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Taiwan 7.2 earthquake updates: At least nine dead, hundreds injured

Buildings collapse in Hualien, as multiple aftershocks reported in Taipei.

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Indonesians vote for a new president as Joko Widodo era comes to an end

More than 204 million people were registered to vote across the archipelago in one of the world’s biggest elections.

An Indonesian woman shows her ink-stained finger after casting her vote. She is stranding in front of the red and white of an Indonesian flag

Indonesian voters go to the polls to choose a successor to Joko Widodo

Indonesians across three time zones vote in one of the most complex single-day elections in the world.

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Malaysia prepares for ‘hands-on’ king as Johor Sultan takes the throne

Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar took the oath as the country’s 17th king under a unique rotational monarchy.

Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar salutes the guard of honour, beside Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at the National Palace. They are both in ceremonial uniforms/ Sultan Ibrahim's is black and Anwar's white with a green sash.

Taiwan elections 2024 updates: Voters to choose successor to Tsai Ing-wen

These were the updates from Taiwan’s election on January 13.

People in Taiwan queuing to vote beneath the flags of the US, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai faces trial under ‘unfair’ national security law

The 76-year-old media mogul faces up to life imprisonment for alleged ‘sedition’ and ‘collusion with foreign forces’.

Jimmy Lai getting out of a prison van during a February 2021 court appearance [File: Tyrone Siu/Reuters]

Myanmar military’s human rights abuses a ‘system exercised from the top’

New research linking alleged violations to soldiers and commanders suggests actions are institutionalised.

Myanmar soldiers taking part in a drill in 2018. They are standing to attention and have camouflage paint on their faces

‘Baby steps’ for ASEAN as it wraps up first-ever joint military drills

The exercise focused on humanitarian relief as the regional grouping makes tentative steps towards military cooperation.

Indonesian military personnel lined up on the quay at the start of the ASEAN Solidarity Exercise

Russia-Ukraine war updates: N Korea’s Kim arrives, meets Kremlin officials

These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on Wednesday, September 12.

This handout photograph taken and released by Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Russia on September 12, 2023, shows North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attending a meeting with Russia's Minister of Natural Resources and Environment in Khasan, Primorky region, at the start of his official visit to Russia. - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia on September 12, 2023 ahead of a meeting with President Vladimir Putin that the United States has warned could see an arms deal to support Moscow's assault on Ukraine. (Photo by Handout / RUSSIAN ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / RUSSIAN ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / RUSSIAN ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS /

‘A new and terrifying world’: Kim and Putin to meet again in Russia

With the Russian leader in need of weapons for the war in Ukraine, Kim Jong Un is expected to extract a high price.

Kim Jong Un walking along a red carpet in front of a line of soldiers standing to attention. He is accompanied by another soldier who is goose stepping beside him