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Russian air defences downed plane that crashed in Kazakhstan, four sources say
The Azerbaijan Airlines jet crashed after diverting from an area of southern Russia where Moscow has used air defence systems against Ukrainian drone strikes.
- by Nailia Bagirova and Gleb Stolyarov
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Mystery and speculation surround cause of deadly Kazakhstan plane crash
The plane with 67 on board had veered wildly off course, then crashed while returning from a Russian area struck by Ukraine. Twenty-nine people survived.
- by Katie Marie Davies and Dasha Litvinova
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Tsunami
The 2004 tsunami was one of the worst natural disasters in recorded history. It also carried peace
The waves that shattered thousands and thousands of Indonesian families also led to peace in a province that had been racked by almost 30 years of war.
- by Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies
‘So beautiful’: After years of delays, Ho Chi Minh City opens first metro train line
Years of start-and-stop construction means the seemingly new ticket vending machines are partly obsolete: they accept coins that are no longer in circulation.
- by Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen
Search to resume for MH370 wreckage on ‘no-find-no-fee’ basis
Malaysia has agreed to reopen the search for the wreckage more than 10 years after it disappeared in one of the world’s greatest aviation mysteries.
- by Ashley Tang
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Bali Nine
Bali bomber’s family asks for same leniency given to Bali Five
Ali Imron hopes to piggyback off the charity shown to the last prisoners of the Bali Nine gang.
- by Zach Hope and Amilia Rosa
‘No legal basis’: Indonesian MP criticises decision to send remaining Bali Nine home
A senior member of an Indonesian parliamentary committee says the transfer of five Bali Nine members was unlawful.
- by Zach Hope, Karuni Rompies and Amilia Rosa
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Bali Nine
There are questions about the remaining Bali 9 returning home that deserve answers
Indonesia has been proud to show its new forgiving face under President Prabowo Subianto. But questions remain around the release of five members of the Bali Nine.
- by Zach Hope
South Korea’s parliament votes to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo will take over as acting president while the Constitutional Court decides whether to dismiss Yoon or to restore his powers.
In Jakarta, the everywhere sound of a merry Christmas
I hadn’t thought about how the Indonesian capital might treat the Christmas season. Had I done so, I might have thought it would be pretty low-key.
- by Zach Hope
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Police raid the offices of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol: reports
The search comes after the country’s two highest-ranking police officers were detained amid the fallout from Yoon’s short-lived martial law decree last week.
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