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Friday, 28 August 2026
East Asia
Trump scales back US-South Korea military drills, fuelling fears over alliance reliability1dExtreme rain and flooding deluge Japan and South Korea with record downpours5dNorth Korea fires barrage of missiles despite Trump's overture to Kim Jong Un6dTrump cuts South Korea joint military drills in half, alarming Seoul amid broader diplomatic tensions7dTaiwan parliament approves defence budget after record delay, preserving drone programme funding12dIncheon airport overtakes Heathrow as world's busiest for international passengers13dTaiwan briefly slows mobile internet to text-only speed for defense drill13dPutin visits disputed Kuril Islands for first time, drawing sharp protest from Japan14dNorth Korea fires short-range ballistic missile into East Sea amid rising regional tensions20dSouth Korea recovers North Korean landmines washed across border by floods20dLion deaths from heatstroke highlight Asia's deepening animal health crisis as temperatures soar22dSouth Korea and Australia pledge deeper military cooperation amid Indo-Pacific security concerns36dNewJeans marks fourth anniversary with surprise reunion content as four-member group36dInitium News leads Asia Publishing Association awards with 10 journalism prizes36dDescendants of Nationalist Chinese soldiers in northern Thailand caught between two flags36dChina and Russia conclude joint naval drills in Yellow Sea44dTyphoon Bavi kills 15 in Philippines, forces mass evacuations across East Asia[Updated]46dFormer Trump official warns South Korea nuclear armament would increase tension48dXi pledges 'long-term, stable' ties with North Korea as regional tensions mount53dKim Jong-un reaffirms 'unshakeable' bonds with China on Communist Party anniversary57d
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