Month: December 2023

Read More HONG KONG — A landmark national security trial opened Monday in Hong Kong for prominent activist publisher Jimmy Lai, who faces a possible life sentence if convicted under a law imposed by Beijing to crush dissidents. Lai, 76, was arrested in August 2020 during a crackdown on the city’s pro-democracy movement under the…

Read MoreResult comes a year after Chileans rejected a progressive constitution that would have expanded Indigenous rights.Result comes a year after Chileans rejected a progressive constitution that would have expanded Indigenous rights.

Read MoreThe Israeli military says it has excavated a large tunnel shaft in Gaza close to the major Erez crossing with Israel.The Israeli military says it has excavated a large tunnel shaft in Gaza close to the major Erez crossing with Israel.

Read More Dozens of real estate agents fined or warned over underquoting property sale prices amidcrack down Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails,free app or daily news podcast A crackdown on real estate agents caught underquoting on properties has netted more than $1m in fines in…

Read More Darren John Chalmers murdered Geelong woman Annette Steward in 1992 and Dianne Barrett in 2019 Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails,free app or daily news podcast Had Darren John Chalmers been arrested at the time of his senseless murder of Geelong woman Annette Steward…

Read MoreHis case has drawn international uproar and is seen as a test of Hong Kong’s judicial independence.His case has drawn international uproar and is seen as a test of Hong Kong’s judicial independence.

Read MoreThe media tycoon and democracy supporter has been in jail for three years, accused of ‘collusion with foreign forces’.The media tycoon and democracy supporter has been in jail for three years, accused of ‘collusion with foreign forces’.

Read More Five new ministers ushered in as Labor begins life without Annastacia Palaszczuk Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails,free app or daily news podcast Steven Miles’s new-look cabinet has been sworn in at Queensland’s Government House. Five new ministers were ushered in on Monday morning…

Read MoreThe former president is seeking to portray himself as the saviour of the governing party by opposing it.The former president is seeking to portray himself as the saviour of the governing party by opposing it.

Read MoreThe storm damaged buildings and caused power cuts across Buenos Aires province over the weekend.The storm damaged buildings and caused power cuts across Buenos Aires province over the weekend.

Read More Lawsuit, which was dismissed with prejudice in a Los Angeles court on Friday, had alleged the actor ‘coerced sexual contact’ with 14-year-old when he was 35 A judge has thrown out a lawsuit that accused Warren Beatty of coercing a teenage girl into sex in 1973. Kristina Hirsch filed a lawsuit against the…

Read MoreGlasgow-born Susan Swimm’s 23-year-old son Rory was shot dead by a teenager in Utah in October.Glasgow-born Susan Swimm’s 23-year-old son Rory was shot dead by a teenager in Utah in October.

Read MoreRecord rainfall driven by a tropical cyclone has caused widespread flooding in the country’s north-east.Record rainfall driven by a tropical cyclone has caused widespread flooding in the country’s north-east.

Read MoreAs the war enters its 663rd day, these are the main developments.As the war enters its 663rd day, these are the main developments.

Read More Vietnam has found itself in the position of kingmaker, being crucial for the plans of both Beijing and Washington for Asia Chinese leader Xi Jinping has just paid an official visit to Vietnam, where he met with the leaders of Hanoi’s ruling Communist Party. Xi hailed the ties between the two countries and…

Read More Emergency alerts for parts of north Queensland, as communities from Cooktown to Innisfail cut off by record flood waters North Queensland floods: live coverageWujal Wujal to be evacuated Cairns residents are being asked to only use water for emergency purposes, while communities further north cry out for immediate help, as the severe flooding…

Read More Japan’s government has called a meeting of its national security council in response to the launches North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast, according to the South Korean military. The South Korean military said in a statement that the launch was made on Monday morning, and…

Read MorePope Francis marked his 87th birthday at the Vatican on Sunday with disadvantaged children who have been helped by a Catholic charity. Anna Matranga looks back at a year of contentious reforms for the pope.Pope Francis marked his 87th birthday at the Vatican on Sunday with disadvantaged children who have been helped by a…

Read MoreThe Israeli military gives Charlie D’Agata a look inside a Hamas tunnel in the Gaza Strip.The Israeli military gives Charlie D’Agata a look inside a Hamas tunnel in the Gaza Strip.

