Month: February 2024

Read More Exclusive: Greenlife Resource Recovery fights environment watchdog order to stop selling mulch amid asbestos investigation Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The company that supplied mulch found to be contaminated with asbestos across Sydney including at a primary…

Read More Ex-SAS soldier is appealing court ruling that dismissed his defamation case against Sydney Morning Herald, the Age and the Canberra Times over war crimes reports Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Allegations Ben Roberts-Smith dragged a prisoner with…

Read More Former Project presenter cross-examined in legal dispute over payment of more than $700,000 in legal costs in Bruce Lehrmann defamation case Watch the court hearing live stream on YouTube hereFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Lisa Wilkinson felt…

Read More Donald Trump endorsed his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, to help lead the Republican National Committee, a move that would tighten his hold on the party even as the 2024 nominating contest continues. Trump, in an announcement by his campaign on Monday night, proposed that Lara Trump, a former television producer who is married to…

Read MoreA successful co-chair bid for Lara Trump would shift the Republican committee closer to Mr Trump’s campaign.A successful co-chair bid for Lara Trump would shift the Republican committee closer to Mr Trump’s campaign.

Read More Wartime funding bill likely to pass in Senate after procedural hurdle cleared but prospects uncertain in Republican-led House After many setbacks and much suspense, the Senate appeared on track this week to approve a long-awaited package of wartime funding for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as Republicans opponents staged a filibuster to register their…

Read More MLC school in Burwood overfunded by $2.7m in 2024, figures revealed in Senate show, making it among 40% of private schools overfunded by commonwealth Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A prestigious Sydney school is being criticised over…

Read More The legislation is a “deep state” effort to undermine a possible Donald Trump presidency, a Republican senator claimed Republican Senator JD Vance has argued that a new bill proposing additional military aid for Kiev could spell another impeachment case against Donald Trump should he win reelection in November, calling the measure a “time…

Read More Anthony Andolfo sentenced to seven days in prison after scaling 55-storey building in Melbourne’s CBD without any safety equipment Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A French national who scaled the side of a Melbourne skyscraper without any…

Read More GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Feb 12 2024 (IPS) – “For a couple of years now we’ve been seeing the violence growing so fast,” said José, who asked not to give his last name for fear of reprisals he may face in Monte Sinai, a low-income neighborhood in Ecuador’s most populous city, Guayaquil. Read the full…

Read More DOMINICA, Feb 12 (IPS) – The United Nations inaugural assessment of the state of global migratory species states that 1 in 5 faces extinction and warns that the world cannot afford to miss this chance to act on recommendations to protect, connect, and restore habitats.A groundbreaking State of the World’s Migratory Species report…

Read More NEW YORK — One person was killed and five others wounded following a dispute between two groups of teenagers at a New York City subway station Monday at the start of the evening rush hour, authorities said. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The gunfire broke out on an elevated train platform in the Bronx at around…

Read More The presidential office denies that Joko Widodo has interfered in the upcoming vote Indonesian President Joko Widodo is facing mounting criticism over alleged interference in the country’s looming elections, as the country prepares to hold the world’s biggest single day vote. More than 200 million people are eligible to vote in Indonesia’s elections…

Read MoreA fast-growing economy, low jobless numbers and falling inflation – how the US outpaced competitors.A fast-growing economy, low jobless numbers and falling inflation – how the US outpaced competitors.

Read More Biden’s presidential election campaign says it will continue meeting voters where they are, including on social media The chair of the US Senate Intelligence Committee, a senior Democrat, said he is concerned about the decision by the campaign of president Joe Biden to join TikTok. On Sunday, Biden’s reelection campaign used the Super…

Read MoreThe 36-year-old attacker’s seven-year-old son was critically injured in the shootout in Houston.The 36-year-old attacker’s seven-year-old son was critically injured in the shootout in Houston.

