Jailed Aung San Suu Kyi ill and denied medical care,says son

Jailed Aung San Suu Kyi ill and denied medical care,says son

The 78-year-old’s condition has led her family to raise new concerns about her treatment by Myanmar’s military,which has detained her since a 2021 coup.

  • byChris Barrett

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Democracy on trial:millions taken to court to keep opposition busy

Democracy on trial:millions taken to court to keep opposition busy

With an election on the way,thousands of political leaders,members and supporters of opposition parties stand before a judge nearly every day in Bangladesh.

  • byMujib Mashal
Proud Boys leader gets 18 years in prison for pro-Trump US Capitol riot

Proud Boys leader gets 18 years in prison for pro-Trump US Capitol riot

“If we don’t have a peaceful transfer of power in this country,we don’t have anything,” said US District Judge Timothy Kelly.

  • byMakini Brice andSarah N. Lynch
Australian fears he’ll die in Chinese prison after doctors find huge kidney cyst

Australian fears he’ll die in Chinese prison after doctors find huge kidney cyst

Yang Hengjun’s supporters are urging the federal government to demand the academic be given medical parole or access to Australian-supervised medical care.

  • byMatthew Knott
‘I did nothing wrong’:Donald Trump arrested over Georgia 2020 election charges

‘I did nothing wrong’:Donald Trump arrested over Georgia 2020 election charges

Trump’s surrender comes after several of his 18 alleged co-conspirators also turned themselves in,including Rudy Giuliani,John Eastman and Sidney Powell.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
‘Australians know’:Germany warns against relying on Beijing

‘Australians know’:Germany warns against relying on Beijing

Germany’s foreign minister has praised Australia for serving as a role model on how to withstand attempted Chinese economic coercion.

  • byMatthew Knott
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Trump’s indictment not the end of chaos,but a harbinger of chaos to come
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Trump’s indictment not the end of chaos,but a harbinger of chaos to come

In the 21st century,politicians can speak to voters directly – and raise money off them – leaving parties with far less influence on their behaviour.

  • byAmanda Taub
Escorted,fingerprinted and booked:Donald Trump’s date with destiny

Escorted,fingerprinted and booked:Donald Trump’s date with destiny

The former US president is due to appear in court Friday morning after being charged with attempting to overturn the 2020 election result. Here’s what we can expect.

  • byGlenn Thrush
Who are the Trump co-conspirators in the 2020 election charges?

Who are the Trump co-conspirators in the 2020 election charges?

None have been named and they are yet to be charged,but the descriptions make it easy to identify most of them.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Trump’s charges strike at the very heart of American democracy
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Trump’s charges strike at the very heart of American democracy

While hush money and classified documents are important,never before has a newly ousted US president engaged in a multipart plan to overturn an election.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
‘I would not have coped’:New mums the victims in war over care

‘I would not have coped’:New mums the victims in war over care

It seems a bit cruel to make new mums go home so suddenly with little or no support.