Timor-Leste has banned anyone from practising martial arts. Here's why
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'Powerful symbolic move': What we know about the US halt on heavy bomb supplies to Israel
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.
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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.
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analysis:With China tensions boiling again and a high court decision looming, the PM's pre-budget week is anything but
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Australia increases financial support to Tuvalu in face of competition with China
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.
Tears in court as Fiji's former PM and coup leader Frank Bainimarama sentenced to one year in jail
It comes after Bainimarama's conviction over his role in influencing a police investigation into funding of the region's biggest university.
The women taking on Putin’s propaganda machine from the bunkers of eastern Ukraine
Across Ukraine, women are doing the dangerous work of reporting on the war from the front line and keeping newsrooms going.
Australian man arrested and charged for alleged drug offences in Bali
Bali authorities confirm an Australian man has been arrested and charged with drug offences.
'You are a liar': Chinese wannabe working holiday-makers furious over suspension of visa applications
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.
Why this sunken island is changing the way we think about myths
Legend has it a jealous husband used a wave curse to sink Teonimenu into the ocean forever. Scientists have worked out what really happened.
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