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The man stabbed Emma Lovell to death on Boxing Day in 2022, after breaking into her Brisbane home.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:Despite ceasefire agreements on July 28 and August 7, the two sides continue to exchange inflammatory accusations.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:The BBC's Danny Vincent spoke to the pro-democracy tycoon just hours before his arrest in December 2020.
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:This year, the U.S. marks the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations with Vietnam. It should not forget the scores of dissidents who have been deprived of their freedom.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:In Japan,15 August is a mourning occasion known as "Memorial Day for the End of the War"
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Eighty years after Japan was defeated, a wave of Chinese films about the occupation are fuelling memory and anger.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:The country is currently grappling with the social effects of gambling, in particularly the surge of online gambling among the youth.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:The incident took place in Chositi village, a congested pilgrim route, while a large number of people were gathered.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Official details are sparse, but Kazakhstan has confirmed that one of its citizens was detained by Polish authorities.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Many American policymakers seem content to see China dominate EV sales. They donβt appear to realize that means ceding the future of the auto industry.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:The contest is no longer model versus model; it is about who controls the plumbing of the digital world β chips and data centers β and, increasingly, the rulebook that governs them.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:While strengthening trade ties with China may serve Australiaβs national interest, this should not come at the expense of Taiwan.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Independent candidates also leaned into anti-foreigner narratives β yet the Japanese public's attitude toward immigrants has remained stable for decades.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:The Talibanβs takeover of Kabul marked not only the fall of a government but a historical moment of moral failure. Afghan women have paid the price.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Khala Nafeesa is one of the millions of once-thriving Afghan women now scrambling to survive within a heavily sanctioned country.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Rahul Gandhiβs national campaign against voter list fraud is perhaps less about making a comeback and more about saving Indian democracy.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:The rise of Hallyu has been less a sudden burst than a steady, sustained movement.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Rather than any economic or geopolitical goal, Trump's tariffs seem to be driven by his personal frustrations.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:So why is the Christian clergy in Kerala bonding with the BJP?
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:As politicians maneuver in Bangkok and Phnom Penh, the world must not forget the innocent lives that have been lost.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:TOKYO β Fresh off getting outmaneuvered by Tokyo on a βtrade deal,β President Donald Trumpβs team is going even further to demonstrate its ignorance of the state of play in Japan. Case in point: US Treasury SecretaryScott Bessentcomplaining that the Bank of Japan isnβt hiking interest rates fast enough, when his boss is the reason [β¦] The post Scott Bessentβs got a Japanese blind spot appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:This August 15 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.Around this time of the year, I find myself in a peculiar and often uncomfortable position: caught between two nations, two identities, and two histories. Being born to a Japanese father and a Korean mother, as someone of these two heritages, I [β¦] The post Time for Japan-South Korea to move beyond guilt and grievance appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:The upcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 15 in Anchorage, Alaska, is more than a meeting between world leaders. It is a diplomatic gamble for high stakes, one that seeks to deal with the ongoing war in Ukraine but also exposes the contradictory interests between the two [β¦] The post Why Zelensky should be at the table in Alaska appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:US Treasury chief says Washington could increase secondary tariffs on India if talks don't go well in Alaska.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:The court rejected a US composer's copyright claim to the inescapable children's song.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:It attempts to legitimize the Yunus-led interim government as a constitutionally mandated government.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:The WFP says that the state's population has suffered from "prolonged conflict, severe movement restrictions, soaring food prices and... a significant decrease in humanitarian funding.β
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Kim Jong Un's sister added that the country had 'no will' to improve relations with South Korea.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:The incident comes days after two Chinese vessels collided, allegedly while pursuing a Philippine patrol ship in the vicinity of the contested Scarborough Shoal.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:Lai is accused of colluding with foreign forces under a Beijing-imposed national security law.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:While the accused mounted a self-argued defence using science, the court found her guilty of murder.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:While the accused mounted a self-argued defence using science, the court found her guilty of murder.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:The country's postwar history was a remarkable story of national rebirth. Now the assumptions that underpinned the last 80 years of policy are being stressed to the limit.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:South Korea offered in trade negotiations to βMake American Shipbuilding Great Again.β It could mark a new phase for the alliance.
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:Decentralized microgrids and renewable energy sources could be an effective strategic shield for Taiwan.
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