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Malaysia has sent nearly 1,500 Myanmar refugees and migrants back to a country embroiled in civil war, despite warnings from the United Nations refugee agency and human rights groups that the repatriations may not be safe. The 1,479 returnees arrived in southern Yangon early on Sunday after being transported from Malaysia aboard two navy warships and a hospital ship, according to Nay Lin Tun, a regional government minister. The group is the first part of a planned return of 5,000 Myanmar nationals. Malaysia’s Home Ministry says more than 10,300 others remain in immigration detention centres. Kuala Lumpur maintains that those…

Stocks were upbeat while the dollar wobbled as expectations of a Federal Reserve interest-rate hike receded. The shift in bets on a Fed hike formed the central focus of market trading, supporting equities while weighing on the US currency.

Fitness personality Sam Wood has been charged over an alleged domestic violence incident in Noosa, with the television star and his wife, Snezana, issuing a joint statement saying they are co-operating with authorities. Queensland Police were called to Hastings Street, on the Noosa beachfront, at about 9pm on Saturday following reports of domestic violence. Wood, 46, has been charged with assault occasioning bodily harm and strangulation in a domestic setting. He had been holidaying in Noosa while normally living in Melbourne. The television personality spent Sunday night in custody and was due to appear in court on Monday. On Monday…

Jackson Chourio struck a two-run single with two outs in the ninth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers beat the San Diego Padres 4-3 to take a 2-0 lead in their National League Division Series. The Padres led 3-2 entering the final innings at American Family Field, but Milwaukee rallied against San Diego closer Mason Miller. Miller issued three walks before Chourio lined a 2-2 fastball into centre field, bringing home Christian Yelich and Sal Frelick. Chourio’s decisive hit followed a late defensive highlight, as the Brewers left fielder made a leaping catch at the wall to deny Fernando Tatis Jr.…

A teenager has suffered life-threatening burns after two cars were set alight outside a home in Melbourne’s west. The incident involved a car firebombing, during which the teenager was set alight. No further details were provided.

Wild beavers have returned to London for the first time in 400 years, after being introduced to help tackle a flooding problem in the capital. The animals have since flourished, becoming an established part of the city rather than simply a temporary solution to the issue. Their presence has also brought a lighter side to the project, with the beavers making people smile as they thrive in their new surroundings.

A California real estate agent accused of carrying out surveillance on the son of Taiwan’s president has been arrested at Los Angeles International Airport, US authorities said. Wanying “Heather” Zhang, 34, was detained by federal agents on Sunday before she could board a flight to Shanghai. She has been charged with acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government. Investigators allege Zhang travelled to Seattle in September 2025 with an unidentified accomplice and photographed the suburban home of Ting-Yu Lai, the son of Taiwanese President Ching-Te Lai. A criminal complaint alleges that images from a neighbour’s security camera showed…

A Florida man accused of accessing women’s private computers and personal information before discussing it in TikTok videos has been arrested again after prosecutors reopened the case. Mark Stephen Asea, 36, was taken into custody at his home in Port St Lucie on 30 September and charged with a felony offence against a computer user, according to St Lucie County court records. He remains in the county jail on a $35,000 bond. The allegations centre on claims that Asea obtained passwords, banking details, device identifiers and location information belonging to women, then referred to them in videos posted to his…

Donald Trump has pressured the G7 into releasing up to 100 million barrels of oil and diesel from emergency reserves in an attempt to bring down US fuel prices before next month’s midterm elections. The four-month release includes a substantial, “front-loaded” drawdown of diesel stocks over the next 20 days. Oil prices initially fell below US$100 a barrel after the announcement, but later rebounded to more than US$102. Petrol and diesel prices in the US have edged lower, although petrol remains about 40 per cent more expensive than at the same time last year and diesel is up by more…

Kemi Badenoch has called for a crackdown on threats against politicians after revealing she received death threats from a former IRA member. The Conservative leader said the abuse, which was also directed at her family, was “really tough” but insisted she would not be deterred from politics. Kieran Kyle, 43, admitted two counts last month of sending communications of an indecent or offensive nature to Ms Badenoch and her family. He is due to be sentenced on 29 October. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard that Kyle wrote to Ms Badenoch: “When I was in the IRA I would have shot you…