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Ex-Philippine president Duterte to face trial on crimes against humanity charges

Judges at the International Criminal Court have confirmed crimes against humanity charges against former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte for deadly anti-drugs crackdowns he allegedly oversaw while in office

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2021 collision of South Korean warplanes caused by pilots taking video, report says

A government report reveals that a 2021 midair collision of two South Korean fighter jets occurred because a pilot made an abrupt maneuver to improve video angles

Governments failed to deliver $160m of river improvements including for now-parched NSW wetlands, report finds

NSW and Queensland governments ‘severely underdelivered’ on promised infrastructure to improve water flows, independent review findsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwo state governments have drastically underdelivered more than $160m in infrastructure measures to improve river health in the northern Murray-Darling basin eight years since they were promised, a major independent review has found.This includes failure by the New South Wales government to secure any of the private land access needed to improve water flows over floodplains in the state’s Gwydir region, where scientists had to scramble to rescue turtles in dried up wetlands last week. Continue reading...

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Zambia says it has custody of ex-president's body in dispute with family over burial

A dispute over the remains of Zambia's former President Edgar Lungu continues as a court orders his body returned to his family

Adm. Paparo, Indo-Pacific commander, weighs in on Chinese military's use of AI

The commander of the Indo-Pacific Command told Congress that the Chinese People's Liberation Army is already using artificial intelligence to enhance the combat power of its forces.