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Fed chair accuses DoJ of threatening criminal charges over building renovation projects because central bank defied Trump's interest rate demandsThe Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation into Jerome Powell and the Federal Reserve, a significant escalation in Donald Trump's extraordinary attack on the US central bank.Powell said...
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Multiple Torah scrolls were damaged after fire broke out early Saturday at Beth Israel Congregation in JacksonA suspect has been taken into custody after a historic synagogue in Mississippi was badly damaged in a fire that authorities described on Sunday as an arson case.According to officials, the blaze broke out shortly after 3am Saturday at Beth...
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Abbas Araghchi warns adversaries against 'miscalculation' as Trump mulls military response to protest crackdown'The streets are full of blood': Iranian protests gather momentum as regime cracks downIranian student killed during protests was shot in head 'from close range'Analysis: Unpredictable Trump weighs up Iranian pleas for help against calls...
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US president claims 'Iran wants to negotiate' as rights groups report that regime's crackdown on protest has killed hundreds Donald Trump has claimed Iran has reached out and proposed negotiations, as he considers "very strong” military action against the regime over a deadly crackdown on protesters that has reportedly killed hundreds.Asked on...
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Health minister Nina Warken says Robert F Kennedy Jr's assertions that German doctors are facing legal action are unfoundedThe German government has sharply rejected claims by the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, that doctors in Germany have faced legal action for issuing vaccine and mask exemptions during the Covid-19 pandemic."The...
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US president repeats his desire for the territory as he mocks its defences as 'two dog sleds' and shrugs off impact on NatoNordic correspondent in Nuuk, GreenlandIn a week that could prove crucial to the future of Greenland, relations between the US, Denmark and Greenland, and the very existence of Nato, there are now two key meetings coming...
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Complaint against Cécile Desprairies over Nazi collusion novel alleges that 'resentment permeates the entire work'The Polish poet Czesław Miłosz is famously credited with the line: "When a writer is born into a family, the family is finished.” In contemporary European literature, a book these days is often the beginning of a familial feud....
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Canada's PM seeks to smooth over past ructions in relationship with China as trade war takes its tollDuring the final stretch of Canada's spring election campaign, Mark Carney told a debate audience that China was the country's "biggest geopolitical risk”. He pointed to its attempts to meddle in elections and its recent efforts to disrupt...
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US president says company is 'playing too cute' after CEO responds sceptically to his push for oil investment after deposing Nicolás MaduroDonald Trump has said he might block ExxonMobil from investing in Venezuela after the oil company's chief executive called the country "uninvestable” during a White House meeting last week.Darren Woods told...
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Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another looks unstoppable ahead of the Oscars, despite Timothée Chalamet's triumph over Leonardo DiCaprio for best actorThe biggest backlash brewing concerns Ryan Coogler's Sinners, lauded by critics and embraced – especially in the US – by audiences as one of 2025's key cultural landmarks. The thriller...
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Skilled workers at Leonardo Helicopters fear it will close Yeovil site if Ministry of Defence delays awarding contractThe UK's last military helicopter factory must land a long-awaited order from the Ministry of Defence within the coming weeks to secure about 3,000 manufacturing jobs, industry sources suggest.Skilled workers at Leonardo Helicopters...
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Australian National Imams Council say criminalising slogan will unduly impact Muslim Australians including Palestinian and Arab communitiesBanning phrases such as "globalise the intifada” is "likely to disproportionately affect Muslim Australians, including Palestinian and Arab communities,” a New South Wales parliamentary inquiry has been...
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Exclusive: Before Randall Gamboa Esquivel died, his health had deteriorated badly while he was in ICE custodyCosta Rican family demands answers after ICE deportation and death: 'Have you ever smelled a cadaver?'The family of a Costa Rican man who was deported from the United States in a vegetative state and died shortly after arriving back in his...
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Amy Scott, who confronted Joel Cauchi alone during the April 2024 Westfield attack, has been diagnosed with 'aggressive' breast cancer Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAmy Scott, the New South Wales police officer who pursued and shot the perpetrator of the Bondi...
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Ructions within festival board over Palestinian-Australian academic's inclusion began in October, email revealsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFormer New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has become the latest international headline act to pull out of the 2026 Adelaide writers' week in protest over the Adelaide...
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This blog is now closedPM recalls parliament to fast-track hate speech and gun laws in wake of Bondi terror attackGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVictoria premier returns to Bendigo home after evacuating during firesThe Victorian premier, Jacinta Allan, has posted a video on social media returning to her home in Bendigo,...
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Man, thought to be in his 50s, was found under 2.5 metres of snow and had been skiing off-pisteA British skier has been killed by an avalanche in the French Alps.The man, believed to be in his 50s, was found under 2.5 metres of snow after a 50-minute search, a statement from the La Plagne resort in south-eastern France said. Continue reading...
