Geopolitics looms large over the polls in Solomon Islands, where Beijing and Washington have been vying for influence for years. But for voters just struggling to make ends meet, Wednesday’s election may be decided by issues much closer to home.

Australian police said Monday’s attack at an Assyrian Christian church in Sydney was motivated by suspected religious extremism.

Daniel Kritenbrink and Sarah Beran are meeting Chinese officials to maintain ‘open lines of communication’, State Department says.

Social media footage show the man approaching a cleric at the altar identified as the bishop and appearing to stab him repeatedly in the head and upper body.

Bruce Lehrmann, a staff member in a previous government, brought a defamation suit against Australian media company Network Ten after it aired an interview with his accuser in 2021.

The last of Joel Cauchi’s six victims was identified on Monday as Yixuan Cheng, a young Chinese woman who was a student. Police say the killer appeared to target women.

A torrent of Chinese aid and investment has flowed into the Pacific nation during Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare’s five years at the helm. He seeks re-election this week.

The government’s ongoing public-sector job cuts have resulted in the worst-ever employment market, recruiters say.

The archipelago, one of the world’s least-developed countries, is the unlikely focal point of a diplomatic scramble pitting a rising China against Western rivals.

Zero Co’s Mike Smith and his team of volunteers went viral after they scooped up 147,000kg of garbage from the Taguig-Pateros River.

Inspector Amy Scott was in the shopping centre while the attack unfolded and confronted the man after being directed towards him by onlookers.

Some 14,000 Japanese were granted working holiday visas in Australia in fiscal 2022-23, the highest number in Australian government data going back to 2001.

Australian PM Anthony Albanese called the officer who shot the culprit a hero. A nine-month-old baby was reported to be among those targeted, with the infant’s mother said to be among the dead.

The relationship between the two Asian giants is already ‘complex and delicate’, despite their intertwined economies.

The WikiLeaks founder is battling extradition from Britain to the US, where he is wanted on criminal charges over the release of confidential US military records and diplomatic cables in 2010.

Canberra insists the Aukus submarines are being acquired to strengthen Australia’s defence, and maintain that the nation will have sovereignty over the vessels.

Fumio Kishida says that in areas like semiconductors, AI, quantum computing and biotech, it is ‘increasingly important for the two countries to build resilience’ as the two allies work to counterbalance China.

Tokyo’s involvement would be limited to cooperation on developing advanced technologies, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday.

The military alliance should also consider recruiting South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, according to former Nato supreme allied commander James Stavridis.

From hanging out with Kylie Minogue and attending red carpets with her fiancée Rebel Wilson, to running a sustainable clothing brand, here’s what we know about Ramona Agruma

Readers discuss reasons for Hongkongers to cheer their city, and the decline in politeness.

A recent survey revealed significant underrepresentation – and lack of public awareness of the diaspora in politics and leadership roles – in a country where Indians form the second-largest migrant group.

The Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens continues on Saturday with group and knockout matches. Here’s everything you need to know on day 2.

The Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens roared into action on Friday, with sold-out crowds revelling in home success and splashing out on city stays