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Hegseth sounds 'alarm' over China's military build-up

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has urged Asian allies to ramp up military spending to ⁠counter China's growing power and prevent its dominance in the region, warning of "rightful alarm" over its rapid military build-up.
Asia • 30 May

Watch: Four more people rescued from flooded cave in Laos

Four more men trapped in a semi-submerged Laos cave for 10 days were freed this morning, Thai rescuers have said.
Asia • 30 May

One man rescued, six remain trapped in Laos cave

A rescue team freed one of seven men trapped inside a semi-submerged cave in Laos for more than a week, the group working at the site said.
Asia • 29 May

Five rescued after being trapped in Laos cave for a week

Five of seven people trapped in a flooded cave for a week in Laos have been found alive, Laotian and Thai rescuers have said.
Asia • 27 May

Rubio tours Taj Mahal as Iranian diplomacy picks up

As diplomacy intensifies on ending the Iran war, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was spending the day not in negotiations but at India's world-famous monument to love, the Taj Mahal.
Asia • 25 May

China-Russia visit: Goodbye Mr Trump, hello Mr Putin

Analysis and Comment • 23 May

Record number of climbers scale Everest from Nepali side

A record number of 274 climbers scaled Mount Everest yesterday - the highest number ever to reach the world's tallest peak on the same day from the Nepali side.
World • 21 May

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