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Thailand just gave Myanmar what it craved, and it wasn’t humanitarian aid
The junta was so happy with the news that it dominated the first five pages of the Myanmar newspaper, even as thousands lay dead or dying in rubble.
- Zach Hope
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- Updated
- South Korea
Dramatic fall for former star lawyer who went from political novice to president in just a year
South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol’s political rise was fast. But his downfall was even faster.
- Hyung-jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung
- Analysis
- Trade wars
Trump delivers ‘huge advantage’ to China with self-destructive tariffs
China may be facing a 34 per cent economic penalty on exports, but Peter Hartcher says the US president has handed Xi Jinping a big favour on a silver platter.
- Peter Hartcher
‘No trace’: Dissident artist told his work has been removed from Hong Kong billboard
Australia-based artist Badiucao said his four-second video work was designed to test “the freedom-of-speech situation in Hong Kong”.
- Elizabeth Flux
- Opinion
- Trump's America
This is one of America’s most shocking economic defeats in 40 years
A photo taken on the weekend shows just how much the world is uniting to fight back against Donald Trump’s damaging trade war.
- Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Artist tests freedom of speech in Hong Kong with daring billboard work
A video of the Australia-based Chinese dissident Badiucao silently saying “you must take part in revolution” has been playing since March 28.
- Elizabeth Flux
- Updated
- France
French hard-right leader Le Pen banned from presidential run following conviction
In a ruling that potentially reshapes the European political landscape, a court has convicted the National Rally leader of embezzling European Union funds.
- Rob Harris
Trump ‘very angry’ with Putin, threatens secondary tariffs on Russian oil
The US president’s comments suggest he is growing frustrated with his inability to strike a quick peace deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war, which he promised in the election campaign.
- Michael Koziol
- Tony Wright’s Column
- Trump's White House
Trump for the Commonwealth? He’d make the Iron Lady seem soft-hearted
Donald Trump seems taken by the idea that he might be welcomed into the Commonwealth. Those pushing the idea must have lost their knowledge of history.
- Tony Wright
- Updated
- Russia-Ukraine war
Reports of Russian bombs falling on Ukraine hours after Trump and Putin reach deal
The Russian president may have already broken the promise he made during a two-hour phone call with his US counterpart overnight.
- Michael Koziol
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