Thursday | June 5, 2025 A groundbreaking national study has revealed that more than one in three men in Australia have reported using violence against an intimate partner, highlighting a disturbing rise in gender-based abuse despite more than a decade of national efforts aimed at prevention. This alarming finding comes from a first-of-its-kind longitudinal study,
Thursday | May 29, 2025 Jakarta, Indonesia — President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia was awarded France’s highest civilian and military honor, the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, by French President Emmanuel Macron during a ceremonial event at the Indonesian Military Academy in Magelang, Central Java, on Thursday. The momentous occasion was broadcast live
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Monday | May 26, 2025 Thailand Declines to Prosecute American Academic on Royal Defamation Charges, But Legal Uncertainty Remains On Thursday, Thai state prosecutors announced that they will not move forward with charges against American academic Paul Chambers, who was arrested last month on allegations of royal defamation—a crime under Thailand’s strict lèse majesté law,
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Friday | May 16, 2025 Bangladesh’s Election Commission has formally revoked the registration of the Awami League, the former ruling party led by ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. This unprecedented move effectively bars the party from participating in the upcoming national elections, which are anticipated to take place no later than June of next year.
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Tuesday | May 6, 2025 Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, in what is shaping up to be one of the most fraught and high-stakes encounters between the leaders of the two neighboring countries in recent memory. The meeting comes at
Saturday | April 5, 2025 Clad in brown uniforms, Chinese military officials spread out among rows of young saplings, shoveling soil into freshly dug holes. As the camera sweeps across the scene, it lingers on the top brass, capturing them in order of rank. Yet one notable figure is missing. The news segment, broadcast Wednesday
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Wednesday | March 19, 2025 The skull of an Aboriginal man who is thought to have been killed by colonizers in the early 19th century has been returned for burial in Tasmania from a British university. The remains of a young man whose identity remains unknown will finally be laid to rest in a ceremonial
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Sunday | February 23, 2025 Voting began Sunday in Germany’s general election, with opinion polls indicating the country is set for a new chancellor and a reshaped governing coalition. While German elections are typically predictable and uneventful, this campaign has been anything but. Last November, Chancellor Olaf Scholz of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) abruptly
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Thursday | February 13, 2025 Beyond heart-shaped boxes of chocolates, fancy dinner reservations, and plush red teddy bears, roses have become the true symbol of Valentine’s Day. As the holiday’s most popular flower — and for some, the only time of year they decide to buy a bouquet — roses continue to hold their place
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Tuesday | February 04, 2025 Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has firmly dismissed any possibility of external pressure from the United States regarding the release of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is currently incarcerated. Speaking on the popular Geo News show Capital Talk, Asif emphasized that Pakistan’s relationship with the US is far broader than
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