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Zara Alvarez was gunned down by unidentified assassins in August 2020, three months after contributing research to a UN investigation into President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war in the Phillipines.

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Human rights

Priests, bishops murdered during Duterte's drug war

Zara Alvarez was gunned down by unknown assailants. She's among dozens of church workers who opposed extra-judicial killings in the Philippines, a new report has found.

by James Massola

Indonesian President Joko Widodo, left, and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wave at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, West Java, on Thursday.

China relations

In Indonesia, Trump envoy presses case against China

by James Massola and Karuni Rompies

An image of Trump stands over his supporters at a Michigan rally.

Analysis

US votes 2020

Trump's narrow - but not impossible - path to victory

by Matthew Knott

All restaurants in France will be forced to close for at least a month under a new national lockdown.

Coronavirus pandemic

'Overwhelmed': Germany, France return to lockdown as virus cases soar in Europe

by Bevan Shields

AstraZeneca had been seen as a frontrunner in the race for a vaccine until its trials were put on hold.

Coronavirus pandemic

First doses 'likely to be imperfect': Vaccine chief offers gloomy reality check

by Bevan Shields

Opinion & Perspectives

Trump's narrow - but not impossible - path to victory

Matthew Knott

If Donald Trump scores a second upset election victory next week, how will it happen? Two states hold the key: Florida and Pennsylvania.

If Biden wins, he will not inherit a foreign policy crisis from Trump

Timothy Lynch

Before Trump came 30 years of US foreign policy disorder and aggression - from Democrat as well as Republican presidents.

In the Bible Belt it's love thy neighbour, not thy politics

Monique McCullough

In Charlotte, North Carolina, policy issues have morphed into spiritual warfare as election day approaches.

North America

US President Donald Trump has claimed widespread fraud in early voting and has urged his supporters to monitor polling stations.

US votes 2020

Battle over ballots: The tactics used to suppress and contest votes

The very act of filling in a ballot has been controversial this time around.

by Farrah Tomazin

Former Vice President Joe Biden pictured on Wednesday.

US votes 2020

As it happened: Donald Trump joined by Nigel Farage for Arizona rally; Joe Biden votes, holds lead in Michigan, Wisconsin

The US Presidential Election is only days away with both candidates pushing to reach the few remaining undecided voters before next Wednesday's election.

by Roy Ward

Analysis

US votes 2020

Trump's narrow - but not impossible - path to victory

by Matthew Knott

The clock ticks as a third wave of COVID infections take hold and record numbers turn out to vote. — 2:32

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North America

US election - The final countdown

John Demers, assistant US attorney general for national security, speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, DC.

Influence campaigns

Like a 'criminal syndicate': eight charged in Chinese harassment plot

by Eric Tucker

Europe

The mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, at the scene of the incident.

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Crime

Woman decapitated among three killed in possible ‘terror’ incident in French city of Nice

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by Bevan Shields

A man holding an "estelada" or independence flag waits for a protest to condemn a police raid on Catalan separatists in Barcelona, Spain.

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Courts

Spanish judge probes Catalan separatist links with Russia

by Jason Wilson

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan railed against French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.

Islam

'The Crusades': Erdogan caricature adds to Muslim fury for France

by David Chazan

Coronavirus pandemic

'Overwhelmed': Germany, France return to lockdown as virus cases soar in Europe

by Bevan Shields

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, asked for a delay in court proceedings.

Royal family

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, seeks to delay court battle with newspaper

Coronavirus pandemic

First doses 'likely to be imperfect': Vaccine chief offers gloomy reality check

by Bevan Shields

Asia

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers his speech at the Nahdlatul Ulama in Jakarta on Thursday. He renewed the Trump administration’s rhetorical onslaught against China as the American presidential election looms.

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China relations

China's treatment of Uighurs 'biggest threat to religious freedom': Pompeo

In a scorching speech delivered in Jakarta on Thursday the US Secretary of State says there is no counter-terrorism justification for the crackdown on faith followers.

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by James Massola

China relations

In Indonesia, Trump envoy presses case against China

In a five-country tour of Asia, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is doing his best to deliver Donald Trump's message ahead of the US election.

by James Massola and Karuni Rompies

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Human rights

Priests, bishops murdered during Duterte's drug war

by James Massola

Bullish on collaboration: Rossa Chiu, from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Research

'We cannot be selfish': key Chinese-Australian researcher defends collaboration

by Eryk Bagshaw

People remove beach cabanas ahead of typhoon Molave in Danang, Vietnam.

Extreme weather

Typhoon Molave slams into Vietnam

by Hau Dinh

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A satellite image shows construction at Iran's Natanz uranium-enrichment facility that experts believe may be a new, underground centrifuge assembly plant.

Nuclear disarmament

Satellite photos show construction at Iran nuclear site

Iran has begun construction at its Natanz nuclear facility, satellite images show, just as the UN nuclear agency acknowledged Tehran is building an underground advanced centrifuge assembly plant.