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Alleged gambling kingpin linked to scam centres extradited from Thailand to China
She Zhijiang’s empire includes gambling complex Shwe Kokko that US has tied to regional scam and trafficking n…
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More than 1 million evacuated in the Philippines as Typhoon Fung-wong makes landfall
At least two people found dead as super-typhoon hits Philippines, days after Typhoon Kalmaegi killed at least …
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Powerful Afghan earthquake leaves at least 20 dead and hundreds injured
Northern provinces of Balkh and Samangan worst hit by magnitude 6.3 quake, which also damaged Mazar-i-Sharif’s…
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Donald Trump praises ‘great’ Washington meeting with Anthony Albanese as leaders dine at Apec
US president tells reporters he and Australian PM ‘working on a lot of things together’ Follow our Australia n…
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Australia ‘increasingly alone’ in countering China’s influence in Pacific, aid report shows
US aid cuts hurt Washington’s standing as China recasts itself as a ‘steady’ alternative partner, Lowy Institu…
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Ukraine war briefing: China providing Russia with intelligence on missile targets, Ukrainian official claims
Ukrainian intelligence official says ‘evidence of a high level of cooperation between Russia and China in cond…
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Indonesia school collapse: 91 missing and three dead as rescuers search rubble for second day
Desperate search for more than 90 missing after building collapses while students held prayers at school in Si…
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Indonesia school collapse: one dead, 65 buried under rubble as rescuers race to find survivors
Death toll expected to rise as instability of building in East Java town hampers rescue efforts At least one s…
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China court sentences 11 people to death over alleged role in family-run Myanmar scam operations
Another five people given suspended death sentences over alleged role in gang that operated scam centres and i…
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Trump celebrates TikTok deal as Beijing suggests US app would use China’s algorithm
Comments from Chinese official in Madrid have raised questions over who could control the algorithm that power…
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Samoa’s first female PM fails to win re-election after months of political infighting
Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, known as the ‘Iron Lady of the Pacific’, likely to be replaced by leader of opposition F…
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Afghanistan death toll passes 1,400 as second earthquake strikes
Taliban appeal for aid, with casualties expected to increase as rescue teams struggle to reach isolated areas …
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Kim Jong-un arrives for Beijing military parade on special armoured train
Slow but specialised form of transport has been used by the reclusive country’s leaders for decadesNorth Korea…
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China’s Victory day military parade: why are Putin and Kim Jong-un there, and what is the ‘axis of upheaval’?
The gathering in Beijing will include the leaders of Russia and North Korea, along with the Iranian president,…
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Men celebrate fourth anniversary of Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan
Thousands gathered for Kabul ‘flower showers’ while women, banned from the events, staged protestsThousands of…