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Taiwan condemns China over unannounced live-fire naval drills
Exercises are latest sign of disruption as People’s Liberation Army expands operations
Hamas says deal reached with Israel to release more than 600 Palestinians
The prisoners will be released in the coming days after Hamas hands over the bodies of four Israeli captives.
12 things we spotted in the Oscars class photo
Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Demi Moore and Timothée Chalamet were among the actors smiling for the camera.
Israeli jets strike Syrian targets after vow to demilitarise country’s south
Fresh wave of attacks launched on what Israel says are military sites
‘Designed to humiliate’: Israel’s torture of Gaza’s healthcare workers
A PHRI report says healthcare workers are arbitrarily detained, humiliated, and sexually and psychologically abused.
Increasing defence budget will require tough trade-offs
If Labour will not budge on tax, inflation and a persistent deficit may be the result
Trump’s ‘gold’ visa: Who qualifies, what it costs and why it’s divisive
Foreigners will soon be able to buy US residency – and a pathway to citizenship – for about $5m, Trump says.
Religious sect parents jailed over death of diabetic daughter
Elizabeth Struhs was denied insulin by her parents, who believed God would heal her.
A day at the beach for displaced Rohingya children in Malaysia
On the island of Langkawi, lessons go beyond the confines of the classroom, and teaching continues even at the beach.
Tour bus crash in eastern Thailand kills at least 18
The bus carrying 49 people overturns after brake failure, leaving 23 others injured, say officials.
Israeli forces fire tear gas canister at cameraman
A journalist covering an Israeli raid in Nablus in the occupied West Bank was filming as a soldier fired a tear gas
Three tropical cyclones are swirling in the South Pacific
Three tropical cyclones are spinning in the South Pacific, an occurrence that scientists say is unusual.