Bougainville, Papua New Guinea – Eighteen years after a peace agreement brought a brutal civil war to an end on the resource-rich islands of Bougainville in the remote east of...
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern turned tour guide for US talk show host Stephen Colbert, driving him from Auckland airport to a barbeque at her home in a stunt...
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The Chinese retail group Alibaba has kicked off this year’s biggest share sale, with a plan to raise up to HK$100 (£10bn) though a listing in Hong Kong. The sale...
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It’s the first visit to Thailand by the head of the Roman Catholic Church since St. John Paul II visited in 1984. Here are a few things to know about the...
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Electricity firms cut off power to thousands of people, more than 100 schools were closed and residents in high-risk regions were poised to evacuate on Wednesday as Australia’s devastating bushfires...
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The US Senate has passed legislation aimed at protecting human rights in Hong Kong amid a crackdown on the pro-democracy movement, as dozens of protester spent a fourth day stranded...
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Bangkok, Thailand – Thailand’s Constitutional Court will decide on Wednesday whether Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, the charismatic leader of the Future Forward Party (FFP), broke election rules by owning shares in a...
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The exchange of American Kevin King and Australian Timothy Weeks for the militants — including Anas Haqqani, brother to the Taliban‘s deputy leader — was termed a “confidence-building” measure by...
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Australia is prone to bushfires in its dry, hot summers, but fierce blazes have been sparked early, in the southern spring, by a long drought and soaring temperatures. Wildfires have...
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HONG KONG — About 100 anti-government protesters remained holed up at a Hong Kong university Tuesday, unsure what to do next as food supplies dwindled and a police siege of...
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