Australian Federal Police say the 2.3-tonne seizure has a street value of $494m.
As the threat from plastic pollution mounts, countries could only agree to postpone negotiations to a later date.
![INC-5 Chair Luis Vayas Valdivieso brings down a gavel, made with recycled plastic bottle tops from the Dandora landfill in Nairobi, to mark an agreement that talks will resume at a later date, during an open plenary of the fifth session of the UN Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-5) in Busan, early on December 2, 2024. - Negotiators have failed to reach agreement on a landmark treaty to curb plastic pollution and need more time to continue discussions, the diplomat chairing the talks in South Korea said on December 1, 2024. [Anthony Wallac/ AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/AFP__20241201__36NY8M9__v1__HighRes__SkoreaUnEnvironmentPlastic-1733085433.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Teen challenger Gukesh Dommaraju of India holds reigning champ Ding Liren after first week of competition.
Beijing lodges ‘serious protests’ with the US saying it ‘strongly condemns’ Taiwanese leader’s stopover in Hawaii, Guam.
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Chair of Australia’s national broadcaster claims podcaster preys on ‘people’s vulnerabilities’ and ‘fear’.
Four people returned to China from US after three American citizens released by Beijing.
Indian teenager makes comeback on day three after losing the opening game and drawing the second one in Singapore.
Taiwanese officials withdraw Lin from the event in the UK to ‘avoid further harm’ to the Paris 2024 gold medallist.
Pham Nhat Vuong’s Xanh SM has big ambitions, but critics question its growth potential in fiercely competitive market.
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Investigation is part of a broader probe into military corruption that unseated Dong’s two predecessors.
Seoul is blanketed in snow, the bad weather snarling traffic, knocking out power and grounding hundreds of flights.
House of Representatives votes overwhelmingly to pass legislation targeting platforms such as TikTok and Instagram.
Relations between powerful vice president and president continue to deteriorate, as investigators summon Duterte.
Backpacker hotspot Vang Vieng is in the spotlight following six deaths blamed on tainted alcohol.
