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This picture taken on August 28, 2023 shows a sign displayed at the entrance to the Darwin Port in the Northern Territory city of Darwin. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP) (Photo by DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty Images)

Australia Decides Chinese Firm Can Keep Operating Strategic Port

The decision comes as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese seeks to improve ties with Beijing.

October 20, 2023

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People head to the polls to vote in the general election in Auckland, New Zealand October 14, 2023. REUTERS/David Rowland

New Zealand Conservatives on Track to Win Majority

Victory for the National Party would end six years of left-leaning government.

October 14, 2023

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Australian journalist Cheng Lei speaks on the phone, on arrival at Melbourne Airport in Melbourne, October 11, 2023.  AAP Image/Supplied by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) via REUTERS  ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVE. AUSTRALIA OUT. NEW ZEALAND OUT     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

China Releases Australian Journalist Detained on Suspicion of Disclosing State Secrets

The release of Cheng Lei, who had been detained for more than three years, removes a key irritant in a tense relationship between the two countries.

October 11, 2023

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Geoff Shaw, an indigenous Australian living in Alice Springs.

Australia’s Plan to Address Colonial Legacy Divides Those It Aims to Help

A referendum on amending the country’s constitution to recognize indigenous people is proving controversial.

October 11, 2023

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, shakes hands with Tonga's Prime Minister Tonga's Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni in Nuku'alofa, Tonga Wednesday, July 26, 2023. (Tupou Vaipulu/Pool Photo via AP)

U.S. Woos Pacific Nation Where China Has Stamped Its Mark

Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Tonga comes after the country was devastated by a volcanic eruption and tsunami.

July 25, 2023

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It’s Time to End Magical Thinking About Russia’s Defeat

November 16, 2023

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Sam Altman to Return as OpenAI CEO

Sam Altman to Return as OpenAI CEO

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