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Emergency call released of boy who swam for hours to save family

February 11, 2026 - 6:54am
Austin Appelbee, 13, swam to get help for his mother and siblings after they were swept out to sea.
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Australia's opposition leader under pressure after key resignation

February 11, 2026 - 5:10am
The resignation of a key colleague paves the way for a challenge to first female Liberal leader Sussan Ley.
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India orders social media firms to remove unlawful content within three hours

February 11, 2026 - 3:27am
Critics worry the rules would be a compliance challenge for tech platforms and could expand censorship.
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India orders social media firms to remove unlawful content within three hours

February 11, 2026 - 3:27am
Critics worry the rules would be a compliance challenge for tech platforms and could expand censorship.
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'We are treated as outcasts': Acid attack survivor fights for justice and dignity

February 10, 2026 - 7:56pm
Malik recently petitioned India's top court to include survivors forced to ingest acid under disability law.
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Shaheen Malik: An acid attack survivor's fight for justice and dignity

February 10, 2026 - 7:56pm
Malik recently petitioned India's top court to include survivors forced to ingest acid under disability law.
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Indonesia preparing to deploy up to 8,000 soldiers to Gaza

February 10, 2026 - 6:38am
It would be the first country to do so as part of phase two of the ceasefire agreement brokered by the US last year.
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Indonesia preparing to deploy up to 8,000 soldiers to Gaza

February 10, 2026 - 6:38am
It would be the first country to do so as part of phase two of the ceasefire agreement brokered by the US last year.
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Australian author's erotic novel is child sex abuse material, judge finds

February 10, 2026 - 1:44am
The author's erotic novel featured an 18-year-old protagonist who role-played as a toddler.
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Australian author's erotic novel is child sex abuse material, judge finds

February 10, 2026 - 1:44am
The author's erotic novel featured an 18-year-old protagonist who role-played as a toddler.
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Philippine top court says same-sex couples can co-own property

February 10, 2026 - 1:31am
The landmark decision said "legitimate intimate relationships" must not be "legally invisible".
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Philippine top court says same-sex couples can co-own property

February 10, 2026 - 1:31am
The landmark decision said "legitimate intimate relationships" must not be "legally invisible".
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Thailand election: The result the polls never saw coming

February 9, 2026 - 6:58pm
Why did a youthful, progressive party do so poorly compared to a transactional, old-style party?
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Thailand election: The result the polls never saw coming

February 9, 2026 - 6:58pm
Why did a youthful, progressive party do so poorly compared to a transactional, old-style party?
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Japan has given Takaichi a landslide win - but can she bring back the economy?

February 9, 2026 - 6:02pm
Japan has been battling sluggish growth, mounting public debt and a rapidly ageing workforce.
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Japan has given Takaichi a landslide win - but can she bring back the economy?

February 9, 2026 - 6:02pm
Japan has been battling sluggish growth, mounting public debt and a rapidly ageing workforce.
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Twenty years is 'a death sentence', son of British media tycoon jailed by China says

February 9, 2026 - 12:28pm
A Hong Kong court sentences the 78-year-old British citizen Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison after he was found guilty of national security offences last December.
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Twenty years is 'a death sentence', son of British media tycoon jailed by China says

February 9, 2026 - 12:28pm
A Hong Kong court sentences the 78-year-old British citizen Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison after he was found guilty of national security offences last December.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai gets 20 years' jail

February 9, 2026 - 7:11am
Lai's supporters say this amounts to a death sentence, but authorities say it demonstrates the rule of law.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai gets 20 years' jail

February 9, 2026 - 7:11am
Lai's supporters say this amounts to a death sentence, but authorities say it demonstrates the rule of law.
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