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Echoes of dire 1970s in today's Britain

Plans for a high-wage, high-growth economy lie in ruins as Britain's Conservative prime minister struggles to answer a cost-of-living crisis, compounded by rising worker unrest.

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Alleged backpacker killer granted bail

Tobias Moran, formerly known as Tobias Suckfuell, had been travelling around Australia with...

Alleged backpacker killer granted bail

Tobias Friedrich Moran, accused of murdering his German backpacker girlfriend in 2005, has been granted bail after prosecutors decided not to appeal against his release.

Beluga whale strays into Seine

French rescue services and environmental experts were trying to assess the health of a beluga whale that wandered up the Seine River and are pondering rescue options for a creature more suited to...

Queensland shooter in custody after three killed

The person believed to have shot dead three people on a property in rural Queensland is custody as details of a potential motive for the killings slowly come to light.

Alex Jones must pay over $6.5m to Sandy Hook parents

Alex Jones testifying in court in Texas. Photo: Reuters

Alex Jones must pay over $6.5m to Sandy Hook parents

US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay parents of a child killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre at least $6.5 million for falsely claiming the shooting was a hoax, a Texas jury said on Thursday.

Russia jails US basketballer Griner for nine years

Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal...

Russia jails US basketballer Griner for nine years

A Russian court sentenced US basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison after finding her guilty of deliberately bringing cannabis-infused vape cartridges into Russia.

Suspected drones over Taiwan, cyber attacks after Pelosi visit

Nancy Pelosi talks with Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu before boarding a plane for South...

Suspected drones over Taiwan, cyber attacks after Pelosi visit

Suspected drones have flown over outlying Taiwanese islands and hackers attacked its defence ministry website, Taipei authorities say, after a visit by US Speaker Nancy Pelosi that outraged China.

Man fights for life after Queensland shooting, gunman still at large

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Man fights for life after Queensland shooting, gunman still at large

One man is in critical condition and multiple people were reportedly injured as a result of a shooting in the Australian state of Queensland.

Conservative Kansas votes to preserve abortion rights

State Rep. Stephanie Clayton (D-Overland Park) reacts to the news that voters rejected a state...

Conservative Kansas votes to preserve abortion rights

Kansas voters have rejected an effort to remove abortion protections from the state's constitution, a resounding win for the abortion rights movement in the first statewide test since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Australia's winter Covid wave may have peaked early: minister

Australia's winter Covid wave may have peaked early: minister

Australia's Covid winter outbreak fuelled by the new Omicron sub-variants BA.4/5 may have peaked early, Health Minister Mark Butler says, as hospitals reported a steady fall in admissions over the past week.

Long-hidden Elvis jewellery for sale

Priscilla Presley looks at a collection of personal jewellery of Elvis Presley and Colonel Tom...

Long-hidden Elvis jewellery for sale

Elvis Presley experts and historians have long known about a collection of jewellery the singer gave to his manager Colonel Tom Parker.

Royal intruder charged under Treason Act

The Queen normally spend Christmas at Sandringham, her home in Norfolk, but during Covid stayed...

Royal intruder charged under Treason Act

A man arrested with a crossbow at the Queen's home at Windsor Castle on Christmas Day has been charged with having a weapon with intent to "alarm her Majesty" under Britain's Treason Act.

Australia urges calm amid Pelosi Taiwan visit

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong. Photo: Reuters

Australia urges calm amid Pelosi Taiwan visit

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has called for a de-escalation of tensions between Beijing and Washington after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan.

Massive sinkhole appears near Chile copper mine

The sinkhole appeared over the weekend. Photo: Reuters

Massive sinkhole appears near Chile copper mine

Chilean authorities have started investigating a mysterious sinkhole about 25 metres in diameter that appeared over the weekend in a mining area in the north of the country.

China angered as Pelosi hails Taiwan's free society

Nancy Pelosi with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen at the presidential office in Taipei. Photo:...

China angered as Pelosi hails Taiwan's free society

China has furiously condemned the highest-level US visit to Taiwan in 25 years as House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi hailed the self-ruled island as "one of the freest societies in the world".

Slap in the face for bride-to-be

When an eager groom-to-be took his future wife on a safari to pop the question, she suffered a serious injury after a close encounter.

Pelosi expected to visit Taiwan amid China warning

Nancy Pelosi began a tour of Asia this week. Photo: Reuters

Pelosi expected to visit Taiwan amid China warning

House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected meet with Taipei's leader this week, with the US saying it won't be intimidated by Chinese "sabre rattling" over the visit.

Al Qaeda leader killed by drone strike - US officials

Ayman al-Zawahiri (right) with Osama Bin Laden in 2001. Photo: Getty Images

Al Qaeda leader killed by drone strike - US officials

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has been killed in a CIA drone strike in Afghanistan, the biggest blow to the militant group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011.

Mr Big admission a lie says murder accused

The body of 52-year-old Hasan Dastan was found inside a workshop. Photo: Supplied

Mr Big admission a lie says murder accused

Kubilay Kilincer's admission that he murdered his boss Hasan Dastan in 1995 was a lie made to eliminate the pressure of a 25-year long police investigation, a Sydney jury has heard.

First grain shipment leaves Ukraine

The cargo ship Razoni leaves the Ukrainian port of Odesa carrying 26,000 tons of corn. Photo:...

First grain shipment leaves Ukraine

The first ship to carry Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea since Russia invaded Ukraine left the port of Odesa under a safe passage deal described as a glimmer of hope in a worsening global food crisis.

Zelenskiy orders evacuation of Donetsk region

Emergency workers search for people under the rubble after the Russian shelling in Kramatorsk,...

Zelenskiy orders evacuation of Donetsk region

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday his government was ordering the mandatory evacuation of people in the eastern Donetsk region, scene of fierce fighting with Russia.

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