Month: December 2023

Read More Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has threatened to annex a large, oil-rich chunk of neighboring Guyana, leading to fears of clashes. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has threatened to annex a large, oil-rich chunk of neighboring Guyana, leading to fears of clashes.

Read MoreRussia’s leader holds his first major news conference since his full-scale invasion of Ukraine began.Russia’s leader holds his first major news conference since his full-scale invasion of Ukraine began.

Read More The organization’s budgets for 2024 will be boosted by between 12% and 30%, it has announced NATO members have agreed to significantly increase the organization’s civil and military budgets for 2024. The extra operational funding has been touted as a sign of solitary within the US-led military bloc. The spending boost was approved…

Read More Commons standards committee recommends 35-day suspension for Scott Benton, who had Conservative whip suspended in April Here is the conclusion from the standards committee’s report into Scott Benton. By repeatedly indicating his willingness to disregard the house’s rules [on paid lobbying], and by giving the impression that many members of the house had…

Read More Committee on standards’ recommendation of 35-day suspension could trigger byelection UK politics live – latest updates An MP caught in a lobbying sting should be suspended for 35 days, the Commons standards watchdog has recommended. Blackpool South MP Scott Benton was caught offering to lobby ministers and table parliamentary questions on behalf of…

Read More Singer suffers sudden illness while on tour and cancels remainder of dates Patti Smith has been briefly hospitalised following an illness while on tour in Italy. The 76-year-old singer had been due to perform in Bologna but she cancelled the concert after suffering what the city’s Teatro Duse venue described as a “sudden…

Read More Russian leader to conduct end of year press conference as EU leaders meet to discuss aid for Ukraine Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 659 Here are the latest images coming across the wires from Ukraine and elsewhere: Ukraine said on Thursday that its air defence systems had downed…

Read More Emmanuel Macron, Olaf Scholz and Charles Michel meet Hungarian leader in bid to prevent Budapest blocking key decision Gitanas Nausėda, Lithuania’s president, said when arriving at the summit that he thinks “we have the chance – historical chance – to take very bold decision regarding the start of negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova.”…

Read More After six seasons entertaining viewers as the royal family’s party girl, Princess Margaret’s run on The Crown comes to a brutal end with the series’ final episode drop on Dec. 14. As well as capturing the highs of the special relationship between the Queen and Margaret—including a night off royal duties to sneak…

Read More Michael Jackson Bolanos is thought to be a total stranger to Woll, the well-known Detroit synagogue leader Michael Jackson Bolanos is thought to be a total stranger to Woll, the well-known Detroit synagogue leader

Read MoreYoung Kenyans are increasingly organising advocacy efforts in defence of Palestine as the war in Gaza continues.Young Kenyans are increasingly organising advocacy efforts in defence of Palestine as the war in Gaza continues.

Read More Two Chinese and four Russian jets had entered South Korea’s air defence zone Two Chinese and four Russian jets had entered South Korea’s air defence zone

Read MoreUS delays sale of weapons to Israel, as attacks on Gaza and its hospitals continue – here are major updates.US delays sale of weapons to Israel, as attacks on Gaza and its hospitals continue – here are major updates.

Read More Around 96% of the authorized funds have been used up, with the rest to be spent this month, Karine Jean-Pierre has said The administration of US President Joe Biden is running out of pre-approved funds to help Ukraine in its fight with Russia, with only $1 billion left, the White House has said.…

Read More Folbigg to seek NSW government compensation payout ‘bigger than any substantial payment’ ever made, lawyer says Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcas Kathleen Folbigg should receive the biggest compensation payout in Australian history after being acquitted of killing her four children, according to legal experts who…

Read MoreThe odds are stacked against them. But that’s not stopping Meheba’s refugees and their Zambian teammates from dreaming.The odds are stacked against them. But that’s not stopping Meheba’s refugees and their Zambian teammates from dreaming.

