Month: February 2024

Read More The Philippines has been butting heads with China for years over the disputed South China Sea, but increasingly the Southeast Asian country appears to be preparing for another potential battleground: Taiwan. Earlier this week, defense chief Gilberto Teodoro visited a naval detachment and ordered a military buildup on Mavulis, the northernmost island of…

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Read MoreAltman has discussed ‘wildly ambitious’ plans with investors, including the United Arab Emirates government, WSJ says.Altman has discussed ‘wildly ambitious’ plans with investors, including the United Arab Emirates government, WSJ says.

Read MoreThe cost of the key ingredient for making chocolate has roughly doubled since the start of last year.The cost of the key ingredient for making chocolate has roughly doubled since the start of last year.

Read More The former Fox News anchor wasn’t expecting a recap of 1,000 years of eastern European history – or a version of it anyway – and the Russian president didn’t seem too excited by his interviewer’s hobby horses. Io Dodds watches a much anticipated, but not very revealing, media event The former Fox News anchor wasn’t…

Read MoreThe people of the world’s third-largest democracy will go to the polls on Feb 14 in a highly complex single-day electionThe people of the world’s third-largest democracy will go to the polls on Feb 14 in a highly complex single-day election

Read MoreSome immigrants from India are returning home, frustrated by Canada’s cost of living and other factors.Some immigrants from India are returning home, frustrated by Canada’s cost of living and other factors.

Read More Pekka Haavisto says discussion about his being gay has increased since he made it through to the final round of voting The Finnish presidential candidate Pekka Haavisto has questioned why his sexuality has come under such strong focus in the final days of campaigning before Sunday’s election as polls narrow with his rival,…

Read More EU diplomat Johan Floderus’s sister calls on Sweden to start speaking up loudly to demand his release The family of a Swedish EU diplomat imprisoned in Iran for more than 663 days fear he will be given a death sentence or life imprisonment within the coming days after prosecutors sought the maximum sentence…

Read More American lawmakers have spent months wrangling over additional military aid for Kiev Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk criticized US Republicans as senators attempted to block a new $95 billion aid package for Ukraine and Israel, even invoking the memory of former President Ronald Reagan. Speaking after the massive aid bill was temporarily held…

Read MoreThe Australian player was accused of groping a woman and forcing her to perform oral sex in a pub toilet.The Australian player was accused of groping a woman and forcing her to perform oral sex in a pub toilet.

Read More Mya Baker left her home in Birtinya, on the Sunshine Coast, to visit a nearby park on Wednesday evening Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Queensland police are seeking public assistance to find a 12-year-old girl who has…

Read More Analysis: In the wake of the classified documents report from Special Counsel Robert Hur, the president sought to convince voters there were no problems with his memory. Instead, Joe Biden did exactly what his team had been hoping to avoid, writes John Bowden in Washington DC Analysis: In the wake of the classified…

Read More Former president continues down clear path to the 2024 GOP nomination Former president continues down clear path to the 2024 GOP nomination

Read More Jury returns verdicts hours after starting deliberations in trial of ex-Wallaby accused of sexually assaulting woman at Beach Road Hotel in December 2022 Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A jury has found rugby star Kurtley Beale not…

Read More Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong urged young couples to have more babies as the city state battles with a declining birth rate. “Now is as good a time as any for young couples to add a ‘little dragon’ to your family,” the premier said in his annual Lunar New Year message. The…

Read More Victorian supreme court justice convicts four boys over Reservoir murder that left 16-year-old bleeding to death with 152 injuries Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A mother has sobbed and a father has hugged a prosecutor outside court…

Read More Hollywood star tells social media followers ‘the only way to protect the swift parrot …. is to end native forest logging’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Global superstar Leonardo DiCaprio has called for an end to native…

Read More The third episode of Feud: Capote vs. the Swans centers on Truman Capote‘s famed Black and White Ball, a glittering social event that’s still referred to as “the party of the century.” The masked ball, which took place at the Plaza Hotel on Nov. 28, 1966, was not only the most glamorous (and…

Read More President Vladimir Putin said Russia hasn’t achieved its objectives in Ukraine yet, adding in an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson that he would consider negotiations if the U.S. stops supplying weapons to Kyiv. “We haven’t yet achieved our goals,” Putin said in the Feb. 6 interview in Moscow, which Carlson…

Read MoreUS president says his memory is ‘fine’ after special counsel report says he could not recall the year his son died.US president says his memory is ‘fine’ after special counsel report says he could not recall the year his son died.

Read More Trump, the only major candidate running in the battleground state, is assured of victory over Ryan Binkley Why is Nevada holding both a primary and caucuses? Nevada’s Republican party is hosting caucuses on Thursday, just two days after the state held a non-binding presidential primary. Donald Trump, the only major candidate running in…

Read More The Russian president said, via a translator, that a ‘huge document’ had been prepared and approved by the head of the Ukranian delegation, before the then UK prime minister had stepped in and ‘dissuaded’ Ukraine The Russian president said, via a translator, that a ‘huge document’ had been prepared and approved by the…

Read More Russian president’s rambling, two-hour talk with commentator is his first interview with western media since the Ukraine invasion Tucker Carlson and Vladimir Putin were in the spotlight on Thursday night, as the divisive, Trump-supporting rightwing commentator interviewed the reclusive Russian autocrat. The rambling, two-hour interview, filmed in Moscow, was Putin’s first with a…

Read More Jess and Jackie Morecroft able to claim compensation for Gold Coast home that was secretly tied up in feud within original owner’s family The Queensland government has lost its bid to avoid paying $2.7m to a couple who lost their house after it was sold to them under fraudulent circumstances. The Brisbane court…

Read More ‘The president of Mexico did not want to open up the gate to allow humanitarian material to get in. I talked to him. I convinced to open the gate,’ the president said ‘The president of Mexico did not want to open up the gate to allow humanitarian material to get in. I talked…

Read More The right-wing provocateur flew to Moscow to interview the Russian president, becoming the first American to do so since the invasion of Ukraine. They spoke for two hours. (Image credit: From left: Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images; AlexanderKazakov/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) The right-wing provocateur flew to Moscow to interview the Russian president, becoming…

Read More ‘It goes against common sense to be involved in a global war … and a global war will bring humanity to the brink of destruction,’ Russian president says almost two years after ordering full-scale invasion of his neighbour ‘It goes against common sense to be involved in a global war … and a…

Read MoreOfficials warn Israel over sending troops into Rafah without due consideration for refugees there.Officials warn Israel over sending troops into Rafah without due consideration for refugees there.

Read More The Special Counsel said Mr Biden will not be charged with any crimes The Special Counsel said Mr Biden will not be charged with any crimes

Read More While overt belligerence no longer dominates the discourse over the island, Washington is very much gearing up for a confrontation The year 2024 has been muted when it comes to tensions between the US and China so far. Despite the looming unpredictability of the US election, high politics in Washington has been overwhelmingly…

Read MoreThe US president angrily criticises report on how he dealt with classified documents – which questioned his recollections.The US president angrily criticises report on how he dealt with classified documents – which questioned his recollections.

Read MoreRussian President Vladimir Putin implied he wanted to make a prisoner swap in an interview with Tucker Carlson.Russian President Vladimir Putin implied he wanted to make a prisoner swap in an interview with Tucker Carlson.

Read MoreRussian leader says deal to release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich possible after ‘reciprocal steps’.Russian leader says deal to release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich possible after ‘reciprocal steps’.

Read MoreA new documentary Your Fat Friend takes an unflinching look at societal perceptions of fat people.A new documentary Your Fat Friend takes an unflinching look at societal perceptions of fat people.