Australia Unveils Referendum on Indigenous Recognition and Inclusion
Australian PM Anthony Albanese has unveiled details of a planned referendum that would change the country's constitution for the first time in almost 50 years.
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UK Updates Security Framework; Takes Aim at China, Russia
On Monday, the UK published an update to its foreign policy and security blueprint, the Integrated Review 2023 (IR23), characterizing China as an 'epoch-defining challenge' to the world order and warning the UK's security depends on the outcome of the Ukraine war....
Ex-Australian Soldier Charged with War Crime Over Afghan Killing
Following an investigation by Australia's Office of the Special Investigator (OSI) and the Australian Federal Police, ex-Australian soldier Oliver Schulz, 41, was arrested in New South Whales on charges of war crimes over the killing of an Afghan civilian....
UN Report: Global Cocaine Production Hits Record High
A United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) report states that global cocaine production has reached record highs after declining during the COVID pandemic, as cocaine production increased by 35% between 2020 and 2021....
UK Bans TikTok on Government Phones
The UK on Thursday announced a ban on the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from all government mobile phones — a policy that has already been adopted by the US and the European Commission....
Australia, US, UK Unveil Major Nuclear Submarine Deal
Australia will reportedly spend up to $245B by 2055 on a national defense program under the 2021 so-called AUKUS pact that includes building a new fleet of eight nuclear-powered submarines to be operational in the 2040s....
Cambodia Opposition Leader Sentenced to 27 Years House Arrest
On Friday, Kem Sokha, formerly Cambodia's most prominent opposition leader of the now-dissolved Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP), was sentenced to 27 years under house arrest after being convicted of treason....