Month: March 2023

Read More Fighting in Bakhmut’s streets but Russia has not taken city, says Ukraine, as civilian casualties rise; families evacuated from Kupiansk amid shelling See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage The Ukraine military said Russian troops were trying but failing to surround Bakhmut. Defenders had repelled numerous attacks in and around the besieged city in…

Read MoreThe absurdist sci-fi took home nearly every major award at an event honouring the best in independent film and television.The absurdist sci-fi took home nearly every major award at an event honouring the best in independent film and television.

Read More Jim Chalmers has accused shadow treasurer of waging a ‘ridiculous scare campaign’ that doesn’t stand up to the facts Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Upping the tax concession on super earnings above $3m is “reckless”, the…

Read More Former president claims Biden is leading America into ‘oblivion’ and that he could end the war between Russia and Ukraine Donald Trump turned back the clock to the darkest elements of his presidency on Saturday with a fiery address that showed the threat to American democracy is far from over. After a lacklustre…

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Read More At least 70 descendants of the animals smuggled by Pablo Escobar are set to get relocated to India and Mexico Colombia plans to “translocate” some 70 of its so-called ‘cocaine hippos’ overseas, the governor of the country’s northwestern department of Antioquia, Anibal Gaviria, announced on Thursday. The animals, arguably the most bizarre legacy…

Read More The ex-US leader claims he is the only candidate that can prevent World War III President Joe Biden is leading the United States “into oblivion,” Donald Trump told the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland on Saturday, promising to stop wasting US taxpayer money on “stupid” foreign wars as he rallies support for…

Read More Split unlikely to surprise many as their public positions on the divisive rightwing president diverged quickly and radically Kellyanne Conway, a former senior adviser to Donald Trump as president, and her husband George Conway, who became a vociferously anti-Trump Republican, are to divorce, the Washington power couple announced on Saturday. The confirmation of…

Read MoreHemant Chaturvedi has documented 950 theatres across India and the stories behind them.Hemant Chaturvedi has documented 950 theatres across India and the stories behind them.

Read More Some anti-abortion activists say Republicans are avoiding talking about abortion after the midterms, Eric Garcia reports. Some anti-abortion activists say Republicans are avoiding talking about abortion after the midterms, Eric Garcia reports.

Read MoreAn archive of photos from Ghana stretching back a century offers a glimpse of how things have changed.An archive of photos from Ghana stretching back a century offers a glimpse of how things have changed.

Read MoreAdjusting to life in America is difficult for Afghan women who used to be journalists.Adjusting to life in America is difficult for Afghan women who used to be journalists.

Read MoreThe Ukrainian city of Bahkmut is seeing intense fighting as Russian President Vladimir Putin remains steadfast in his goal of seizing it. Ukrainian soldiers find themselves surrounded on three sides. Imtiaz Tyab reports.The Ukrainian city of Bahkmut is seeing intense fighting as Russian President Vladimir Putin remains steadfast in his goal of seizing it.…

Read MoreThe International Atomic Energy Agency said Saturday that Iran has agreed to allow more inspections of its nuclear facilities, and has also agreed to reconnect surveillance cameras at those sites.The International Atomic Energy Agency said Saturday that Iran has agreed to allow more inspections of its nuclear facilities, and has also agreed to reconnect…

Read MoreAbortion may finally be legal in Argentina, but social attitudes in some areas are making it hard for women to exercise their rights.Abortion may finally be legal in Argentina, but social attitudes in some areas are making it hard for women to exercise their rights.

Read More Former president Donald Trump delivered the closing speech of the 2023 Conservative Political Action Conference as he targeted his enemies not just in the Democratic Party and the media but also the Republican Party. Former president Donald Trump delivered the closing speech of the 2023 Conservative Political Action Conference as he targeted his…

Read More Interactive map designed to help people ‘find activities, events and celebrations nearby’, says culture secretary The public has been encouraged to share how they will celebrate King Charles’s coronation – whether it is attending a street party or sitting in the pub all day – on a digital map set up by the…

Read More Students ‘burnt out and disillusioned’ in vocational degrees, with hundreds of hours of unpaid work leading to high dropout rates Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Academics are calling for students to be compensated for compulsory internships…

Read More Donald Trump’s dominance was on display at CPAC as the assembled speakers heaped praise on the former president, Andrew Feinberg reports from National Harbor, Maryland Donald Trump’s dominance was on display at CPAC as the assembled speakers heaped praise on the former president, Andrew Feinberg reports from National Harbor, Maryland

Read More Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley has defended the ongoing occupation as necessary to ensure US security US troops occupying the petroleum-rich region of northeastern Syria have gotten a surprise visit from America’s top-ranking general and a vote of confidence that their illegal deployment is absolutely necessary to keep Americans…

Read More ‘I wouldn’t even think of leaving,’ Trump says ‘I wouldn’t even think of leaving,’ Trump says

Read More Police believe attack occurred outside McDonald’s in Higher Broughton The stabbing of a 15-year-old boy has led to an order granting police additional stop-and-search powers in Greater Manchester. Officers were called to Basten Drive, Salford, at 7.10pm on Saturday and discovered the boy with serious stab injuries. Continue reading…Police believe attack occurred outside…

Read More Ron DeSantis came in a distant second with just 20 per cent of the vote Ron DeSantis came in a distant second with just 20 per cent of the vote

Read More Chris Minns to pledge money for helicopter ambulance bases and apprentices as election race heats up. Follow live Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese marches in Sydney WorldPride Anthony Albanese has taken part in the WorldPride march across the Sydney Harbour Bridge on Sunday…

Read MoreLawmakers are set to pass far-reaching measures restructuring the government and the financial sector.Lawmakers are set to pass far-reaching measures restructuring the government and the financial sector.

Read More Australian authorities have lured drug traffickers into a trap after intercepting a shipment worth $677 million Australian police have revealed details of a covert operation in which they caught large-scale drug traffickers by replacing cocaine with identically packaged gypsum plaster on a boat that, unbeknownst to the gang, had been intercepted weeks earlier. The…

Read More Oleksandr Marchenko, Bakhmut’s deputy mayor, said the city is ‘almost destroyed’ Oleksandr Marchenko, Bakhmut’s deputy mayor, said the city is ‘almost destroyed’

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Read More Genevieve Lhermitte first tried to commit suicide after slitting the throats of her children in 2007, but failed Convicted child-killer Genevieve Lhermitte died on Tuesday after being granted a request for euthanasia by the Belgian government, her former lawyer, Nicholas Cohen, told AFP. She was put to death exactly 16 years after she…

Read More The criminal ring has deprived seven wealthy families of more than €1 million in cash and valuables Spanish law enforcement has busted a multinational gang specializing in robbing wealthy Ukrainian refugees, the country’s Guardia Civil police force announced on Friday. The gang, composed primarily of Ukrainian nationals, “had specialized in this type of…

Read More Three guitars, a skull-encrusted vase and an easel among items bought by the Hollywood actor at Hemswell Antiques Centres Johnny Depp bought three guitars, a skull-encrusted vase and an easel to furnish his new London home during a surprise visit to an antiques centre in Lincolnshire on Friday. The Hollywood actor, 59, known…

Read MoreIran agrees to reconnect surveillance cameras at nuclear sites and increase pace of inspections, nuclear watchdog says.Iran agrees to reconnect surveillance cameras at nuclear sites and increase pace of inspections, nuclear watchdog says.

Read MoreTens of thousands of Israelis are protesting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious plan to overhaul the legal system in the country, as the government pressed on with the proposed changes despite the mass oppositionTens of thousands of Israelis are protesting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious plan to overhaul the legal system in the country,…

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