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The suggestion of levying ships using the Strait of Malacca was suggested and then walked back by Indonesia’s finance minister, but has prompted a response from Canberra. Source link

The countdown clock has been wiped. Perhaps it’s a ploy or perhaps no-one knows what’s going on, writes Middle East correspondent Matthew Doran. Source link

A bitter feud over an oil pipeline pitted Hungary against Ukraine and stalled the vitally needed funds for Kyiv. Source link

Earlier hearings heard Rodrigo Duterte was allegedly responsible for thousands of deaths during his war on drugs. Source link

The controversial project would see waste burned to create energy in Fiji to reduce the country’s reliance on fossil fuels, but locals and environmentalists are not happy. Source link

Police have found the body of a man as floodwaters recede in New Zealand’s capital and the clean-up begins. Source link

Incredible bonds were formed between Australian commandos and Timorese boys during World War II. The White Australia policy meant they had to say goodbye when the Anzacs departed. Source link

The Iran war ceasefire has been extended but no-one is quite sure on the new deadline, Middle East correspondent Matthew Doran writes.  Source link

US authorities are investigating if there was any criminal behaviour involving interactions between Open AI’s ChatGPT app and a man accused of killing two people and injuring six others in a shooting at Florida State University. Source link

US President Donald Trump says he will hold off attacking Iran until Tehran’s negotiating teams come up with a unified proposal for a peace deal. Source link