Australian Greens begin leadership transition after Larissa Waters steps down
Larissa Waters has stepped down as leader of the Australian Greens after a chronic kidney condition worsened.
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South Korea says North Korean mine likely caused DMZ blast
South Korea’s military says a North Korean mine is the likely cause of a 21 September explosion that injured three of its soldiers in the Demilitarized Zone.
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India’s industrial output grows 8% in August as factories accelerate
India’s industrial production rose 8% from a year earlier in August, according to government figures released Monday.
Read article →At least 33 reported killed in Myanmar market airstrike
The Arakan Army said a military airstrike near a market in Kyauktaw, Rakhine state, killed at least 33 people and injured 36 on Monday.
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Indonesia ferry death toll rises to 71 as divers search wreck
Indonesian rescuers recovered five more bodies from the Virgo Transport 8 ferry on Monday, bringing the confirmed death toll to 71, according to the national search agency’s figures reported by ANTARA and Reuters.
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Thousands shelter as floods hit Bangkok and other Thai provinces
Thousands of people remained in evacuation centres in Bangkok on Monday after days of severe rain inundated neighbourhoods.
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US rules out China arms sale after ambassador’s Trump-Xi remark
US ambassador David Perdue said President Donald Trump had asked Xi Jinping whether China would like to buy American weapons, without saying when the exchange occurred or how Xi replied.
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Four bodies recovered after Nepal’s Himlung avalanche; 12 remain missing
A Nepalese mountain guides’ association said rescuers had recovered four bodies from Himlung Himal by Monday afternoon, while 12 workers and guides remained missing.
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South Korea seeks apology from Ukraine over POW disclosure
South Korea has demanded an explanation and apology after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy publicly confirmed that Ukraine transferred two captured North Korean soldiers to Seoul.
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US and China detail trade truce and tariff plan
China’s commerce ministry said Monday that its trade truce with the United States now runs until 10 January 2027.
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Floods and landslides kill dozens in India and Nepal
Authorities in India’s Uttar Pradesh state reported 56 deaths after days of unusually heavy rain, flooding and landslides.
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Pacific leaders split over response to China’s missile test
Pacific Islands Forum leaders registered concern about China’s July ballistic missile launch into the region, but their statement was not unanimous and stopped short of a stronger condemnation.
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