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China has stepped up military and political pressure against Taiwan in recent years. (AP PHOTO)

China's ’stern warning’ to Taiwan: Rocket, navy exercise begins

China’s military has begun joint army, navy and rocket force exercises around Taiwan to ‘serve as a stern warning and powerful deterrent against Taiwanese independence’.

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Reality TV star Brooke Jowett has revealed what happened when a woman tried to open the door of a Jetstar flight.

Reality star reveals ‘panic’ of Jetstar mid-air emergency

A popular Australian reality TV star has shared horrifying details of the moment a woman started to open the door of an aircraft as crew yelled at passengers to put their seat belts on immediately. 

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A pregnant survivor has been rescued from a collapsed building in the aftermath of an earthquake in Mandalay, Myanmar.

Pregnant woman and girl rescued three days after devastating earthquake

Signs of life are still being detected in buildings reduced to rubble as the death toll from the 7.7-magnitude quake exceeds 2000.

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The Nightly can reveal that CCP submarine research vessel the Tan Suo Yi Hao is positioned inside Australia’s exclusive economic zone off the SA coast.

‘I’d prefer it wasn’t there’: Albo’s odd ‘spy’ ship welcome

Anthony Albanese says it’s okay for China to use deep-sea research ships off Australia’s coast, adding he ‘would prefer that it wasn’t there’ but that the ADF do the same thing in the Taiwan Strait.

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The death toll from the Myanmar earthquake has risen to 1700.

Horror reality as earthquake death toll soars to 1700

The horrific reality of the devastating earthquake that struck Southeast Asia is becoming clear, as the death toll rises to 1700, with authorities fearing it could reach 10,000. 

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Horrifying footage from the moment the earthquake hit has circulated online.

Southeast Asia earthquake death toll climbs to 144

Horrifying footage continues to emerge after a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck across Southeast, so far claiming 144 lives, as the desperate search for survivors amongst rubble continues.

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Authorities raced to a Bangkok construction site after a building collapsed in an earthquake. (AP PHOTO)

Bangkok building collapses as quake hits Southeast Asia

A powerful earthquake has caused a high-rise building under construction to collapse in Bangkok, as the tremor rocked Thailand and neighbouring Myanmar.

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North Korea's Kim Jong-un has overseen the testing of suicide drones using AI technology. (EPA PHOTO)

Jong-un supervises ‘suicide drone’ test with AI capabilities

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has reportedly stressed the importance of North Korea to be at the forefront of accelerating AI-powered drones for military use, as new ‘suicide drones’ are tested.

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The family of Anna Maree Blight, the Australian woman killed in a tour boat accident in Bali, have broken their silence, describing her as “compassionate” and “quick-witted”.

‘Taken from us far too soon’: Bali boat accident victim’s family break silence

The 39-year-old was killed and two other Australians were injured when a huge wave flipped the snorkelling tour boat.

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Prime Minister Han Duck-soo has been reinstated as South Korea's acting leader.

South Korea court strikes down impeachment of PM Han

South Korea's Constitutional Court has overturned parliament's impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and reinstated him as acting leader.

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China’s state-owned approach to mining expansion is giving their operations a quicker advantage over Western counterparts.
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More information about the Australian victims of a tour boat accident in Bali have been revealed.

Horrific new details emerge out of freak Bali snorkelling accident that killed Aussie woman

Two other Australians were also on the boat at Nusa Penida when a huge wave flipped the boat, leaving one victim still unable to speak.

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Eleven Australians were on board a snorkeling boat in Bali that capsized, killing one of them.

Terror as Australian woman drowns in Bali boat capsize

A snorkelling trip in paradise has turned to terror after a boat carrying at least 11 Australians capsized before a woman from Canberra drowned off the coast of Bali.

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Jetstar has been forced to cancel flights returning from Bali over the risk posed by volcanic ash. 

Flights to and from Bali resume after volcano ash scare

Flights to and from Bali have resumed after earlier being cancelled due to a volcano eruption shooting ash 2.5km into the air.

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Elon Musk is set to be briefed on top-secret United States-China war plans.

Pentagon to brief Musk on top-secret China war plan

The Pentagon is preparing to brief US President Donald Trump’s right-hand man, DOGE leader Elon Musk, on a 20-30 page top-secret military plan for war with China.

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