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Rory Marples in Gome in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

‘On the streets I once walked dead bodies lay prostrate and forgotten’

I’m heartbroken by the violence that erupted in the vibrant city where I treated patients only last year.

  • Dr Rory Marples

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Crowds swarm the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

Law enforcement on full alert as Capitol riots anniversary approaches, Washington remembers

While some Americans want to move on, the violent attack on the Capitol four years ago still stirs anger and sadness.

  • Joe Heim and Olivia George
Kim Keon-hee in 2023.

How a Dior handbag shook up South Korean politics

As South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol fights for his political life, there is renewed focus on a luxury accessory given to his wife, Kim Keon-hee, in 2022.

  • Jon Herskovitz, Sam Kim and Shinhye Kang
Police officers escort away a supporter of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.

South Korea’s impeached president defies arrest in hours-long standoff

Investigators have left the official residence of impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after the presidential security service prevented his arrest.

  • Kim Tong-Hyung
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declares martial law.

South Korean martial law call turns domestic politics into international crisis

The extraordinary events have shaken the democratic foundations of the nation of 51 million people.

  • Lisa Visentin
A small group of marchers in the Ohio capital Columbus bellowed racist slurs and other profanities.
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Ohio neo-Nazi demonstration

A small group of marchers in the Ohio capital Columbus bellowed racist slurs and other profanities.

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PNG defence personnel escorting the prime ministers’ entourage on the Kokoda Track.

‘We’ve stuffed it’: Kokoda Track shut indefinitely, leaving tourists high and dry

Local authorities are scrambling to find a solution to reopen the popular trail, which would usually be in the midst of one of its busiest periods of the year.

  • Matthew Knott
Economics professor Sean Turnell at his Sydney home.

Australia’s least likely spy on tipping the balance in a brutal civil war

Sean Turnell was Aung San Suu Kyi’s financial Mr Fix-it and says everything is pointing to the defeat of Myanmar’s junta.

  • Michael Ruffles

Houthis, Hezbollah and Hamas: Who they are and what they want

As Israeli troops raid Lebanon, conflict is spreading again in the Middle East. Who are the key players, and what is the Axis of Resistance?

  • Jackson Graham, Angus Holland and Cindy Yin
English Defence League founder Tommy Robinson.

How Elon Musk and Jordan Peterson are fuelling a far-right firebrand

Tommy Robinson denies he incited the British riots that swept the country last weekend, but he has whipped up hate for years.

  • Louise Carpenter

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