UK, Australia and Canada recognize a Palestinian state
LONDON (AP) — The U.K., Australia and Canada formally recognized a Palestinian state on Sunday, prompting an angry…
Russia’s revamped Intervision song contest names its inaugural winner
When Vietnamese singer Duc Phuc held aloft the crystal cup trophy in Moscow’s Live Arena on Saturday night,…
World-first vaccine approved to protect koalas from chlamydia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A regulator has approved a world-first vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia infections, which…
US briefly deploys 2 warships to a disputed South China Sea shoal after Chinese collision
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The U.S. deployed two warships Wednesday in a disputed South China Sea shoal where…
Chinese citizen charged in Australia under foreign interference laws
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A Chinese citizen was charged Monday under Australia’s recent foreign interference laws with covertly…
Hong Kong cancels passports and bans financial support for 16 overseas activists
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities on Monday strengthened a crackdown on 16 overseas-based activists who were…
Trump’s new tariffs prompt mixed reactions from global trading partners
BANGKOK (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariff rates of up to 41% on U.S. imports from…
Australia’s Parliament resumes with pro-Palestinian protests and calls for Israel sanctions
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Parliament resumed Tuesday for the first time since the center-left Labor Party won…
Australia hosts largest-ever war drills, Exercise Talisman Sabre, likely to draw Chinese attention
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The largest-ever war-fighting drills in Australia, Exercise Talisman Sabre, are underway and expected to…