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SEOUL -- South Korea on Tuesday denounced Japan for authorizing high school textbooks that distort colonial history and lay territorial claims to disputed islets, called Dokdo here and Takeshima in Japan.
Seoul's foreign ministry said in a statement that the government strongly protests against Japan's authorization of high school textbooks containing unfair claims over Dokdo, which is clearly an integral part of South Korea's territory historically, geographically, and by international law. (South Korea-Japan-Textbooks)
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WELLINGTON -- A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the waters off southern New Zealand on Tuesday, though no tsunami warning was issued for the region.
According to GeoNet, New Zealand's geological hazard monitoring system, the quake occurred at 2:43 p.m. local time (9:43 a.m. Beijing time) and was centered 155 km northwest of the Snares Islands at a depth of 12 kilometers. (New Zealand-Quake-GeoNet)
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JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto announced on Tuesday that Indonesia has decided to join the New Development Bank (NDB) following a meeting with NDB President Dilma Vana Rousseff at the Presidential Palace.
Prabowo said the meeting between the two parties took place in a warm and productive atmosphere, noting that the discussion covered Indonesia's short-, medium-, and long-term development plans. (Indonesia-New Development Bank)
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CANBERRA -- The Australian Labor government unveiled the federal budget on Tuesday ahead of the upcoming election, focusing on cost-of-living relief and economic growth
Delivering his budget speech to the parliament, Treasurer Jim Chalmers outlined five key priorities of the 2025-26 budget: easing cost-of-living pressures, strengthening Medicare, expanding housing, investing in education, and boosting economic resilience. (Australia-Budget Unveiling)
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MANILA -- Two people were killed after a Philippine-flagged tugboat hit a Panamanian-flagged vessel off Sarangani province in the southern Philippines on Tuesday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said.
The PCG said on social media that the collision occurred on early Tuesday morning in the waters off Maasim, resulting in the death of a captain and a crew member. (Philippines-Collision-Death) Enditem
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