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Volunteers found thousands of dead bats at Melbourne's Brimbank park, wildlife expert saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThousands of flying foxes have perished in the heatwave that scorched south-east Australia last week, the largest mass mortality event for flying foxes since black summer.Extreme temperatures resulted...
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MPs to return next week to debate new racial vilification offence, 'hate preachers' crackdown and gun buybackFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnthony Albanese will push the Coalition and the Greens to support urgent legislation establishing tougher hate speech laws and...
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The territory and the European bloc are trying to see off the US president, who has said control of Greenland is essential to national securityThe Trump administration has said repeatedly that the US needs to gain control of Greenland, justifying its claim from "the standpoint of national security” and warning that it will "do something” about...
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Federal government issues recall notice for Volvo EX30 and urges owners to keep charge below 70%Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlmost 3,000 electric vehicle drivers will be asked to keep their car less than fully charged while the manufacturer develops a solution to a...
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Police allege a 47-year-old imam was assaulted after he and his wife were forced off the road by three people in Melbourne's south-eastFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThree people have been arrested after a Muslim leader was allegedly forced from his car on a Melbourne...
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Reforms come in wake of Bondi terror attack and will allow councils to cut off utilities if groups operate in breach of shutdown orderFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Minns government plans to give New South Wales councils stronger powers to shut down unlawful...
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State department says armed 'colectivos' appear to be setting up roadblocks and searching vehicles for AmericansThe United States has urged its citizens to leave Venezuela immediately amid reports that armed paramilitaries are trying to track down US citizens, one week after the capture of the South American country's president, Nicolás Maduro.In...
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Victorian premier Jacinta Allan announces appeal to support those affected, as authorities warn fire risk could spike again later in monthFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe number of buildings lost in Victoria's devastating bushfires has risen to 350, with authorities...
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Stars from Bob Dylan to Brandi Carlile remember rock band co-founder as 'beautiful human' after his death at 78The death of Bob Weir, the Grateful Dead co-founder, rhythm guitarist, vocalist and writer of much of the legendary psychedelic rock band's songs, drew a chorus of tributes from fellow musicians and fans who described him as a "musical...
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Rubina Aminian, 23, struck by bullet from behind after joining Tehran protest from college, says human rights groupIran warns US against attack as protest death toll reportedly soarsA 23-year-old student was shot in the head "from close range” during the anti-government protests in Iran, a human rights group has said.Rubina Aminian attended...
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Flood warnings in place as BoM forecasts more rain while thousands remain without powerFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueenslanders are bracing for floods as repairs are under way after a tropical cyclone battered the north coast.After days of intense buildup,...
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Tech giant says ongoing compliance will be a 'multi-layered process' as UK Labour faces pressure to bring in similar ban for teenagersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMeta has deactivated more than half a million accounts for teenagers across Facebook, Instagram and...
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Demonstrators recount experiences on the frontlines as protest movement rapidly moves beyond government's controlIran warns US against attack as protest death toll reportedly soarsSarah felt she had little left to lose. A 50-year-old entrepreneur in Tehran, she watched as prices soared higher while her freedoms shrank each year.So, when protesters...
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Almost a dozen emergency warnings remain in place across Victoria, with state premier saying 'we are not through the worst of this by a long way'Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian authorities are assessing the damage after one of the worst heatwaves in years...
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No more Venezuelan oil or money will flow to the communist-run island after Maduro's fall, says US presidentDonald Trump has told Cuba to "make a deal” or face unspecified consequences, adding that no more Venezuelan oil or money would flow to the communist-run Caribbean island that has been a US foe for decades.As Cuba, a close ally of Venezuela...
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Tehran issues warning after Donald Trump says US stands ready to help amid crackdown on demonstrations'The streets are full of blood': Iranian protests gather momentum as regime cracks downIran has warned the US not to attack over protests that have rocked the country, as Donald Trump weighed the options for a response from Washington, with the...
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Resignations follow withdrawal of more than 70 participants in writers' week after Palestinian Australian author disinvitedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Adelaide festival is facing an unprecedented leadership crisis after three board members resigned this weekend.The journalist Daniela Ritorto, the Adelaide...
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Observers say if US gets response wrong to Tehran's repression it could end up entrenching regime's positionIran warns US against attack as protest death toll reportedly soarsDonald Trump is being warned by Iranians that it will be too late unless he acts quickly to fulfil his promise to help protesters under fire from security services in Iran...
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Danish prime minister says country is at a crossroads and accuses US of turning its back on NatoMette Frederiksen has said that Denmark is at a "fateful moment” amid Donald Trump's threats to take over Greenland, accusing the US of potentially turning its back on Nato.Speaking at a party leader debate at a political rally on Sunday, the Danish...
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Survey by online health directory Cleanbill finds more than 1,000 clinics switched from private or mixed billing to full bulk billing since start of 2025Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGP bulk-billing rates have rebounded following incentives introduced by the federal government in November, analysis by the online health...
