Analysis by Jade Macmillan
analysis:Biden's red line, Trump's make-or-break moment and a brain worm: US politics takes some unusual turns
As the US president threatens to pull back on his support for Israel, his election opponent makes headlines for very different reasons as Stormy Daniels appears in court.
Japan proposes to start hunting fin whales, reigniting debate over whale meat and cultural traditions
Japan proposes a plan to allow the hunting of large fin whales around its coast, sparking backlash from environmental groups.
Timor-Leste has banned anyone from practising martial arts. Here's why
Large sections of the community support a ban, hoping it will help put a stop to violence, but martial arts leaders and advocates are outraged.
'It's so shameful': Seasonal workers, tourists stranded as Air Vanuatu enters voluntary liquidation
Ernst & Young confirms it has taken control of the airline after the Vanuatu government appointed it as voluntary liquidator of the company.
'The hallmarks of organised crime': What we don't know about the murder of two brothers in Mexico
Disappearances are not uncommon in Mexico. But in their haste to close the case of murdered surfers Jake and Callum Robinson and Carter Rhoad, local authorities leave a lot of questions unanswered.
'Powerful symbolic move': What we know about the US halt on heavy bomb supplies to Israel
The US acknowledges its 2,000-pound bombs cause civilian deaths in Gaza and will pause supply on a shipment of the heavy weapons to Israel over concerns about their use in Rafah.
Australians stranded in Vanuatu as national airline teeters on the brink of voluntary administration
Australian tourists are stranded in Vanuatu after the country's national airline cancelled international flights for four days, while the Vanuatu government considers putting it into voluntary administration.
Analysis by Brett Worthington
analysis:With China tensions boiling again and a high court decision looming, the PM's pre-budget week is anything but
Another high-profile immigration decision and a rocky relationship with China are likely the last things the prime minister wants to be talking about ahead of the Federal Budget release next week.
Australia increases financial support to Tuvalu in face of competition with China
Australia and Tuvalu declare there are only a "narrow set of circumstances" where the federal government might trigger a contentious part of the Falepili Union which allows Canberra to veto security arrangements struck by the Pacific Island nation.
Tears in court as Fiji's former PM and coup leader Frank Bainimarama sentenced to one year in jail
It comes after Bainimarama's conviction over his role in influencing a police investigation into funding of the region's biggest university.
The women taking on Putin’s propaganda machine from the bunkers of eastern Ukraine
Across Ukraine, women are doing the dangerous work of reporting on the war from the front line and keeping newsrooms going.
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