Month: April 2023

Read More Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was quickly rushed away from the chaotic scene A loud blast was heard as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began a speech in the port city of Wakayama on Saturday, creating chaos as the crowd attempted to flee, local media reported. The premier was quickly rushed away from the…

Read MoreAllies condemn ‘in the strongest terms’ Pyongyang’s latest weapons test, and urge end to ‘destabilization’.Allies condemn ‘in the strongest terms’ Pyongyang’s latest weapons test, and urge end to ‘destabilization’.

Read More Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro faces a 10-day deadline to submit to questioning over the storming of government buildings by his supporters Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been ordered by a judge on the country’s Supreme Court to testify about his role in the January 8 riots in which protestors stormed government buildings in…

Read More Alexander Csergo, 55, will remain behind bars until Monday after appearing in court in Sydney Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast An Australian man charged with a foreign interference offence will remain behind bars until Monday after…

Read More Kiev insisted that EU donations are not charity, but a “security investment” It is “cynical” of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to criticize the EU funding of Ukraine when Budapest takes money from Brussels as well, the foreign ministry in Kiev said on Friday. Ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko also insisted that Ukraine was…

Read MoreAir National Guardsman Jack Teixeira faces up to 15 years’ imprisonment for the leak US documents.Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira faces up to 15 years’ imprisonment for the leak US documents.

Read MoreFormer Vice President Mike Pence is ramping up his criticism of fellow Republicans, trying to paint his would-be rivals as straying from party principles as he inches closer to an expected presidential runFormer Vice President Mike Pence is ramping up his criticism of fellow Republicans, trying to paint his would-be rivals as straying from…

Read MoreThe vote is likely to lead to legal challenges as US politicians express concerns over the app’s ties to China.The vote is likely to lead to legal challenges as US politicians express concerns over the app’s ties to China.

Read More Two false claims about NSA leaker Edward Snowden escaped fact-checking until Glenn Greenwald exposed them The New York Times has stealth-edited a story that used the recent Pentagon leaks to smear former NSA contractor Edward Snowden as an irresponsible whistleblower, based on two falsehoods. The text was quietly changed on Friday, after Glenn…

Read More Nine killed and 21 wounded in Russian missile attack on apartment blocks in Sloviansk; Vladimir Putin signs bill sparking fears of new wave of mobilisation Continue reading…Nine killed and 21 wounded in Russian missile attack on apartment blocks in Sloviansk; Vladimir Putin signs bill sparking fears of new wave of mobilisation Continue reading…

Read MoreOfficials in Kyiv tell the BBC recent leaks of US intelligence didn’t reveal any important information.Officials in Kyiv tell the BBC recent leaks of US intelligence didn’t reveal any important information.

Read More‘We’re tired of it,’ say residents facing ongoing violence in the Ituri province, near the border with Uganda.’We’re tired of it,’ say residents facing ongoing violence in the Ituri province, near the border with Uganda.

Read MoreMany Christians feel that growing hostility towards them is aimed at pushing them out of the city.Many Christians feel that growing hostility towards them is aimed at pushing them out of the city.

Read More Beijing doesn’t seek world domination, only a rightful position among global powers “Xi is fixated on ending China’s century of humiliation” – reads an article in Politico, one of the commentaries condemning Emmanuel Macron for his decision to visit Beijing, depicting him as a traitor to the US cause for doing so, and…

Read More Greens to use Parliamentary Budget Office costing to push Labor to clamp down harder on tax concessions for gas producers Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Major changes to the petroleum resource rent tax could net $94.5bn for the federal budget over a decade, according to…

Read MoreThe Salvadoran news outlet El Faro says the Bukele government has attacked the country’s press and eroded rule of law.The Salvadoran news outlet El Faro says the Bukele government has attacked the country’s press and eroded rule of law.

