Political unrest
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Bolivia
Bolivian military flees government palace after coup fails, general in custody
Bolivia’s president confronted the commander leading the rebellion in the palace hallway, telling him: “I am your captain, and I order you to withdraw your soldiers”.
- by Daniel Ramos
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Macron heads to riot-hit New Caledonia as Australia, NZ evacuate tourists
Some 108 Australians and other tourists landed in Brisbane, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said. More flights are expected.
- by Kirsty Needham and Dominique Vidalon
French-Australians urged to house stranded New Caledonians
The French embassy in Australia is calling on the “solidarity and generosity” of French expatriates living in Melbourne to billet French people stranded in the city by the conflict in New Caledonia.
- by Madeleine Heffernan and John Leicester
French officials see Azerbaijan’s foreign interference behind deadly riots in New Caledonia
Azerbaijan had invited separatists from the French territories last year, resulting in a group whose stated aim is to support “French liberation and anti-colonialist movements”.
- by Chris Zappone
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Papua New Guinea
Dozens massacred in tribal fighting in Papua New Guinea
Australia was ready to provide support to the Marape government to quell the violence in Papua New Guinea, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.
- by Tess Ikonomou
Unrest in rural Ireland as locals declare there’s no room for asylum seekers
Protests have been rising across the country at resettlement programs as Ireland’s housing system creaks.
- by Michael Murphy
Queues for fuel as PNG declares state of emergency after deadly riots
Several Chinese citizens were lightly injured in the chaos, with Chinese owned-stores subjected to vandalism and looting, the Chinese embassy said.
- by Lewis Jackson and Alasdair Pal
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Papua New Guinea
More than a dozen dead in PNG chaos as police strike over missing pay
The prime ministers of PNG and Australia have called for calm after widespread looting and arson claimed 15 lives in the capital and elsewhere.
- by Lewis Jackson and Alasdair Pal
‘They are afraid’: A country accustomed to violence has been rocked by a brazen murder
In the wake of Roel Degamo’s death, questions have been asked as to why his personal security was not working the day he was shot.
- by Chris Barrett
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Israel
‘Changed’ Netanyahu’s power grab has Israel at breaking point
Huge sectors of Israeli society are “in rebellion” as the right-wing coalition government of Benjamin Netanyahu sparks fear of a “constitutional coup”.
- by Peter Hartcher
‘Everyone has a story to tell’: Iraq five years after Islamic State
Life remains difficult for Iraqis five years after much of Islamic State was driven out, but a visit reveals their staggering resilience.
- by Marcus Ray