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Australian sentenced to death in China on drug charges

An Australian citizen has been sentenced to death in China for drug charges, local Chinese media has reported.

by Eryk Bagshaw

A protective barrier around the statue of Winston Churchill on Parliament Square.

'Absurd and shameful': Winston Churchill statue sealed in steel ahead of protests

by Bevan Shields

A map of two Koreas showing the Demilitarised Zone with North Korea's capital Pyongyang and South Korea's capital Seoul is seen at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea.

'Faded away into a dark nightmare': North Korea says diplomacy with Trump has failed

by Kim Hjelmgaard

President Donald Trump speaks in Dallas.

Donald Trump changes rally over slavery end date holiday

Jessica Mulroney arrives at the wedding ceremony of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle in Windsor, near London, England.

After white privilege row, Meghan's best friend fired from TV gigs

by Josie Ensor

Opinion & Perspectives

Reach out to Russia to manage the rise of China

Dave Sharma

In the long term it is an ambitious and revanchist China, not Russia, which poses the larger threat to the global order.

Kicking over Britain's statues is a dead end

Bevan Shields

The unpopular truth is that removing statues of controversial figures is a cause lacking mainstream support.

How George Floyd's death changed the US culture wars

Matthew Knott

At times, the zeal for justice has tipped over into the "de-platforming" of those seen as insufficiently committed to the anti-racist cause.

North America

Protesters in Atlanta after the shooting of Rayshard Brooks.

'Not a justified use of deadly force': New protests in US after police kill man at drive-through

Hundreds of demonstrators are protesting in the US city of Atlanta following the killing of 27-year-old black man Rayshard Brooks by a white police officer.

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by David Millward

Trump rally a 'dangerous move' as coronavirus cases spike in US

President Trump will host a rally at a 19,000 seat arena in Tulsa this weekend. Health experts fear it could trigger a new wave of coronavirus infections with parts of the US already recording a spike in cases.

An image taken from police body camera footage showing Rayshard Brooks speaking with Officer Garrett Rolfe.

Crime

Body-cam footage: How Rayshard Brooks was fatally shot by Atlanta police

by Malachy Browne and Christina Kelso

Donald Trump says he will not watch the NFL or soccer, if players kneel in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.

Floyd protests

'I won't be watching much': Trump refuses to watch football if players kneel

People wear face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus as they ride the subway in Taipei, Taiwan.

Coronavirus pandemic

Masks may be better defence than hand washing: US study

by Patrick Sawer

Europe

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says 'we can't photoshop our history'.

Floyd protests

'We can't photoshop our history': Boris Johnson vows to protect Churchill statue

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by Anna Mikhailova

Anti-racism protesters stand on the monument in Place de la Republique in Paris on June 13.

Floyd protests

Macron says France won't remove statues, erase history

Border guards opens the border crossing in Thonex, near Geneva in Switzerland, on Sunday.

Coronavirus pandemic

European countries open their borders and step into a brave new world

Caretakers bury a migrant in a cemetery of Sfax, eastern Tunisia, following a migrant shipwreck off Tunisia's coast.

Asylum seekers

Sharp spike in refugees coming to Europe

Black Lives Matter

'Racist thugs' condemned after violent clashes with police, activists in London

by Michael Holden and Guy Faulconbridge

Amsterdam is looking to rethink how the city can function for both visitors and locals.

Coronavirus pandemic

Amsterdam to clean up sex-and-drugs tourism in post-virus reboot

by Ruben Munsterman and Ellen Proper

Asia

Maria Ressa, editor and CEO of Rappler, passes through a disinfection chamber as she arrives in court in Manila on Monday.

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Press freedom

Duterte critic Maria Ressa found guilty of cyber libel

"This verdict has an impact on press freedom, not just in the Philippines but I think all around the world," the Rappler editor said on her way into court.

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by Girlie Linao

Izhaar Hussain Shaikh drives an ambulance for HelpNow, an initiative to help the stretched services of first responders in Mumbai.

Coronavirus pandemic

A start-up ambulance service is helping save lives in Mumbai

In a city with a history of ambulance shortages and where the coronavirus pandemic has claimed nearly 1300 lives, every bit of help counts.

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by Rafiq Maqbool

China is reporting its highest daily total of coronavirus cases in two months after the capital's largest wholesale food market was shut down following an outbreak.

Coronavirus pandemic

Fears of a second wave as Beijing steps up coronavirus measures

by Yew Lun Tian and Ryan Woo

HSBC has been heavily criticised for backing the new law on stifling dissent in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong protests

Australian banks warned of 'serious brand damage' in Hong Kong

by Eryk Bagshaw

Australian actor Karm Gilespie has been sentenced to death in China.

Crime

Australian actor's journey to a Chinese death sentence

by Eryk Bagshaw, Rachael Dexter and Pallavi Singhal

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Libyan General Khalifa Hifter, pictured in January.

Tragedy

UN expresses horror at mass graves in Libya

The graves were uncovered after fighters loyal to Khalifa Hifter, whose 14-month campaign to capture Tripoli, Libya, collapsed in recent weeks, retreated from Tarhuna, Libya, 64 kilometres south-east of the capital.