Month: June 2024

Read More Supermarket giants respond to Choice undercover study as National Farmers’ Federation questions if they are really competing against each other Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The near-identical prices charged at Coles and Woolworths raises competition concerns, according…

Read More The Conservative Party is heading towards the worst general election result it has ever seen The British Conservatives are set to face a historical loss in July’s general election, ending their 14 years at the helm of the UK, according to three major polls on Wednesday. A poll by Savanta and Electoral Calculus…

Read More SUBSCRIBER+ EXCLUSIVE REPORTING — Has Israel decided on a new war? Late Tuesday, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said that plans for an attack against the Iran-backed Hezbollah group had been approved, and that the army had taken measures to “accelerate readiness in the field.” Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz wrote in a…

Read MoreThe drive took place after the two leaders signed a deal that included a mutual defence pledge.The drive took place after the two leaders signed a deal that included a mutual defence pledge.

Read MoreRaging New Mexico wildfires burn hundreds of structures; Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth, leads annual Walk for FreedomRaging New Mexico wildfires burn hundreds of structures; Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth, leads annual Walk for Freedom

Read More Acid Survivors Trust International calls for more focus on prevention in similar strategy to that for knife crime Acid attacks and other offences involving corrosive substances in the UK have risen by 75% in a year but only 8% of cases led to criminal charges or a summons, figures suggest. The total number…

Read More Exclusive: heads of prisons say they will no longer be able to accept new inmates ‘very soon’ after 4 July election Prison governors have been warned that jails will be so overcrowded by the second week of July that they will struggle to accept any more inmates, plunging an incoming government into an…

Read More After delays in delivery and training pilots and ground staff, Netherlands says Ukraine should get first planes in summer At a military base in the rural south of the Netherlands, Gen Arnoud Stallmann, a Dutch air force commander, said he expected that at some point this summer, F-16 fighter jets would finally take…

Read More Prime minister says opposition’s ‘destination of denial’ will disrupt certainty required by business for increased investment Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Anthony Albanese has accused the Coalition of hampering power price reductions in the short-term by pursuing a nuclear power “fantasy” and “disrupting certainty” of…

Read More Michael Fellows and Jason Alvarez have dismissed their suit with prejudice, having previously argued that the late concert had impacted their sleep Two Madonna fans have dropped their lawsuit against the singer for starting her show two hours late, having previously argued they had to get up early the next day. In January,…

Read More The group Just Stop Oil took credit for the Wednesday afternoon action, which they said was a call on the United Kingdom to stop the use of fossil fuels by 2030. (Image credit: Just Stop Oil/AP) The group Just Stop Oil took credit for the Wednesday afternoon action, which they said was a…

Read More A 27-year-old man in high-visibility clothing dies on the road after he was allegedly struck down in morning traffic in Blackett Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A pedestrian wearing high-visibility clothing has died after he was hit…

Read More City shivers through chilliest morning since July 2023 with low of 5.7C –although weather felt even colder Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Sydney has shivered through its coldest morning in almost 12 months with the city temperature…

Read MoreThe far right could win parliamentary elections called by President Macron on 30 June and 7 July.The far right could win parliamentary elections called by President Macron on 30 June and 7 July.

Read More Prosecutors given two months to finalise brief of evidence against Daniel Billings, who is accused of killing his 28-year-old former partner in Forbes Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast The man accused of murdering Molly Ticehurst has faced…

Read More Vietnam welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin, underlining its decades-old relationship with Moscow in the face of U.S. criticism over the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. Putin arrived in Hanoi on Thursday from North Korea, where he signed a comprehensive strategic partnership with Kim Jong Un who vowed to “unconditionally” support Russia in the war.…

Read More Vietnam welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin, underlining its decades-old relationship with Moscow in the face of U.S. criticism over the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. Putin arrived in Hanoi on Thursday from North Korea, where he signed a comprehensive strategic partnership with Kim Jong Un who vowed to “unconditionally” support Russia in the war.…

Read MoreRenewables’ share of global energy consumption reaches nearly 15 percent, an all-time high.Renewables’ share of global energy consumption reaches nearly 15 percent, an all-time high.

Read More A blackout hit the whole of Ecuador on Wednesday, leaving the nation of 18 million without power.  Energy Minister Roberto Luque blamed the massive outage on a incident with a transmission line in southern Ecuador which triggered a “cascading disconnection.” [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The blackout was the first of its kind in 20 years…

Read MoreAs the war enters its 846th day, these are the main developments.As the war enters its 846th day, these are the main developments.

Read More Environmentalists hail decision to end practice in five years but aquaculture industry warns of 6,000 jobs at risk Canada will ban open-net pen salmon farming in British Columbia coastal waters in five years, the government has announced, a decision that has been welcomed by environmental groups but opposed by the aquaculture industry. The…

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Read More Amelia Bond allegedly applied herbicide to oak trees in front of her neighbor’s waterfront property in 2021 without consent then offered to help with their removal Amelia Bond allegedly applied herbicide to oak trees in front of her neighbor’s waterfront property in 2021 without consent then offered to help with their removal

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Read MoreYoung people angered by tax storm Nairobi in a surprise revolt devoid of ethnic or political allegiances.Young people angered by tax storm Nairobi in a surprise revolt devoid of ethnic or political allegiances.

Read MoreForced out of Myanmar, the mostly Muslim Rohingya are struggling to find a place to call home.Forced out of Myanmar, the mostly Muslim Rohingya are struggling to find a place to call home.

Read More Police said boaters were unable to avoid fatal collision with teenagers on Lake Marie Police said boaters were unable to avoid fatal collision with teenagers on Lake Marie

Read More SAN JUAN / PARIS, Jun 19 (IPS) – On meeting Amanda Hernández, one is immediately struck by her infectious energy and her generous sharing of information about Puerto Rican writers and books. At a recent literary festival in the Caribbean – the BVI Lit Fest in the British Virgin Islands – she urged…

Read MoreLatif Madoi was arrested for possessing military uniforms, which may be linked to opposition leader Bobi Wine.Latif Madoi was arrested for possessing military uniforms, which may be linked to opposition leader Bobi Wine.

Read MoreA failure in an energy transmission line has produced a blackout throughout Ecuador, the government reported, days after announcing that there would be outages due to production problems.A failure in an energy transmission line has produced a blackout throughout Ecuador, the government reported, days after announcing that there would be outages due to production…

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Read MoreDoctors are fighting to save people from heat strokes in a first-of-its-kind clinic in India’s capital.Doctors are fighting to save people from heat strokes in a first-of-its-kind clinic in India’s capital.

Read More Russian president’s trip comes after he signed mutual defence pact with North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un Analysis: Putin and Kim quiet on details of mutual aid agreement Vladimir Putin has arrived in Vietnam for talks with its communist leaders on the final stop of his two-nation tour of Asia after signing a defence…

Read MoreDuring Russian President Vladimir Putin’s carefully choreographed visit to North Korea, Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced Wednesday that they had signed a new agreement that calls for “mutual assistance in the event of aggression” against either of their countries. The move set alarm bells ringing in Washington and beyond. Imtiaz…

Read More Doorbell footage was subject of jokes at roast of NFL great Tom Brady Doorbell footage was subject of jokes at roast of NFL great Tom Brady