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Donald Trump has claimed to have ended another war, this time between Thailand and Cambodia, following deadly controntations at their shared border in July.
The US president is in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, where he signed a peace accord between the two countries.
Both have agreed to withdraw their heavy weapons from the disputed region, and to establish an interim observer team to monitor it – but the underlying issues remain fundamentally unresolved.
So what does the “Kuala Lumpur Peace Accord”, as Trump has called it, actually amount to? The BBC’s Tessa Wong has this analysis.
A record 2.6 million earthen lamps were lit on Sunday in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.
Named the Hwasong-20, its size suggests that it could carry multiple nuclear warheads.
A life-sized holographic police officer has been installed in central Seoul in a bid to deter crime. The BBC took to the streets to ask people if they think it’ll work.
Chinese state media reports say around 350 people have been rescued and efforts are under way to reach more than 200 others.
Dramatic rescue footage shows the boys in Indonesia pulled to safety after their school collapsed.
At least 69 people are killed after it struck on Tuesday night with officials declaring a “state of calamity”.
The BBC reports from a nearby centre as rescuers race to find 38 people believed to still be trapped.
The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge towers 625m (2,083ft) above a gorge in the country’s Guizhou province.
The “king of storms” has forced the evacuation of nearly two million people from the southern Chinese province of Guangdong.
A person was swept off their feet as water burst into the building.
Social media footage showed the massive crater in Thailand’s capital leaving cars teetering on the edge.
The BBC’s Laura Bicker says residents of southern China are largely heeding warnings from authorities as the storm lashes the region with wind and rain.
At least two people died and dozens are missing after the typhoon lashed Taiwan’s east coast with heavy wind and rain.
Several neighbourhoods in Kolkata have been inundated, with water entering people’s homes.
Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of the capital Manila, with some clashing with police.
The couple’s family say they are “overwhelmed with gratitude and relief” at their release.
The curious creature ransacked an office in its quest to find tasty treats.
Rescue efforts are under way after the Himalayan region was hit by torrential downpour.
Local reports say at least 14 fire trucks were called to the fire in the residential area, resulting in an evacuation to two nearby centres.
There’s an intense military presence on the Nepali capital’s streets, says the BBC’s Samira Hussain.
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