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'This might be my last message': Thailand set to deport Australian refugee
Thailand is set to send a Melbourne footballer back to Bahrain, where he faces imprisonment and possible torture, a human rights group claims.
- by Michael Ruffles
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Opinion
Meng Wanzhou
Donald Trump has seized a Chinese princess
Meng Wanzhou is no ordinary executive. And her arrest in Canada could have far reaching repercussions.
- by Hamish McDonald
Meng Wanzhou
Huawei arrest is politically motivated, says China
State media accused Washington of trying to contain Huawei because it is the "point man" for the rise of China's globally competitive technology companies.
- by Kirsty Needham
Defence
North Korea is expanding missile base with eye toward US: experts
Activities near the border with China and the expansion of a new suspected missile facility nearby are the latest indications North Korea hasn't given up its arsenal.
- by Choe Sang-Hun
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Indonesia
Australian embassy protesters in Jakarta linked to Jokowi campaign
Who are the people paying the people protesting at the Australian embassy in Jakarta, and how are they linked to the campaign to re-elect President Joko Widodo?
- by James Massola & Karuni Rompies
Cuba
'Internet in your pocket!': Cubans finally allowed mobile access to online world
For the first time, average Cubans have became eligible to sign up for mobile internet, a development long awaited on the communist-ruled island.
- by Andrea Rodriguez
YouTube
Mastanamma, cooking granny and YouTube sensation, dies at 107
It was a short but well-lived career in the spotlight. Mastanamma got her big break at 105.
- by Kai Schultz
China
Steve Bannon's new Chinese friend has a dark track record Down Under
Bannon is the latest high-profile Western political figure to be befriended by the Chinese billionaire fugitive Guo Wengui, who has a darker story in Australia.
- by Kirsty Needham
Huawei
Huawei exec detained in Canada amid sanctions violations suspicions
Canada has arrested Huawei's global CFO in Vancouver, where she is facing extradition to the US on suspicion she violated sanctions against Iran.
Corruption
Malaysian fugitive financier, 4 others face new 1MDB charges
Malaysian police say they have filed new criminal charges against five people over the multibillion-dollar looting of state investment fund.
Indonesia
Payne, Retno to meet after 'slap to Indonesia's face' over embassy
Foreign Minister Marise Payne will make a lightning visit to Bali to rebuild her damaged relationship with Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi.
- by James Massola