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NRL star’s father sent hidden drugs from Mexico, investigators believe
More details have emerged about the alleged crimes of Australian man Gregor Johann Haas, who was arrested in the Philippines on Wednesday.
- by Zach Hope
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Is the gold mime spying on us? In Pakistan, it’s not a strange question
In Pakistan, where people live in fear of powerful security services, conspiracy theories have long been embraced. Did you know Osama Bin Laden was Jewish?
- by Christina Goldbaum
As Japan’s yakuza weakens, a new type of criminal emerges: tokuryu
Unorganised and loosely connected criminals – some hired on social media – are believed to be behind a series of crimes once dominated by yakuza.
- by Mari Yamaguchi
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Development
Paradise lost is just not cricket for burnt beachfront investors
Paul’s Warehouse owner Paul Dwyer brought in Steve Waugh to help promote a luxury hotel development in Sri Lanka. Seven years later it’s unfinished and mired in controversy.
- by Chris Barrett
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Abducted in Japan
Japan’s laws have changed. Now its society must too
Dozens of Australian parents and children have been caught in this outdated, cruel system. Now the Japanese government has finally relented.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
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Crime
NRL star’s father allegedly linked to Mexican drug cartel, faces death penalty
Indonesian authorities have been hunting accused drug trafficker Gregor Johann Haas since December last year. They arrested him on Wednesday with help from Philippine police.
- by Zach Hope, Amilia Rosa and Michael Chammas
Japan has finally changed its custody law. Australian parents fear it’s not enough
Australian parents of children abducted by their ex-partners in Japan say watershed reforms enabling joint custody don’t address the root cause of the issue.
- by Lisa Visentin and Eryk Bagshaw
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China relations
Putin and Xi pledge a ‘new era’ and condemn the United States
Putin’s two-day state visit to one of his strongest allies comes just as his country’s forces pressed an offensive in the most significant border incursion since the full-scale Ukraine invasion began.
- by Bernard Orr, Guy Faulconbridge and Andrew Osborn
Cloud seeding: Indonesia attempts to redirect rain after killer floods
More rain is forecast after monsoonal downpours triggered a landslide of mud and cold lava from Mount Marapi, that caused rivers to breach their banks.
- by Kasparman Piliang and Niniek Karmini
Total control: The night I was locked out of history in the making
The swearing-in of a new prime minister in Singapore is a truly rare and significant event, but it pays if your name’s on the door list.
- by Zach Hope
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World politics
A rare changing of the guard in Singapore as the ‘miracle’ hits turbulence
Lawrence Wong inherits an overachieving middle power famed for its prosperity; a beacon of stability and open trade. But the nation has problems too.
- by Zach Hope