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Japan Prioritizes Combat Drones and AI as Defense Strategy Evolves Amid Regional Security Challenges
TOKYO, Japan - Japan will accelerate the development of combat drones and other advanced military technologies as it...
Japan Begins Recovery as Prime Minister Visits Earthquake-Hit Kumamoto
TOKYO, Japan - Recovery efforts gathered pace Monday in Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture as residents cleared debris and began...
Fire Aboard Indonesian Ferry Kills at Least Five as Search Continues for Missing Passengers
SURABAYA, Indonesia - A passenger ferry caught fire in Indonesian waters on Sunday, killing at least five people...
Suicide Bombing at Pakistan Peace Rally Kills at Least 14 in Swat Valley
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - At least 14 people were killed and more than two dozen others were injured after...
Search Underway for 10 Missing Climbers After Avalanche on Pakistans Broad Peak
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - An international search-and-rescue operation is underway in northern Pakistan after an avalanche struck an expedition on...
Pakistan Coal Mine Explosion Kills at Least 32 as Rescuers Search for Trapped Workers
QUETTA, Pakistan - At least 32 coal miners were killed and 10 others remained trapped after an explosion...
Japan Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 34 as Rescuers Search Collapsed Shopping Mall
KUMAMOTO, Japan - The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck southwestern Japan has risen to 34,...
U.S. Bans Foreign-Made Humanoid Robots, Citing National Security Concerns
HONG KONG - The United States will prohibit the import of foreign-made humanoid robots and other advanced robotics...
Japan Earthquake Rescue Efforts Continue as Death Toll Rises in Kyushu
KUMAMOTO, Japan - Emergency workers and Japan's Self-Defense Forces continued searching collapsed buildings in southwestern Japan on Wednesday...
China Rejects Overcapacity Claims Ahead of Expected U.S. Tariff Decision
HONG KONG - China on Tuesday rejected accusations that its manufacturing sector suffers from excessive industrial capacity, defending...
