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Australian police arrest 7 alleged teen extremists linked to stabbing of a bishop in a Sydney church
Australian police say they have arrested seven teenagers accused of following a violent extremist ideology in raids around Sydney to protect the community from a potential attack.
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North Korea sends a delegation to Iran in a growing effort to break its diplomatic isolation
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Indonesia declares Prabowo Subianto president-elect after court rejects rivals’ appeal
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China to send three astronauts to Tiangong space station, part of its ambitious program
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As Blinken heads to China, these are the major divides he will try to bridge
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Japan’s moon lander wasn’t built to survive a weekslong lunar night. It’s still going after 3
Japan’s first moon lander has survived a third freezing lunar night, Japan’s space agency said after receiving an image from the device three months after it landed on the moon.
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to inaugurate Sri Lankan hydropower and irrigation project
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has arrived in Sri Lanka to inaugurate a hydropower and irrigation project that was long delayed due to international sanctions on his government and other issues.
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2 Malaysian military helicopters collide and crash while training, killing all 10 crew
Malaysia’s navy says two military helicopters collided midair and crashed during a training session, killing all 10 people on board.
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Modi is accused of using hate speech for calling Muslims ‘infiltrators’ at an Indian election rally
India’s main opposition party has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using hate speech after he called Muslims “infiltrators.”
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In Vietnam, farmers reduce methane emissions by changing how they grow rice
Vietnam aims to transform its rice sector, making it more resilient to climate change while also reducing its emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxide.
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Aboriginal spears taken by Captain Cook in 1770 are returned to Australia’s Indigenous people
Four Aboriginal spears that were taken to England by Captain James Cook more than 250 years ago have been returned to Australia’s Indigenous community at a ceremony in Cambridge University.
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South Korean sentenced to 14 months in jail for killing 76 cats
A South Korean man has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for killing 76 cats in one of the country’s the most gruesome cases of animal cruelty in recent years.
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$8 billion US military aid package to Taiwan will ‘boost confidence’ in region: president-elect
Taiwan’s President-elect Lai Ching-te says an $8 billion defense package approved by the U.S. House over the weekend will “strengthen the deterrence against authoritarianism in the West Pacific ally chain,” in a reference to key rival China.
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Australia and Papua New Guinea leaders trek toward WWII South Pacific battleground
Australia and Papua New Guinea’s prime ministers have begun trekking into the South Pacific island nation’s mountainous interior to commemorate a pivotal World War II campaign and to underscore their current security alliance, which faces challenges from China’s growing regional influence.
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Elon Musk accuses Australia of censorship after court bans violent video
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has accused Australia of censorship after an Australian judge ruled that his social media platform X must block users worldwide from accessing video of a bishop being stabbed in a Sydney church.
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Philippine troops kill 12 suspected Muslim rebels in clash that wounded 7 soldiers
Philippine troops have killed the leader of a small Muslim rebel group and eleven of his men blamed for past bombings and extortion in a clash in the country’s south.
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A cluster of earthquakes shakes Taiwan after a strong quake killed 13 earlier this month
A cluster of earthquakes has struck Taiwan, the strongest measuring 6.1 magnitude. That’s according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Myanmar’s figurehead vice president, a rare holdover from Suu Kyi’s civilian government, steps down
Myanmar’s Vice President Henry Van Thio is stepping down. He served in the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi and then continued in the position after the military ousted her to seize power in 2021.
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Security forces kill 11 militants in northwest region bordering Afghanistan, Pakistani military says
Pakistan’s military says security forces killed eleven militants in two raids targeting their hideouts in the volatile northwest region bordering Afghanistan.
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Prabowo Subianto seals victory as Indonesia’s next leader after a top court rejects rivals’ appeals
Indonesia’s top court has rejected appeals by two losing presidential candidates who demanded a revote, alleging widespread irregularities and fraud in the February polls.
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Heavy rainstorms kill 4 people in southern China. Ten others are missing
Heavy rainstorms that swept across southern China over the weekend have killed at least four people in riverside cities. A search continues for 10 others missing.
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A ban on single-use plastics takes effect in Hong Kong in a bid to reduce pollution
Hong Kong has passed a legislation to stop the sale and distribution of Styrofoam products and single-use plastic cutlery as a way to reduce the amount of plastic waste in the city.
