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Former Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, has appeared in person for the first time at the International Criminal Court (ICC), where he is charged with crimes against humanity for killings during his “war on drugs”. Prosecutors accuse Duterte — who was arrested and transferred to The Hague-based...

The number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia before colonization was dramatically underestimated, according to new research that suggests many more of them were killed. Modelling by a national research group puts the population levels before the 1788 first fleet arrived at...

Voting is underway in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao in the southern Philippines in the first parliamentary elections since the region was established in 2019. Monday’s historic vote is seen as a crucial step towards self-governance after decades of rebellion and violence in the...

Turkish police have detained dozens of people after conducting nationwide raids targeting LGBTQ organizations. Police swooped on gay bars, offices and homes of activists in major cities including Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, and Mersin on Sunday, escalating Turkiye’s decade-long hostility toward LGBTQ...

Anthropologists and community leaders from Nagaland, a remote state in north-eastern India bordering Myanmar, have expressed joy and relief that human remains belonging to their ancestors that had been on display in a British museum for nearly a century are finally being returned. On Monday, the...

Dozens of young people congregated at Nepal’s burnt-out parliament building on Tuesday to mark the anniversary of deadly anti-corruption protests that toppled the former government. The rallies on Sept. 8 and 9, 2025, were initially sparked by anger over a brief government ban on social media but...

Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in dozens of camps in Bangladesh held a rally Tuesday to demand their safe return to their home state, nine years after they fled a government crackdown. The demonstrators urged the international community to ensure security in Rakhine state...

An amnesty for political offenses committed in Thailand over the past two decades took effect Monday, but the law excludes some of the more serious cases, including those involving lese majeste, or defaming the monarchy. The amnesty was introduced to promote reconciliation after past political...

Myanmar’s military-backed government said Saturday that more than 300,000 Rohingya refugees living in camps in Bangladesh are former residents of western Rakhine state and that it will accept their return once security conditions improve. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement comes as the...

Taliban rulers and other officials gathered at Afghanistan’s traditional Loya Jirga assembly hall on Saturday to celebrate the fifth anniversary of their return to power, touting what they described as restored stability and an end to decades of conflict. A top United Nations official, however...