Month: January 2024

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Read More Turkey says it will deny use of its Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits as long as the war in Ukraine continues Turkey says it will deny use of its Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits as long as the war in Ukraine continues

Read MoreLocal authorities put the death toll at 48, but the number is expected to rise as rescuers comb the rubble.Local authorities put the death toll at 48, but the number is expected to rise as rescuers comb the rubble.

Read More UK’s busiest private jet airfield announced plans to double weekend flights weeks after campaign group chair received asbi For four years, Colin Shearn, a 62-year-old retired corporate executive, led the Farnborough Noise Group, a watchdog for locals worried about the operations of Farnborough airport, the UK’s busiest private jet airfield. Then, one day…

Read More Washington DC judge says Brian Sicknick’s partner lacks ‘statutory standing’ to sue Trump Washington DC judge says Brian Sicknick’s partner lacks ‘statutory standing’ to sue Trump

Read More Charities warn of risks to patient safety as junior doctors embark on longest stoppage in health service’s history Tens of thousands of patients will have their care cancelled from Wednesday amid massive disruption caused by a six-day strike by junior doctors – the longest in the NHS’s 75-year history. Health charities said people…

Read More Russia’s presidential is a foregone conclusion, but the appearance of democracy still matters greatly to its leader In news that likely shocked no one, Vladimir Putin last month announced that he will seek a fifth presidential term in the upcoming March elections. In a country where Putin, 71, has come to dominate Russia’s…

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Read MoreFreezing temperatures and dense fog have disrupted life in India’s northern states.Freezing temperatures and dense fog have disrupted life in India’s northern states.

Read MoreRussian officials say Belgorod, where 25 people were killed on Saturday, came under a new attack.Russian officials say Belgorod, where 25 people were killed on Saturday, came under a new attack.

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Read More Roads minister John Graham now says the government is unable to act against the signs at Camp Cove that he previously said took ‘the rest of us for mugs’ The New South Wales roads minister has failed to follow through on a pledge to veto controversial parking restrictions by a local council in…

Read MoreHeavy rain is forecast into Thursday raising the risk of landslides and further complicating relief efforts.Heavy rain is forecast into Thursday raising the risk of landslides and further complicating relief efforts.

Read More In a recording from the control tower apparently taken before impact, a voice can be heard advising JAL’s flight to ‘continue approach’ A passenger jet that collided with a coast guard plane in a catastrophic accident at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport had been given permission to land, Japan Airlines executives have said. Five people…

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Read MoreSaleh al-Arouri is the most senior Hamas figure killed since the Israel-Hamas war began in October.Saleh al-Arouri is the most senior Hamas figure killed since the Israel-Hamas war began in October.

Read MoreThe university’s top official resigns amid allegations of plagiarism and criticism over her comments on antisemitism.The university’s top official resigns amid allegations of plagiarism and criticism over her comments on antisemitism.

Read More PM says existing three-year terms are ‘too short’ but doesn’t anticipate switch to longer parliamentary term will happen soon Anthony Albanese has reiterated his support for four-year parliamentary terms as he fielded questions about the timing of the next election on only the third day of 2024. The prime minister was asked on…

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Read More Police have charged an alleged gunman arrested in Fairfield Heights with the shooting of a convicted drug kingpin at a busy Sydney shopping precinct in June An alleged gunman has been charged with murder over the daylight shooting of convicted drug lord Alen Moradian in Sydney. Police have charged three additional men over…

Read MoreToppling Harvard’s president is part of a conservative campaign to challenge liberal-dominated US colleges.Toppling Harvard’s president is part of a conservative campaign to challenge liberal-dominated US colleges.

Read More Ishikawa and its Noto peninsula, one of the worst affected areas, has been hit by more than 100 aftershocks Japanese rescuers were scrambling to search for survivors as authorities warned of landslides and heavy rain after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 62 people. The 7.5-magnitude quake on Monday that rattled Ishikawa…

Read More Dozens of people rescued from flood waters as BoM warns of risk of more severe storms in three states The first week of 2024 is off to a wild start, with storms continuing to lash Australia’s east coast and a heatwave baking the north of the continent. Already dealing with the aftermath of…

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Read MoreSaleh al-Arouri, a top official with the Palestinian militant group Hamas, was killed in an explosion in Beirut. Lebanon’s state-run news agency blamed an Israeli drone strike, but Israel has not commented. Ian Lee has the latest.Saleh al-Arouri, a top official with the Palestinian militant group Hamas, was killed in an explosion in Beirut.…

Read More Ex-US presidential candidate wants no more aid to Benjamin Netanyahu’s “right-wing” government Israel should not get $10 billion in “unconditional military aid” to wage a “brutal war” on the Palestinians in Gaza, US Senator Bernie Sanders announced on Tuesday. Sanders is a Democrat-allied Vermont independent who challenged Hillary Clinton for the party’s nomination…

Read MoreThe Democrat, already charged with acting as an agent for Egypt, allegedly took bribes to help Qatar.The Democrat, already charged with acting as an agent for Egypt, allegedly took bribes to help Qatar.

Read MoreKilling of the deputy chief of Hamas’s political bureau could spark retaliation from Hamas and Hezbollah.Killing of the deputy chief of Hamas’s political bureau could spark retaliation from Hamas and Hezbollah.

Read MoreA Japanese Airlines plane burst into flames after it collided with a coast guard plane that was delivering relief supplies following a deadly earthquake. Miraculously, everyone on the airliner escaped. Elizabeth Palmer reports.A Japanese Airlines plane burst into flames after it collided with a coast guard plane that was delivering relief supplies following a…

Read MoreA day after the powerful quake which killed 62, rescue services are struggling to reach survivors.A day after the powerful quake which killed 62, rescue services are struggling to reach survivors.

Read More The former president has filed a legal appeal challenging the Maine secretary of state’s decision to keep him off the ballot Former US President Donald Trump has begun a court fight to get himself back on this year’s election ballot in Maine, arguing in a legal filing that a state official had no…

Read More At least five people die in wave of Russian strikes on Kyiv and Kharkiv; Russia accidentally bombs its own city See all our Russia-Ukraine coverage Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and the north-eastern city of Kharkiv killed at least five people on Tuesday and injured dozens of others, Ukrainian officials said.…

Read More Supreme court grants woman’s urgent application, but a new order will be required to use sperm for fertilisation A 62-year-old woman has been given permission by the Western Australian supreme court to remove sperm from her dead husband for possible use in posthumous fertilisation. The woman made an urgent court application after the…

Read MoreAs the war enters its 679th day, these are the main developments.As the war enters its 679th day, these are the main developments.

Read MoreThe president waged a nationalist campaign, while the opposition was divided.The president waged a nationalist campaign, while the opposition was divided.