Month: February 2024

Read MoreA Utah man imprisoned for nearly two years in Venezuelan has sued President Nicolás Maduro for allegedly heading a “criminal enterprise” that kidnaps, tortures and unjustly imprisons American citizensA Utah man imprisoned for nearly two years in Venezuelan has sued President Nicolás Maduro for allegedly heading a “criminal enterprise” that kidnaps, tortures and unjustly…

Read MoreIntuitive Machines completes the first ever lunar touchdown by a privately built spacecraft.Intuitive Machines completes the first ever lunar touchdown by a privately built spacecraft.

Read More Indigenous leader says yes campaign lacked necessary bipartisanship and federal reform for Aboriginal people has ‘come to a complete standstill’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Indigenous leader Mick Gooda will blame a flawed “crash through or crash”…

Read MoreThe only contact Van Heerden has had with his girlfriend Ksenia Khavana since her detention in Russia is via letters, which he says go through vetting protocols.The only contact Van Heerden has had with his girlfriend Ksenia Khavana since her detention in Russia is via letters, which he says go through vetting protocols.

Read MoreTech giant says model is ‘missing the mark’ after controversy over failure to depict white people.Tech giant says model is ‘missing the mark’ after controversy over failure to depict white people.

Read More The outage dragged on into Thursday afternoon The outage dragged on into Thursday afternoon

Read More BoM forecasting ‘possibly severe’ thunderstorms for Friday afternoon and evening, with the show to kick off at 6.20pm Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Taylor Swift’s first Sydney Eras concert will go ahead “rain or shine”, Accor Stadium…

Read More CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A private lander touched down on the moon Thursday but managed just a weak signal back, as flight controllers scrambled to gain better contact with the first U.S. spacecraft to reach the lunar surface in more than 50 years. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Despite the spotty communication, Intuitive Machines, the company…

Read More Military industrial complex and companies aiding Moscow in third countries will be targeted, treasury says See all our Ukraine war coverage The US will impose sanctions on more than 500 targets on Friday in action marking the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, deputy US treasury secretary Wally Adeyemo has said. The…

Read More Intuitive Machines’ spacecraft Odysseus lands after a 73-minute descent, touching down near moon’s south pole Odysseus moon landing: follow live The United States has returned to the lunar surface for the first time in more than 50 years after a privately-built spacecraft named Odysseus capped a nail-biting 73-minute descent from orbit with a…

Read More ‘These folks have destroyed the conservative movement’ wrote one X user ‘These folks have destroyed the conservative movement’ wrote one X user

Read More US to impose over 500 new sanctions on Russia after Navalny, main opposition leader to Putin, died after being imprisoned by Kremlin Joe Biden met with Alexei Navalny’s widow, Yulia Navalnaya, and the activist’s daughter, Dasha Navalnaya, in California on Thursday. Navalny, the main opposition leader to the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, died…

Read More Hawking a book to many empty seats, former UK prime minister spoke at Maryland’s Conservative Political Action Conference Liz Truss, the former British prime minister, has made a fresh bid for political relevance by addressing a far-right conference in the US, railing against Joe Biden, transgender rights and a so-called leftwing-run deep state.…

Read MorePresident Biden on Thursday met with Yulia and Dasha Navalny, the widow and daughter of Putin critic Alexey Navalny who died in a Russian prison last week under mysterious circumstances. Mr. Biden called Alexey Navalny “a man of incredible courage.” Nancy Cordes has more.President Biden on Thursday met with Yulia and Dasha Navalny, the…

Read MoreBlood-stained clothes belonging to the couple were found in a bin and police are worried for their safety.Blood-stained clothes belonging to the couple were found in a bin and police are worried for their safety.

