Month: January 2024

Read MoreThe Vulcan rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, with the Peregrine robotic lander onboard.The Vulcan rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, with the Peregrine robotic lander onboard.

Read MoreThe law is introduced amid a surge in anti-Semitic and hate crimes, driven by the Israel-Hamas war.The law is introduced amid a surge in anti-Semitic and hate crimes, driven by the Israel-Hamas war.

Read More Putin’s aggression ‘can be defeated’ says Ukraine president; Japan’s foreign minister announces $37m for Nato Ukraine fund Russia launched a large-scale missile attack across Ukraine on Monday, officials said. Ukraine’s air force said the country was under several waves of cruise missile threat and in some regions ballistic missiles, Reuters reports. Homes in…

Read More Maksym Kryvtsov, 33, joined Ukrainian Armed Forces as volunteer in 2014 Maksym Kryvtsov, 33, joined Ukrainian Armed Forces as volunteer in 2014

Read More Farmers join railway staff and lorry drivers in threatening strike action in protests over issues including pay and cuts to agricultural subsidies Here are photos from Germany early this morning, as farmers began blocking roads. The symbolism that German farmers chose to express their discontent with the government in the first days of…

Read More No data on cockpit voice recorder, official says, because it was not downloaded within two hours A chunk of fuselage that blew out of a Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft during an Alaska Airlines flight has been found in a teacher’s back yard, the US’s transportation safety board (NTSB) has said. The plug…

Read MoreAl Jazeera takes a look at the top five favourites to lift the AFCON 2023 crown in Ivory Coast.Al Jazeera takes a look at the top five favourites to lift the AFCON 2023 crown in Ivory Coast.

Read MoreBomb blast kills at least five police officers deployed to protect polio vaccination workers in northwestern Pakistan.Bomb blast kills at least five police officers deployed to protect polio vaccination workers in northwestern Pakistan.

Read MoreAttacks have seen waves of patients arriving at central Gaza hospital, which is operating with 30 percent of staff.Attacks have seen waves of patients arriving at central Gaza hospital, which is operating with 30 percent of staff.

Read More The US secretary of state was speaking in Qatar on the latest leg of his Middle East tour and has also warned that the Israel-Gaza war could ‘metastasise’ The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry says 73 Palestinians were killed and 99 injured in Israeli strikes on Gaza in the past 24 hours. The figures…

Read More Cleanbill report reveals national rate of bulk billing dropped 11% last year to 23.6%, with 514 clinics removing the service Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Fewer than one in four Australian general practices provide bulk billing to all patients, with more than 500 clinics switching…

Read MoreA Portland schoolteacher finds the door plug that blew off an Alaska Airlines plane in mid-air.A Portland schoolteacher finds the door plug that blew off an Alaska Airlines plane in mid-air.

Read More Congressional leaders have announced an agreement for $1.59 trillion in 2024, including $886 billion in defense funding Republican and Democrat leaders have reached an agreement on US government spending for 2024, sidelining negotiations to secure additional resources for Israel and Ukraine, as well as money for border control. The deal comes as lawmakers…

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Read MoreBano was five months pregnant when she was brutally gang-raped during the 2002 anti-Muslim violence in Gujarat state.Bano was five months pregnant when she was brutally gang-raped during the 2002 anti-Muslim violence in Gujarat state.

Read More Fawcett Society says gap revealed in its analysis of pay data ‘should be causing national outrage’ Women of Bangladeshi and Pakistani heritage in the UK are earning on average almost a third less an hour than white British men, a pay gap campaigners say “should be causing national outrage”. An analysis of pay…

Read More ‘We will see if this is a legal and valid election,’ congresswoman says and claims that the 2020 presidential election was ‘not fair’ Leading US House Republican congresswoman Elise Stefanik on Sunday declined to commit to certifying the results of the 2024 White House race no matter the outcome, three years and a…

Read MoreOppenheimer was the biggest winner in Los Angeles, at the first major ceremony of the season.Oppenheimer was the biggest winner in Los Angeles, at the first major ceremony of the season.

Read More Animals have been popping up on golf courses and surfing contests in Dunedin as they reestablish a foothold on the South Island A growing population of sea lions in the New Zealand city of Dunedin is provoking “overlapping chaos” as their breeding season coincides with residents enjoying peak summer weather. Two sea lions…

Read MoreAdvocates for gun rights are urging the New Mexico Supreme Court to block emergency orders by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham that temporarily ban firearms at public parks and playgrounds by treating gun violence as a public health crisisAdvocates for gun rights are urging the New Mexico Supreme Court to block emergency orders by Gov.…

Read More Tokyo district public prosecutors’ office says it has arrested Yoshitaka Ikeda, a former vice-education minister Prosecutors in Japan have made their first arrest in a financial scandal that has engulfed the country’s ruling party and sparked speculation about the future of the prime minister, Fumio Kishida. The Tokyo district public prosecutors’ office said…

Read MoreChristopher Nolan’s epic about atomic bomb had eight nominations compared with nine for box office blockbuster Barbie.Christopher Nolan’s epic about atomic bomb had eight nominations compared with nine for box office blockbuster Barbie.

Read More US defence secretary’s deputy, Kathleen Hicks, took over thinking Austin was on vacation when he was in intensive care – unknown to even the president The US defence secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalisation remained secret for longer than previously known, officials disclosed on Sunday, with his deputy on a long list of people up…

Read More Explosive device made of jerry can, rags, disposable lighter and large bolts found on bonnet of vehicle in suburb of Botany Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Bomb squad officers have been called to a south Sydney home…

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Read MoreA criminal group had planned to export the reptiles to Hong Kong for lucrative sums, police say.A criminal group had planned to export the reptiles to Hong Kong for lucrative sums, police say.

Read More Anders Behring Breivik slayed 77 people in anti-Islamic bomb and gun rampage in 2011 Anders Behring Breivik slayed 77 people in anti-Islamic bomb and gun rampage in 2011

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Read More DHAKA — Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won an overwhelming majority in Bangladesh’s parliamentary election after a campaign fraught with violence and a boycott from the main opposition party, giving her and her Awami League a fourth consecutive term. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] While the Election Commission has been slow to announce the results of…

Read MoreThe politicians’ derogatory comments about India’s prime minister sparked an uproar on social media.The politicians’ derogatory comments about India’s prime minister sparked an uproar on social media.

Read More Andrew Wilczewski, 50, was shot in his yard in 2020 while holding a shovel, after an officer scaled his fence Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A man who was shot in the leg by a junior police…

Read More The 81st Golden Globes ushered in the 2024 awards season on Sunday, with all eyes locked on the battle between the biggest box office hits of the past year: Barbie and Oppenheimer. The Margot Robbie-led Barbie was the most-nominated film of the night with 10 nominations, making it the second most-nominated film in…

Read MoreDa’Vine Joy Randolph is among the other winners at the ceremony, which is taking place in Los Angeles.Da’Vine Joy Randolph is among the other winners at the ceremony, which is taking place in Los Angeles.

Read More WASHINGTON — The Pentagon released new details Sunday about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s continued hospitalization, saying he had a medical procedure Dec. 22, went home a day later and was admitted to intensive care Jan. 1 when he began experiencing severe pain. The latest information came as members of both parties in Congress…

Read More WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders have reached an agreement on overall spending levels for the current fiscal year that could help avoid a partial government shutdown later this month. The agreement largely hews to spending caps for defense and domestic programs that Congress set as part of a bill to suspend the debt limit…