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The cherry season for Tokyo starts when the official sample tree at Yasukuni Shrine opens at least five flowers

Offering hope at time of war

Tokyo's dazzling cherry blossom season officially begins

Seven-month-old Punch was abandoned by his mother and became an internet sensation after clips of him clinging to a plush orangutan toy for comfort -- and seemingly being roughhoused by fellow monkeys -- proliferated online

'Heartwarming to see'

Baby monkey Punch acclimatising, making new friends at Japan zoo

Created in 2015, Labubus sparked a craze years later, with charms adorning the handbags of celebrities from Rihanna to Dua Lipa

Viral plushies take big screen

Labubu creators hope for monster film hit in Sony co-production

A fireball rises from the site of an Israeli air strike that targeted a building in Beirut

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Thailand's new parliament elected Anutin Charnvirakul as prime minister, keeping the conservative in the top office after his party routed its election rivals.

Pro-military, pro-monarchy

Thailand's new parliament elects Anutin as PM

The BTS comeback show in Seoul has K-pop fans buzzing

After military service break

Kings of K-pop: What to know about BTS's comeback

A nonprofit trys to 'restore hope' to street children through education

Democratic Republic of Congo

Patching the wounds of Kinshasa's street children

Thailand's incumbent prime minister was put back in the pilot's chair, with the millionaire conservative tasked with tackling weak growth and other economic turbulence on the horizon

Newly elected leader

Thailand's Anutin: Millionaire PM with a populist approach

Morning Roundup

Frieden attends emergency EU summit, oil prices soar, and personalised licence plates on the increase

South Korean professor Lee Ji-young was among those who held BTS light sticks during pro-democracy protests

After four-year military service break

In Seoul square of protest and history, BTS fans welcome grand comeback

Three women killed in the occupied West Bank town of Beit Awa are the first Palestinian deaths from Iranian missile fire in the war

Iran missile fire kills 3 Palestinians in West Bank, foreign worker in Israel

The crisis in global energy markets has been felt as far away as the south Pacific, where nations like Samoa and Tonga are heavily reliant on imported petroleum

'Beyond our control'

Pacific nations fear fuel shortages as Middle East war sends oil prices soaring

The Costa Serena pictured in Malaysia in 2024

Concerns remain

Asian Games cruise ship and wooden huts will be 'unique experience'

QatarEnergy halted production after drone strikes on two of its sites

Furthering energy supply concerns

Key Middle East energy sites under fire

To address the disruption of traffic in the ports along the Gulf coast, Saudi Arabia has launched a new initiative to strengthen its transport networks by adding logistics routes and operational corridors

Heavily dependent on imports

Strait of Hormuz blockage drives up Gulf food bills

In the Danish town of Kolding, voters are worried about rising prices, the welfare state and immigration ahead of the country's general election

Ahead of election, Danish city mirrors country's challenges

A video grab from Melissa Oddie shows a wild possum on a shelf among toys at Hobart Airport in Tasmania

Wild possum shelters with plush toys in Australian airport shop

Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring the 900th goal of his career in Inter Miami's CONCACAF Champions Cup clash with Nashville

Bittersweet ending

Messi scores 900th career goal but Miami crash out

Rio de Janeiro has long battled territorial control by criminal factions and residents are weary of violence and chronic insecurity

Targeting organised crimes

Eight killed during Rio police operation, including drug kingpin

A director says Val Kilmer authorised using AI to have him 'act' in a movie after his death

After his death

Director plans to put Val Kilmer back on screen thanks to AI

Weird guys: The platypus has found yet another way to stand out in the animal kingdom

The platypus is even weirder than thought, scientists discover

Meta's chief Mark Zuckerberg was a star witness at the social media addiction trial in Los Angeles

Meta and YouTube

Social media addiction trial jury deliberations continue

Raphinha scores the opener in Barcelona's 7-2 hammering of Newcastle United in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie

'We don't fear anyone'

Barcelona, Liverpool, Bayern and Atletico reach Champions League quarter-finals

Padrino, 62, had held the position since 2014 and was considered Maduro's key ally within the military high command

Held the position since 2014

Venezuelan leader sacks defense minister, a Maduro stalwart

Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves risks being removed from office or barred from politics if he is convicted of election interference

'Hemisphere must be cleansed of communists'

Costa Rica cuts ties with Cuba, closes embassy in Havana

Will.i.am says his Trinity 'micromobility' vehicles turn commutes into collaborations with AI agents

Black Eyed Peas star

Music popstar will.i.am meshes AI and 'micromobility'

Jerome Powell says he has no intention of leaving the board until an inquiry on alleged cost overruns is finished

Decision to fall on Wednesday

US Fed raises inflation outlook over 'uncertain' Iran war impact

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said he would stay in office until his successor is confirmed, even if that occurs after his tenure ends in May

Amid Trump insults

US Fed Chair says 'no intention' of leaving board while probe ongoing

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