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Philippines

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  1. Philippines Deploys Nearly 17,000 Security Personnel for ASEAN Summit as Clark and Subic Become Backup Gateways — But Can Authorities Protect World Leaders Without Paralyzing Metro Manila?

  2. 13 Years After Yolanda Killed or Left 7,350 Missing, Borongan Diocese Warns Against Destructive Mining — But Will Samar’s Mangroves Survive the Next Super Typhoon?

  3. Bataan Oil Spill Cleanup Recovers 1.66 Tons of Contaminated Waste as Coast Guard Finds No Visible Oil — But Who Caused the Pollution?

Business

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  1. Contract Jobs Promise Higher Pay and Greater Freedom as Singapore Employers Rethink Hiring — But Are Workers Trading Away Their Future Security?

  2. Customs Chief Rejects Secret Funds as ₱29.9-Billion Budget Request Is Slashed to ₱5.9 Billion — But Could Broken X-Ray Machines Open the Door to More Smuggling?

  3. Japan Unleashes ¥10-Billion Emergency Cybersecurity Plan as Hackers Target Millions of Records — But Can Its New AI Defence Teams Stop the Next Attack?

Politics

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  1. Netanyahu Suffers Major Political Blow as Israel’s President Backs Rival Eisenkot With 67 Lawmakers’ Endorsements — But Can He Find the 61 Votes to Take Power?

  2. Malaysia’s King Warns Against Defying Najib Razak’s Royal Pardon After RM50-Million Payment — But Could a Second 15-Year Prison Sentence Keep Him Behind Bars?

  3. Paraguay’s Ousted President Santiago Peña Jailed as Ueno Bank Collapse Traps Millions of Depositors — But Could He Face 20 Years Behind Bars?

Tech

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  1. Environmental Groups Use AI to Save Wildlife as Data Centres Face 945-TWh Electricity Warning — But Could the Technology Protecting Nature Also Be Destroying It?

  2. Snapchat Settles Teen Mental Health Lawsuits as Google Faces New AI Classroom Case — But Could Big Tech Be Forced to Redesign Its Apps?

  3. Meta Loses Top Executive Dave Wehner to $17.5-Billion AI Startup Fireworks — But Could Its Next Valuation Hit $40 Billion?

Asia

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  1. US Ambassador Denies Pax Silica Signing Plans as Marcos Government Eyes November Deal — But What Is Washington Really Negotiating?

  2. “What Is This, a Mafia?” Ombudsman Remulla Orders Probe Into Martin Romualdez’s Personal Jail Aide — But Who Approved the Alleged VIP Treatment?

  3. Prosecutors Move to Cut Sara Duterte’s 30-Day Defense as 24 Witnesses Prepare to Testify — But Could the Senate Trial End Before Christmas?

United States

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  1. Pope Leo Draws 140,000 to Historic Uruguay Gatherings Weeks After Lung Cancer Surgery — But Can His Urgent Call to Fight Poverty Unite a Divided South America?

  2. Iran Warns Its Military Is Stronger After 8 Months of War as Trump Offers $20-Million Nuclear Intelligence Reward — But Could One More Strike Ignite a Bigger Conflict?

  3. New Zealand Election Shock: Luxon’s Coalition Clings to 67 Seats as 399,000 Votes Remain Uncounted — But Could November 27 Turn Victory Into Defeat?

After Hours

Culture, lifestyle & sport

Entertainment

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  1. Unbeaten Roma Crush Sassuolo 3-0 to Move Within One Point of Lazio as Serie A Title Race Explodes — But Could Gasperini End a 25-Year Championship Drought?

  2. Sheila Sim Makes Stunning Chanel Runway Comeback at 42 After 10 Years Away — But Her Emotional Message to Mothers Is Stealing the Spotlight

Lifestyle

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  1. Doctors Reveal Why Eating Mustard May Stop Painful Muscle Cramps in Minutes — But Is This Viral Remedy Really Better Than Bananas and Sports Drinks?

