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Chinese woman arrested in Australia on foreign interference charge
SYDNEY (Reuters) -A Chinese woman appeared in court in Australia's capital Canberra on Monday after police charged her…
Five years after Beirut port blast, Lebanon president promises justice
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday vowed that "justice is coming", five years after a catastrophic explosion at…
Australia lifts foreign student cap to 295,000 and prioritises Southeast Asia
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia will raise its cap on foreign students by 9% to 295,000 next year and prioritise…
Philippines, India hold first joint naval drill in disputed South China Sea
India and the Philippines have staged their first joint sail and naval exercises in the disputed South China…
Japan’s oldest person is a 114-year-old retired doctor who carried an Olympic torch in 2021
TOKYO (AP) — Shigeko Kagawa, a 114-year-old retired physician from Nara Prefecture, has became Japan’s oldest living person,…
17 heat records broken in Japan
Seventeen heat records were broken in Japan on Monday, the weather agency said, after the country sweltered through…
Australian police charge Chinese national with ‘foreign interference’
Australian police said Monday they had charged a Chinese national with "reckless foreign interference", accusing the woman of…
Torrential rain in Taiwan kills four over past week
Storms dumped more than two metres of rain in parts of Taiwan over the past week, killing four…
Two people killed after bus collides with train in Russia’s Leningrad region
(Reuters) -At least two people were killed and 10 others injured when a bus collided with a freight…
Ukrainian drone attack sparks fire at railway station in Volgograd region, Russia says
(Reuters) -A Ukrainian drone attack damaged a power line and sparked a fire at a railway station building…
Philippine, Indian navies begin first joint South China Sea patrols
Indian Navy warships have begun patrolling areas of the disputed South China Sea with their Philippine counterparts for…
Beijing on top alert for heavy rain, tells residents to avoid going out
BEIJING (Reuters) -Beijing put most of its hilly districts on the highest alert for heavy rainfall on Monday…
Southern Taiwan lashed by torrential rain, four dead, more than 5,900 evacuated
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Four people died and more than 5,900 have been evacuated in southern Taiwan after the island…
New Zealand woman arrested after 2-year-old girl found alive in suitcase stowed in bus luggage
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand woman was arrested on a child neglect charge Sunday after…