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Lolesio sends Jones World Cup reminder as Brumbies topple Rebels

Lolesio sends Jones World Cup reminder as Brumbies topple Rebels

Playmaker Noah Lolesio sent a World Cup message to watching Wallabies coach Eddie Jones with two tries Sunday as the ACT Brumbies downed the Melbourne Rebels 33-26 in Super Rugby Pacific.

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UK anti-monarchy leader freed after coronation arrest

UK anti-monarchy leader freed after coronation arrest

The head of an anti-monarchy group who was arrested before a protest at King Charles III's coronation has been released from police custody, the group said.

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Japanese PM in South Korea for landmark summit

Japanese PM in South Korea for landmark summit

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was in Seoul Sunday for a landmark summit with South Korea's president as the two countries seek to mend ties in the face of growing nuclear threats from Pyongyang.

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Freedom to paint: Pakistani Gitmo prisoner finds release in art

Freedom to paint: Pakistani Gitmo prisoner finds release in art

When Ahmed Rabbani ran out of paint to satisfy his artistic yearnings during 20 years of incarceration at Guantanamo Bay, he turned to whatever came to hand -- dirt, coffee grinds and even spices such as turmeric from the prison canteen.

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Let down by Erdogan, Kurds cautiously back secular rival

Let down by Erdogan, Kurds cautiously back secular rival

Exhausted by crackdowns in Turkey's Kurdish heartland, Ali is backing the main rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in elections next Sunday -- though his faith in the presidential hopeful is not great.

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Opposition roadmap for undoing Erdogan's legacy

Opposition roadmap for undoing Erdogan's legacy

Turkey's multi-faceted opposition alliance wants to undo President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two-decade legacy of highly centralised and religiously conservative rule.

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Women's struggles under Erdogan's conservative rule

Women's struggles under Erdogan's conservative rule

Turkish women have fought hard to protect their rights during two decades of socially conservative policies overseen by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Islamic-rooted party.

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Thais queue at temples, schools as early voting begins

Thais queue at temples, schools as early voting begins

Thais queued under the blistering sun outside temples, shopping centres and schools to cast their early ballots Sunday ahead of a much-anticipated election next week.

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Boom and bust: Quakes define legacy of Turkey's 'Erdonomics'

Boom and bust: Quakes define legacy of Turkey's 'Erdonomics'

The earthquake's frightening rumble came deep in the night. Its ferocity killed thousands of people in their sleep and helped bring down a Turkish government.

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Erdogan's opponents prepare to 'protect' ballot boxes

Erdogan's opponents prepare to 'protect' ballot boxes

There were 100 of them, all lawyers, determined to make next Sunday's Turkish election as transparent as possible.

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