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‘Hundreds’ including women and children killed in drone attacks crossing river to flee war
Horrific stories are emerging of an atrocity in war-ravaged Myanmar, allegedly at the hands of a rebel army, which has denied responsibility.
- by Zach Hope and Saiful Arakani
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The ‘magic’ case of the missing Catalonian separatist leader
“They thought they’d be celebrating my arrest,” Carles Puigdemont told a crowd in Barcelona. “Well, they are wrong.”
- by Joan Faus
Tears in Thailand as Move Forward Party – and hopes for democracy – cancelled by court
The Constitutional Court dissolved the election-winning political party and banned its leaders, including young figurehead, Pita Limjaroenrat.
- by Zach Hope
The Nobel Prize winning banker tasked with leading his country out of chaos
Student leaders who organised the protests in Bangladesh have wanted Muhammad Yunus to lead an interim government.
- by Sheikh Saaliq and Julhas Alam
Gunmen kill New Zealand helicopter pilot in Indonesia’s Papua region
Glen Malcolm Conning, a pilot for Indonesian aviation company PT Intan Angkasa Air Service, was shot to death by gunmen allegedly with the West Papua Liberation Army.
- by Alfian Kartono and Niniek Karmini
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‘I am Giorgia’: Italy’s far-right leader and the confounding world of Italian politics
Italy’s first female PM is also the first to govern from the far right in decades. Has Giorgia Meloni’s agenda changed in power? Where did her politics come from? And why has Italy had 68 governments since World War II?
- by Angus Holland
A reporter, a Russian killer and everyone else freed in the prisoner swap
Twenty-four prisoners were freed in a multi-country exchange on Friday, the largest exchange between Russia and the West in years.
- by Ivan Nechepurenko, Valerie Hopkins and Alina Lobzina
PM urges Australians to leave Lebanon due to ‘real risk of escalation’
After the deaths of senior Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, it’s thought conflict in the region could heighten amid retaliatory strikes.
- by Olivia Ireland and Josefine Ganko
‘Curious kiss’ between Macron and French sports minister causes a stir
Amelie Oudea-Castera, a former professional tennis player, appeared locked in a close embrace with the president, sparking controversy in the French media and online.
- by Henry Samuel
Kim Jong-un ‘training’ his young daughter to be his successor
Believed to be about 11 years old, Kim Ju-ae, was first revealed by her father in November 2022 and has since been mingling with top generals at major military events.
- by Nicola Smith
Paris security ramped up for Israel soccer match as Gaza tensions rise
Israel’s Olympic athletes are under 24-hour protection after a French MP declared they are not welcome in Paris.
- by Chip Le Grand and Marta Pascual Juanola