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Hakeem Al-Araibi arrives at the Bangkok court on Monday with his legs shackled.

'Why did they put chains on me? I'm not an animal': Hakeem al-Araibi speaks from prison

The refugee footballer has begged Scott Morrison to step up his efforts to secure his release, after the news that he would stay on remand until April 22.

  • by James Massola

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President Donald Trump espoused unity and bipartisanship in previous speeches but has failed to act on his promises.

Trump will call for 'unity' in State of the Union address. It's a scam

It's one of the most dispiriting rituals that attend State of the Union addresses in the Trump era but this time around, there's just no excuse for playing along.

  • by Greg Sargent
Joshua Trump, no relation, will be a guest of honour of Donald Trump at his State of the Union address. 

Trump invites bullied 11-year-old Joshua Trump to State of the Union

Joshua has been ridiculed on the school bus and elsewhere, to the point that he began using a different last name.

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Japan's gaffe-prone Finance Minister, Taro Aso, blamed childless women for the country's population issues.

Japanese minister apologises for comment on Japan's shrinking population

The gaffe-prone Taro Aso, a 78-year-old former prime minister, blamed childless women for the country's alarming population trend.

  • by Mari Yamaguchi
Hakeem Al-Araibi arrives at the Bangkok court on Monday with his legs shackled.

'Why did they put chains on me? I'm not an animal': Hakeem al-Araibi speaks from prison

The refugee footballer has begged Scott Morrison to step up his efforts to secure his release, after the news that he would stay on remand until April 22.

  • by James Massola

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