Read MoreIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has restarted hostage talks with Qatar, which facilitated the first round of hostage and prisoner releases in the Israel-Hamas war. The news came after Israel admitted its military had accidentally killed three Israeli hostages in Gaza. Ramy Inocencio reports.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has restarted…

Read MoreSome Afghans are giving their children sedatives as they struggle to feed them following huge aid cuts.Some Afghans are giving their children sedatives as they struggle to feed them following huge aid cuts.

Read More Clinicians ranked patient self-assessments as the least important type of evidence during diagnosis Health experts say more attention should be given to patients’ experiences after research found multiple examples of their insights being undervalued. A study led by the University of Cambridge and King’s College London found clinicians ranked patient self-assessments as the…

Read More Lehrmann has sued Lisa Wilkinson and Network Ten for defamation in the federal court of Australia over Brittany Higgins interview on The Project Justice Michael Lee has made an order for Google to provide the subscriber identity of a YouTube account Feminism Debunked which has allegedly uploaded several videos using material from the…

Read More Award-winning director made most of his films in France, where he was free to be critical of his home country Otar Iosseliani, an award-winning film-maker, has died in his native Georgia, his French distributor said Sunday. He was 89. Iosseliani made most of his films in France, where he was free to make…

Read MoreRuling populists claim sweeping victory in parliamentary election, which was marred by reports of major irregularities.Ruling populists claim sweeping victory in parliamentary election, which was marred by reports of major irregularities.

Read MoreThe first responders and locals are searching for the wounded as more bodies are believed to be under the rubble.The first responders and locals are searching for the wounded as more bodies are believed to be under the rubble.

Read More Foreign secretary’s plea made as publisher faces trial under national security law imposed by China The UK foreign secretary, David Cameron, has called for the release of the British citizen Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy newspaper publisher facing a “politically motivated prosecution” in a high-profile trial in Hong Kong. In a significant intervention, the…

Read More Attempts to rescue those trapped on hospital roof being thwarted by continuous rain that is stopping helicopters attending Cairns floods: live coverage as far north Qld weather causes intense rainGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Nine people are trapped on the roof of a health clinic…

Read More Tenia Campbell, 28, of Medford, New York, pleaded guilty to two counts of first degree murder on Monday Tenia Campbell, 28, of Medford, New York, pleaded guilty to two counts of first degree murder on Monday

Read More Residents in Gaza scrambled to grab aid packages in the border city of Rafah on Sunday, 17 December, as trucks carrying supplies passed through. Residents in Gaza scrambled to grab aid packages in the border city of Rafah on Sunday, 17 December, as trucks carrying supplies passed through.

Read More Jamell Demons, known as YNW Melly, to go on trial next year in Florida for allegedly killing two fellow rappers five years ago Jamell Demons, known to millions of rap fans as YNW Melly, will go on trial early next year in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for a double murder he allegedly committed five…

Read More HOLIDAY SPECIAL REPORT – In this season of giving, your friendly neighborhood Cipher Brief “Undercover” team (which spends the bulk of the year publishing book reviews and interviews with authors and publishers) presents our annual list of books to consider when you are buying for the friend who has everything or the family member who is really…

Read More Party demands Christian Ziegler’s resignation after he was accused of raping woman he and wife had a prior relationship with The Republican party of Florida suspended chairman Christian Ziegler and demanded his resignation during an emergency meeting Sunday, adding to calls by governor Ron DeSantis and other top officials for him to step…

Read More The former South Carolina governor and presidential hopeful said that it was up to the courts to decide whether Mr Trump deserved absolute immunity – which he is claiming he deserves The former South Carolina governor and presidential hopeful said that it was up to the courts to decide whether Mr Trump deserved…

Read More New poll shows DeSantis’s ground game failing to yield results New poll shows DeSantis’s ground game failing to yield results