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Western Australia the only state not to agree to open borders by Christmas Search for missing 11yo Gold Coast girl extends to Brisbane, police say she is not "just a runaway" © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Itsuo Inouye/AP The western Pacific nation of Palau has urged the United States military to build bases on its territory – in the heart of a region where Washington is pushing back against growing Chinese influence. © Photograph: Itsuo Inouye/AP US defense secretary Mark Esper flew nearly halfway around the world to Palau, which no Pentagon chief has ever visited US defense secretary...