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Organisers clarify award 'cannot be revoked, shared or transferred' after Venezuelan opposition leader's commentsThe organisers of the Nobel peace prize have said it "cannot be revoked, shared or transferred” after Venezuela's opposition leader, María Corina Machado, said she wanted to give her award to Donald Trump.When Machado was named Nobel...
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Early Rain pastor said to be among those held in sweep that followed arrests of members of other unregistered churchesLeaders of a prominent underground church have been detained in south-west China, according to a church statement, the latest blow in what appears to be a sweeping crackdown on unregistered Christian groups in the country.On...
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Three hundred Kurds detained and further 400 evacuated following clashes in AleppoSyrian government forces have detained 300 Kurds and evacuated more than 400 Kurdish fighters after clashes in Aleppo, the interior ministry has said, as US and allied forces carried out separate "large-scale” strikes against Islamic State targets.An interior...
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Thousands of people thought they paid the Dart Charge, but only realised when they got a penalty charge noticeYou have had a long car journey but, thankfully, remember after you get home that you have to pay the Dart Charge, the toll for driving over the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, part of the busy Dartford Crossing over the Thames linking Essex and...
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UN and many western countries as well as human rights groups say that in the absence of a meaningful opposition the election is neither free, fair nor credibleVoters in war-torn Myanmar queued up on Sunday to cast their ballots in the second stage of a military-run election, following low turnout in the initial round of polls that have been widely...
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Palestinian academic rejects accusations of hypocrisy, saying board resisted attempts to remove Thomas Friedman, while cancelling her invitation this yearFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Adelaide festival board did not dump a Jewish columnist from its 2024 lineup at...
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Military says it targeted the jihadist group throughout Syria in response to attack on US and Syrian troops in PalmyraUS and allied forces carried out "large-scale” strikes against the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria on Saturday, the US military said, in the latest response to an attack last month that left three Americans dead.Washington...
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Telco Services Australia generated more than $185m in revenue in 2024-25 and $130m the year before but paid zero taxFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn outsource call centre operator for Centrelink paid no corporate tax for several years even after winning a major...
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Exclusive: Chris Bowen says key to next UN climate summit will be 'engagement, engagement, engagement' with countries such as Saudi ArabiaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChris Bowen wants to use his stint as the world's chief climate negotiator to lobby Saudi Arabia...
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Jacques Moretti, who is in custody, told Swiss prosecutor's office he forced door open and found people lying behind itThe French owner of the Swiss bar where 40 people died in a fire during new year celebrations has told investigators a service door had been locked from the inside.Jacques Moretti, co-owner of the Constellation bar in the Swiss...
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Letter from 11 South Australian cultural leaders labels cancellation of Palestinian-Australian's participation a 'grave mistake' which brought festival into disreputeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe South Australian premier has denied exerting pressure on the...
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Videos emerging despite internet and mobile phone blackout show demonstrations continuing despite reports of escalating crackdownDemonstrators have continued to take to the streets of Iran, defying an escalating crackdown by authorities against the growing protest movement.An internet shutdown imposed by the authorities on Thursday has largely cut...
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Demonstration follows similar actions in Poland, France and Belgium as EU states approve accordThousands of Irish farmers are protesting against the EU's trade deal with the South American bloc Mercosur, a day after EU states approved the treaty despite opposition from Ireland and France.Tractors streamed into the roads of Athlone, in central...
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Human rights groups say 'at least 60 arbitrary arrests' have occurred for celebrating the US military operationAuthorities in Nicaragua have arrested at least 60 people for reportedly celebrating or expressing support for the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, a human rights watchdog group and local media outlets said...
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Experts note the blackout is unprecedented in its extent but also selective, allowing some government communicationsIran's internet shutdown, now in place for 36 hours as the authorities seek to quell escalating anti-government protests, represents a "new high-water mark” in terms of its sophistication and severity, say experts – and could last...
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US president doubles down on threats to acquire territory at White House meeting with oil and gas executivesDonald Trump has doubled down on his threats to acquire Greenland, saying the US is "going to do something [there] whether they like it or not”.Speaking at a meeting with oil and gas executives at the White House, the US president justified...
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Country is 'uninvestable' today, president told, but CEOs signal they are ready to spend with supportDonald Trump promised oil giants "total safety, total security” in Venezuela in an effort to persuade them to invest $100bn in the country's infrastructure after US forces toppled Nicolás Maduro from power.At a roundtable press conference at the...
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Move comes after governments and regulators from Europe to Asia have condemned the AI tool and some have opened inquiries into sexualised contentIndonesia temporarily blocked Elon Musk's Grok chatbot on Saturday due to the risk of AI-generated pornographic content, becoming the first country to deny access to the AI tool.The move comes after...
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US president does not elaborate on alleged plan for fresh strikes but says large naval presence in region will remainUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump has claimed that he cancelled a second wave of attacks on Venezuela because it was cooperating with the US on oil infrastructure and had released political prisoners.The US president...
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