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Large sections of the community support a ban, hoping it will help put a stop to violence, but martial arts leaders and advocates are outraged.

Disappearances are not uncommon in Mexico. But in their haste to close the case of murdered surfers Jake and Callum Robinson and Carter Rhoad, local authorities leave a lot of questions unanswered.

The US acknowledges its 2,000-pound bombs cause civilian deaths in Gaza and will pause supply on a shipment of the heavy weapons to Israel over concerns about their use in Rafah. 

Australian tourists are stranded in Vanuatu after the country's national airline cancelled international flights for four days, while the Vanuatu government considers putting it into voluntary administration.

Another high-profile immigration decision and a rocky relationship with China are likely the last things the prime minister wants to be talking about ahead of the Federal Budget release next week.

Australia and Tuvalu declare there are only a "narrow set of circumstances" where the federal government might trigger a contentious part of the Falepili Union which allows Canberra to veto security arrangements struck by the Pacific Island nation.

It comes after Bainimarama's conviction over his role in influencing a police investigation into funding of the region's biggest university.

Across Ukraine, women are doing the dangerous work of reporting on the war from the front line and keeping newsrooms going.

Bali authorities confirm an Australian man has been arrested and charged with drug offences.

Tens of thousands of young people in China reportedly see their working holiday visa applications expire as the Australian government quietly suspends issuing the visa for Chinese nationals.