Read More Nima Momeni, who appeared in court, is suspected of stabbing the Cash App founder with a kitchen knife and leaving him to die The killing of the Cash App founder Bob Lee in San Francisco last week was a “planned and deliberate attack”, prosecutors in the case said in a court document on…

Read More A 55-year-old man is expected to appear at Parramatta magistrates charged with a foreign interference offence. Follow live Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A 21-year-old man has been charged with murder following the fatal stabbing of a young ambulance paramedic in Sydney’s south-west. The 29-year-old…

Read MoreThree sons of former drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán were among 28 people charged in a federal fentanyl trafficking investigation Friday.Three sons of former drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán were among 28 people charged in a federal fentanyl trafficking investigation Friday.

Read MoreFrance vowed to restore the cathedral within five years of the fire that gutted it. It might just do it.France vowed to restore the cathedral within five years of the fire that gutted it. It might just do it.

Read MoreThe BBC’s Joe Inwood speaks to people in Paris protesting against the raise in state pension age.The BBC’s Joe Inwood speaks to people in Paris protesting against the raise in state pension age.

Read MoreFormer President Donald Trump says he’s not making much money from his social media network but estimates it is worth between $5 million and $25 millionFormer President Donald Trump says he’s not making much money from his social media network but estimates it is worth between $5 million and $25 million

Read More Berlin dismissed last-minute calls for a delay ahead of a complete nuclear phase-out scheduled for Saturday Germany’s government has confirmed plans to go through with the shutdown of the country’s last remaining nuclear power plants this weekend, cutting off a key source of energy despite the loss of Russian natural gas amid the…

Read MorePresident Joe Biden is hosting Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House for talks next weekPresident Joe Biden is hosting Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House for talks next week

Read More US president turned his farewell speech outside St Muredach’s cathedral in Ballina into a celebration of Irish and American values Joe Biden has concluded his visit to Ireland with a passionate riverside address to tens of thousands of people at his ancestral town in County Mayo. The US president turned his farewell speech…

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Read MoreFormer Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he is not entering the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nominationFormer Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he is not entering the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination

Read MoreMexico’s president says he will shut down Notimex, a national news agency that has been locked in a years-long strike against the woman he appointed to run itMexico’s president says he will shut down Notimex, a national news agency that has been locked in a years-long strike against the woman he appointed to run…

Read MoreSupreme Court justice’s order is part of probe into January 8 riots that saw Bolsonaro supporters storm gov’t buildings.Supreme Court justice’s order is part of probe into January 8 riots that saw Bolsonaro supporters storm gov’t buildings.

Read More Donald Trump told the National Rifle Association conference that he would end Joe Biden’s “war” on guns and vowed to protect ownership rights “forever” despite a recent spate of mass shootings. Donald Trump told the National Rifle Association conference that he would end Joe Biden’s “war” on guns and vowed to protect ownership…

Read More Murder trial of ‘doomsday cult mom’ Lori Vallow is not being live-streamed on court TV. Follow along here for all the latest updates in the case Murder trial of ‘doomsday cult mom’ Lori Vallow is not being live-streamed on court TV. Follow along here for all the latest updates in the case

Read More A short chapter near the end of Laura Dave’s sixth novel, The Last Thing He Told Me, stands out from the rest of the book. Titled “Everyone Should Take Inventory,” it’s an index of everything the protagonist, Hannah Hall, knows to be true about her husband, Owen Michaels. “He would live on Pad…

Read More Beijing’s embassy in Warsaw has blasted PM Mateusz Morawiecki for linking the Russia-Ukraine crisis to events in Taiwan The Chinese Foreign Ministry has rebuked the Prime Minister of Poland Mateusz Morawiecki for a speech in which he suggested the Ukraine crisis is linked to rising tensions over Taiwan, saying the PM is interfering…

Read More The Constitutional Council has ruled in favor of the unpopular measure, which has inspired weeks of protests France’s Constitutional Council approved President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age by two years on Friday, inching the unpopular measure one step closer to becoming law. Protesters who have filled the streets of France…

Read More Ukraine needs billions of dollars for reconstruction. Its prime minister is in Washington, D.C., this week meeting finance ministers and government officials from around the world, asking for help. Ukraine needs billions of dollars for reconstruction. Its prime minister is in Washington, D.C., this week meeting finance ministers and government officials from around…