Read MoreVice Media’s CEO has said in a memo to staff members that the troubled company plans to lay off several hundred employeesVice Media’s CEO has said in a memo to staff members that the troubled company plans to lay off several hundred employees

Read More The Nova-C Odysseus spacecraft landed on the Moon’s south pole region on Thursday, with the news confirmed just before 6.40pm eastern time The Nova-C Odysseus spacecraft landed on the Moon’s south pole region on Thursday, with the news confirmed just before 6.40pm eastern time

Read More Thirteen reported injured as 22 teams of firefighters fight flames engulfing 14-storey building Spanish firefighters have been battling high winds to put out a huge fire that gutted a multi-storey apartment block in Valencia and left four dead. At least 13 people have been injured, including a minor and six firefighters, emergency services…

Read More NSW police looking for serving police constable who they say ‘may be able to assist with investigation’ into suspicious disappearance Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Police have raided a home in the Sydney suburb of Balmain after…

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Read More BANGKOK, Thailand, Feb 22 (IPS) – 2023 was the warmest year on record. The latest Copernicus Climate Change Service highlights that February 2023 to January 2024 was the first time that we experienced 12 consecutive months of temperatures 1.5-degree hotter than the pre-industrial era. Read the full story, “Unpacking 2023, the Warmest Year…

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Read More $506,717 cost recovery claim in high court alleges failure to provide contractor with safe system of work Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The defence department is being sued for more than $500,000 over a claim a contractor was instructed to rock a Hawkei vehicle back…

Read More ‘He has fully remained fully compliant with his conditions of release since his court-ordered release,’ a new filing states ‘He has fully remained fully compliant with his conditions of release since his court-ordered release,’ a new filing states

Read MoreProsecutors said that the vessel was transporting components for medium-range ballistic missiles and anti-ship cruise missiles, as well as a warhead.Prosecutors said that the vessel was transporting components for medium-range ballistic missiles and anti-ship cruise missiles, as well as a warhead.

Read More Carrying Nasa instruments, Intuitive Machines Odysseus lander aims to be the first US landing on the moon for over 50 years The uncrewed Nova-C lander built by Intuitive Machines launched on 15 February. Its scheduled touchdown near the moon’s south pole would be the first lunar landing of a US spacecraft since Nasa’s…

Read More The woman whose political heyday was outlasted by a lettuce is trying to grow her base among Donald Trump’s allies. Andrew Feinberg reports from CPAC The woman whose political heyday was outlasted by a lettuce is trying to grow her base among Donald Trump’s allies. Andrew Feinberg reports from CPAC

Read More At times echoing the rhetoric of former president Donald Trump, Ms Truss also blamed ‘quangos and bureaucrats and lawyers’ for her political demise At times echoing the rhetoric of former president Donald Trump, Ms Truss also blamed ‘quangos and bureaucrats and lawyers’ for her political demise

Read MoreAndrey Kostin and two U.S.-based co-conspirators are accused of using shell companies and laundering money to help Kostin profit from his assets.Andrey Kostin and two U.S.-based co-conspirators are accused of using shell companies and laundering money to help Kostin profit from his assets.

Read More ‘The search for her will continue until we find her,’ prosecutor Ben Agati told reporters outside the courtroom ‘The search for her will continue until we find her,’ prosecutor Ben Agati told reporters outside the courtroom

Read More The president met with Yulia Navalnaya and Dasha Navalnaya on Thursday during a trip to California The president met with Yulia Navalnaya and Dasha Navalnaya on Thursday during a trip to California

Read More The independent candidate for president fronted a ‘night of laughter’ with Rob Schneider and others – were voters amused? Inside the Million Dollar Theatre in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday night, comedians cracked jokes about wokeness, the “scamdemic”, Joe Biden’s age and stumbles – and Robert F Kennedy Jr made his pitch, of…

Read MoreIt is feared people may be trapped inside the 14-storey residential building as firefighters battle the flames.It is feared people may be trapped inside the 14-storey residential building as firefighters battle the flames.

Read More“The President expressed his admiration for [Alexey] Navalny’s extraordinary courage and his legacy of fighting against corruption and for a free and democratic Russia,” the White House said.”The President expressed his admiration for [Alexey] Navalny’s extraordinary courage and his legacy of fighting against corruption and for a free and democratic Russia,” the White House…

Read More The warmongering US senator has laughed off the label Moscow slapped on him, but the joke is on him Let’s play a little game, shall we? It’s called: “Who said it: a famous terrorist or US Senator Lindsey Graham?” “I have been saying for six months now…hit Iran. They have oil fields out…