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Australia says 'Bali Nine' drug smugglers have returned home
The five remaining members of the drug ring have returned home after almost 20 years in Indonesian prison.BBC News - 2h -
5 heroin traffickers return to Australia after almost 20 years in Indonesian prisons
Australia's prime minister says five Australians who have spent almost 20 years in Indonesian prisons for heroin trafficking have returned to Australia under a deal struck between the two governmentsABC News - 5h -
‘They Had the Desire to Return’
Elated residents are trickling home to their shattered Syrian town, a rebel stronghold controlled until recently by the government.The New York Times - 6h -
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Rain frustrates Australia and India in third Test
Persistent rain means only 13.2 overs are possible on the opening day of the third Test between Australia and India in Brisbane.BBC News - 1d -
Colombia arrests alleged 'invisible' cocaine trafficker wanted in the UK
Colombian authorities say they have arrested a suspected British drug trafficker they characterized as “invisible” due to the low-key lifestyle that they said allowed him to remain anonymous while ...ABC News - 1d -
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Defending Olympic moguls champion Jakara Anthony injured and returning home to Australia
Beijing Olympics champion Jakara Anthony will miss the next World Cup moguls event in Georgia after undergoing surgery on a broken collarboneABC News - 2d -
Bolivia extradites former anti-narcotics chief to the US to face drug trafficking charges
Bolivia’s former anti-narcotics chief has been extradited to the United States to face federal drug trafficking charges in a New York courtABC News - 3d -
Federal officials charge luxury real estate brokers with sex trafficking
Federal officials arrested and charged luxury real estate brokers Tal and Oren Alexander, and their brother, Alon, with sex trafficking. According to a federal indictment, the alleged crimes ...CBS News - 3d -
Australia to introduce ‘news tax’ on tech companies
Move is designed to close loophole after Meta walked away from existing deal to use media contentFinancial Times - 3d -
Australia to force tech giants to keep paying for news
The long-awaited decision follows a standoff with Meta, and succeeds a world-first law from 2021.BBC News - 3d -
Luxury Real Estate Brokers Indicted on Sex Trafficking Charges in New York
Oren and Tal Alexander, who brokered deals on high-end properties in New York City and Miami, have been indicted.Inc. - 3d -
Australia strikes ‘rugby diplomacy’ deal to counter China
Papua New Guinea cements security agreement with Canberra and will get $385mn investment for new sports teamFinancial Times - 3d -
Luxury property brokers charged with sex trafficking
The Alexander brothers are accused of drugging, assaulting and raping dozens of women over more than a decade.BBC News - 3d -
Wealthy real estate brokers and their brother indicted on sex trafficking charges
Real estate brokers Oren and Tal Alexander and their brother, Alon, have been indicted on charges of sex trafficking. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul reports on the federal investigation.CBS News - 3d -
Real Estate Brothers, Oren and Tal Alexander, Arrested and Charged With Sex Trafficking
Oren and Tal Alexander, once stars of the real estate industry, had a precipitous fall after women filed lawsuits accusing them of sexual assault. Their brother Alon was also charged.The New York Times - 3d -
Real estate broker Alexander brothers charged with sex trafficking
Real estate brokers Oren and Tal Alexander and their brother Alon are facing sex trafficking charges in New York.CBS News - 3d -
Luxury real estate brokers charged with sex trafficking
Prosecutors accuse brothers Tal and Oren Alexander of using their wealth and connections to attract women they abusedFinancial Times - 3d -
The women detectives forging ties for life with sex trafficking victims they rescue
A Spanish police unit is making lasting relationships with women it rescues from slavery.BBC News - 4d -
Wander Franco trial: Rays star faces sexual abuse, human trafficking charges in Dominican Republic
Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco is scheduled to go to trial Thursday in the Dominican Republic in a sexual abuse case involving a 14-year-old girlABC News - 4d -
Australia Signs Security and Economic Treaty With Nauru
In return for financial support, the Pacific island nation of Nauru pledged not to enter any security pacts without Australia’s assent.The New York Times - 5d -
