The Gweagal spears were taken in 1770 when the Endeavour arrived at Botany Bay in the first meeting between the British and the Indigenous Gweagal people of Kamay.
Critics of the prime minister — an avowed Hindu nationalist — say India's tradition of diversity and secularism has come under attack since his party won power a decade ago.
Avani Dias, the ABC's lead India correspondent, has returned to Australia after a campaign of intimidation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.
As the former president sat with his eyes closed every so often, prosecutor Matthew Colangelo told the jury that Trump lied "over and over” in his quest to win.
Donald Trump has broken a number of conventions in politics. He is about to be the first president to have his fate decided not just by voters, but by 12 citizens in a jury box.
The US House Speaker's personal dilemma likely explains months of delay that undoubtedly cost Ukrainian lives and has helped Russia make battlefield gains.
A crash at Universal Studios in Hollywood has injured more than a dozen people. A tourist tram crashed into a metal guardrail while attempting to turn.
The former first lady is, by all accounts, angry that she has to be dragged through this circus again, especially while she is still mourning the death of her mother.
Benny Gantz, a member of Israel's War Cabinet, said the decision is a "mistake” because it would harm Israel's international legitimacy during wartime.
Australia will take part in an annual military exercise beginning this week that will send thousands of Philippine and American military personnel into contested waters.
The foreign minister's failure to say more about the world's most serious conflict is symptomatic of the way Ukraine has slipped down the list of Australia's priorities.
After months of stalling, the United States has moved forward with a multi-billion-dollar foreign aid package, providing critical support to Ukraine and Israel.
Rising temperatures are set to make traditional wine regions unsuitable for production and places not known for wine could squeeze out today's leaders.
The emergence of cheap drones, not dissimilar to commercially available models, has been exploited to great effect in Ukraine. The tank's place as a war-winner may be over.
The House swiftly approved $150 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other US allies after months of hard-right resistance to helping Ukraine.
Israel has insisted for months that it plans a ground offensive into Rafah, where it says many remaining Hamas militants are holed up, despite international calls for restraint.
Although he and Meghan have put down roots in Montecito, Harry was facing scrutiny about his US visa because of an admission of drug use made in his book, Spare.
The practice of downsizing products without downsizing their prices has enraged shoppers in Australia, Britain, the US and elsewhere. France says it's a scam.
Disgruntled locals complain of being pushed off their own beaches by a tourist boom that brought more than 32 million foreign visitors to Greece last year.
Iranian media and officials said a few explosions over Isfahan on Friday were the result of air defences hitting three drones - suspected of being small quadcopters.
A man is in a critical condition after setting himself on fire outside of a New York courthouse, where Donald Trump's alleged hush-money trial is taking place.
With the instigator of the Capitol Hill riot standing a good chance of returning to power, the question of whether the US is headed towards Civil War 2.0 no longer feels hyperbolic.
Supporters of the bill expressed their concern that neural data could be used to decode a person's thoughts and feelings or to learn sensitive facts about an individual's mental health, such as whether someone has epilepsy.
Nicola Sturgeon, who dramatically quit public life in March last year after eight years as first minister of Scotland, was detained in June. Now her husband has been arrested.
The case in which the ex-president is accused of falsifying business records to hide an affair ahead of an election has all the makings of a Hollywood blockbuster.
Even if every allegation Grant made were proved in court, he would still be liable for millions of pounds in costs, he said. "I'm afraid I am shying at that fence.”
When an Israeli shell struck Gaza's largest fertility clinic in December, it destroyed more than 4000 embryos, plus 1000 more specimens of sperm and unfertilised eggs.
After agonising over how to proceed on the package for days, Mike Johnson notified Republicans he would push to hold three votes on Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific.
Russia's foreign ministry said the Australians were handed indefinite bans "in response to politically motivated sanctions against Russian individuals”.
Israel's war cabinet is weighing options big enough to send a clear message to Iran that its attacks will not go unanswered, but not so big as to spark a major escalation.
Without his usual bravado and bluster, and once again appearing in court without his wife, Melania, by his side, Trump looked more like a weary, ordinary man.
China's latest economic data highlights a glut of excess capacity and a flood of cheap exports, which is generating a growing backlash from a number of its trading partners.
Assange's wife Stella, whom he married while in prison in London, said the guarantees did not satisfy their concerns, describing them as "blatant weasel words”.
Donald Trump described the first ever criminal trial of a former US president as an "assault on America" while facing 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
Facing rebellion from conservatives fiercely opposed to aiding Ukraine, Republican Speaker Mike Johnson is hoping to force action after months of delay.
Hannah Gutierrez, the chief weapons handler for the Western movie Rust, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison over the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
Homeowner Alejandro Otero said "I was completely in disbelief. What are the chances of something landing on my house with such force to cause so much damage”.
The threat of open warfare erupting between the arch Middle East foes has put the region on edge, triggering calls for restraint from global powers and Arab nations.
Donald Trump is expected to appear in court himself to plead his case relating to sex scandal payments as he campaigns to return to power. Here's what you need to know.
Iran has made its first direct attack on Israeli territory, sending 300 drones and missiles in a retaliatory strike that raised the threat of a wider regional conflict.
Donald Trump's celebrations of the Capitol riot have become more public as he places the attack, and the rioters, at the heart of his 2024 presidential campaign.
When Lisa Pires saw women saying they were randomly punched in New York in the lead-up to her holiday there, it sounded too absurd to be true. Then it happened to her.
The London pub-restaurant had been temporarily closed while a new lease was finalised, during which a gang of professional squatters got themselves in and won't leave.
An Australian aid worker who was shot at in Gaza has told Weekend Today that she is "frustrated" that safety measures put in place by Israel are not keeping them safe.
For a group of Israeli researchers, the attack on the music festival has created a rare opportunity to study the intersection of trauma and psychedelics.
He earned fame, fortune and adulation through football and show business. But Simpson's legacy was forever changed by the June 1994 knife slayings of his ex-wife.
A senior lawyer says an open letter signed by the IDS commander should be considered by the Israeli authorities investigating the killing of seven aid workers, including Australian Zomi Frankcom.
Modern-day abolitionist Grace Forrest is now at the same level as Nelson Mandela, Malala Yousafzai, Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Her cause is to curb forced and child labour while there's time.
A small, solemn group of dignitaries will meet in Malta – as they have since 1916 – among the rows of headstones at Pieta Military Cemetery to commemorate an intriguing but forgotten chapter of Gallipoli lore.
The woman, who described herself as a "divine healer”, had told her more than 100,000 online followers that the impending total solar eclipse was "the epitome of spiritual warfare”.
The plan was drawn up after 1.3 million people, mostly those fleeing war in Syria and Iraq, sought refuge in Europe in 2015, overwhelming the EU's asylum system to collapse.
The child, who had a history of aggressive behaviour, pulled a handgun from his jacket and shot his teacher. The gun jammed after a single shot, preventing further chaos.
Without the pre-conditions for peace, prematurely recognising Palestinian statehood would not strengthen forces for peace and undermine extremism. It would do the exact opposite.