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Modi’s party wins Indian election but with smaller majority

Modi’s party wins Indian election but with smaller majority

India’s opposition Congress party called the opposition alliance’s strong showing in the polls a “win for democracy”.

  • by YP Rajesh and Shilpa Jamkhandikar

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Modi, who casts himself as ‘sent by God’, loses his aura of invincibility

Modi, who casts himself as ‘sent by God’, loses his aura of invincibility

The once-dominant opposition has made electoral gains on the government over issues like unemployment, social justice and Modi’s ties to India’s billionaires.

  • by Mujib Mashal and Alex Travelli
Desperate for water, some Delhi residents are prepared to kill

Desperate for water, some Delhi residents are prepared to kill

The streets feel like an oven. Driving a water truck is dangerous work when water is rationed: people will do anything to quench their family’s thirst.

  • by Sameer Yasir
He’s warned us before on the China threat. Can we afford to ignore him again?

He’s warned us before on the China threat. Can we afford to ignore him again?

Mike Pezzullo was disgraced as a public servant. But his qualifications as a defence strategist remain intact.

  • by Peter Hartcher
Shorten will attend Ukraine peace summit as Zelensky makes surprise Asia visit

Shorten will attend Ukraine peace summit as Zelensky makes surprise Asia visit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to leaders at the Asia defence summit where China said it would be prepared to use force to prevent Taiwanese independence.

  • by Lisa Visentin
Marles raises ‘unsafe’ navy encounters in ‘frank’ talks with Chinese defence minister

Marles raises ‘unsafe’ navy encounters in ‘frank’ talks with Chinese defence minister

The defence minister used a meeting with his Chinese counterpart to raise Australia’s concerns about “unsafe” encounters between the PLA and the Australian navy.

  • by Lisa Visentin
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Australian among 14 convicted in Hong Kong under national security law

Australian among 14 convicted in Hong Kong under national security law

It’s the former British colony’s biggest national security case under a law imposed by Beijing that has all but wiped out public dissent.

  • by Lisa Visentin
NRL star’s father accused of being  at ‘centre’ of failed drug smuggling attempt

NRL star’s father accused of being at ‘centre’ of failed drug smuggling attempt

Authorities in Indonesia say the Australian must face justice there, where such crimes can attract the death penalty.

  • by Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies
This ‘Russian’ woman loves China. Too bad she’s a deepfake of an unrelated Australian

This ‘Russian’ woman loves China. Too bad she’s a deepfake of an unrelated Australian

The videos are often labelled with hashtags such as “Russian beauty” and the women describe how accomplished Chinese men are.

  • by Vivian Wang and Siyi Zhao
Taiwan’s Kinmen islands are a stone’s throw from China. Its inhabitants are torn

Taiwan’s Kinmen islands are a stone’s throw from China. Its inhabitants are torn

If China were to attack Taiwan, this string of islands is at the front line. Kinmen is less than 10 kilometres from the Chinese mainland and remnants of past battles are everywhere.

  • by Lisa Visentin and Daniel Ceng
Several children killed after Indian amusement park inferno, police say

Several children killed after Indian amusement park inferno, police say

A major fire broke out on Saturday at an amusement park in Gujarat state in western India, killing at least 27 people, police and media reports said.