Month: March 2023

Read More Ofwat says new powers will be used if firms fail to reach performance and environmental goals The UK water regulator is to use new powers to block companies from shareholder payouts if they fail to hit performance and environmental targets. Ofwat, which in December heavily criticised some of the country’s biggest suppliers over…

Read MoreTwenty years after the US-led invasion of Iraq, the effects of war and occupation still reverberate through the region.Twenty years after the US-led invasion of Iraq, the effects of war and occupation still reverberate through the region.

Read More State Parliamentary Budget Office estimates Labor’s pledges would improve bottom line by $1.4bn compared to the Coalition’s $97.2m Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Labor’s election promises would deliver a $1.3bn improvement to the New South Wales budget over four years compared with the Coalition’s promises,…

Read More China’s president seeks to play role of global peacemaker as well as ally to Putin; UK co-hosts conference to raise cash to fund the court’s investigation The general staff of the Ukrainian armed forces says the military has repelled 69 Russian assaults in five areas over the past 24 hours. Russian forces are…

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Read MoreChinese imports of Russian oil rise by nearly one-quarter from same period in 2022.Chinese imports of Russian oil rise by nearly one-quarter from same period in 2022.

Read More New highs reached in NSW, Victoria and South Australia while above-average temperatures predicted from April to June Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Dozens of Australian heat records were smashed over the weekend, as the Bureau of…

Read More Ma Ying-jeou’s tour is the first since the end of the civil war in 1949 and comes amid intensifying efforts by Beijing to subsume Taiwan as a province Ma Ying-jeou, Taiwan’s former president, will visit China this month in the first visit by a current or former leader since the defeated Nationalist Chinese…

Read MoreXi’s trip to Russia comes after China helped Saudi Arabia and Iran restore ties.Xi’s trip to Russia comes after China helped Saudi Arabia and Iran restore ties.

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Read MoreAuthorities are working out what to do with millions of rotting fish and reassuring the public about water quality.Authorities are working out what to do with millions of rotting fish and reassuring the public about water quality.

Read MoreThe 41-year-old man will be charged with murdering an Afghan man in 2012, Australian police say.The 41-year-old man will be charged with murdering an Afghan man in 2012, Australian police say.

Read More ICC accuses Russian president of illegally deporting hundreds of children from Ukraine ICC accuses Russian president of illegally deporting hundreds of children from Ukraine

Read MoreThe BBC’s Jeremy Bowen explains why Iraqis are still living with the consequences 20 years on.The BBC’s Jeremy Bowen explains why Iraqis are still living with the consequences 20 years on.

Read MoreExercises underline close relationship between Phnom Penh and Beijing, which has expansive claims in South China Sea.Exercises underline close relationship between Phnom Penh and Beijing, which has expansive claims in South China Sea.

Read More Could isolated failures herald another global banking crisis? Could isolated failures herald another global banking crisis?

Read MoreAs the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 390th day, we take a look at the main developments.As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 390th day, we take a look at the main developments.

Read More A retired optometrist claims he was skiing with friends when he heard ‘hysterical screaming like … King Kong in the jungle or something’. Gustaf Kilander reports A retired optometrist claims he was skiing with friends when he heard ‘hysterical screaming like … King Kong in the jungle or something’. Gustaf Kilander reports

Read MoreIndonesian police have found themselves in the dock in some high-profile cases amid hopes of greater accountability.Indonesian police have found themselves in the dock in some high-profile cases amid hopes of greater accountability.

Read More Planned Parenthood advocates say the ‘absurd’ draft legislation regarding periods would present a ‘reductive and binary view of sex’ Florida lawmakers are considering a draft law to strengthen state control over sex education that its sponsor says would ban any instruction in schools about menstrual cycles before the sixth grade. The proposal comes…

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Read MoreChinese leader Xi Jinping is due to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow in a political boost for the isolated Russian president after the International Criminal Court charged him with war crimes in UkraineChinese leader Xi Jinping is due to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow in a political boost for the isolated Russian president after…

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Read More More than 60 years after the Boston Stranger took their first of at least 11 victims, no charges have ever been brought. A new Hulu film starring Keira Knightley tells the story of Loretta McLaughlin, a journalist credited with connecting the string of murders. Clémence Michallon reports More than 60 years after the…

Read MoreAlmost every day women in India face sexual harassment in public places. So how do they deal with it?Almost every day women in India face sexual harassment in public places. So how do they deal with it?

Read More Washington’s gangster-like attempts to take over the social media app reveal an inability to tolerate competition The TikTok wars are heating up. The Biden administration has reportedly issued an ultimatum to the Chinese company Bytedance that it must sell the social media application or face a ban in the US. TikTok has been…

Read More Pyongyang said its latest missile launch, overseen by Kim Jong-un, practiced a “counterattack” on a “major enemy target” North Korea has declared that it fired a missile “tipped with a test warhead simulating nuclear payload” as part of a two-day drill over the weekend, demonstrating the country’s firepower and readiness to respond to…

Read MoreChinese President Xi Jinping is due to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for talks over the war in Ukraine.Chinese President Xi Jinping is due to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for talks over the war in Ukraine.

Read More Investigators believe a faulty lithium-ion battery exploded, badly damaging Eastgardens house Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A man has jumped from a second-storey balcony of a Sydney home to escape a blaze after an e-bike charging…

Read More Russian president lauds Xi ahead of meeting, while Beijing calls for a ‘rational way’ out of the crisis Vladimir Putin has praised “good old friend” Xi Jinping in a newspaper article published in China on the eve of a state visit by the Chinese president that will reaffirm the leaders’ strong ties and…

Read MoreLatest show of force from Pyongyang comes as it bristles at military drills by South Korea and the US.Latest show of force from Pyongyang comes as it bristles at military drills by South Korea and the US.

Read More London has admitted a “mistake” that required its Afghan contractors to vet their relocation with Taliban officials The UK Ministry of Defence has belatedly apologized for requiring Afghan citizens who worked with London during the US-led NATO occupation of their country to have their documents approved by the Taliban before applying for resettlement…

Read MoreSix central banks move to keep credit flowing worldwide after two big institutions collapsed.Six central banks move to keep credit flowing worldwide after two big institutions collapsed.