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Australia refuses to match allies sanctioning China over support for Russian war

Australia refuses to match allies sanctioning China over support for Russian war

The UK, US and the EU are among those sanctioning Chinese companies accused of helping Russia wreak havoc in Ukraine. The Albanese government is an outlier.

  • by Lisa Visentin

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A-listers fly in as Asia’s richest man marries in the year’s most extravagant wedding

A-listers fly in as Asia’s richest man marries in the year’s most extravagant wedding

The four-day wedding reportedly has a guest list that includes former British prime ministers Tony Blair and Boris Johnson, Kim Kardashian, Drake and David Beckham.

  • by Rafiq Maqbool and Rajanish Kakade
Few answers in Australian-Philippine triple-murder mystery

Few answers in Australian-Philippine triple-murder mystery

A Philippine father is wrestling with the question he has had since Wednesday: How to tell his four children their mother and Australian grandparents were dead.

  • by Zach Hope and Aram Lascano
Why so many of Bali’s foreign visitors don’t – or won’t – pay its modest tourist levy

Why so many of Bali’s foreign visitors don’t – or won’t – pay its modest tourist levy

Scepticism of scams, tightness and a sense of entitlement play their part, but that’s not the main problem.

  • by Zach Hope and Amilia Rosa
‘Living a nightmare’: Family speaks out after Australians killed in Philippines

‘Living a nightmare’: Family speaks out after Australians killed in Philippines

The family of an Australian couple killed in their Philippines hotel room have spoken out as police hunt for a man captured on CCTV.

  • by Jessica McSweeney
World of photos, July 13, 2024
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World of photos, July 13, 2024

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

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Masked man captured on CCTV leaving Philippines hotel room of two dead Australians

Masked man captured on CCTV leaving Philippines hotel room of two dead Australians

Two Australians and their Filipina companion have been found dead, with their hands and feet tied, inside a hotel in a popular resort city.

  • by Jim Gomez
This fairytale village in ruins symbolises state of China’s economy

This fairytale village in ruins symbolises state of China’s economy

These days the abandoned ruins stand as a mausoleum to Evergrande’s rapacious ambitions and a symbol of the sickness plaguing the real estate market.

  • by Lisa Visentin
With nearly nude women, the Joker and pets, a Tokyo election descends into madness

With nearly nude women, the Joker and pets, a Tokyo election descends into madness

Personal publicity stunts have hijacked Tokyo’s vote for a new governor, with nearly nude women, an AI character and a man practising his golf swing among the candidates.

  • by Mari Yamaguchi
China anchors ‘monster ship’ in Philippine waters of South China Sea

China anchors ‘monster ship’ in Philippine waters of South China Sea

The Philippines and China agreed on Tuesday for the need to “restore trust” and “rebuild confidence” to better manage maritime disputes.

  • by Neil Jerome Morales
Mount Everest’s highest camp is littered with frozen garbage

Mount Everest’s highest camp is littered with frozen garbage

Four dead bodies, 11 tonnes of garbage and a skeleton were removed from the world’s tallest mountain during this year’s climbing season.

  • by Binaj Gurubacharya