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New Zealand pilot kidnapping exposes Indonesia’s Papua ‘hotspot’
When Phillip Mehrtens landed his single-propeller Pilatus plane on the runway in Paro in the highlands of Papua, it was…
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Journalist Bao Choy wins appeal at Hong Kong’s top court
Documentary journalist Bao Choy has won her appeal at Hong Kong’s top court over a conviction for accessing vehicle registration…
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India, US agree on roadmap for defence industry cooperation
India and the United States have concluded a roadmap for defence industry cooperation for the next few years, the Indian…
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Brazil’s Lula is right on global politics and wrong on Ukraine
When Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in in January, many policymakers in the West breathed a…
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Probe into India rail disaster begins as train services resume
India’s official investigation into its deadliest rail crash in 20 years has begun after preliminary findings point to signal failure…
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Amnesty calls for global action to mitigate heatwaves in Pakistan
A prominent human rights organisation has issued an urgent plea for global action to protect Pakistan from extreme heatwaves, saying…
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China scaling back spending in Southeast Asia, report says
China has cut development assistance to Southeast Asia as Beijing directs money elsewhere, giving up its position as the region’s…
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Belgium probes alleged use of its weapons in attack on Russia
Prime Minister Alexander De Croo says Belgium will ask Ukraine to clarify whether Belgian rifles supplied to Kyiv were used…
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US, UK navies say responded to call from ship in Strait of Hormuz
The United States Navy has said its sailors and the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy came to the aid of a…
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Russia claims to have thwarted ‘large-scale’ Ukraine attack
Russia has said its forces thwarted a major Ukrainian offensive in the Ukrainian region of Donetsk, killing 250 Ukrainian troops…
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