Asia Pacific

A landslide in an illegal gold mine in Indonesia's Sulawesi island has killed ssveral people (file) (HANDOUT/SUPPLIED)
World
Staff Writers

Landslides in illegal gold mine kills 12, more missing

At least 12 people have died and 18 are missing after a torrential rain caused a landslide in an illegal gold mine over the weekend.

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No one has claimed responsibility for an attack in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
World
Staff Writers

Bomb carnage: Ex-senator and four others killed

Police say a former senator and four others have been killed after a roadside bomb exploded.

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Cold temperatures and altitude sickness are risks for the thousands who scale Mount Fuji every year. (AP PHOTO)
Asia Pacific
Yuri Kageyama

Rescuers bring down bodies found on Japan's Mount Fuji

Rescuers have brought down one body from Mount Fuji and will resume efforts to retrieve another two that were found at the summit of Japan's tallest peak.

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Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal was arrested weeks before India's general election. (AP PHOTO)
World
Staff Writers

Indian leader granted bail after shock arrest

An Indian leader has been granted bail by a court after his controversial arrest in a bribery case.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second from right, attend an official welcoming ceremony during their meeting in Pyongyang.
World
Mark Nicol

Fears Putin and Kim’s pact could mean NK troops in Ukraine

An honour guard, a Russian-made fake Rolls Royce and an ominous defence undertaking: Putin’s love-in with fellow despot Jong Un had it all.

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Kim Jong-un has driven a Russian Aurus limousine carrying Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Politics
Staff Writers

Fighting words as Putin and Kim sign ominous deal

The leaders of Russia and North Korea have struck a deal on mutual assistance if their countries came under attack.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in North Korea early on June 19.
World
Staff Writers

North Korea: Tensions boil as Putin touches down for talks with ‘Comrade’ Kim

Russian President Vladimir Putin has landed in North Korea after praising the country for its resistance against the US and it’s allies.

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Business
The Economist

How China destroyed profit in their solar cell market

China has dominated the massive expansion in solar cell supply that has helped drive down the cost of clean energy for consumers, but the country has made it an unprofitable venture.

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Senator Wong greeted Premier Li at Adelaide airport on Saturday.
Politics
Eleanor Campbell

‘Permanent contest’: Wong raises China concern

Penny Wong spoke out ahead of a meeting with China’s second-in-command, as officials work to navigate a new stage in the relationship between the two nations.

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Donald Trump’s former deputy national security adviser Matt Pottinger says all Five Eyes countries should ban TikTok.
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World
Latika M Bourke

Ex-Trump adviser slams TikTok as ‘arsenic’ for democracies

Donald Trump’s former deputy national security adviser Matt Pottinger says the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok is like ‘arsenic’ for democracies and should be banned by all Five Eyes countries.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vowed to work harder and take "big decisions" after elections.
World
Staff Writers

Indian PM cops biggest election hit in over a decade

The party of incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared victory in India's parliamentary elections, but it has come at a major cost.

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Security was tight around the Hong Kong court where democrats were found guilty in a landmark case.
World

Hong Kong finds 14 guilty in massive national security trial

Guilty verdicts have been handed down in a landmark subversion trial that critics say could deal a blow to Hong Kong's reputation as a global financial hub.

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North Korea has fired a barrage of suspected short-range ballistic missiles, South Korea says. (AP PHOTO)
World
Ju-min Park and Satoshi Sugiyama

North Korea fires barrage of suspected short-range missiles

A barrage of suspected short-range ballistic missiles has been fired by North Korea in a launch that follows a failed attempt to put a spy satellite into orbit.

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People continue to work at the scene of a deadly landslide in the province of Enga, 600 kilometres north-west of Port Moresby.
World
Renju Jose and Lewis Jackson

Fears of second PNG landslide forces thousands to evacuate

The blanket of debris which has buried up to 2000 villagers has become even more unstable with recent rain and streams trapped between the ground and rubble.

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King Charles, left, and New Zealand PM Christopher Luxon.
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Asia Pacific
Latika M Bourke

Kiwi PM takes softly, softly approach to Republic

Kiwi PM Christopher Luxon says while it is possible New Zealand may become a Republic in his lifetime, the issue is not one of his top priorities.

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