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One dead after car ploughs into crowd in Melbourne 18 Apr 2026 - 03:27 pm
Police say the car travelled for more than 100 metres down a footpath that was lined with trees. (ABC News)
Thailand urges public caution as melioidosis cases climb 18 Apr 2026 - 01:38 pm
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Australia, Japan ink multibillion dollar warship deal 18 Apr 2026 - 10:20 am
Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles (2nd R) speaks with Japan's Minister of Defense Koizumi Shinjiro (3rd L) during a Defence Ministers' Meeting in Melbourne on April 18, 2026. (Photo by William West / AFP)
Pakistan's army chief concludes three-day visit to Iran: military statement 18 Apr 2026 - 09:38 am
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Myanmar release of Suu Kyi top ally spurs small democracy hope 18 Apr 2026 - 08:58 am
(Files) Myanmar's President Win Myint looks on during an official visit in New Delhi on February 27, 2020. (Photo by Prakash Singh / AFP)
Illegal oil transfers in Malacca Strait increasing: Malaysian official says 17 Apr 2026 - 06:41 pm
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Thailand reinforces wildfire response with satellite technology 17 Apr 2026 - 06:24 pm
A Thai Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) personnel on a firefighting helicopter inspects fire spots to drop water to combat forest fires over Mae On district in the northern Thai province of Chiang Mai on March 26, 2025. Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP
China launches high-precision greenhouse gas detection satellite 17 Apr 2026 - 01:33 pm
A Long March-4C carrier rocket carrying a satellite for high-precision greenhouse gas detection blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China .Photo by Wang Heng/Xinhua
First South Korean tanker transits alternative Red Sea route 17 Apr 2026 - 01:20 pm
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South Korea unveils plan to bring back Formula One 17 Apr 2026 - 12:10 pm
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S. Korea tourist arrivals hit record high in Q1, up 23% on-year 16 Apr 2026 - 07:10 pm
Tourists walk past a “Welcome BTS” sign in Myeong-dong, central Seoul, on Friday, a day ahead of the group’s comeback concert. (Lee Sang-sub/The Korea Herald)
Indonesia to send fertiliser to Australia amid shortfall 16 Apr 2026 - 05:26 pm
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Debris found in search for missing helicopter carrying eight in Indonesia 16 Apr 2026 - 03:34 pm
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Helicopter carrying eight loses contact in Indonesia 16 Apr 2026 - 11:30 am
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Afghans comb riverbed in search of gold dust 16 Apr 2026 - 11:02 am
This photograph taken on April 13, 2026 shows Afghan men digging a mountainside along the Kunar riverbed before seiving stones in search of gold nuggets in the Song area of Ghaziabad district, Kunar province. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar / AFP)
Major gas leak sparks fire at oil refinery in Australia 16 Apr 2026 - 10:13 am
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Australia secures extra 100 mn litres of diesel 16 Apr 2026 - 08:10 am
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Pakistan announces power cuts in bid to control energy prices 15 Apr 2026 - 12:34 pm
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