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Australian PM denies allegations that he ‘racially vilified’ political rival

2 members of PM’s party accuse him of invoking Michael Towke’s Lebanese heritage in 2007 election

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Pakistan PM calls for Parliament to be dissolved, fresh elections

Imran Khan faces biggest challenge to rule since term began ni 2018

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About time: law set to end child marriage in England and Wales

Campaigners hope it spurs changes in other countries where under-18s are still allowed to marry

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Orban’s future uncertain as Hungarians go to polls

6 opposition parties unite for first time in efforts to reverse incumbent PM’s ‘illiberal’ revolution

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Poland accuses France, Germany of being too close to Russia

Warsaw ‘not pleased’ with Berlin’s role in Europe, says deputy prime minister

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Sri Lanka blocks social media following activists’ call for mass protests

Anti-govt hashtags ‘#GoHomeRajapaksas’, ‘#GotaGoHome’ trending locally prior to ban

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China reports over new 13,000 Covid-19 cases, highest since 2020

Shanghai remains epicentre of country’s most severe outbreak

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N. Korea chides South over ‘reckless’ remarks, threatens retaliation

This follows S. Korean minister’s earlier remarks that they had missiles with ‘ability to accurately hit any target in North’

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Ukraine claims Kyiv region as Russian pullback reveals horror

Moscow accepts most of Kyiv’s proposals in peace talks, says Ukrainian negotiator

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Torrential rains kill 14 in Brazil

Downpours being augmented by La Nina, climate change, say experts

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Bondi Beach swallowed as monster surf hits Australia’s east

5-metre-high waves sweep into properties, while onlookers run from surging water

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Crisis-hit Sri Lanka invokes emergency, deploys troops to quell protests

This comes a day after hundreds try to storm president’s house over unprecedented shortages of food, fuel, medicine

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China denies working to circumvent Russia sanctions

This comes as Beijing holds to stance of refusing to condemn invasion by ally