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The authorities say the posts ‘intended to promote or prejudice the electoral success or standing of a political party or candidate’.

The miniature dachshund, which has eluded searchers on Kangaroo Island since November 2023, has been returned to ‘her loving parents’.

It follows a call from a Chinese envoy for the Philippines and fellow Asean members to be united in safeguarding free trade.

With the competing parties holding their first rallies in 10 years, there is strong interest to hear what their candidates have to say.

Beijing’s focus on regional stability and trade openness presents both challenges and opportunities that Manila can’t afford to overlook.

A popular revolt that ousted the kleptocratic Sheikh Hasina thrust Muhammad Yunus, 84, into power. Now he’s looking to China for help.

President Xi Jinping’s recent trip to Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia highlighted China’s commitment to fostering regional harmony.

China has a growing ability to dictate outcomes on the ground in Myanmar. For resistance forces, the implications are profound.

Nepal is facing a fast-escalating digital crisis that its current legal, technical, and institutional systems are not yet equipped to handle.

Tonga owes over $100 million to China. Debt-for-nature swaps could be a win-win solution to a looming debt crisis.

Among Mongolia’s regional partners, Japan is playing an increasingly important role in modernizing the country’s defense sector. 

Amid growing reports of fraud, poor service, and legal cases involving thousands of stranded pilgrims, Tashkent continues to introduce new regulatory measures.

Due to the deteriorating security situation and the overall economic conditions in Pakistan, many Hindus feel compelled to migrate. 

The events that unfolded 50 years ago remind us of the uncertainties of war and great power patronage.

The slow development of Australia’s hydrogen industry brings the future of Australia and Japan’s potential hydrogen trading relationship into question.

The tit-for-tat measures announced by India and Pakistan resemble a classic prisoner’s dilemma, where each side views escalatory retaliation as rational -- even necessary -- despite mutual harm.

The two-day military exercise conducted by the PLA in early April suggests a three-phase operational plan that the PLA is likely to adopt for a campaign against Taiwan.

Australians are clearly seeking something more complex from their political system. Something reflective of a society with array of interests and ideas.

A democratically elected political government would have more legitimacy than the interim administration to move the country forward.

Seoul has offered to partner with Washington in shipbuilding and energy, and says it aims to address their bilateral trade imbalance.

South Korea is the only U.S. ally on the list. What will it mean for the relationship, and for South Korea?

China has traditionally avoided this strategic format, long considered a Western construct. Why now, and why Indonesia?

The allegations come amid confrontations and strained ties between China and US ally the Philippines over disputed areas in the South China Sea.

Amid much tension between India and Pakistan, there is a massive hunt under way for the militant gang responsible for murdering 26 men in the tourist resort of Pahalgam.

The US political commentator drew the ire of Malaysians by suggesting they were too poor to buy a hat or afford a proper meal.

Malaysia is looking for ways to reduce its US$25 billion trade surplus with the US in a bid to ease the pain of a proposed 24 per cent levy.

The centre of faith is moving away from the West, a shift that could add impetus to the late pope’s reforms.

A war with India is one of the few things that can unify Pakistanis and distract from its numerous problems.

It could prompt China to block the Brahmaputra River, which supplies around 30 percent of India’s fresh water and about 44 percent of its total hydropower potential.

Local police are investigating whether the suspect has a history of mental illness and the reason for the attack.