Former Australian bishop Christopher Saunders has been jailed for sexually abusing two young Aboriginal men during his time as a Catholic cleric. Saunders – who resigned as Bishop of Broome when first accused of wrongdoing in 2020 – was found guilty of one charge of rape and 12 counts of indecent assault in August. The
Thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan are marching to the capital Islamabad as they call for his release. Concerns over the 73-year-old’s health have grown louder in recent months. His family claims he has lost most of his vision in his right eye after prison authorities failed to take action. The
French national Martin Ryan has been pardoned and his release from prison ordered by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev after he was jailed on charges of spying. His release came hours after the EU agreed to lift sanctions on two Russian billionaires, prompting anger from Ukraine. Diplomats had indicated that France had pushed for an end
Over the years, Muchtar and his school – as well as the Shiddiqiyyah complex it sits in – have drawn public figures looking for support in what is a key political battleground. In 2014, then-presidential candidate Joko Widodo visited during his political campaign. Five years later, his successor Prabowo Subianto did the same. Indonesia’s national
The wife of a US scholar imprisoned in China on charges of spying and endangering national security has asked President Donald Trump to secure his release when he meets Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House next week. U Min Zin, the director at a think tank focused on Myanmar, was arrested on 3
A man has been given a six-month jail term in France after he threatened to kill a female primary school teacher who had disciplined his son at a village primary school. He was sentenced after a fast-track hearing on Thursday, six days after the events unfolded in Le Fauga, a village with a population of
