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Japanese stocks surge as Takaichi secures historic election victory

February 9, 2026 - 2:56am
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party secured 316 out of 465 seats in Sunday's election.
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Japanese stocks surge as Takaichi secures historic election victory

February 9, 2026 - 2:56am
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party secured 316 out of 465 seats in Sunday's election.
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Are Bangladesh's youth turning against India?

February 9, 2026 - 2:00am
Anti-Indianism is rising in Bangladesh as ties between the South Asian neighbours sink to a new low.
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Are Bangladesh's youth turning against India?

February 9, 2026 - 2:00am
Anti-Indianism is rising in Bangladesh as ties between the South Asian neighbours sink to a new low.
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Christchurch shooter seeks to overturn guilty plea

February 9, 2026 - 12:31am
Brenton Tarrant is serving a life sentence after murdering 51 people in the March 2019 attack on two mosques in New Zealand.
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Thai PM claims election victory with conservatives well ahead of rivals

February 8, 2026 - 2:22pm
The ruling conservatives defied opinion polls predicting a win for the reformist People's Party.
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Christchurch shooter seeks to overturn guilty plea

February 8, 2026 - 2:20pm
Brenton Tarrant is serving a life sentence after murdering 51 people in the March 2019 attack on two mosques in New Zealand.
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Polls close in Thai election pitting reformists against conservatives

February 8, 2026 - 7:24am
Thai voters are choosing between sweeping change or more of the same in an election called after several coalition governments collapsed.
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Australia's opposition coalition reunites after row over hate-speech laws

February 7, 2026 - 10:33pm
The Nationals had split from the Liberals citing free speech concerns over laws brought in after the Bondi Beach attack.
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Australia's opposition coalition reunites after row over hate-speech laws

February 7, 2026 - 10:33pm
The Nationals had split from the Liberal Party citing free speech concerns over laws brought in after the Bondi Beach attack.
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Japan votes in snap election as PM Takaichi takes a gamble

February 7, 2026 - 6:00pm
Observers say Sanae Takaichi's personal popularity may boost the ruling party's showing at the polls.
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The woman tasked with kicking Australian kids off social media

February 7, 2026 - 2:22pm
After decades working in the private tech industry, Julia Inman Grant now finds herself on the other side.
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The woman tasked with kicking Australian kids off social media

February 7, 2026 - 2:22pm
After decades working in the private tech industry, Julia Inman Grant now finds herself on the other side.
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Alleged mastermind among four arrested after Pakistan mosque blast

February 7, 2026 - 12:58pm
The four are suspected of facilitating a suicide bombing that killed more than 30 people, Pakistan's interior minister said.
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Alleged mastermind among four arrested after Pakistan mosque blast

February 7, 2026 - 12:58pm
The four are suspected of facilitating a suicide bombing that killed more than 30 people, Pakistan's interior minister said.
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S Korean crypto firm accidentally pays out $40bn in bitcoin

February 7, 2026 - 8:56am
The company quickly realised its mistake and managed to recover virtually all the missing tokens from customers.
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S Korean crypto firm accidentally pays out $40bn in bitcoin

February 7, 2026 - 8:56am
The company quickly realised its mistake and managed to recover virtually all the missing tokens from customers.
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More than 30 killed in blast at Pakistan mosque, officials say

February 6, 2026 - 7:35pm
The attack, which took place during Friday prayers in the capital Islamabad, injured almost 170 people.
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They were drawn to Korea with dreams of K-pop stardom - but then let down

February 6, 2026 - 6:05pm
Stories of aspiring foreign trainees shed light on an under-regulated industry, where there is opportunity and risk.
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They were drawn to Korea with dreams of K-pop stardom - but then let down

February 6, 2026 - 6:05pm
Stories of aspiring foreign trainees shed light on an under-regulated industry, where there is opportunity and risk.
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