  2. Psychologists Reveal Why 97% of People Stay Silent About Uncomfortable Truths — But Could Keeping Quiet Be Hurting the People They Care About?

Sport

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  1. PSG Win 11th Straight Game as Paris FC Storm Into Second Place in Stunning Ligue 1 Shake-Up — But Could France’s New Football Powerhouse Dethrone the Champions?

  2. Nikola Jokić Electrifies 20,000 Fans as Nuggets Survive Pacers’ Furious 27-Point Comeback in Mexico City — But Is Denver Becoming an NBA Title Threat?

Across APAC

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Singapore

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  1. Singapore Military Launches New AI and Cyber Defence Command as Digital Threats Evolve — But Can Its Soldiers Keep Up With the Next Generation of Cyberattacks?

  2. Singapore’s Shopping Malls Are Starting to Look the Same, Veteran Designer Warns — But Could Kuala Lumpur Hold the Secret to Saving Orchard Road?

Taiwan

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  1. Super Typhoon Champi Leaves 1 Dead, 527 Injured and Over 288,000 Homes Without Power in Taiwan — But Is Another Disaster Looming as the Storm Heads Toward Japan?

  2. Typhoon Champi Knocks Out Power Across Taiwan—But the Worst Damage May Not Be Over

Thailand

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  1. Thai Nursing Assistant Killed After Stopping to Help Injured in Violent Brawl — Police Detain 20-Year-Old Driver as Investigation Expands

  2. Thailand Discovers ฿800 Billion in Overlooked Factory Output as AI Boom Lifts Growth Forecasts — But Is Southeast Asia’s Economy Stronger Than Official Data Suggest?

Malaysia

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  1. Malaysia Approves RM10,000 Aid for Families of 54 Missing in Nepal–Tibet Floods — But After 74 Days, Will They Ever Learn What Happened?

  2. HYROX Malaysia Apologises After Carlsberg Sponsorship Backlash — Sports Ministry Warns Kuala Lumpur Race Could Lose Approval

Indonesia

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  1. Indonesia Deploys Nearly 21,000 Troops to Jakarta as Three Police Generals Are Detained in Explosive Wiretapping Scandal

  2. Indonesia Arrests Former Police Chief and 2 Generals Over Alleged Spying on President Prabowo — But Who Ordered the Secret Wiretaps?

Japan

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  1. Uniqlo Scraps 34% Sock Price Hike as Japan’s Inflation Squeezes Shoppers, While Saizeriya Raises Prices After Six Years — But Is the Era of Cheap Japan Ending?

  2. Japan’s Inflation Hits 2% as BOJ Chief Warns Price Stability May Not Last — But Could a December Rate Hike Shock Global Markets?

Hong Kong

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  1. Hong Kong Gold Jewelry Sales Soar 20.3% to HK$4.71 Billion as China’s Wealthy Seek a Safe Haven — But Could the Gold Rush Be Hiding a Bigger Economic Warning?

  2. Joshua Wong Faces Potential Life Sentence in Hong Kong — Second National Security Case Could Keep Activist Behind Bars Beyond 2027

Vietnam

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  1. EU–Vietnam Trade Is Booming, but Human Rights Are Under Fire—Will Brussels Finally Draw the Line?

  2. NBI Raids Alleged Subic Scam Hub, Secures 200 Vietnamese Nationals—What Investigators May Uncover Next

South Korea

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  1. Asia’s AI Stock Crash Triggers South Korea Trading Halt as Japan Plunges 6% — But Could a Global Tech Meltdown Be Next?

  2. Ju Ji-hoon Is Ready to Be Hated in The Remarried Empress — But Could His Betrayal Turn Shin Min-a’s Empress Into the Most Powerful Woman in the Kingdom?

China

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  1. China’s Potato Capital Transforms Into AI Empire With 109 Data-Centre Projects — But Could a Looming Water Crisis Threaten Beijing’s Tech Ambitions?

  2. Trump Loses Congress but Retains Power to Act Abroad — Could Iran, Ukraine and China Face His Boldest Foreign Policy Moves Yet?

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