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Australia’s most decorated soldier charged with alleged war crimes
SYDNEY, April 7 — Australia’s most decorated soldier Ben Roberts-Smith was arrested today and charged with five counts of war crime murders relating to the killing of unarmed civilians while […]
Can Trump pull US out of Nato? Treaty rules vs domestic law
WASHINGTON, April 7 — President Donald Trump threatened today to pull the US out of Nato due to its European members’ refusal to send ships to unblock the Strait of […]
Iran says infrastructure hit in wave of US‑Israeli strikes amid widening conflict
 TEHRAN, April 7 — Iranian officials reported damage to at least two bridges, railway infrastructure, and a key highway today as part of a wave of deadly US-Israeli airstrikes […]
Train driver killed, two critically injured as French TGV collides with truck
LILLE (France), April 7 — A French high-speed train crashed into a truck at a crossing in northern France today, killing the driver of the TGV and critically injuring two […]
Indonesia charges 19 over baby trafficking ring, with most babies being sold to Singapore
BANDUNG, April 7 — Indonesian prosecutors charged 19 people with human trafficking today for their alleged roles in buying babies from new parents and selling them at a profit to […]
Indonesian couple get 100 lashes each for sex outside marriage
BANDA ACEH, April 7 — A couple was publicly flogged in Indonesia’s staunchly Islamic Aceh province today for having sex outside of marriage, an AFP reporter witnessed, in the country’s […]
Survey: China returns as South-east Asia’s preferred superpower as fears grow over Trump’s policies
SINGAPORE, April 7 — The State of South-east Asia 2026 report, published by the Asean Studies Centre at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute on April 7, indicates a shift in […]
Nine policemen in India sentenced to death after father-son die in custody for supposed breach of Covid rules
NEW DELHI, April 7 —An Indian court has sentenced nine policemen to death for the torture and killing of a father and son in 2020 who were detained for allegedly […]
UN expected to vote on watered-down Hormuz resolution today
NEW YORK, April 6 — The UN Security Council is expected to vote today on a resolution to protect commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, but in significantly watered-down […]
China’s Xi urges faster development of new energy system as Middle East war continues
BEIJING, April 7 — Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for accelerated planning and construction of a new energy system to safeguard the country’s energy security, weeks into the Iran […]
