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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, left, poses for a photo with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida before their meeting at Akasaka Palace state guest house in Tokyo, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. Hiro Komae/Pool via REUTERS

Australia's Albanese, Japan's Kishida Agree to Strengthen Security Ties

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida agreed on Saturday to strengthen security ties between the two U.S. allies amid China's push for greater…

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U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell listens to a media question during a joint news conference after his meeting with Philippine foreign affairs and defence officials at a hotel in Manila December 12, 2012. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo

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China's ambitions in the Pacific have caused concern for some Pacific Island leaders, White House Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell said on Thursday. Campbell made the comment in a briefing…

22 September 2022

An image of Britain's Queen Elizabeth is illuminated on the sail of Sydney Opera House, following the Queen's passing, in Sydney, Australia, September 9, 2022. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy

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Australia held a national day of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese saying the greatest tribute the nation could offer was not a statue but "a renewed…

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Emigration: Where Dreams are Forever Changing and Never Finite

For as long as humans have existed, there have always been migration movements. The longing for new horizons has been in most of us. People who consider leaving their birth country to move to a…

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British royal family memorabilia collector Jan Hugo looks at a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II as Hugo readies to celebrate the Queen’s platinum jubilee, in Nulkaba, Australia May 4, 2022. REUTERS/Stefica Nicol Bikes

Australian Grandmother Hopes Queen Has Jubilee to Remember

Jan Hugo never realised her childhood dream of becoming a princess so instead she became Australia's queen of royal memorabilia with over 10,000 pieces, a collection she plans to grow as Queen…

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France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz bump fists after holding a joint press conference during a European Union (EU) summit at the European Council Building at the EU headquarters in Brussels on December 17, 2021. (Photo by JOHN THYS / POOL / AFP)

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On December 8, Olaf Scholz was sworn in as new Chancellor of Germany after his predecessor and political mentor Angela Merkel had governed the country for the past 16 years. In the wake of power…

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