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Friday briefing: What Taiwan’s general election means for the country – and democracy worldwide
In today’s newsletter: Taiwan goes to the polls on Saturday, with major geopolitical ramifications on the...
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Parasite director Bong Joon-ho leads artist outcry over death of South Korean actor
Oscar-winning director leads calls for inquiry into police investigative process following death of Lee Sun-kyunA group...
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Papua New Guinea riots: at least nine dead in Port Moresby as more police sent to capital
Prime minister James Marape has called on police officers who are protesting over pay cut to...
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Papua New Guinea capital rocked by violent riots as police strike over pay
Governor blames looting on ‘opportunists’ as officers are redeployed to Port Moresby from regional areas People...
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Ex-Malaysian PM’s lawyer pressures Netflix to take down documentary
Defence counsel for Najib Razak, jailed over fraud scandal, says Man on the Run is ‘sub...
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Chinese satellite launch triggers emergency alert across Taiwan
Mistranslation of ‘satellite’ to ‘missile’ in message causes alarm and confusion days before presidential electionA Chinese...
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South Korea passes bill banning production and sale of dog meat
Animal welfare campaigners hail decision as ‘historic victory’ after years of pressure at home and abroadSouth...
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Hope for rare singing gibbons as pair are released into the wild
Two Siamang gibbons rescued from the illegal pet trade have been rehabilitated in a new Indonesian...
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US naval officer sentenced to two years in prison over spying for China
Wenheng Zhao, 26, pleaded guilty in October to passing sensitive military information to Chinese intelligence officerA...
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New Caledonia court bans shark culls amid environmental backlash
Authorities had begun hunting sharks after a series of attacks in 2023 and say they will...
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‘Chaos’ in New Zealand as sea lion breeding season overlaps with summer holidays
Animals have been popping up on golf courses and surfing contests in Dunedin as they reestablish...
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Japan prosecutors make first arrest in financial scandal engulfing ruling party
Tokyo district public prosecutors’ office says it has arrested Yoshitaka Ikeda, a former vice-education ministerProsecutors in...
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Taiwan braces for ‘big deal’ presidential election as China’s shadow looms
Corruption and the cost of living have trumped concerns about a belligerent neighbour in close race...
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Woman in 90s pulled alive from rubble five days after Japan earthquake
Boy, five, among 126 people dead, after boiling water spilled on him during Monday’s 7.6 magnitude...
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Japan earthquake death toll reaches 100 as more survivors pulled from rubble
Number of missing lowered to 211 as thousands of troops join rescue effort and experts warn...
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Wristwatch reflection led to ‘miracle’ sea rescue 23 hours after man went overboard
Will Fransen was on a solo fishing trip south of Auckland in New Zealand when he...
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Kim Ju-ae likely heir to North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, says South’s spy agency
Intense speculation over future role for Kim Jong-un’s daughter, who is reportedly 10, comes as North...
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Russia ‘attacked Ukraine with North Korea-supplied ballistic missiles’
White House says Moscow likely to supply Pyongyang with advanced technologies in exchangeRussia has started using...
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Courtroom drama is Hong Kong’s highest grossing Chinese-language film ever
Analysts suggest popularity of A Guilty Conscience is down to portrayal of recent abuses in judicial...
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Jimmy Lai lawyers file UN appeal saying there is evidence witness was tortured
Hong Kong media mogul’s team raises concerns over testimony of former democracy activist who was imprisoned...