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Olympics-Australia have trust in France over Paris Games security
SYDNEY - Australia's Chef de Mission Anna Meares said on Wednesday that while security was the first subject athletes raised with her...
Apr 17, 20242 min read
Stabbing at Sydney church a 'terrorist act': Australian police
Sydney, April 16, Australian police are treating a stabbing at a Sydney church as a terrorist attack, New South Wales Police Commissioner...
Apr 16, 20241 min read
Sydney police officer who shot dead mall attacker praised for courage
SYDNEY -The Sydney police officer who shot dead the man behind the deadly stabbing attack at one of the city's busiest shopping malls...
Apr 14, 20242 min read
Sydney knife attacker had mental health issues, ideology not motive, police say
SYDNEY -The man who fatally stabbed six people in Sydney had mental health issues in the past and there was no indication ideology was a...
Apr 14, 20242 min read
Solomon Islands election watched by US, China amid Pacific influence contest
A national election in the Solomon Islands, the first since Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare signed a security pact with Beijing, will be...
Apr 12, 20243 min read
Factbox-US, Japan, Philippines strike deals on defense, investment at leaders' summit
WASHINGTON -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. President Joe Biden and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. unveiled a...
Apr 12, 20243 min read
Chinese Premier Li to visit Australia in June, SCMP says
SYDNEY - China's Premier Li Qiang will visit Australia in June, the South China Morning Post said on Thursday, the latest step in a...
Apr 11, 20241 min read
Factbox-How South Korea election may reshape Yoon's policy agenda
SEOUL - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol pledged to renew his administration after his party suffered a big defeat in legislative...
Apr 11, 20243 min read
Biden and Japan's Kishida forge new partnership, eyeing China and Russia
WASHINGTON -U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday unveiled plans for military cooperation and...
Apr 11, 20244 min read
Australia to consider recognising Palestinian state, foreign minister says
SYDNEY - Australia's foreign minister Penny Wong said Canberra would consider recognition of a Palestinian state, a shift in policy as...
Apr 10, 20242 min read
Factbox-US, Japan to strike deals on defense, space at leaders' summit
WASHINGTON - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will make new agreements with U.S. President Joe Biden when he visits the White House...
Apr 10, 20241 min read
Explainer-How three European human rights cases could shape climate litigation
LONDON -Does government inaction on climate change violate human rights? That is the question the European Court of Human Rights...
Apr 9, 20243 min read
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