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The leaders of Iran and Pakistan vow to boost trade in a meeting seeking to mend a diplomatic rift
The leaders of Iran and Pakistan have agreed to strengthen economic and security cooperation in a meeting that sought to smooth over a diplomatic rift.
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Chinese general takes a harsh line on Taiwan and other disputes at an international naval gathering
One of China’s top military leaders has taken a harsh line on regional territorial disputes. He told an international naval gathering that China would strike back with force if its interests came under threat.
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Some voters in northeast India go back to the polls after violence disrupts first day of election
Voters at some polling places in a northeastern Indian state went back to the polls amid tight security on Monday after violence disrupted the vote last week.
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Flight data recorders from crashed Japanese navy helicopters show no sign of mechanical failure
Japan’s defense ministry says an initial analysis of flight data recorders recovered from the crash of two Japanese navy helicopters showed no sign of mechanical problems, indicating likely human error.
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Australian woman appears in court charged with poisoning husband and his relatives with mushrooms
A woman accused of serving her ex-husband’s parents and an aunt poisonous mushrooms with lunch has appeared in an Australian court charged with three counts of murder and five of attempted murder.
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Pro-China President Muizzu’s party sweeps Maldives parliamentary elections, preliminary results say
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu’s political party has swept parliamentary elections in a strong endorsement of his pro-China foreign policy.
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Chinese foreign minister arrives in Cambodia, Beijing’s closest Southeast Asian ally
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has arrived in Cambodia for a three-day official visit to reaffirm ties with Beijing’s closest ally in Southeast Asia.
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2 Pakistani customs officials killed and 3 wounded in an attack in the restive northwest
Police in Pakistan say gunmen opened fire at Pakistani customs officials, killing two and wounding three others in the country’s restive northwest.
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A sticky bomb explodes in Kabul, killing 1 and wounding 3 in a mostly Shiite Hazara neighbourhood
A police official in Kabul says a sticky bomb has killed one person and wounded three others. Saturday evening’s blast happened in the mostly Shiite neighborhood of Kot-e-Sangi, a bustling commercial and residential area.
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Third temporary channel opens for vessels to Baltimore port after bridge collapse
A third temporary channel for boats to access the Port of Baltimore has opened as workers keep removing debris from the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed after it was struck by a cargo ship.
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Pakistani province issues a flood alert and warns of a heavy loss of life from glacial melting
A Pakistani province has issued a flood alert because of glacial melting and is warning of a heavy loss of life if timely safety measures aren’t undertaken.
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Indonesian police arrest 8 suspected militants, part of a banned extremist group with al-Qaida links
Indonesian authorities say the country’s elite counterterrorism police have arrested eight suspected militants in recent days believed to be part of a new cell linked to Jemaah Islamiyah, an al-Qaida-linked group.
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North Korea says it tested ‘super-large’ cruise missile warhead and new anti-aircraft missile
North Korea says it tested a “super-large” cruise missile warhead and a new anti-aircraft missile in a western coastal area as it expands its military capabilities in the face of deepening tensions with the United States and South Korea.
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US envoy to UN visits Nagasaki A-bomb museum, pays tribute to victims
The American envoy to the United Nations has called for countries armed with atomic weapons to pursue nuclear disarmament as she visited the atomic bomb museum in Nagasaki, Japan.
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Key ally of Pakistan’s prime minister demands end to ban on social media platform X
An important ally of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif demanded the government lift a two-month-old ban on the social media platform X, saying it violates citizens’ right to speech and expression.
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South Korea slows plan to hike medical school admissions as doctors’ strike drags on
South Korea’s government says it will slow down a plan to admit more students to the country’s medical schools from next year, in a bid to end a weeks-long strike by thousands of doctors.
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Staff and shoppers return to ‘somber’ Sydney shopping mall 6 days after mass stabbings
Shoppers and workers have returned to a “really quiet” Sydney mall, where six days earlier an assailant stabbed six people to death in an attack that police believe targeted women.
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AP Week in Pictures: Asia
April 12-18, 2024
Shoppers are terrified after a lone assailant started stabbing people at a shopping mall in Sydney; people appreciate spring flowers like cherry and azalea blossoms in Tokyo; a King Sejong statue receives a spring cleaning in Seoul, South Korea.
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