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South Korean prosecutors indict president on martial law charges
South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol will face trial on insurrection charges relating to his short-lived martial law attempt.
- by Lisa Visentin
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Inside Shanghai’s marriage market - where parents seek a match for their unwed child
Marriage rates are declining across China. But at a pop-up market in Shanghai, parents sit for hours every weekend, advertising their single children’s key attributes.
- by Lisa Visentin
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Australians abroad
Judge throws curveball into the high-profile case of NRL star’s jailed father
A Filipino court has ordered Gregor Haas’ release from immigration detention after a secret hearing.
- by Zach Hope and Chris Barrett
Fighting alongside Russia, North Koreans wage their own war
The difficulties have ranged from finding uniforms small enough to fit North Korean soldiers, to hiccups that have led to direct clashes with Russian forces.
- by Marc Santora and Helene Cooper
Trade, fentanyl and TikTok: How China is preparing for Trump 2.0
Donald Trump’s White House return means he becomes the man with the greatest power to frustrate Beijing’s ambitions over the next four years
- by Lisa Visentin
Protesters storm South Korean court after president’s detention is extended
Demonstrators blasted fire extinguishers at lines of police guarding the front entrance, then flooded inside, destroying office equipment, fittings and furniture, footage showed.
- by Joyce Lee and Ju-min Park
‘I will face what I did’: On the run, a hitman gives one last confession
Edgar Matobato says he killed again and again for former president Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines. Now he’s trying to stay alive to testify.
- by Hannah Beech
Imran Khan prison sentence sets up clash between Pakistan and Trump administration
A Pakistani court has sentenced Imran Khan to 14 years in prison, setting up a clash with senior figures in the Trump administration who have been campaigning for his release.
- by Samaan Lateef
Even a baby boom can’t stop China’s population shrinking
China’s population decline has become a major source of anxiety for policymakers as the country grapples with the economic consequences of a rapidly ageing society.
- by Lisa Visentin
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World politics
South Korean authorities arrest impeached president
President Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested at his home over insurrection accusations related to his martial law declaration, investigators said.
- by Lisa Visentin
Updated
Tragedy
‘Hardest loss’: Melbourne DJ who died in Bali mourned
Courtney Mills, a 37-year-old from Frankston, was found critically injured after a fall from a hotel balcony in Kuta last Friday.
- by Lachlan Abbott, Melissa Cunningham and Amilia Rosa
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