Asia
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Australian charged over alleged killing of Indonesian police officer says she destroyed his cards to ‘protect his identity’ not to dispose of evidence
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Police launch investigation over death of Kim Jong-nam, who was tipped to succeed father as ruler of North Korea before he fell out of favour
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Mysterious killing of Kim Jong-un’s half brother fits with comic book view of country – but its missile tests suggest increasing boldness on world stage
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Duterte’s allies have been pushing to lower the age of criminal responsibility from 15 to nine
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Britain’s new cybersecurity chief says attacks by Russia- and China-sponsored hackers have ‘threatened national security’
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Missile comes down in sea after launching from the same area where regime has been testing its midrange Musudan weapon
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UNHCR cites behind-scenes advocacy after rights group claims it has left Afghan refugees at risk of persecution by failing to condemn ‘campaign of abuse’
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Hugh Bonneville and Gillian Anderson play the Mountbattens in Gurinder Chadha cheekily Downtonised but watchable version of history
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The US president and Japanese prime minister held a joint news conference on Friday, where Trump reiterated America’s commitment to Japan’s security
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General John Nicholson, the top US commander in Afghanistan, tells the US Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday that he needs several thousand more international troops
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On a visit to South Korea, Donald Trump’s defence secretary, James Mattis, warns North Korea of an ‘effective and overwhelming’ response if Pyongyang chooses to use nuclear weapons
Record numbers of couples living in sexless marriages in Japan, says report