THE HAGUE, Oct 29 — Dutch volleyball player Steven van de Velde, who was convicted in 2016 of raping an underaged girl, has been denied a visa to compete in next month’s Beach Volleyball World Championships in Australia.

SYDNEY, Oct 29 — Around 140 Queensland students across nine schools accidentally studied Augustus instead of Julius Caesar due to a curriculum error, officials confirmed.

BANGKOK, Oct 29 — Thailand has agreed to repatriate 18 Cambodian prisoners of war if Cambodia shows genuine progress in easing border tensions under a new peace accord.

PARIS, Oct 28 — Swiss Moto3 rider Noah Dettwiler, who was seriously injured in a crash during the Malaysian MotoGP weekend, is in a stable but critical condition, his team and family said on Monday.

SYDNEY, Oct 28 — Australia has begun transferring a group of immigrants to Nauru under a controversial multi-million dollar agreement signed earlier this year, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke confirmed on Tuesday.

JAKARTA, Oct 28 — Indonesia will make English a compulsory subject for primary school students starting in 2027, as part of education reforms to enhance language proficiency and strengthen international engagement.