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Prime Minister Narendra Modi opened the Global Trade Show on Tuesday. He held a 3km roadshow with UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and bilateral meetings with the President of Timor-Leste José Ramos-Horta and Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi in Gandhinagar. He will open the Vibrant Gujarat Summit on Wednesday.

Special woven textile goes on display at the Australian War Memorial.

'If that's what it's like for a soccer ball, what is it like for food, clean water, education, health?'

The upgrading of ties with Beijing caught regional leaders by surprise, but experts say it could be a strategy to secure investment from Australia

Australia is willing to turn a blind eye to human rights abuses in West Papua because alienating Indonesia is not worth the risk as China jostles for regional influence

Geoffrey Swenson’s book Contending Orders tackles Afghanistan and Timor-Leste.

Family members of East Timorese in UK denied right to visit, as Home Office says too many hoping to work illegally

Foreign minister says previous governments have treated the country in ‘disappointing’ ways during visit to Dili

After a spirited election campaign, the people of Timor-Leste voted for a new parliament on May 21. The vote was free, fair and largely uneventful. The results were accepted. This is a remarkable accomplishment for democracy.

The result of Sunday's election paves the way for a return to power for the 76-year-old, who was also Timor-Leste's first president — if he can form a coalition.