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US warship collides with tugboat in disastrous launch
Read More Concerns raised over safety protocols and effectiveness of ‘side launch’ method Concerns raised over safety protocols and effectiveness of ‘side launch’ method
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Alabama shooting – live: Dadeville police to announce update as ‘Sweet 16’ party shooting suspect still at large
Read More Investigation ongoing but details scarce after violence erupted during celebration at town’s Mahogany Masterpiece Dance Studio on Saturday night Investigation ongoing but details scarce after violence erupted during celebration at town’s Mahogany Masterpiece Dance Studio on Saturday night
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Has the Alabama birthday party shooter been caught?
Read More Four victims were killed and 32 injured in a mass shooting at a ‘Sweet 16’ party in downtown Dadeville on Saturday night Four victims were killed and 32 injured in a mass shooting at a ‘Sweet 16’ party in downtown Dadeville on Saturday night
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Sudan’s temporary ceasefire collapses – with areas set to run out of food and water within days
Read More The country’s warring generals had agreed to 24-hour halt to fighting – but trapped residents and aid workers are scared to move as truce fails The country’s warring generals had agreed to 24-hour halt to fighting – but trapped residents and aid workers are scared to move as truce fails
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Starmer claims NHS is ‘broken’ and not safe under Tories, as he says he is unconcerned about poll lead falling – UK politics live
Read More According to the Politico poll of polls Labour’s average lead over the Conservatives has fallen to 15 points Good morning. Today we have got the first PMQs since the Easter recess and the first involving Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer for almost a month. Sunak has been relatively successful in recent weeks (that…
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Lidia Thorpe hits back as PM suggests health issues could be behind strip club altercation
Read More The senator called Anthony Albanese’s comments ‘insulting’ after video circulated of her in an expletive-laden argument with several men Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The independent senator Lidia Thorpe has hit back at Anthony Albanese’s suggestions…
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Ukraine-Russia war – live: Putin’s tactical nuclear weapon threat a ‘critical’ concern, says top US diplomat
Read More Russia’s plan to move battlefield nukes to Belarus ‘is managed threat’ Russia’s plan to move battlefield nukes to Belarus ‘is managed threat’
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Ralph Yarl’s mother reveals horror injuries as Black teen had bullet lodged in head for 12 hours
Read More Ralph Yarl had a bullet in his head for 12 hours after Andrew Lester shot him twice through a glass screen door Ralph Yarl had a bullet in his head for 12 hours after Andrew Lester shot him twice through a glass screen door
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Ralph Yarl GoFundMe tops $2.8m after Black teen shot in the head by white homeowner
Read More Donations have been flooding in to help Ralph Yarl and his family pay for his medical bills and recovery after Kansas City shooting Donations have been flooding in to help Ralph Yarl and his family pay for his medical bills and recovery after Kansas City shooting
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UK inflation falls by less than expected as food prices soar by 19.1%
Read More Annual rate as measured by consumer prices index dropped to 10.1% in March, says ONS UK inflation fell by less than expected in March, sticking in double figures as households came under pressure from food and drink prices soaring at the fastest annual rate since 1977. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said…
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Ralph Yarl shooting: Can a doorbell ring justify a ‘stand your ground’ shooting?
Read MoreA Missouri law allowing people to defend themselves in their homes could come into play in the shooting of a Black 16-year-old in Kansas CityA Missouri law allowing people to defend themselves in their homes could come into play in the shooting of a Black 16-year-old in Kansas City
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Will Sudan’s violence cause a wave of refugees?
Read MoreHumanitarian organisations say they’re ready to respond to looming refugee crisis – but conflict has halted operations.Humanitarian organisations say they’re ready to respond to looming refugee crisis – but conflict has halted operations.
