Steve Bannon,facing jail,agrees to testify to Jan 6 committee

Steve Bannon,facing jail,agrees to testify to Jan 6 committee

It’s a remarkable about-face for Bannon,one of the most obstinate of the committee’s potential witnesses,but it was apparently authorised by Donald Trump.

  • byLuke Broadwater andMaggie Haberman

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Storming the palace and then tidying up:Sri Lanka’s civil uprising

Storming the palace and then tidying up:Sri Lanka’s civil uprising

In keeping with the rare balance of anger and civility that’s epitomised Sri Lanka’s Colombo uprising against president Gotabaya Rajapaksa,many protesters returned to the scene 24 hours later - to clean up.

  • byDaniel Brettig
Indian state shuts down internet after Hindu beheading sparks unrest

Indian state shuts down internet after Hindu beheading sparks unrest

Police fear outbreaks of religious violence after two Muslims claimed responsibility for killing a Hindu and threatened Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

  • byRupam Jain
Sri Lanka appoints new prime minister in bid to stop civil unrest

Sri Lanka appoints new prime minister in bid to stop civil unrest

Ranil Wickremesinghe has been prime minister of the island nation five times before.

  • byKrishan Francis
Sri Lanka’s prime minister rescued as troops ordered to shoot violent protesters

Sri Lanka’s prime minister rescued as troops ordered to shoot violent protesters

Mahinda Rajapaksa had to be rescued from his official residence after rioters broke down the gate after he resigned.

  • byKrishan Francis,Bharatha Mallawarachi andKrutika Pathi
Crowds cheer coup in Ouagadougou after a wave of terrorist attacks

Crowds cheer coup in Ouagadougou after a wave of terrorist attacks

In a swift coup,Burkina Faso’s military deposed the democratically elected president,arguing he failed to manage the nation’s terrorism crisis.

  • bySam Mednick
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‘Order restored’ after protesters ‘eliminated’,officers beheaded in Kazakhstan

‘Order restored’ after protesters ‘eliminated’,officers beheaded in Kazakhstan

Ex-Soviet allies have deployed troops to quash the uprising. The President now says calm has been restored to all regions in the country.

  • byIsabelle Khurshudyan andAmy Cheng
What you need to know about Kazakhstan’s ‘anarchy’

What you need to know about Kazakhstan’s ‘anarchy’

Protesters stormed the main airport and set fire to government buildings forcing the authoritarian regime to call for Russian help. Here’s what is going on.

  • byIsabelle Khurshudyan
‘Complete anarchy’:Kazakhstan cabinet resigns as rioters torch presidential palace

‘Complete anarchy’:Kazakhstan cabinet resigns as rioters torch presidential palace

Answering a request by the President,a Russia-led group of allies will now send troops to help contain the “terrorist threat”.

  • byOlzhas Auyezov,Jim Heintz andNariman Gizitdinov
There’s gold in the Solomon Islands,but not for the people who live there

There’s gold in the Solomon Islands,but not for the people who live there

Living standards are going nowhere,while locals accuse foreign corporations and politicians of getting rich.

  • byPeter Hartcher
Bodies found amid violence in Honiara

Bodies found amid violence in Honiara

They are the first reported deaths after days of violent protests in the Solomon Islands. Australian troops have arrived to help restore calm,with riot police from NSW set to arrive early next week.

  • byYan Zhuang