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May 2, 20243 min read
Solomon Islands picks China-friendly Manele as new prime minister
Solomon Islands lawmakers selected a new prime minister on Thursday, choosing foreign minister Jeremiah Manele, who has pledged to...
Apr 30, 20243 min read
Factbox-All you need to know about Eurovision 2024
MALMÖ, Sweden (Reuters) - The world's biggest live music event, Eurovision Song Contest, will take place in Sweden in the second week...
Apr 27, 20242 min read
Musk's X says posts of Australia bishop stabbing don't promote violence
SYDNEY - Elon Musk's social media platform X defended publishing posts showing a bishop in Australia being stabbed during a sermon as...
Apr 24, 20242 min read
Seven teens arrested in counter-terrorism raids after Sydney church stabbing
Sydney, April 24 - Seven juveniles were arrested across Sydney in a joint counter-terrorism operation on Wednesday, after the stabbing of...
Apr 21, 20242 min read
Motor racing-Verstappen adds China to his list of victories
SHANGHAI -Triple world champion Max Verstappen won Formula One's first Chinese Grand Prix in five years on Sunday with McLaren's Lando...
Apr 21, 20243 min read
China hosts foreign naval officials amid South China Sea tensions
QINGDAO, China - The Chinese Navy on Sunday kicked off a biennial meeting of top foreign naval officials in the port city of Qingdao, in...
Apr 20, 20242 min read
X vows to 'robustly challenge' Australia order to remove stabbing posts
SYDNEY - Social media platform X said on Saturday it would challenge in court an order from an Australian regulator demanding the...
Apr 20, 20243 min read
US State Dept expects to finalize AUKUS trade exemptions in next 120 days
WASHINGTON -The U.S. State Department said on Friday it expects to finalize trade exemptions for the AUKUS defense project with Australia...
Apr 19, 20242 min read
Teen charged with terrorism over Sydney bishop stabbing
SYDNEY -Thousands of Muslims gathered in mosques across Sydney for regular prayers on Friday despite concerns about retaliatory attacks...
Apr 19, 20242 min read
Solomon Islands election count underway, China critic Suidani regains seat
Daniel Suidani, a prominent Solomon Islands critic of China who was former Malaita province premier, has been reelected to the provincial...
Apr 17, 20243 min read
Analysis-Gun-shy Australia, reeling from knife crime, weighs public security settings
SYDNEY - Two stabbing attacks in Sydney which killed six people and injured shoppers and a Assyrian bishop during his service have...
Apr 17, 20243 min read
Explainer-China, health system top issues as Solomon Islands holds national election
The Solomon Islands holds a national election on Wednesday, the first since Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare signed a security pact with...
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