K-pop group NewJeans loses legal battle against agency
A South Korean court rules that the act's contract with the label, which runs until 2029, is valid.
Austin Reaves, Lakers beat Timberwolves at the buzzer
The LA Lakers guard continues his hot start to the NBA season with a 12ft game-winner against Minnesota Timberwolves.
Netherlands centrist party wins big in election as far right loses support
The centre-left D66 has made its largest ever gains and almost tripled its seats in parliament.
Trump says US to resume nuclear weapons tests, backs S Korean nuclear sub
Trump orders US Defense Department to 'immediately' resume nuclear weapons testing on 'equal basis' with other powers.
Handshakes and whispers: Trump and Xi’s meeting…in 73 seconds
Trump says the meeting with President Xi, which was their first face-to-face interaction since 2019, was a "great success".
LIVE: Palestinians lose hope in ceasefire after Israeli strike wave on Gaza
Mediators insist truce is strong after Israel kills over 100 people, mostly children, before 'returning' to ceasefire.
‘They killed civilians in their beds’: chaos and brutality reign after fall of El Fasher
Thousands have fled the North Darfur city in terror with stories of the Rapid Support Forces attacking and killing civilians
Nawal Khalil had been volunteering as a nurse for three years at El Fasher South hospital when the city was captured on Sunday by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). She was busy treating patients, including an elderly woman who needed a blood transfusion, when the attack began.
“They killed six wounded soldiers and civilians in their beds – some of them women,” she says. “I don’t know what happened to my other patients. I had to run when they stormed the hospital.”
Continue reading...Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,344
Here are the key events from day 1,344 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Yesavage, Blue Jays dominate Dodgers in Game 5 of World Series
Toronto Blue Jays' Trey Yesavage sets World Series rookie record for strikeouts against LA Dodgers to forge 3-2 lead.
Want to win over Trump? Asian leaders see flattery as the magic ingredient
Trump has been showered with praise and gestures of veneration throughout his five-day tour of Asia.
‘White-knuckled wolf spider’ thought lost is rediscovered on Isle of Wight
Conservationists hail ‘remarkable’ rediscovery after 40 years, at nature reserve only accessible by boat
A tiny spider thought to have vanished for ever from the UK has been rediscovered on a remote area of a nature reserve accessible only by boat.
The Aulonia albimana, a member of the wolf spider family with orange legs, was found on the Isle of Wight in a spot grazed by a flock of Hebridean sheep.
Continue reading...Teenage cricketer dies in Melbourne after being hit by ball
The 17-year-old was rushed to hospital on Tuesday and placed on life support but died on Thursday.
US says it killed four people in latest strike on alleged drug vessel
The White House claimed, without providing evidence, the vessel was operated by a 'designated terrorist organisation'.
Who is Rob Jetten, tipped to become youngest Dutch prime minister?
Rob Jetten's electoral success has come as a surprise, but politically, all the stars were aligned for him to achieve it.
Donald Trump praises ‘great’ Washington meeting with Anthony Albanese as leaders dine at Apec
US president tells reporters he and Australian PM ‘working on a lot of things together’
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After waiting a long time to meet Donald Trump, Anthony Albanese has now done so twice in 10 days, as his US counterpart talks up cooperation on rare earths and other issues.
Albanese followed last week’s trip to Washington by sitting next to the US president on Wednesday evening at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit dinner in Gyeongju, South Korea.
Continue reading...News Corp had no first-hand source suggesting Sam Groth’s wife underage at start of relationship, MP’s lawyer tells court
Australia’s new privacy laws to be tested as Victorian Liberal MP and wife Brittany Groth sue over Herald Sun articles
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A News Corp journalist had “not one piece of information” to suggest the deputy Victorian Liberal leader, Sam Groth, began a relationship with his wife when she was underage, the MP’s lawyers have told a court.
In what a federal court judge described as a “test case” for Australia’s new privacy laws, Groth and his wife, Brittany, are suing the Herald and Weekly Times (HWT), reporter Stephen Drill and the Herald Sun’s editor, Sam Weir, over a series of articles published in July.
Continue reading...Cruise operator ‘failed’ woman who was left on island and died, family says
Katherine Rees said her mum, 80, had fallen ill during a hike on a remote Australian island and was told to return to the ship by herself.
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National guard deployment in Washington DC extended until February
Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth gives approval for troops to remain in US capital past November end, CNN reports
National guard troops sent to the nation’s capital will reportedly remain there through at least February.
The order was set to lapse at the end of November but was extended by Pete Hegseth, who leads the US Department of Defense. As of Wednesday, there are nearly 2,400 national guard troops in Washington DC, according to CNN. The network also notes that their presence costs about $1m daily.
Continue reading...Boris Johnson tells Tories to stop ‘bashing green agenda’ or risk losing next election
Former PM says he has not seen party ‘soaring in the polls as a result of saying what rubbish net zero is’
Boris Johnson has warned the Conservatives they will not win the next election by “bashing the green agenda”.
The former prime minister said he had not seen the Conservatives “soaring in the polls as a result of saying what rubbish net zero is”.
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