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September 16, 2025

Pacific leaders gather to celebrate 50th anniversary of Papua New Guinea’s independence

Celebrations and events have been held across the country to mark the milestonePNG independence: 50 y...

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September 16, 2025

Australia-PNG defence treaty: countries to agree to defend each other from military attack as China’s Pacific influence grows

Anthony Albanese and Papua New Guinea’s defence minister downplayed the delay to the Pukpuk defence treaty being formalised

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September 15, 2025

Chinese economy weakens as consumer spending and factory output slows

Economists split on need for new Beijing stimulus amid headwinds from Trump tariffs and crisis-hit property sector

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September 12, 2025

Strongest tornado ever recorded in Japan hits Shizuoka prefecture

Devastating twister packs gusts of up to 168mph, injuring 89 people and leaving trail of destructionJapan has experienced the strongest tornado in...

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September 12, 2025

South Korea outraged at 300 workers treated as ‘prisoners of war’ in US raid

As Hyundai-LG workers fly home after visa ordeal, Koreans bristle at ‘humiliation’ and sense of betrayal by Seoul’s allyMore than 300 South Korean...

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September 11, 2025

Fiji ant study provides new evidence of insects’ decline on remote islands

DNA analysis of endemic specimens in museums finds 79% of ant populations in Pacific archipelago are shrinkingIsland-dwelling insects have not been...

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September 11, 2025

Hong Kong criticised for rejecting bill giving ‘bare minimum’ rights to same-sex couples

Legislative council voted down a bill that was introduced to comply with an order from the city’s top courtHuman rights groups have accused the Hong...

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September 10, 2025

South Korean woman who bit off attacker’s tongue acquitted after 61 years

Choi Mal-ja’s appeal gained momentum after #MeToo movement inspired her to seek justiceA court in South Korea has acquitted a woman convicted six...

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September 10, 2025

Discovery of new campsite shows fugitive Tom Phillips had ‘outside help,’ NZ police say

Phillips had spent nearly four years hiding in the wilderness with his three children before he was killed in an exchange of fire with police on...

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September 10, 2025

Trump reportedly asks EU to impose 100% tariffs on India and China

In effort to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, US president reportedly proposes tariffs of up to 100% targeting Putin allies and trade partners

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September 09, 2025

Images of Tom Phillips’ remote campsite revealed a day after fugitive father shot dead by New Zealand police

After four years on the run with their father, Phillips’ three children have all been located and are ‘doing well under the circumstances’, say...

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September 09, 2025

Thaksin Shinawatra jailed by Thailand supreme court for one year in major blow to former prime minister

Case centred on claims that he had not properly served a sentence for corruption and abuse of power, which was handed down in 2023Thailand’s former...

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