Month: March 2024

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Read More Ro Khanna, Biden campaign surrogate, believes US president should take tougher line with ‘insufferably arrogant’ Israeli PM Joe Biden has committed a “strategic mistake” by “bear-hugging” the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, as he prosecutes war with Hamas, a leading congressional progressive Democrat and Biden campaign surrogate said. “The bear-hugging of Netanyahu has…

Read MoreThe country scaled back its military after the Cold War but is reassessing the situation in a changed security climate.The country scaled back its military after the Cold War but is reassessing the situation in a changed security climate.

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Read MoreIn Borovsk, Steve Rosenberg looks at the Russia Putin wants you to see – and Russia in reality.In Borovsk, Steve Rosenberg looks at the Russia Putin wants you to see – and Russia in reality.

Read More Proposal under consideration aims to ease traffic congestion and speed up housing development Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Victoria could scrap car parking requirements for new apartment blocks near public transport hubs in a bid to reduce the cost of residential developments and ease traffic…

Read MoreThe Oklahoma non-binary teenager died in February following an altercation with other students at school.The Oklahoma non-binary teenager died in February following an altercation with other students at school.

Read MoreWith Laos as chair, the 10 members of ASEAN appear to be becoming more accommodative of reviled military regime.With Laos as chair, the 10 members of ASEAN appear to be becoming more accommodative of reviled military regime.

Read MoreItay Regev was kidnapped from the Nova music festival along with his sister and a friend.Itay Regev was kidnapped from the Nova music festival along with his sister and a friend.

Read MoreThe military says more convoys will enter after Israel is accused of impeding aid operations.The military says more convoys will enter after Israel is accused of impeding aid operations.

Read More OKLAHOMA CITY — The death of a nonbinary student the day after a fight inside an Oklahoma high school restroom has been ruled a suicide, the state medical examiner’s office said Wednesday. A summary autopsy report was released more than a month after the death of 16-year-old Nex Benedict, a student at Owasso…

Read More The Israeli military has claimed it will move civilians to safer areas in the enclave before launching its Rafah offensive Many of the displaced civilians crowded into the Gaza Strip’s southern tip will be directed into safe zones in the center of the Palestinian enclave before a major ground offensive begins to eliminate…

Read More IRVINE, Calif. — An explosion during an indoor training exercise Wednesday sent 16 members of Southern California’s Orange County Sheriff’s Department SWAT team to the hospital, with one person requiring surgery for a leg injury, the department said. Two others had superficial wounds while the remaining 13 had dizziness and ringing in their…

Read More Elon Musk abruptly canceled “The Don Lemon Show” on his social media network X after the former CNN anchor recorded an interview with the billionaire for its as-yet unaired first episode. Musk owns X, formerly known as Twitter, and frequently proclaims himself a “free speech absolutist.” In a post on X, the San…

Read More Jie Shao has been found guilty over the death of Jean Huang, who died after undergoing a procedure not approved in Australia Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A woman faces a potential jail sentence after being found…

Read More The Chinese-owned video app has galvanised a new wave of activism while making a few people’s fortunes. Four TikTokkers tell Io Dodds what a ban would mean for them and their causes The Chinese-owned video app has galvanised a new wave of activism while making a few people’s fortunes. Four TikTokkers tell Io…

Read More Outrage over killing of Ryan Gainer, shot three times on Saturday, as sheriff denounced for defending deputies’ use of lethal force The San Bernardino, California sheriff released new body-camera footage of the fatal police shooting of 15-year-old Ryan Gainer, who was holding a gardening tool. The Saturday killing of Gainer, who was autistic…

Read More Treasurer says falling iron ore prices and a weaker labour market mean the large upgrades to revenue seen in the last two budgets will not be repeated Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Australians should not expect a…

Read MoreAnother man was critically injured and remained trapped 500m underground for almost four hours.Another man was critically injured and remained trapped 500m underground for almost four hours.