Read More Bundeswehr Inspector General Carsten Breuer had previously expressed concerns about the nation’s war readiness The German army has neither the strength nor the equipment required to effectively defend the nation, the tabloid Bild reported on Wednesday, citing its own analysis of the state of the armed forces. The outlet was fact-checking a warning…

Read MoreWith the fossil fuels industry resisting change, what are the real prospects for averting climate disaster?With the fossil fuels industry resisting change, what are the real prospects for averting climate disaster?

Read More The 34-year-old Marvel actor could be sentenced to up to a year in jail if convicted The 34-year-old Marvel actor could be sentenced to up to a year in jail if convicted

Read More Putin-backed hackers warn other offices helping Ukrainian Armed Forces after knocking out Kyivstar’s connection Putin-backed hackers warn other offices helping Ukrainian Armed Forces after knocking out Kyivstar’s connection

Read More Broadcaster also hits back during defamation trial at suggestion she was ‘captured’ by Brittany Higgins and had no desire to ‘check or scrutinise anything she said’ Lisa Wilkinson has hit back at suggestions she behaved “like a cheap tabloid journalist” in her handling of Brittany Higgins’ rape allegations, saying her team investigated the…

Read More Kathleen Folbigg was considered country’s worst female serial killer and spent two decades in jail. Now she is free and has cleared her name Kathleen Folbigg was reviled as a baby killer and Australia’s “most hated woman” when she was convicted in 2003 of murdering three of her children and for the manslaughter…

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Read MoreThe BBC’s Jeremy Bowen asks Israeli and Palestinian activists about their hopes for resolving the conflict.The BBC’s Jeremy Bowen asks Israeli and Palestinian activists about their hopes for resolving the conflict.

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Read More The leader was asked to address charges that he has worked to consolidate power Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has urged his detractors to “go to the front line” instead of “crying” about his government, saying political opponents should prioritize the conflict with Russia over everything else. In an interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier on…

Read More Eurostat says that in past year ‘EU citizens tended to be quite satisfied with their life in general’ Eurostat says that in past year ‘EU citizens tended to be quite satisfied with their life in general’

Read More Ismail Haniyeh also says he is open for talks on ending Israeli strikes as Israeli PM says ‘nothing will stop us’ in war See all our Israel-Gaza war coverage The US national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, has met with the Saudi crown prince and prime minister, Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh and they…

Read More Seyyed Farshchi, 50, worked refugee ‘relentlessly’ for little pay and threatened to have him sent back to his home country A Melbourne chiropractor who subjected a vulnerable refugee to forced labour for his own financial gain has urged a judge not to send him to prison. A county court jury in October found…

Read More She is expected to seek a big compensation package from NSW government She is expected to seek a big compensation package from NSW government

Read More Arif Ahmed will face a balancing act when his position – that legal speech gets protected – runs into messy reality England’s newly appointed university free speech tsar, Arif Ahmed, finds himself in the same position as the leaders of three of the US’s elite universities: having to nurture free speech on campus…

Read More Scientists find genes inherited from our prehistoric cousins increase tendency to rise early – useful in regions with short winter days People who are early to bed and early to rise may have their ancient ancestors to thank for the habit – or at least the Neanderthals with whom their forebears procreated, scientists…

Read More Rife deforestation 500 years ago aligns with western barbastelle slump, finds study of bat DNA The examples of flora and fauna disappearing because of human excesses over the past 50 years are manifold, but research has found that the decline of a characterful bat began in the UK when its trees were felled…

Read More Arif Ahmed of OfS says universities that infringe rights to expression will face fines under new system University staff and students can make provocative statements on subjects such as Israel and Gaza as long as they do not break laws on incitement or harassment, under proposals by the government’s campus free speech tsar.…

Read MoreEscalating scandal involving allegations of unreported kickbacks from ruling party fundraising claims key ministers.Escalating scandal involving allegations of unreported kickbacks from ruling party fundraising claims key ministers.