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The Australian Centre for International Justice has formally requested a police investigation into Israel's president for alleged incitement to genocide. He is expected to visit to Australia next ...

Japan's prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has dissolved the lower house of parliament, paving the way for a snap election on February 8.

Vietnam's leader To Lam has been re-appointed as head of the ruling Communist Party for the next five years, and pledges to turbocharge growth in the export-reliant nation.