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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...
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Japan Airlines pilots in Tokyo plane crash had to be told of fire by cabin crew – report
Flight attendants needed permission from cockpit to open emergency exits, broadcaster reportsPilots on a Japan Airlines...
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Japan jet crash: passenger plane was cleared to land, airline says
In a recording from the control tower apparently taken before impact, a voice can be heard...
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Japan earthquake: death toll rises to 62 amid warnings of landslides and aftershocks
Ishikawa and its Noto peninsula, one of the worst affected areas, has been hit by more...
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Ocean Alley musician apologises for shoplifting after New Zealand shop shares CCTV footage
Lachlan Galbraith says he feels ‘deep regret’ for stealing a drink bottle lid, but the Hunting...
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China’s BYD overtakes Tesla as top-selling electric car seller
Build Your Dreams outsells rival in final quarter of 2023 figures for battery-only vehiclesElon Musk’s Tesla...
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Japan earthquakes: search continues for people trapped under rubble; plane on fire at Tokyo airport – latest updates
Fumio Kishida, Japan’s prime minister, says country faces ‘battle against time’ to rescue people as at...
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Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty to all charges at Hong Kong national security trial
Media tycoon and pro-democracy activist is accused of conspiring to commit foreign collusion and publish seditious...
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South Korea opposition leader Lee Jae-myung stabbed in the neck
South Korean news agency Yonhap reported that Lee’s assailant had been arrested at the scene in...
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Japan earthquakes: ‘battle against time’ to find those trapped under rubble as death toll rises
The quakes, the largest of which had a magnitude of 7.6, have left 48 dead and...
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Japan issues tsunami warning and tells residents to evacuate after strong earthquakes – live
Japan Meteorological Agency issues tsunami warnings for coastal prefectures of Ishikawa, Niigata and ToyamaThe first reports...
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Japan issues tsunami warnings for west coast after 7.6 magnitude earthquake
Japan Meteorological Agency warnings apply to Ishikawa, Niigata and Toyama prefectures• Japan quake: latest updatesJapan has...
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Taiwan considers joining international criminal court to deter potential China invasion
Joining court would allow investigation of Xi Jinping if he were to order act of war...