"High-level" cocaine trafficker targeted by U.S. is arrested in Dubai
Othman El Ballouti, who was sanctioned by the U.S. last year, was held over an international arrest warrant issued by Belgian authorities.CBS News - 6d -
Alleged cocaine trafficker at center of international smuggling operation arrested in Dubai
An alleged drug trafficker wanted for his role in an international cocaine smuggling operation through the port of Antwerp, in Belgium, had been arrested in DubaiABC News - 6d -
The return of "Squid Game"
South Korean filmmaker Hwang Dong-hyuk, whose family struggled with poverty while he was growing up, became an award-winning success with the internationally acclaimed series "Squid Game" – a ...CBS News - Dec. 8 -
Cummins takes five as Australia demolish India
Pat Cummins takes 5-57 as Australia wrap up an emphatic 10-wicket victory over India on day three of the second Test to square the series at 1-1.BBC News - Dec. 8 -
Australia’s social media ban is a flawed approach to protecting children
The challenge is regulating not the platforms themselves, but the business model that underpins them.The Hill - Dec. 7 -
Travis Head brings the South Australia feelgood factor to make India suffer
Second Test, day two: India 180 & 5-128; Australia 337 Head and Carey put hosts in control before bowlers strike A lengthening afternoon, an Adelaide Test, and two South Australians batting ...The Guardian - Dec. 7 -
Australia close in on Test victory after Head hundred
Australia's bowlers back up a majestic century from Travis Head on his home ground to put themselves in a strong position to win the second Test against India.BBC News - Dec. 7 -
Australia v India: second men’s cricket Test, day two – as it happened
Head century powers Australia into dominant position India 128-5 in their second innings, still trailing by 29 runs 35th over: Australia 90-1 (McSweeney 39, Labuschagne 23) Jasprit Bumrah ...The Guardian - Dec. 7 -
Mitchell Starc rules as pink-ball king for Australia in second Test with India
India 180; Australia 86-1 stumps on day one in Adelaide Starc takes six wickets, including with first ball of Test Sporting songs from the outer are usually dross, partly because they’re most ...The Guardian - Dec. 6 -
Starc takes Test best as Australia dominate India
Mitchell Starc claims career-best Test figures of 6-48 as Australia seize the initiative on day one of the second Test against India.BBC News - Dec. 6 -
Australia v India: second men’s Test, day one – as it happened
Mitchell Starc took career-best figures of 6 for 48 as Australia rolled India for 180 on the first day in Adelaide. We’re underway…. The anthems, then the commencement bell is rung by Tim May. A ...The Guardian - Dec. 6 -
Indonesia agrees to repatriate Filipino woman who spent years on death row over drug trafficking
Indonesia and the Philippines signed a deal on Friday to repatriate a Filipino death-row drug convict, as the new administration of President Prabowo Subianto seeks to shore up diplomatic ties with ...ABC News - Dec. 6 -
Australia boosts loan for rare-earths refinery in bid to break China’s dominance
Government increases backing for Iluka Resources to build country’s first processing facility for rare earthsFinancial Times - Dec. 6 -
Bahamian police chief resigns after US indicts officers in a massive drug trafficking case
The police commissioner of the Bahamas has resigned after two officers and a sergeant were recently indicted in the U.S. in what federal authorities have described as a case of massive drug ...ABC News - Dec. 5 -
Australia backs the UN resolution – and not everyone is happy about it | Fiona Katauskas
Peter Dutton is making his view quite clear. See more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading...The Guardian - Dec. 5 -
Australia 3-1 Taiwan: international women’s football friendly – live reaction
The Matildas return to winning ways as three emerging talents score their first international goals in the 3-1 victory over Taiwan. Peeeeeep! Here we go. And the Matildas are on the attack ...The Guardian - Dec. 4 -
An update on the Abercrombie & Fitch sex trafficking case
The FBI began investigating Abercrombie & Fitch's former CEO Mike Jeffries, his business and romantic partner Matthew Smith and a third associate, James Jacobson, following a report about ...CBS News - Dec. 3 -
Idaho’s ‘abortion trafficking’ law mostly can be enforced as lawsuit proceeds, court rules
A federal appeals court has ruled that most of Idaho’s law that makes it illegal to help minors get an abortion without their parents’ consent can take effect while a lawsuit challenging its ...ABC News - Dec. 3