Month: April 2024

Read MoreA priest who oversaw a memorial for late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been suspended by the head of the country’s Orthodox Church.A priest who oversaw a memorial for late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has been suspended by the head of the country’s Orthodox Church.

Read More Deputy Labour leader also criticises watering-down of leasehold reform plans while facing Oliver Dowden at deputy PMQs UK politics – latest updates Angela Rayner has accused ministers of “obsessing” over her living arrangements and urged them to focus on implementing long-promised housing reforms instead. The deputy Labour leader came out fighting at deputy…

Read More Russia ‘condones’ online scams that are damaging the UK, Ben Wallace has claimed The UK is facing certain forms of “unconventional warfare” waged by its enemies, potentially including online scams that target elderly Britons and that have Moscow’s consent, former Secretary of Defence Ben Wallace has claimed. The Conservative MP, who resigned from…

Read MoreMavericks steal home court advantage from the Clippers after winning game two in Los Angeles.Mavericks steal home court advantage from the Clippers after winning game two in Los Angeles.

Read MoreThe call for his arrest comes after an Argentine court blamed Iran for an attack on a Jewish centre.The call for his arrest comes after an Argentine court blamed Iran for an attack on a Jewish centre.

Read More President Joe Biden is expected to sign the bill into law, requiring TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance to sell it within the next nine months to a year or face the app being banned from the US President Joe Biden is expected to sign the bill into law, requiring TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance to…

Read MoreThousands took to the streets in Buenos Aires calling on President Javier Milei to preserve university funding.Thousands took to the streets in Buenos Aires calling on President Javier Milei to preserve university funding.

Read MorePolice arrest seven in raids across Sydney following the stabbing of an Assyrian Orthodox bishop last week.Police arrest seven in raids across Sydney following the stabbing of an Assyrian Orthodox bishop last week.

Read More Plaintiffs including 17-month-old boy nicknamed Woodpecker bring landmark climate litigation in South Korea, the first in Asia to get a public hearing. (Image credit: Anthony Kuhn) Plaintiffs including 17-month-old boy nicknamed Woodpecker bring landmark climate litigation in South Korea, the first in Asia to get a public hearing.

Read MoreThe EV maker brings forward launch plans for new models as profits drop by more than half.The EV maker brings forward launch plans for new models as profits drop by more than half.

Read MoreMuizzu’s party wins huge mandate in parliamentary polls. Will Beijing now step in to alleviate Maldives’ economic woes?Muizzu’s party wins huge mandate in parliamentary polls. Will Beijing now step in to alleviate Maldives’ economic woes?

Read More Tributes paid to former Labour minister and welfare campaigner Frank Field, who has died at the age of 81 Keir Starmer has said the death of Frank Field is “a profound loss to politics and to our nation”. In a tribute to the former minister, Starmer went on: Frank dedicated his life to…

Read MoreHundreds of thousands call out President Milei on effects of his promise to take chainsaw to public spending.Hundreds of thousands call out President Milei on effects of his promise to take chainsaw to public spending.

Read More US secretary of state to hold talks with Chinese counterpart and most likely with President Xi Jinping Antony Blinken has landed in China amid a worsening rift between the world’s two most powerful countries that threatens to overshadow otherwise improving relations. The US secretary of state arrives with a warning that the US…

Read More Rights chief also warns Britain will be ‘judged harshly by history for its failure to help prevent civilian slaughter in Gaza’ The UK has been accused by Amnesty International of “deliberately destabilising” human rights on the global stage for its own political ends. In its annual global report, released today, the organisation said…

Read More £20 million of pure cocaine has been found hidden 30ft underwater in a ship’s hull in Italy. £20 million of pure cocaine has been found hidden 30ft underwater in a ship’s hull in Italy.