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Mexico condemns US ‘interference’ in drug war
Read More The DEA’s infiltration of the Sinaloa Cartel without state permission amounts to espionage, the Mexican president says Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, commonly known as AMLO, has excoriated the US Drug Enforcement Agency for infiltrating the Sinaloa Cartel without his permission, accusing Washington of “abusive interference” at a press conference on Monday.…
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How the almost-trial of Dominion v Fox exploded into a Succession-worthy finale
Read More A made-for-TV courtroom drama that would never be televised and one of the biggest-yet attempts to hold someone accountable for 2020 election lies ended outside a Delaware courtroom, Alex Woodward writes from Wilmington A made-for-TV courtroom drama that would never be televised and one of the biggest-yet attempts to hold someone accountable for…
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NSW to investigate Menindee mass fish kill as ‘pollution incident’
Read More EPA to use statutory powers to investigate whether conditions in Darling-Baaka River breach state environment laws Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The New South Wales government has announced it it will treat the deaths of more…
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‘Nonsensical’: Indigenous leaders say no point in regional voices without national body
Read More Representatives from remote communities in Cape York, the Torres Strait and Far North Queensland have spoken at a federal inquiry Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Remote Indigenous community leaders have told a federal inquiry it would…
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Trump news – live: Trump mocked over new NFT trading cards as ex-president rails against Elon Musk
Read More The new set of NFTs are all priced at $99 The new set of NFTs are all priced at $99
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‘Extremism is not the answer’ when it comes to decarbonisation, says Woodside chief
Read More CEO Meg O’Neill says developing new supply is necessary to keeping ‘energy affordable and reliable as we transition to a lower carbon future’ Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Woodside chief executive, Meg O’Neill, says Australia needs…
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Ralph Yarl shooting – update: Suspect Andrew Lester released from jail again as GoFundMe for teen tops $3m
Read More Lester, 84, claims he was ‘scared to death’ when he shot Black teen Ralph Yarl ringing his doorbell Lester, 84, claims he was ‘scared to death’ when he shot Black teen Ralph Yarl ringing his doorbell
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Greens blasts ‘centre-right’ Albanese government after Labor rules out substantial jobseeker boost
Read More Adam Bandt says ALP not progressive and is ‘making economic decisions Scott Morrison would have been proud of’ Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The leader of the Greens, Adam Bandt, has accused Labor of becoming a…
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Saber-Rattling Points to Bigger Questions for the “Middle Kingdom”
Read More ANALYSIS – This week, a U.S. warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait, just before Taipei announced purchase plans for up to 400 U.S. Harpoon missiles. Last week, China – which views Taiwan as part of its territory – simulated a full-scale attack on the island. A day later, U.S. National Security Agency’s director…
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India to have 2.9 million more people than China by mid-2023: UN
Read MoreUNFPA data estimates India’s population at 1.4286 billion against 1.4257 billion for China by the middle of the year.UNFPA data estimates India’s population at 1.4286 billion against 1.4257 billion for China by the middle of the year.
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Maine shooting – live: Suspect named after four dead in house and interstate shooting spree
Read More Police are responding to the shootings in Yarmouth, Bowdoin Police are responding to the shootings in Yarmouth, Bowdoin
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Fox News Dominion lawsuit – live: Network admits some statements were ‘false’ but avoids apology in $787m deal
Read More ‘Money is accountability, and we got that today from Fox,’ Dominion attorney said outside court. ‘Money is accountability, and we got that today from Fox,’ Dominion attorney said outside court.
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Russia-Ukraine war live: drone strikes hit infrastructure facility in Odesa region causing fire
Read More No casualties reported after Russia strikes region in southern Ukraine overnight What we know on day 420 on the invasion South Korea might extend its support for Ukraine beyond humanitarian and economic aid if it comes under a large-scale civilian attack, President Yoon Suk Yeol said, signalling a shift in his stance against…
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Refugees claim gas flaring cancer link in northern Iraq
Read MoreCancer rates double in affected provinces after facilities resume production in recent years.Cancer rates double in affected provinces after facilities resume production in recent years.
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Thousands of children walk out on school in support of Ralph Yarl
Read More ‘I was out here to support my friend Ralph through this time he is going through today’ ‘I was out here to support my friend Ralph through this time he is going through today’
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Illinois family of four missing since February found 1,500 miles from home
Read More The Lutz family was found alive and well in Arizona The Lutz family was found alive and well in Arizona
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1 killed, several injured in NYC building collapse
Read More Rescuers were forced to use drones and a ‘robotic dog’ to search for survivors in the highly unstable structure One person was killed and at least five others injured after a parking garage collapsed in New York City, prompting what local officials called an “extremely dangerous” rescue operation amid fears the rest of…
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Kaylin Gillis: Driveway shooting suspect shows no remorse – police
Read MoreA young woman was killed in New York state when her car pulled up in the wrong driveway by mistake.A young woman was killed in New York state when her car pulled up in the wrong driveway by mistake.
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United Nations to Withdraw From Afghanistan if Taliban Won’t Let Women Work
Read More The United Nations is ready to take the “heartbreaking” decision to pull out of Afghanistan in May if it can’t persuade the Taliban to let local women work for the organization, the head of the U.N. Development Program said. U.N. officials are negotiating with the Afghan government in the hope that it will…
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French trade minister to visit UK after post-Brexit ‘hiccup’
Read More Olivier Becht says two countries have moved on since tensions with government of Boris Johnson France’s overseas trade minister will visit London on Wednesday in what is being hailed in Paris as a return to business as usual between the two countries after Brexit and the cross-Channel “tensions” of Boris Johnson’s leadership. It…
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Father Bob Maguire, beloved Melbourne priest, dies aged 88
Read More Maguire, who defiantly and tirelessly advocated for the underdog, brought a legion of new adherents to the Catholic church Obituary: Father Bob Maguire, Melbourne priest loved by the poor but not by the Catholic hierarchy The beloved social justice advocate and Catholic priest Father Bob Maguire has died at age 88, his foundation…
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 420
Read MoreAs the conflict enters its 420th day, we take a look at the main developments.As the conflict enters its 420th day, we take a look at the main developments.
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Alabama shooting – update: Suspect at large in Dadeville party mass shooting as victim speaks from hospital
Read More Investigation ongoing but details scarce after violence erupted at ‘Sweet 16’ celebration at town’s Mahogany Masterpiece Dance Studio on Saturday night Investigation ongoing but details scarce after violence erupted at ‘Sweet 16’ celebration at town’s Mahogany Masterpiece Dance Studio on Saturday night
