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A general view of BYD's new electric vehicle (EV) factory's construction site in Camacari, Brazil November 17, 2024. REUTERS/Adriano Machado
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BYD contractor denies ‘slavery-like conditions’ claims by Brazilian authorities
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Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan kill 46 people, Taliban official says
A BYD Co. electric vehicle at a dealership in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. Chinese group BYD plans to invest more than 3 billion reais in three production units at a new factory in Camacari, Bahia state.
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Chinese workers found in ‘slavery-like conditions’ at BYD construction site in Brazil
North Korean troops train in Russia in footage circulated online on October 18, 2024. CNN geolocated the video to a training range in Sergeyevka, Primorsky Krai, Russia.
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North Korean soldiers given fake Russian military IDs, Ukraine says
A ship is guided through the Panama Canal's Miraflores locks near Panama City on April 24, 2023. - The scarcity of rainfall due to global warming has forced the Panama Canal to reduce the draft of ships passing through the interoceanic waterway, in the midst of a water supply crisis that threatens the future of this maritime route. The Alhajuela lake, in the Colon province, 50 km north of Panama City, is one of the main lakes that supplies water to the locks of the Panama Canal and is at its lowest level of recent years. (Photo by Luis ACOSTA / AFP) (Photo by LUIS ACOSTA/AFP via Getty Images)
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What’s the history of the Panama Canal, and why is Trump threatening to retake control of it?
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Ex-US fighter pilot accused of training Chinese military will be extradited to the United States
Malaysia says it will resume search for missing flight MH370
Pakistan denounces US sanctions on its missile program as ‘discriminatory’
Siargao, the ‘surf capital of the Philippines,’ is riding a wave of change
Putin says he’s ‘ready’ for potential talks with Trump during year-end news conference
Swedish police board Chinese ship in probe over severed cables
At least 13 dead after navy boat and passenger ferry collide near popular Mumbai tourist destination
China is building the world’s largest artificial island airport
Indoctrinated, loyal and well trained: Don’t underestimate North Korean soldiers in Russia, some experts say
China and India resume high-level talks to ease dispute over Himalayan border
Naturalized US citizen accused of running ‘overseas police station’ in NY pleads guilty to conspiring to act as Chinese agent

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Chinese astronauts Cai Xuzhe and Song Lingdong, crew on the Shenzhou-19 spaceflight, completed a nine-hour spacewalk, setting a new world record.
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A hit and run incident happened in Changde, Hunan China, injuring many students
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Driver who plowed into school crowd in southern China given suspended death sentence
‘Her Story’: China’s answer to ‘Barbie’ becomes latest smash hit. But some men are not amused
US is investigating potential national security risks posed by internet routers used by millions
China’s anticorruption crackdown is impeding its military buildup plans, Pentagon says
China extends visa-free transit policy to 10 days as part of efforts to lure more foreign tourists

India

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Then US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands after giving a joint statement in New Delhi, India, on February 25, 2020.
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A ‘pro-America’ India could help New Delhi win over Trump
Youngest ever chess world champion Gukesh Dommaraju returns home to rock star welcome in India
Zakir Hussain, one of India’s most accomplished classical musicians, dies at 73
Aamir Khan is ready for his next act
Meet the kids struggling to breathe in India’s choked capital

Japan

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Couples take selfies on a street with Christmas lights in Tokyo on December 25, 2022.
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Why couples in Japan treat Christmas like a second Valentine’s Day
Fate of US Steel’s deal with Japan’s Nippon is now up to Biden, sources say
Honda and Nissan are in merger talks
Denmark frees anti-whaling activist Watson, rejecting Japan extradition
Meet Roki Sasaki, MLB’s next free agent superstar

North Korea

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Ukraine says North Koreans took heavy casualties during weekend attack in Kursk region
Ukraine replaces commander following Russian advances on key city of Pokrovsk
South Korea’s ruling party backs impeachment as president refuses to step down over martial law
World on brink of third nuclear age with few guardrails in place, UK military chief warns
North Korea, Russia and China watch on as crisis unfolds in key US ally South Korea

Pakistan

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Shiite Muslims hold placards and shout slogans during a protest march against the sectarian attacks in Kurram district in Parachinar, the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Lahore on November 22, 2024. Thousands of Shiite Muslims took to the streets in various cities of Pakistan on November 22, AFP correspondents said, a day after sectarian attacks in the northwest killed 43 people, including women and children. (Photo by Arif ALI / AFP) (Photo by ARIF ALI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Death toll rises to 130 in northwest Pakistan sectarian violence, officials say
Women are playing key roles in protests across South Asia. The backlash they face is often heavily gendered
A capital on lockdown, internet blackouts and protesters clashing with police. What’s going on in Pakistan?
Pakistani police fire tear gas as thousands supporting Imran Khan arrive near capital
At least 42 killed as gunmen open fire on vehicles carrying Shiites in northwest Pakistan

South Korea

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Commuters disembark from a train at a train station in Seoul on December 6, 2024. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)
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South Korea becomes ‘super-aged’ society, new data shows
A president facing both impeachment and an insurrection probe – what’s next for Yoon Suk Yeol?
South Korea’s parliament votes to impeach president over martial law debacle
South Korea’s ex-defense minister attempts to take his own life as presidential office raided in martial law fallout
South Korea’s ex-defense minister is formally arrested over martial law imposition

Southeast Asia

Passengers are seen on a train of the Line 1 of the HCMC Metro in Ho Chi Minh City on December 22, 2024. Thousands of selfie-taking Ho Chi Minh City residents crammed into train carriages on December 22, as the traffic-clogged business hub celebrated the opening of its first-ever metro line after years of delays. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP)
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Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro line opens after more than a decade of delays
US transfers Guantanamo Bay detainees to Kenya and Malaysia
Filipina spared from execution in Indonesia returns home after 14 years on death row
Five freed members of Bali Nine drug gang ‘relieved and happy’ to be home
Herbal compresses have been used for thousands of years. Researchers in Thailand are exploring the science behind them