Read More The US Senate has passed £49bn in military aid for Ukraine which can be delivered ‘within days’ The US Senate has passed £49bn in military aid for Ukraine which can be delivered ‘within days’

Read More Passengers numbers this year predicted to hit 82.4m but airport’s future uncertain, with proposed £6bn sale in doubt Heathrow is expecting its busiest ever summer holiday season but faces uncertainty over its long-term future as the proposed £6bn sale of the UK’s biggest airport remains in doubt. The airport said on Wednesday that…

Read More Avani Dias says she was told her reporting on Sikh separatist leader’s assassination had ‘gone too far’ Avani Dias says she was told her reporting on Sikh separatist leader’s assassination had ‘gone too far’

Read More The Indian-born population grew the most, rising by more than 90,000 people to take the diaspora to almost 846,000 in total at June 2023 Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The share of Australians born overseas has surpassed…

Read More The US Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to approve $95bn in wartime aid for Ukraine and Israel, as Russian forces made significant advances in eastern Ukraine The US Senate voted resoundingly on Tuesday to approve $95bn in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as a bipartisan super-majority united to send the long-stalled package…

Read More Pyongyang’s international trade minister Yun Jong Ho is leading the delegation, the state-run KCNA news agency has reported A high-profile North Korean delegation is making a rare foreign visit to Iran, the state-run KCNA news agency has reported. The last time officials from Pyongyang made a publicly announced trip to Tehran was in…

Read More Strong southerly winds over the past few days have also fanned unseasonal early wildfires in the country’s south Strong southerly winds over the past few days have also fanned unseasonal early wildfires in the country’s south

Read More David Satterfield declined to say whether Washington was satisfied by Israel’s moves, weeks after Joe Biden demanded more action Al Jazeera reports there is “‘continuous’ Israeli artillery shelling of Gaza’s northern Beit Lahiya, Beit Hanoon and Jabalia neighbourhoods” and that “Three members of a family in southern Gaza’s Rafah have been killed and…

Read More Less than 24 hours after the bot was launched, internet users were already attempting to ‘jailbreak’ the program Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Charlie, the AI war veteran chatbot, was programmed to educate people about the first…

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Read More Member of parliament for Birkenhead between 1979 and 2019 has died after a period of illness, his family has announced The former Labour minister and crossbench peer Frank Field has died aged 81, his family has announced. A statement from Lord Field of Birkenhead’s family, issued by his parliamentary office, said: “Frank Field…

Read More Information commissioner investigating data breach as ticket holders demand refunds because of amended lineup Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Kylie Gilroy was already incensed when she and her partner applied for partial refunds for this Saturday’s Pandemonium…

Read More Authorities have warned of possible mud rains and respiratory health risks A massive dust storm blowing in from Africa has covered Athens and other Greek cities, tinting the sky yellow-orange, videos showed on Tuesday.  According to meteorological services, the Sahara dust storm will be accompanied by mud rains, mostly in the northern and western…

Read More Review to examine whether urgent law reform is needed after man was granted bail before allegedly murdering ex-girlfriend Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The New South Wales government has ordered a review of the decisions of a…

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Read MoreDozens of protestors have barricaded themselves inside two buildings on a Northern California campus in protest of Israel’s war with HamasDozens of protestors have barricaded themselves inside two buildings on a Northern California campus in protest of Israel’s war with Hamas

Read More Greens criticise Albanese government’s ‘abysmal lack of action’ as CPI figures show education costs driving up inflation Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Varsha Yaiman is 21 years old and already has more than $35,000 in debt. Not…

Read More Bags went missing in Dubai floods, with embassy staff only able to retrieve one instrument and a handful of dress uniforms for defence force musicians Australia’s and New Zealand’s defence forces are once again coming together at Gallipoli – this time to ensure New Zealand’s military band can play on. The band’s luggage…

Read More Petition filed on behalf of woman known as as Fausia, who underwent a forced pregnancy after being raped Honduras is being taken to a global human rights body for the first time over its total abortion ban, which campaigners say violates women’s fundamental rights and the country’s international commitments. The Center for Reproductive…