Read More KATHMANDU, Feb 12 (IPS) – Studies have long shown that some women’s lower status in Nepali households could mean that they eat last and less and as a result lack nutrition. Experts are now looking into how this could affect their mental health, and if the growing impacts of climate change might amplify…

Read More Former president faces a ruling in a civil fraud trial and a criminal court hearing that could put him on trial next month Former president faces a ruling in a civil fraud trial and a criminal court hearing that could put him on trial next month

Read MorePresident Biden met with Jordan’s King Abdullah Monday about how to bring an end to the war between Israel and Hamas. They also discussed Israel’s military operation in Rafah, where more than 1 million Palestinian civilians are taking shelter. Ed O’Keefe reports.President Biden met with Jordan’s King Abdullah Monday about how to bring an…

Read MoreTwo Israeli hostages were rescued and reunited with their families over the weekend after Israeli troops, under the cover of airstrikes, stormed an apartment in Rafah, in southern Gaza. Dozens of Palestinian civilians were killed in the operation, most of them women and children. Over 1.4 million Palestinians are sheltering in the city. Debora…

Read MoreThe US defence secretary is being treated for an “emergent bladder issue” but is expected back on Tuesday.The US defence secretary is being treated for an “emergent bladder issue” but is expected back on Tuesday.

Read More Company to establish pop-ups before Melbourne and Sydney shows as new tickets go on sale Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Ticketek will establish pop-ups at Taylor Swift’s Australian concert venues to help field thousands of queries related…

Read More Mariah Thomas, 26, faces at least 10 years in prison Mariah Thomas, 26, faces at least 10 years in prison

Read More Party no longer campaigning for Azhar Ali, who suggested Israel had allowed 7 October attack to happen Labour has withdrawn its support for Azhar Ali, its candidate for this month’s Rochdale byelection, in the wake of controversial comments he made about the 7 October attacks on Israel. In line with electoral law, Labour…

Read More Kayla Montgomery told a court in Manchester, New Hampshire, that Adam Montgomery always kept his daughter covered with a blanket to hide her bruised body Kayla Montgomery told a court in Manchester, New Hampshire, that Adam Montgomery always kept his daughter covered with a blanket to hide her bruised body

Read More Police said the suspect who opened fire at commuters at Mount Eden Avenue station on Monday was still in the loose Police said the suspect who opened fire at commuters at Mount Eden Avenue station on Monday was still in the loose

Read More Hot, dry and windy conditions are forecast across Victoria with a catastrophic fire danger declared for parts of the state Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Schools and national parks have been ordered to close as parts of…

Read MoreUS president must do more than criticise Israeli leader behind closed doors, advocates say, as Rafah offensive looms.US president must do more than criticise Israeli leader behind closed doors, advocates say, as Rafah offensive looms.

Read More Jaroslaw Kraszewski believes Warsaw should host US atomic weapons Having nuclear weapons is a powerful deterrent and something Poland should look into going forward, a retired Polish Army general said in an interview on Monday. Speaking with the RMF24 radio, Jaroslaw Kraszewski was asked about last week’s proposal to “give Poland nuclear weapons,”…

Read More Members of the public were advised to avoid the area following the incident on Monday Members of the public were advised to avoid the area following the incident on Monday

Read More Hearing provides new hurdle for Fulton county DA: county administrators have not turned over key subpoenaed documents A blockbuster hearing with details of Fulton county district attorney Fani Willis’s relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade will go forward Thursday, after the presiding judge chose not to immediately quash subpoenas for their testimony. But…

Read More Proposal to attack Rafah, where most Gazans have fled to, has drawn criticism from Israel’s Western allies Proposal to attack Rafah, where most Gazans have fled to, has drawn criticism from Israel’s Western allies

Read More A girl in Gaza’s pleas for help were heard around the world, but over the weekend the Palestinian Red Crescent confirmed the child was killed along with an ambulance crew that tried to rescue her. A girl in Gaza’s pleas for help were heard around the world, but over the weekend the Palestinian…

Read More Trump could be headed right back to the high court to answer a major question in his election conspiracy case Trump could be headed right back to the high court to answer a major question in his election conspiracy case

Read More One of America’s largest Christian churches became the scene of a crime when a woman entered armed with a long rifle and opened fire. Amelia Neath reports One of America’s largest Christian churches became the scene of a crime when a woman entered armed with a long rifle and opened fire. Amelia Neath…