Month: March 2023

Read More The missile launch came amid the largest joint US-South Korean military drills in several years North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said his country has no choice but to show its force in order to “deter war” following its latest long-range missile test, which he claimed was a response to the ongoing “reckless” US-led war…

Read MorePoland said Thursday it will supply Ukraine with about one dozen fighter jets to help in its fight against Russia. Poland is now the first NATO country to provide Ukraine with fighter jets since the Russian invasion began.Poland said Thursday it will supply Ukraine with about one dozen fighter jets to help in its…

Read MoreBesieged Republican Rep. George Santos is carrying on in Congress despite calls for him to resign after he admitted to fabricating many aspects of his life storyBesieged Republican Rep. George Santos is carrying on in Congress despite calls for him to resign after he admitted to fabricating many aspects of his life story

Read More Constables, aged 30 and 35, in Alberta province were gunned down by 16-year-old male who then shot and killed himself, say Canadian authorities A 16-year-old has shot his mother and killed two police officers before taking his own life in Edmonton, Canada. A police official and a senior government official said the male…

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Read More The CEO’s comments follow criticism from politicians, players and fans who support a ban on TV and radio adverts Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The AFL chief executive, Gillon McLachlan, has admitted there are too many…

Read More Another officer jailed but sentence too light, say victims’ relatives, after police blamed for triggering crush last October An Indonesian court has acquitted two senior police officers charged with negligence over a stadium crowd crush last year that killed 135 people, angering relatives of those who died in one of football’s worst tragedies.…

Read MoreToday’s Iraq is a world away from the terror that followed the U.S. invasion to depose Saddam Hussein 20 years ago this weekToday’s Iraq is a world away from the terror that followed the U.S. invasion to depose Saddam Hussein 20 years ago this week

Read More Permanent park preserve temporarily closed over fears myrtle rust outbreak may compromise endemic plant species Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The majority of Lord Howe Island has been closed to nonessential visitors due to an outbreak…

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Read MoreSale of adult site comes after controversy over hosting of child abuse material and other non-consenual content.Sale of adult site comes after controversy over hosting of child abuse material and other non-consenual content.

Read MoreRussian mercenaries were the only element of Moscow’s forces making any progress in the 55th week of the war in Ukraine.Russian mercenaries were the only element of Moscow’s forces making any progress in the 55th week of the war in Ukraine.

Read MoreBlake Johnston has been riding waves for over 30 hours and plans to keep going.Blake Johnston has been riding waves for over 30 hours and plans to keep going.

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Read MoreToday’s Iraq is a world away from the terror that followed the U.S. invasion to depose Saddam Hussein 20 years ago this weekToday’s Iraq is a world away from the terror that followed the U.S. invasion to depose Saddam Hussein 20 years ago this week

Read MoreThe court is looking at the deaths of thousands of people after former President Rodrigo Duterte began his ‘drugs war’.The court is looking at the deaths of thousands of people after former President Rodrigo Duterte began his ‘drugs war’.

Read More Three hospital workers and seven sheriff’s deputies charged over death Three hospital workers and seven sheriff’s deputies charged over death

Read More Beijing is right to condemn the pact as spurring an arms race and undermining Asia-Pacific stability Earlier this week, a trilateral summit was held with the leaders of Australia, the United Kingdom and the US in San Diego to flesh out the details of an AUKUS deal providing Canberra with nuclear-powered submarines, with…

Read More MPs were informed of the decision, which comes after similar moves by western allies, by parliamentary service on Friday New Zealand’s parliament will ban TikTok from all parliamentary devices, amid mounting international security concerns surrounding the app. The country’s MPs were informed by parliamentary service on Friday that the Chinese-owned video-sharing app would…

Read More Move follows pressure from campaigners such as Julie Devey and Carole Gould whose daughters were murdered Domestic abusers in England and Wales who kill their partners or ex-partners are to face tougher sentences under government plans after a campaign by bereaved families. The justice secretary and lord chancellor, Dominic Raab, will push for…

Read More Perfect storm of Covid, Brexit, energy prices and cost of living crisis blamed for disappointing figures Visitor numbers at the UK’s leading attractions are still almost a quarter lower than before the pandemic, thanks to a perfect storm of Covid, Brexit, energy prices and the wider financial crisis, according to the sector’s trade…

Read MoreThe potential $895m deal will give Australia long-range strike capability from ships or submarines.The potential $895m deal will give Australia long-range strike capability from ships or submarines.

Read More Former PM chosen to run again in constituency he currently holds, quashing speculation that he might seek safer seat Boris Johnson has been reselected as the Conservative candidate in his Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency. It comes after speculation that the former prime minister might seek out a safer seat before the next…

Read More Arrests believed to be the first time police have detained citizens for possessing literature deemed ‘seditious’ by the authorities Hong Kong’s national security police have arrested two men for possessing children’s books deemed seditious by the authorities – in the latest of a string of moves that underlines the state of civil freedoms…

Read MoreFrance’s president has sidelined MPs and forced through plans to raise the pension age from 62 to 64.France’s president has sidelined MPs and forced through plans to raise the pension age from 62 to 64.

Read More Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says US banking system sounds as Wall Street banks move to support First Republic Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says US banking system sounds as Wall Street banks move to support First Republic

Read More Maria del Carmen Lopez, 63, was kidnapped from her home in Pueblo Nuevo in the Mexican state of Colima on Feb. 9, according to the FBI. Maria del Carmen Lopez, 63, was kidnapped from her home in Pueblo Nuevo in the Mexican state of Colima on Feb. 9, according to the FBI.

Read MoreMississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has signed legislation to solidify a full year of Medicaid coverage for women after birthMississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has signed legislation to solidify a full year of Medicaid coverage for women after birth

Read More Sheriff’s office says ‘conditions were above and beyond what anybody expected’ Sheriff’s office says ‘conditions were above and beyond what anybody expected’

Read More A new UN-backed report released Thursday found Russia has committed war crimes and likely crimes against humanity during its yearlong invasion of Ukraine. View Entire Post › A new UN-backed report released Thursday found Russia has committed war crimes and likely crimes against humanity during its yearlong invasion of Ukraine.View Entire Post ›

Read More Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan agree to prop up troubled bank after its shares tumbled amid wider turmoil Wall Street’s giants moved to end the US’s spiraling banking crisis on Thursday by agreeing to prop up troubled First Republic, a mid-sized bank whose shares have been pummeled amid a wider banking…

Read More Productivity Commission’s 1,000-page inquiry to be released today; football’s governing body bows to player backlash over Women’s World Cup deal Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Chalmers says he wants to a shake-up of the way the nation’s productivity is calculated and has started that process:…

Read MoreThe French government has invoked a power that means no vote is needed for the reforms to go ahead.The French government has invoked a power that means no vote is needed for the reforms to go ahead.

Read MoreThe camera view is lost briefly after the apparent collision but it comes back to show what the Air Force said was damage to the propeller from the strike.The camera view is lost briefly after the apparent collision but it comes back to show what the Air Force said was damage to the propeller…

Read MoreLeaders of top US financial agencies say move is ‘welcome’ amid fears California-based lender could be next to collapse.Leaders of top US financial agencies say move is ‘welcome’ amid fears California-based lender could be next to collapse.