows a damaged site in the aftermath of Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, Lebanon October 8, 2024. REUTERS/Ahmad Al-Kerdi
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5 health workers, 2 Hezbollah commanders killed in latest Israeli attack on Lebanon

Ratan Tata, chairman of the Tata Group, attends the annual general meeting of Tata Consultancy Services in Mumbai 2 July 2010. File Photo: Reuters
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10 facts you probably did not know about Ratan Tata

Israel conducted 11 consecutive strikes on Hizbollah's south Beirut stronghold on 3 August. Photo: AFP
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Source close to Hezbollah says Israel launches 11 consecutive strikes on south Beirut