Tom Fayle
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Tom Fayle
@fayle.bsky.social
Journalist
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Thailand launched air strikes on Monday on its neighbour Cambodia, with both sides trading blame for renewed fighting on their disputed border that has killed four Cambodian civilians and a Thai soldier ➡️ u.afp.com/S7pN
December 8, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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This is very bad news
BREAKING: At least 4 Cambodian civilians have been killed and 9 injured in Thai military attacks on Cambodia, says Minister of Information Neth Pheaktra.
December 8, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Thailand said it used F-16 fighter jets to bomb Cambodian military targets on Monday to retaliate against cross-border firing that killed at least one Thai soldier, in a sharp escalation of a dispute between the two nations that President Trump claimed to have ended.
Thailand Launches Airstrikes on Cambodia in New Wave of Violence
Each side accused the other of firing first. The fighting came weeks after President Trump had cast himself as a peacemaker in the decades-old border dispute.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Tropical storms and monsoon rains have pummeled Southeast and South Asia, triggering landslides and flash floods from the rainforests of Indonesia's western Sumatra island to the highland plantations of Sri Lanka.
Hardships mount in Indonesia and Sri Lanka as flood tolls rise
Officials in disaster-hit parts of Indonesia reported shortages of food, shelter and medicine as the death toll from floods reached 950 following weeks of heavy rain.
ebx.sh
December 8, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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"If the suits can come for the State Library of Victoria, they can come for anyone, and no public institution is safe."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I have a lifelong connection to Victoria’s state library – which is why I am aghast at its crude self-lobotomy | Gideon Haigh
If the ‘suits’ can come for the State Library of Victoria, they can come for anyone, and no public institution is safe
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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The US revoking temporary protective status for people from Myanmar is as reckless as it is absurd. Military atrocities, and the killing of civilians continues - as outlined in reports by the UN & the US State Department itself. New from @hrw.org
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Myanmar is Safe?
Is it safe to return to a country wracked by an abusive armed conflict, widespread atrocities, and targeted ethnic violence, including war crimes and crimes against humanity?
www.hrw.org
December 3, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Funeral held in Gaza for journalist killed in Israeli strike

NewsFeed A funeral was held in Khan Younis for Palestinian journalist Mahmoud Essam Wadi, who was killed in an Israeli drone strike on Tuesday. Another journalist was wounded in the attack. More than 220 journalists have been killed in…
Funeral held in Gaza for journalist killed in Israeli strike
NewsFeed A funeral was held in Khan Younis for Palestinian journalist Mahmoud Essam Wadi, who was killed in an Israeli drone strike on Tuesday. Another journalist was wounded in the attack. More than 220 journalists have been killed in Gaza since October 2023. Published On 3 Dec 20253 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Source link
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December 3, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Human Rights Watch "seeking applicants for the position of Producer Editor within the Multimedia Division which is part of the Media Department" in Beirut or Amman. job-boards.greenhouse.io/humanrightsw...
Producer Editor
Multiple Locations Considered
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December 3, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Hong Kong's anti-corruption agency has arrested 11 people, including the directors and an engineering consultant of a construction company.
Netting on apartment complex did not meet fire resistance code, Hong Kong officials say
Hong Kong's anti-corruption agency has arrested 11 people, including the directors and an engineering consultant of a construction company.
www.abc.net.au
December 1, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Floods kill hundreds in Indonesia, rescue efforts underway www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Rescue efforts underway after flash floods kill hundreds in Indonesia
Torrential rain causes flash floods and landslides in Indonesia, where the toll rises as authorities mount rescue operations.
www.abc.net.au
November 30, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te says the budget was introduced for the country to defend itself in the face of a rising threat from China.
Taiwan announces $61 billion defence budget to defend itself against China
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te says the budget was introduced for the country to defend itself in the face of a rising threat from China.
www.abc.net.au
November 26, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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Floods across nine Thai provinces have killed 33 people and affected more than 2.7 million, with more rain forecast.
Patients evacuated by helicopter from Thai hospital as flooding continues
Floods across nine Thai provinces have killed 33 people and affected more than 2.7 million, with more rain forecast.
www.abc.net.au
November 26, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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In a sombre address to Ukraine's citizens, the president vowed he would not betray Ukrainian interests in the US-led peace process.
Ukraine faces 'difficult choice' of losing dignity or US backing, says Zelenskyy
In a sombre address to Ukraine's citizens, the president vowed he would not betray Ukrainian interests in the US-led peace process.
www.abc.net.au
November 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Red Cross to shed nearly 3,000 jobs, scale back budget amid donor fatigue reut.rs/4oUq7ri
Red Cross to shed nearly 3,000 jobs, scale back budget amid donor fatigue
The International Committee of the Red Cross will reduce its 2026 budget by nearly a fifth to 1.8 billion Swiss francs ($2.2 billion) and cut 2,900 jobs, it said in a statement on Friday, as its top donor the United States and others pare back support.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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NTEU taking RMIT to court for allegedly underpaying student counsellors for over a decade.
Affected staff could be owed more than $1million.
Read more:
www.nteu.au/News_Article...
#HigherEducation #auspol #HigherEd
November 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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Former (sadly) MP Zoe Daniel is a journalist - a good one - and it really shows in this excellent analysis piece, some of it about her own ex-colleagues.
#auspol
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The Coalition is spinning a lie that climate action is economically bad. How are they getting away with it? | Zoe Daniel
In this post-truth environment, the interests of coal and gas are somehow able to win the hearts and minds of voters
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November 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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BREAKING: Bangladesh’s Foreign Ministry has issued a statement calling on India to “immediately hand over” former PM Sheikh Hasina and ex-Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan following their guilty verdicts.

🟡 LIVE updates: aje.io/rlquwj
November 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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A Bangladesh court has sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death after finding her guilty of crimes against humanity.
Bangladesh court issues death sentence against ex-PM who fled the country
A Bangladesh court has sentenced ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death after finding her guilty of crimes against humanity.
www.abc.net.au
November 17, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia is set to visit the White House on Tuesday for the first time since 2018, when the killing of a journalist by Saudi agents made him a pariah.
Too Powerful to Ignore, Saudi Prince Returns to Washington’s Embrace
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is to visit the White House on Tuesday for the first time since 2018, when the killing of a journalist by Saudi agents made him a pariah.
nyti.ms
November 17, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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Her crackdown on a student uprising last year killed hundreds of people and led to the toppling of her 15-year rule in Bangladesh. #world
Ex-PM sentenced to death for crimes against humanity
Her crackdown on a student uprising last year killed hundreds of people and led to the toppling of her 15-year rule in Bangladesh. #world
www.9news.com.au
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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🇲🇲 Myanmar junta says demolishing 150 scam hub buildings 

Myanmar's military said it is demolishing nearly 150 buildings in a crackdown on a notorious internet scam compound bordering Thailand.
#AFPVertical
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Dozens missing after boat sinks near Malaysia-Thailand border
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Dozens missing after migrant boat sinks near Malaysia-Thailand border
Malaysian authorities are looking for more survivors after the vessel capsized near the resort of Langkawi.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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The Philippines has evacuated more than a million people ahead of Super Typhoon Fung-wong making landfall.
Philippines evacuates more than 1 million people ahead of second typhoon
The Philippines has evacuated more than a million people ahead of Super Typhoon Fung-wong making landfall.
www.abc.net.au
November 9, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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A horrible story emerging from Malaysia after a boat carrying refugees capsized near the border with Thailand www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
www.reuters.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:36 AM