Read MoreDolly Parton’s ballad endures after five decades – from Elvis Presley to Whitney Houston and beyond.Dolly Parton’s ballad endures after five decades – from Elvis Presley to Whitney Houston and beyond.

Read More At least 16 SWAT officers were hospitalized after an incident in California The FBI has launched an investigation after an explosion at its training facility in Southern California left multiple members of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department SWAT team hospitalized on Wednesday. The officers had been undergoing a training course with the sheriff’s bomb…

Read More Arthur Schubarth, 80, pleads guilty to trafficking in ‘audacious’ and unlawful scheme to cross-breed sheep for lucrative sale A Montana rancher illegally used tissue and testicles from wild sheep killed by hunters in central Asia and the US to breed “giant” hybrid sheep for sale to private hunting preserves in Texas, according to…

Read MoreAs the war enters its 750th day, these are the main developments.As the war enters its 750th day, these are the main developments.

Read More RIO DE JANEIRO, Mar 13 (IPS) – Brazil is counting on biofuels to assert itself as an energy powerhouse in the near future, as a decisive supplier of low-carbon jet fuel, a requirement of the climate crisis. Read the full story, “Brazil’s Biofuel Potential Set to Expand Thanks to Sustainable Aviation Fuel”, on…

Read MoreHis party won a dramatic victory in the 2023 elections but talks on forming a coalition continue.His party won a dramatic victory in the 2023 elections but talks on forming a coalition continue.

Read More Hail as big as baseballs possible from Kansas to Missouri, with torrential rain from Louisiana to Arkansas Volatile weather is expected to hone in on parts of Kansas and Missouri Wednesday night, and the biggest worry is the potential for massive chunks of hail. Some are calling it “gorilla hail” because it has…

Read More Estonia has already picked a side, PM Kallas told the parliament Estonian PM Kaja Kallas on Wednesday refused to offer guarantees to the parliament that she would not send the Baltic country’s ground forces to aid Kiev. Only Estonia and Lithuania had shown any enthusiasm for the idea of sending soldiers to Ukraine,…

Read MoreDespite the MH370 and MH17 disasters, Malaysia’s national carrier is still flying a decade on.Despite the MH370 and MH17 disasters, Malaysia’s national carrier is still flying a decade on.

Read More New extremism definition to be published by Michael Gove is already being challenged by Muslim groups and experts Ministers and civil servants will be banned from talking to or funding organisations that undermine “the UK’s system of liberal parliamentary democracy”, under a new definition of extremism criticised by the government’s terror watchdog and…

Read More Group’s annual report notes rise in anti-migrant activism and asks if Tory voters are ‘falling out of love with democracy’ British voters are restless, angry and demoralised and more than half of them are pessimistic about the future, according to polling that a counter-extremism organisation has said shows warning signs of future unrest.…

Read More Improved screening and treatment means fewer middle-aged people dying of disease despite rise in cases More middle-aged people are getting cancer but fewer of them are dying from it thanks to improved detection and better treatment, research has found. The findings are “positive and reassuring” for those aged 35 to 69, according to…

Read More Two miners were pinned under a rockfall at the Mount Clear mine in Ballarat, Victoria, with one later rescued Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A man has died and another is fighting for his life in hospital…

Read MoreA 27-year-old Florida woman traveling to the Bahamas on a cruise ship was found dead in her cabin, police said.A 27-year-old Florida woman traveling to the Bahamas on a cruise ship was found dead in her cabin, police said.

Read MoreIn a rare show of bipartisanship, the House voted overwhelmingly to approve a bill that could ban TikTok if it does not divest itself from its Chinese-based parent company ByteDance. President Biden has said he will sign the bill if it passes the Senate. Scott MacFarlane reports.In a rare show of bipartisanship, the House…

Read More Washington reportedly tried to persuade Tehran to get Houthi rebels to stop their attacks US President Joe Biden’s administration reportedly held behind-the-scenes negotiations with Iran to solicit Tehran’s help in pressuring Yemen’s Houthi rebels to halt their attacks on commercial cargo ships in the Red Sea. The talks were held in January in…