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Long-serving leader Frank Bainimarama has been sentenced to a year in prison for perverting the course of justice, local media reportsFiji’s former long-serving prime minister Frank Bainimarama has been sentenced to a year in prison for perverting the …
Leader says ‘it’s not been easy’ as he stands aside five years after controversially realigning the country with China The Solomon Islands prime minister, Manasseh Sogavare, has announced he will not stand as a candidate when lawmakers vote this week f…
Parties clash over communal issues in increasingly charged campaign amid concerns unseasonably hot weather affecting voter numbersIndia has held the second phase of the world’s biggest election, with prime minister Narendra Modi and his rivals hurling …
Heavy rainstorms in the densely populated Pearl River Delta have left large parts of Guangdong province underwaterHeavy rainstorms that swept across southern China over the weekend killed at least four people as floods swamped cities in the densely pop…
Opposition Congress party had demanded rerun as weeks-long election in which PM Narendra Modi expected to win third term gets underwayVoting will be rerun at 11 polling stations after reports of violence and damage to voting machines in the Indian stat…
Officials urge municipalities to begin emergency planning after major rivers and reservoirs threaten to overflowMajor rivers, waterways and reservoirs in China’s Guangdong province are threatening to unleash dangerous floods, forcing the government to …
Full results are expected in coming days to determine whether Manasseh Sogavare’s Our party can form the next governmentSolomon Islands’ incumbent prime minister, Manasseh Sogavare, has retained his parliamentary seat, results showed on Saturday, but i…
Volt Typhoon hacking campaign is waiting ‘for just the right moment to deal a devastating blow’, says Christopher WrayChinese government-linked hackers have burrowed into US critical infrastructure and are waiting “for just the right moment to deal a d…
Scientists estimate Vasuki indicus was up to 15m long, weighed a tonne and would have constricted its preyFossil vertebrae unearthed in a mine in western India are the remains of one of the largest snakes that ever lived, a monster estimated at up to 1…
Dynamic in South China Sea is changing through growing US and Japan ties, says Philippines president
Ferdinand Marcos Jr says building trilateral ties vital, after the three countries criticise China’s ‘dangerous and aggressive behaviour’ in the regionA cooperation agreement by the Philippines, the United States and Japan will change the dynamic in th…
The PM told an inquiry that results were not affected and it was ‘improbable’ that Beijing preferred one party over anotherChina tried to meddle in the past two Canadian elections but the results were not affected and it was “improbable” Beijing prefer…
Lee Jong-sup is being investigated over allegations he tried to improperly influence an inquiry into death of marine while he was defence ministerSouth Korea’s ambassador to Australia resigned on Friday as questions about his appointment while he is un…
Deal had been thrown into doubt during election campaign in Tuvalu over sovereignty concernsAustralia and Tuvalu will go ahead with a security and climate migration pact, after the latter’s new government agreed not to change the deal, Australia’s Paci…
Former chairman Chen Xuyuan accepted millions in return for help with contracting, investment options and event management, state media report court as sayingThe former chief of China’s national football association, Chen Xuyuan, has been sentenced to …
Some professors will submit their resignations while others will cut their hours over a government plan to boost medical school admissionsMedical professors in South Korea have said they will reduce the hours they spend in practice, while some say they…