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20/01 7:15 pm Man runs HK marathon with baby in tow, gets booted, banned from race, ..

He was disqualified for violating competition rules.

20/01 6:56 pm Sapporo man held on suspicion of creating sexual deepfakes of female ..

The police suspect the man earned about 11 million yen (S$89,400) with the generated images.

20/01 6:21 pm Man in South Korea kills mentally ill brother, attacks mother with ..

The police found the suspect with serious self-inflicted injuries.

20/01 6:13 pm Nepals rapper-turned-mayor challenges ousted prime minister

Nepal will hold general elections on March 5, the first since mass anti- corruption protests in 2025.

20/01 6:02 pm Hong Kong court to call 18 witnesses over Baltic Sea cable damage case ..

HONG KONG, Jan 20 - A lawyer for a Chinese captain of a Hong Kong-registered ship alleged to have damaged undersea cables in the Baltic Sea said on Tuesday 18 witnesses would be called to testify in the case.

20/01 5:41 pm Thailand seizes over 330 million methamphetamine tablets in 4-month ..

The authorities also arrested more than 88,000 suspects and froze over $140 million in assets.

20/01 5:27 pm Key facts about Chagos Islands deal signed by UK and Mauritius

LONDON, Jan 20 - U.S. President Donald Trump has called Britain's deal to cede sovereignty of the island of Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands to Mauritius an \"act of total weakness\", putting the agreement back into the spotlight eight months after it was signed.

20/01 5:03 pm South Asias risky gamble as it engages with the Taliban

The regimes extremist influence over Islamic movements in the region is an emerging concern for South Asia.

20/01 4:56 pm India PM Modis party elects youngest-ever president with eye on youth vote

Mr Nitin Nabin, 45, takes over from outgoing president J.P. Nadda.

20/01 4:42 pm Pakistan's 'combat tested' jets boost weapons sales

ISLAMABAD, Jan 20 - Pakistan's defence manufacturing industry is running red hot since its jets, drones and missiles earned the coveted 'combat tested' tag in a conflict with India last year, attracting a slew of interested buyers.

20/01 4:38 pm Doctors satisfied with Mahathirs recovery, as former Malaysian PM ..

Mahathir and his family expressed their gratitude to all who inquired about his health.

20/01 4:34 pm Chinas trade with North Korea recovers to near pre-pandemic levels

China is North Korea's biggest trade partner and a vital economic and political ally.

20/01 4:27 pm China invited to join Trumps Board of Peace

Beijing stopped short of saying whether it would accept or decline the invitation.

20/01 4:22 pm Rescue workers clearing Karachi inferno ruins, 63 missing feared dead

The police said three of the mall's 16 exits were locked at the time of the fire.

20/01 4:15 pm South Koreas women footballers threaten boycott over discriminatory ..

This comes ahead of the Womens Asian Cup, which will be held in Australia from March 1 to March 21.

20/01 4:10 pm Jailed Thai former PM Thaksin may be eligible for parole in May

He is serving a one-year sentence in a Bangkok prison for corruption.

20/01 3:15 pm Rare supercars linked to Prince Group seized in Taiwan set for February ..

The cars include a Bugatti Chiron and a rare McLaren Senna LM - one of only 20 manufactured globally.

20/01 3:05 pm China factory explosion death toll rises to 9

One person was still unaccounted for as at midday on Jan 20, Xinhua news agency said.

20/01 2:55 pm Sightseeing helicopter goes missing in south-west Japan, airframe spotted ..

The helicopter was on its third sightseeing flight of the day when it went missing.

20/01 2:51 pm 'Content to die': Afghanistan's hunger crisis worsened by winter, aid cuts

KABUL, Jan 20 - In the dull glow of a single bulb lighting their tent on the outskirts of Kabul, Samiullah and his wife Bibi Rehana sit down to dry bread and tea, their only meal of the day, accompanied by their five children and three-month-old grandchild.

20/01 2:17 pm Canada's Carney aims to lead new global trading order less reliant on US

OTTAWA/DOHA/DUBAI, Jan 20 - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is trying to foster a new global trading order by working more closely with China and inking smaller trade deals, but faces constraints from Canada's still overwhelming economic dependency on the United States.

20/01 2:10 pm Japans airlines cancel flights as blizzards hit north-west coast

New Chitose Airport near Sapporo was the worst hit, making up 49 of ANAs 56 cancelled flights.

20/01 2:00 pm Seoul adds English to taxi receipts to curb overcharging of foreigners

The move comes after a rise in complaints over taxi drivers overcharging foreign national passengers.

20/01 1:45 pm Japan bans ministers fund-raisers ahead of election

The change could be aimed at underscoring that Ms Takaichi has a proactive stance on political reform.

 Tokyo zoo pandas due to leave Japan on Jan 27

It was previously announced that the last day for the pandas public viewing will be on Jan 25.

20/01 1:11 pm Wave of low temperature brings rare snowfall to Shanghai

The city last experienced heavy snowfall in January 2018.

20/01 12:41 am Canadian tourist found dead on Australian beach surrounded by dingoes

"At this stage its too early to confirm how the young lady lost her life," police said.

20/01 12:16 am ASEAN will not certify Myanmar election or send observers, Malaysia says

The election has been criticised as a ploy to legitimise military rule through political proxies.

20/01 11:53 am Inside Chinas buzzing AI scene a year after DeepSeek shock

The company holds 4 per cent of global market share for chatbots.

20/01 11:51 am Tourists hit record high of 42.7m arrivals in Japan, despite plunge from ..

The number of tourists from China in December 2025 dropped about 45 per cent from a year earlier to around 330,000.

20/01 11:45 am Taiwan says it will lead democratic high-tech supply chain with US

President Trump has pushed Taiwan to invest more in the US, specifically in chips that power AI.

20/01 11:17 am Shark bites surfer in fourth attack in 48 hours for New South Wales in ..

All of Sydney's beaches have been closed until further notice.

20/01 11:15 am Malaysia wins appeal in lawsuit by family of murdered Mongolian woman ..

The Court of Appeal decision means a lawsuit may go all the way to Malaysias highest court.

20/01 11:11 am South Koreas Lee calls for improved drone detection to avoid provoking ..

Mr Lee warned such incidents risked inflaming tensions.

20/01 10:55 am South Korea kicks off AI Squid Game in bid to compete with US, China

The tournament aims to identify the leaders in South Korea's bid to become an AI powerhouse.

20/01 10:54 am Surveillance plane which crashed was airworthy, says Indonesian official

The plane had passed multiple inspections and regular maintenance checks, with the latest in November.

20/01 10:36 am Vietnams To Lam pledges growth above 10% despite global challenges

He said Vietnam was also determined to cut red tape and expand global trade.

20/01 10:16 am Thai ex-PM Abhisit seeks return as anti-scammer kingmaker

He is pitching an agenda of clean politics to tackle systemic corruption and dismantle cyberscam operations.

20/01 9:26 am Australia set to pass tougher laws on guns, hate crimes after Bondi ..

The laws enable a national gun buyback and tighten background checks for gun licences.

20/01 9:03 am Penang International Airport e-gate to be fully launched in February

Foreign passport holders are still required to use manned counters for the time being.



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