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South Korea suspends military pact with North after spy satellite launch
Decision approved by Yoon Suk Yeol from London, where he is conducting state visit
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Papua rebels hold guns to hostage pilot’s head in alarming new video
Militants seeking self-rule threaten to kill hostage New Zealander if demands are not met
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Britain and South Korea to enforce North Korea sanctions with joint navy patrols
The agreement will pave the way for a new industrial defence partnership
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World is facing ‘polycrisis’ warns South Korean president ahead of UK state visit
Yoon Suk Yeol says security ties with Britain are vital amid war in Ukraine and Israel and rising tensions with Russia and North Korea
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North Korean defectors take on China over forced returns of fellow escapees
Those returned to North Korea face prospect of life-long imprisonment, torture and even execution, activists say
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Hamas using Ukraine war tactics to ambush Israeli soldiers in Gaza
Chilling footage of a bomb dropping from a drone suggests Hamas is adopting tactics used widely in the Ukraine war
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Xi Jinping tells officials they are ‘being followed by shadows’ as he cracks down on corruption
Targets of country’s top auditors will feel that ‘someone is watching over their shoulder at all times’, warns Chinese president
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Seatless subway trains to be trialled in Seoul to ease overcrowding
Carriages will be emptied of seats on the two busiest train lines to create more space for passengers who will stand during rush hour
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Xi urges women to have more babies as China battles record low birth rate
Chinese president tells women to 'actively cultivate a new culture of marriage and childbearing'
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Survivors and grieving families left adrift a year on from South Korea’s deadly Halloween crush
As the tragedy’s first anniversary approaches, victims say they are still waiting for answers – and accountability
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Li Keqiang: One of Chinese politics' last moderate voices dies
Li spent nearly 10 years as No 2 to Xi Jinping and helped to turn China into an economic powerhouse
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Forcing people to be sterilised to change gender is unlawful, Japan’s Supreme Court rules
Amnesty hails ‘landmark decision for trans rights’ as conservative nation re-evaluates discriminatory practices affecting LGBT community
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China ousts second minister in three months
General Li Shangfu’s removal blamed on ‘health condition’ but reports suggest the former defence chief is under investigation for corruption
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Taiwan ramps up its defences amid fears of China’s lethal drone swarms
War in Israel is likely to increase concerns over a threatened invasion by Beijing
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Kim Jong-un ‘gives luxury cars and watches’ to keep elites loyal
Kim dynasty has become less hesitant about flaunting wealth to a North Korean population plagued by poverty and chronic malnutrition
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Watch: Putin offers Biden ominous ‘cup of tea’ invitation
Appeal for US president to visit comes a day after Ukrainian forces used American-supplied ATACMS missiles for first time
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