Asia Pacific

Detainees held in Guantanamo’s extreme conditions and subjected to torture like Bali bombers Mohammed Farik bin Amin and Mohammed Nazir bin Lep suffer “debilitating” psychological conditions.
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Asia Pacific
Nicola Smith

Bali bombers ‘broken men who pose no danger’

Two Malaysians convicted for their role in the Bali bombings and repatriated last week will face intense monitoring, says Guantanamo lawyer.

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The Chinese government is upset about the latest US announcements of military sales to Taiwan.
Asia Pacific
Staff Writers

'Playing with fire': China warns US over Taiwan military sales

The Chinese government is protesting the latest United States announcements of military sales to Taiwan, warning America that it is ‘playing with fire’.

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More Australian support for Solomon Islands policing and security comes after a meeting of leaders. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)
Editorial
Editorial

China-proofing Pacific must be an ongoing mission

Anthony Albanese has spent large sums securing the Pacific, and with China making no secret of its expansionist ambitions in the region, it may be that it’s money Australia can’t afford not to spend. 

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese greets the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands Jeremiah Manele at the start of the plenary session at the 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in August.
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Australia
Nicola Smith

Australia faces uncertain times in its Pacific backyard

The Albanese Government has scored a series of goals against China’s growing influence in the Pacific, but its latest deal with the Solomon Islands still has wriggle room for Honiara.

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Seven guests of the Warwick Resort on Fiji's Coral Coast, including at least four Australians, were hospitalised in an alleged mass poisoning incident.
Australia
Nicola Smith

Fiji’s urgent plea to Australia as cocktail mystery deepens

Fiji’s tourism industry has issued a plea to Australian authorities after the results of toxicology tests on samples of cocktails consumed by seven tourists who fell ill were released.

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More than 130 Australians arrived in Brisbane on Thursday evening after leaving quake-hit Vanuatu.
Asia Pacific
Emily Verdouw

Relief as RAAF return Aussies from Vanuatu quake chaos

Hundreds more Australians have arrived in RAAF planes from earthquake-stricken Vanuatu, sharing stories of chaos, survival and relief.

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Six of Coogee Dolphins president Paul Vanni's clubmates died in the 2002 Bali terror attacks.
Asia Pacific
Dominic Giannini

Release of Bali bombers 'reopens old wounds and scars'

Paul Vanni lost six of his best mates in the devastating Bali bombing attacks and the repatriation of two people involved to Malaysia has brought back bitter memories.

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How the “Elon Musk-Taylor Swift paradigm” can resolve US-China relations.
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World
The New York Times

How Elon Musk & Taylor Swift can resolve US-China relations

THOMAS L FRIEDMAN: The Chinese still need the US market for their exports. But they will not be pushovers. Both Beijing and Washington will be much better off with a bargain.

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More than 200 people, including 88 Australians, were killed the Sari night club bombing in 2002. (AP PHOTO)
World
Ellen Knickmeyer

Bali bombers freed from Guantanamo after plea deal

The US Government has freed two Malaysian detainees who participated in the deadly 2002 Bali bombings from Guantanamo Bay military prison, moving them to their home country after a plea deal.

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Search and rescue operations continue in Vanuatu following the earthquakes.
Asia Pacific
Ben McKay and Callum Godde

Young mum who worked in Australia crushed to death in quake

Co-workers have been left saddened by a woman's death in the Vanuatu earthquake as Australian rescuers work to save lives in its aftermath.

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Thirteen people were killed after an Indian Navy speedboat lost control and crashed into a passenger boat.
World
Staff Writers

Horror moment navy boat hits passenger ferry, killing 13

A crash involving a naval boat and a passenger ferry has left at least 13 people dead off the coast of Mumbai, officials say.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping (left). Britain’s Foreign and Defence Secretaries David Lammy and John Healey (right).
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World
Latika M Bourke

We won’t be complacent about China, vow top UK secretaries

Britain’s Foreign and Defence Secretaries David Lammy and John Healey have vowed they won’t be complacent about the threat China poses in an exclusive and rare joint interview with The Nightly.

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Christopher Stephen Boucher was found dead in Thailand after a Full Moon Party.
Australia
Max Corstorphan

Aussie businessman dies in Thailand after full moon party

A ‘beautiful man’ who ran a cleaning business in Australia has been found dead on the steps of a convenience store in Koh Phangan following a full moon party. 

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Beijing is staring down another tough year for the Chinese economy.
World
The Economist

China’s economy is in for another rough year

Bold action in Beijing is needed to turn things around.

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A member of civic rights group is blocked by police officers near South Korea's presidential office.
Asia Pacific
Joyce Lee and Ju-min Park

Corruption police attempt to raid South Korea presidential office

A joint investigation team including police and corruption investigators have tried to access the computer servers of South Korea's presidential office.

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