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DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Reuters) — When the two gunmen accused of attacking a Hanukkah event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach travelled to the Philippines last month, they kept to themselves most of the time and barely left their room, a hotel staff member said. When they did, it was almost always ar…

(Reuters) — Printing presses at Bangladesh’s two leading newspapers went silent on Friday for the first time in decades after mobs torched their offices in the worst attack on the media ahead of February’s national elections.

MAJURO — The Marshall Islands Environmental Protection Authority has won $29 million in damages for the grounding of a fish supply ship on a reef in this western Pacific nation in 2019 — but can it collect from the company and its insurer?

(Right to Democracy) — The Pacific Community of Alaska is calling on Governor Mike Dunleavy to reconsider the state’s criminal prosecution of eleven American Samoan residents of Whittier who have been charged with “voter misconduct” and other offenses after they say they were told by government off…

HONG KONG/TAIPEI (Reuters) — Several former colleagues of Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai at the Apple Daily newspaper reacted with dismay at his national security conviction, fearing Lai and other former staffers may be given a heavy sentence but saying he remains an inspiration.

SYDNEY (Reuters) — Two alleged gunmen who attacked a Hanukkah event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach had travelled to the Philippines before the assault which killed 15 people and appeared to be inspired by Islamic State, police said on Tuesday.

SYDNEY (Reuters) — Two gunmen who killed 15 people at a Jewish celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach were a father and son, police said on Monday, as Australia began mourning victims of its worst gun violence in almost 30 years.

MANILA (Reuters) — The Philippine coast guard said on Saturday that three Filipino fishermen had been wounded and two fishing vessels suffered “significant damage” when Chinese coast guard ships fired water cannon in a disputed South China Sea shoal.