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Guaranteed Māori seats on New Zealand councils to be slashed by more than half

4h ago

US Congress committee investigating Musk-owned Starlink over Myanmar scam centres

5h ago

Student’s alleged torture death by Cambodia scammers sparks turmoil in South Korea

8h ago

Markets rebound amid latest US-China tariff spat as traders look to possible ‘Taco trade’

Mon

New Zealand accused of ‘full-blown climate denial’ over cuts to methane reduction targets

Mon

Record number of babies born to foreign parents in Japan amid political row over migration

Mon

Jonathan Powell had no role in dropping of China spy case, senior minister says

Sun

China warns US of retaliation over Trump’s 100% tariffs threat

Sun

US farmers caught in Trump-China trade war – who’ll buy the soybeans?

Fri

Weather tracker: South-east China swelters in summer-like heat

Fri

Tsunami warning for Philippines and Indonesia after 7.6-magnitude earthquake strikes Mindanao

Fri

Philippines earthquake: tsunami warning issued after 7.4 quake hits Mindanao – live updates

Fri

HSBC makes £10bn bet on Hong Kong as ‘super-connector’ for China and west

Thu

‘Radioactive’ shrimp crisis: Indonesia grapples with contaminated industrial zone

Thu

‘Humanitarian’ visa must be created for Pacific Islanders displaced by climate crisis, experts say

Thu

UK plastic waste exports to developing countries rose 84% in a year, data shows

Wed

New Zealand oceans warming 34% faster than global average, putting homes and industry at risk, report finds

Wed

‘It made my day more meaningful’: the Japanese gen Zers attempting a two-hour limit on smartphone use

Wed

Indonesia school collapse: search for victims ends as 67 confirmed dead

Tue

New Zealand foreign minister Winston Peters’ home vandalised ‘during a protest’

Tue

Mount Everest hikers describe ‘extreme’ conditions as huge rescue effort continues

Oct 6

Weather tracker: Typhoon Matmo batters southern China

Oct 6

Gaza flotilla passengers allege poor conditions in detention as Israel prepares to deport dozens of activists

Oct 6

Indonesia school collapse death toll reaches 49 as search for missing students continues

Oct 6

Mount Everest rescue under way after snowstorm traps nearly 1,000 people

Oct 5

China threatened to retaliate against UK over foreign influence rules

Oct 5

Sanae Takaichi expected to become Japan’s first female PM after winning ruling party leadership

Oct 4

Indonesian school collapse: death toll rises to 14 as crews pull more bodies from rubble

Oct 4

‘I use cannabis as medicine’: the US basketball player facing execution in Indonesia over $400 of gummies

Oct 3

China remembers ‘guiding light’ Jane Goodall’s wildlife conservation work

Oct 3

Japan days away from running out of Asahi Super Dry due to cyber attack – reports

Oct 3

Papua New Guinea considers age restrictions on social media amid fears voices will be ‘silenced’

Oct 3

Refugees and asylum seekers on Nauru going hungry despite government spending $1.5m a year for each person

Oct 2

PNG to provide troops to Australia under first new alliance since Anzus

Oct 2

Vanuatu open to signing deal with Australia but will not be subject to ‘bullying’ from larger countries

Oct 2

China replaces high-level diplomat after reported detention

Oct 1

Taiwan now biggest importer of Russian naphtha despite being Ukraine ally

Oct 1

Indonesia school collapse: 91 missing and three dead as rescuers search rubble for second day

Oct 1

Central Philippines hit by powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake

Sep 30

Indonesia school collapse: three dead and over 90 missing as rescue effort continues

Sep 30

AfD politician’s former aide convicted of spying for China

Sep 30

Typhoon Bualoi death toll rises to at least 30 across Vietnam, Thailand and Philippines

Sep 30

South Korea raises cyber threat level after huge data centre fire sparks hacking fears

Sep 30

Indonesia school collapse: one dead, 65 buried under rubble as rescuers race to find survivors

Sep 30