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If Chandrayaan-3 succeeds, India will be the first country to land near the Moon’s little-explored south pole. Read More 

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As the US steers Australia towards becoming a bridgehead against China, Canberra must rethink its commitment if it genuinely seeks peace, prosperity and regional stability Read More 

From Indonesia shutting down dog meat market to Hong Kong’s drag queens keeping it perfectly imperfect, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend. Read More 

Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles’ comments come as US-China ties have become increasingly tense in recent years. Read More 

The long-serving Cambodian strongman announced he was stepping down and handing power to eldest son Hun Manet days after winning a landslide victory in polls widely decried as a sham. Read More 

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The dispute over water supplies to Iran from Afghanistan’s river, Helmand, has been ongoing for five decades, but with Tehran alleging the group has breached the water-supply agreement, the Taliban leader’s mockery of the claim, and a skirmish resulting in three fatalities, the risk of war has increased. Read More 

The Western-educated Hun Manet is appointed in a formality long signposted by his father Hun Sen. Read More 

Victims recount being put into a trance by strangers who convince them to hand over their valuables in return for help ‘to turn their fate around’, police said. Read More