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Americas and the Caribbean
Armed men in Haiti’s capital seize top official in rare high-level abduction
Security expert James Boyard was cabinet director of the defence ministry and also inspector general of Haiti’s police.
14 Jun 2026 - 2:15AM
Bangladesh
Bangladesh, India pledge closer border cooperation amid migration row
12 Jun 2026 - 3:33PM
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Malaysia
‘We’re not going anywhere’: indigenous people in Malaysia rally for land rights
12 Jun 2026 - 2:35PM
China-Latin America relations
US targets Cuba oil giant as Beijing and Havana deepen party ties
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces sanctions on Union Cuba-Petroleo after Havana and Beijing hold positive bilateral talks.
12 Jun 2026 - 5:29AM
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Crime
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Indonesian soldiers guilty of acid attack on activist
The court ruled that the soldiers acted on their own initiative out of revenge, but critics called the verdict ‘a blatant whitewash’.
10 Jun 2026 - 8:37PM
Indonesia
Indonesian soldiers jailed for up to 3 years over acid attack on activist
Amnesty International called the trial for the attack, which left Andrie Yunus blind in one eye, ‘a blatant whitewash’.
10 Jun 2026 - 8:40PM
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Pakistan
Acid attack on female doctor forces Pakistani women to reconsider medicine
The attack on Mahnoor Nasir at her hospital has shown the risk of violence and social disparities women face in Pakistan.
10 Jun 2026 - 12:23PM
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International Criminal Court
ICC chief prosecutor suspended over sexual misconduct allegations
Karim Khan, facing allegations of misconduct with a female aide, denies any wrongdoing.
9 Jun 2026 - 5:08PM
US-China relations
Nationals from China, India among 17 new US denaturalisation cases
Chinese-born Georgia resident among 17 people accused of obtaining citizenship through fraud or concealing serious crimes.
9 Jun 2026 - 5:57AM
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Americas and the Caribbean
US sanctions over 100 Nicaraguan officials and relatives after activist death
Marco Rubio announces sweeping visa restrictions, pointing to the death of imprisoned Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera.
9 Jun 2026 - 11:43AM
Africa
Kenya police fire tear gas, arrest ex-chief justice at national park protest
Hundreds of activists join protest against plans to build on part of a national park in Kenya’s capital.
9 Jun 2026 - 12:30PM
Middle East
Gunman opens fire in central Israel, killing 1 and wounding 5
Palestinian attacker shot dead by police after targeting several locations close to the boundary with the occupied West Bank.
8 Jun 2026 - 3:14PM
United States
US to send third-country deportees to Central African Republic
Amid demonstrations across the US against Trump’s immigration policies, the impoverished African country has agreed to take deported migrants from other countries.
7 Jun 2026 - 11:41PM
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US-China relations
How Chinese drink chains are testing the limits of soft power
New tea and coffee brands from China are winning customers across America, but their broader influence remains unclear.
6 Jun 2026 - 8:18AM
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Myanmar
Deformed fish in river, pollution from rare earth mines in Myanmar fuel fears
Russian and Chinese firms are also competing to be the first to reach a tungsten mine in a conflict zone, sparking concerns of NGOs.
5 Jun 2026 - 4:07PM
US-China trade war
‘Utterly absurd’: China and EU push back on US forced labour tariff claims
Trump administration threatens tariffs of up to 12.5 per cent on imports from 60 economies over failure to ban goods made with forced labour.
4 Jun 2026 - 9:54PM
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Nordic nations
Sweden prepares prisons for 13-year-old gang killers
Gangs use social media to recruit teenagers, and in some cases children as young as 11, to commit murders and bombings across the Nordics.
2 Jun 2026 - 8:45PM
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United States
Court blocks US military removing transgender troops for now
Appeals court shields current service members from discharge while leaving wider enlisting restrictions in place.
2 Jun 2026 - 10:24AM
The Philippines
Philippine lawmaker charged with corruption to surrender
Senator Jinggoy Estrada has strongly denied allegations that he received more than 570 million pesos (US$9.3 million) in kickbacks.
2 Jun 2026 - 12:52PM
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Indonesia
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Why is this Indonesian documentary causing controversy?
The documentary ‘Pig Feast: Colonialism in Our Time’ has sparked controversy across the country since it began screening in April 2026.
2 Jun 2026 - 8:37AM
The Philippines
Philippine lawmaker surrenders, posts bail after court orders his arrest
This will allow Senator Jinggoy Estrada to remain free while the corruption case against him proceeds.
29 May 2026 - 8:19PM
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War and conflict
Israel, Russia hit back after being added to UN blacklist for sexual violence in conflicts
UN documentation of alleged abuses sparks furious denials from both nations.
29 May 2026 - 4:25PM
Israel-Gaza war
Netanyahu orders Israeli military to seize 70% of Gaza, expanding control
Israel effectively controls an estimated 64 per cent of the tiny coastal strip, bombarded to ruins by war.
29 May 2026 - 3:24PM
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Middle East
Israel launches deadly strike near Beirut as it widens offensive in Lebanon
Escalating hostilities in Lebanon strain a fragile ceasefire ahead of crucial negotiations in Washington.
29 May 2026 - 12:39PM
Donald Trump
‘Gestapo tactics’: Springsteen hits out at Trump, announces protest festival
Rock icon launches ‘Power to the People’ line-up as artists back out of Trump’s US 250th anniversary events.
29 May 2026 - 11:42AM
United States
US judge allows Trump to implement mail-in voting executive order
The decision comes as Trump’s Republicans battle to keep control of both houses of the US Congress in the November midterm elections.
28 May 2026 - 6:14PM
The Philippines
Philippine ex-president Duterte’s ICC trial to start on November 30
He faces three counts of crimes against humanity, and will be the first Asian former head of state to face trial at the ICC.
27 May 2026 - 8:53PM
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Cambodia
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Cambodia’s Hun Sen pardons detained opposition leader
Many political opponents were convicted during Hun Sen’s time in power while Sam Rainsy, the co-founder of Sokha’s party, CNRP, remains in self-exile in France.
26 May 2026 - 12:16PM
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