Month: June 2024

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Read More Being beholden to partners could be a necessary restraint on Indian PM – or he could double down on oppressive policies As Narendra Modi traversed the country during recent months, campaigning for a third term in power, he repeated the same refrain. The past decade “was just a trailer”, the prime minister told…

Read More David Littleproud claims Australia doesn’t need ‘large-scale industrial windfarms’ like the planned offshore zone south of Sydney Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast1 David Littleproud has claimed Australia doesn’t need “large-scale industrial windfarms” like the planned offshore zone…

Read More Jordan and Iraq are not listed in the final copy of the document published by the Swiss organizers of the event The signatures of Jordan and Iraq have disappeared from the final communique of the Swiss-hosted Ukraine ‘peace conference’, according to the latest copy of the document posted on the Swiss Foreign Ministry…

Read More US adviser Amos Hochstein heading to Israel to help defuse tensions along ‘Blue Line’ between Israel and Lebanon, says White House official Anti-government protesters in Israel have again blocked highways as part of a demonstration. Israeli media reports that two roads have been disrupted. The demonstrations are part of a week of planned…

Read MoreNews avoidance is now at record high levels, the Reuters Institute’s 2024 Digital News Report says.News avoidance is now at record high levels, the Reuters Institute’s 2024 Digital News Report says.

Read More The Saudi Health Ministry said more than 2,760 pilgrims suffered from sunstroke and heat stress on Sunday alone and the number is likely to increase as Hajj ends. (Image credit: Rafiq Maqbool) The Saudi Health Ministry said more than 2,760 pilgrims suffered from sunstroke and heat stress on Sunday alone and the number…

Read MoreNikhil Gupta is charged with trying to hire a hitman to assassinate US citizen Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.Nikhil Gupta is charged with trying to hire a hitman to assassinate US citizen Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.

Read More The earliest recorded heatwave could be a taste of what is to come for the country expecting record tourism this year, Rich Booth reports from Greece The earliest recorded heatwave could be a taste of what is to come for the country expecting record tourism this year, Rich Booth reports from Greece

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Read More Conflict a ‘news moment’ for some young Australians who are increasingly relying on social media for information Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast More young Australians and women are consuming news more than once a day, driven in…

Read More At least 17 people are also missing as temperatures reach 47C At least 17 people are also missing as temperatures reach 47C

Read More Seven out of top 10 most played acts, encompassing radio, broadcast and public places, are British Britons rule the airwaves in the UK, with Ed Sheeran taking the most played spot and homegrown artists dominating the top 10 in a chart compiled by the music licensing company PPL. For Yorkshire-born and Suffolk-raised Sheeran,…

Read More Beavers’ dams have created more places for water voles to hide from predators and hopefully flourish, say experts Beavers reintroduced to a Scottish rainforest 15 years ago may have created the right habitat for the area’s endangered water voles to flourish. The voles, once abundant in Scotland but now one of the country’s…

Read More University Hospitals Sussex admits errors, failures and surgeon disagreements in case of Ken Valder A troubled NHS trust has apologised to the family of a man who died after a series of delays led to him waiting four times longer for an operation than a national cancer target. Before he died in November…

Read MoreMore than 40 people are alleged to have died as a result of Greek coastguard actions, BBC analysis reveals.More than 40 people are alleged to have died as a result of Greek coastguard actions, BBC analysis reveals.

Read MoreUkraine aimed to seize the initiative through diplomacy – with some success, says the BBC’s Sarah Rainsford.Ukraine aimed to seize the initiative through diplomacy – with some success, says the BBC’s Sarah Rainsford.

Read More Russia says hostage takers had been ‘liquidated’ but did not comment further Russia says hostage takers had been ‘liquidated’ but did not comment further

Read MoreAbout 400 tonnes of oil has washed onto the city-state’s southern shores after a shipping crash.About 400 tonnes of oil has washed onto the city-state’s southern shores after a shipping crash.

Read MoreCases involving the prime minister as well as the leading opposition party are due to be heard on Tuesday.Cases involving the prime minister as well as the leading opposition party are due to be heard on Tuesday.

Read More States are on course to spend $100bn a year, driven by a sharp increase in US defence budgets Global spending on nuclear weapons is estimated to have increased by 13% to a record $91.4bn during 2023, according to calculations from the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (Ican) pressure group. The new total,…

Read More Macron’s move to call snap elections also seen as helping commission president’s bid for second term Ursula von der Leyen is on track to remain for a second term as president of the European Commission, as EU leaders meet on Monday for a first discussion on divvying up the bloc’s top jobs. The…

Read More Millions face disaster as Sudanese army and RSF accused of using food access as a weapon in on-going war Sudan is facing a famine that could become worse than any the world has seen since Ethiopia 40 years ago, US officials have warned, as aid deliveries continue to be blocked by the warring…

Read More At the annual celebration of Broadway, major acting winners included Jeremy Strong, Daniel Radcliffe and Sarah Paulson The full list of winners The 77th annual Tony awards were dominated by major wins for shows Stereophonic, Merrily We Roll Along and The Outsiders and actors Jeremy Strong and Daniel Radcliffe. Stereophonic, the most nominated…

Read More The Australian Bureau of Statistics updated its methodology and says there are 4 million more cattle than previously estimated Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the community Official figures have underestimated the number of cows in Australia by about 20%, the…

Read More Wes Moore promises mass pardon of low-level convictions to coincide with Juneteenth holiday marking Black slave emancipation The governor of the US state of Maryland has promised to issue a mass pardon of 175,000 low-level marijuana convictions. Wes Moore told the Washington Post in an interview published on Sunday that he would make…

Read MorePremier Li Qiang is the most senior Chinese leader to visit Australia since 2017.Premier Li Qiang is the most senior Chinese leader to visit Australia since 2017.

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Read More Queensland deputy premier mourns ‘terrible blow’ as he visits site where woman he ‘knew well’ was killed Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Cameron Dick, the Queensland deputy premier, has visited the site of a house fire that…

Read More The 77th Tony Awards celebrated Broadway’s biggest stars at Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater in New York City on Sunday night, with Ariana DeBose marking her third time as host of the ceremony. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The night featured several tight races, including Best Performance by an Actress in Leading Role in a…

Read More Warning: This post contains spoilers for the Season 2 premiere of House of the Dragon. When we last saw Jacaerys Velaryon (played by Harry Collett) in the Season 1 finale of House of the Dragon, he and his dragon, Vermax, were setting off on a mission to secure alliances with the Arryns and…

Read More Warning: This post contains spoilers for the Season 2 premiere of House of the Dragon. If you weren’t sure what to expect going into the long-awaited second season of House of the Dragon, the title of the first episode, “A Son for a Son,” offered a pretty big clue about what was to…

Read More Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba acknowledged that Moscow would eventually have to be involved in negotiations Kiev wants Moscow at the negotiating table when Ukraine will be in a stronger bargaining position, Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba told journalists at the Swiss-hosted Ukraine ‘peace conference’ on Sunday. Speaking to the press at the Alpine resort…