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Tsunami warning as it happened: Millions evacuated after strongest earthquake recorded since 2011 hits Russia; warnings issued for Pacific nations; Hawaii downgrades threat
A powerful earthquake triggered tsunami warnings and evacuations across the Pacific from Japan to Hawaii.
- by Cassandra Morgan, Hannah Hammoud and Kayla Olaya
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Sydney plumber arrested over Bali murder was just helping a friend, lawyer says
Darcy Jenson, 27, is accused of setting up the hit on Melbourne man Zivan “Stipe” Radmanovic at a Balinese luxury villa last month.
- by Amilia Rosa and Marta Pascual Juanola
The game-changing new missile that could halt China
The Australian Army has just tested a new US missile that can fly faster and further, and could shift the balance in any Pacific confrontation.
- by Benedict Smith
Cambodia and Thailand agree to ceasefire after days of deadly clashes
But within hours of the truce coming into effect at midnight on Monday, the neighbours were disputing whether it was holding.
- by Zach Hope
China probes celebrity monk over embezzlement, sexual misconduct claims
The new investigation comes more than a decade after similar allegations surfaced, from which former Shaolin Temple head monk Shi Yongxin emerged largely unscathed.
Trump uses trade threat to push for peace in call with leaders of Cambodia and Thailand
The US President has weighed into the latest international conflict, as a border dispute threatens to escalate into all-out war.
- by Zach Hope
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Hong Kong
‘Ridiculous’: Hong Kong places bounty on Australian professor
An arrest warrant has been issued for the academic as authorities in Hong Kong pursue 19 overseas-based members of an unofficial pro-democracy group.
- by Jessica McSweeney
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Border disputes
Travel warning for Thailand and Cambodia after gunfire and rockets leave at least 16 dead
Cambodia has accused Thailand of damaging a World Heritage-listed temple and dropping illegal bombs in the most serious armed conflict between the two nations in more than a decade.
- by Zach Hope and Nara Lon
Australian tourist found dead in Thai hotel room
An Australian man, believed to be aged in his early 20s, has died in a hotel room in Phuket reportedly whilst on the phone.
- by Kayla Olaya
Bibi’s father sold everything to save his daughter. He died before he could see her live
It’s not often enough in journalism that you can follow up a heartbreaking story with a positive outcome. This is one of those times.
- by Zach Hope
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Trump diplomacy
Trump’s Aussie ‘alpha male’ is falling flat in Malaysia
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is staring at a Nick Adams-shaped pickle.
- by Zach Hope
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