Could India, Pakistan use nuclear weapons? Here’s what their doctrines say
A full-blown war between India and Pakistan would be the first ever between two nuclear-armed nations.
Magic spells, innuendo and riddles: Your guide to all 37 Eurovision songs
With just a week to go, here's our guide to the songs and artists taking part in Eurovision 2025.
How will Pope Leo lead? His first days may yield clues
Scrutiny about the way the latest pope might run the Catholic Church started the moment he stepped on to the balcony.
Man arrested after body found in Sydney home, police say
Investigators believe the deceased man, 65, who was found at a Homebush West property, and the arrested man, 31, were known to each other
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A man has been charged with murder after the body of an older man was found in a suburban granny flat.
Investigators are still trying to work out the relationship between the pair.
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Continue reading...At least two Indian jets appear to have crashed during Pakistan strikes, visuals show – The Washington Post
Pakistan PM calls meeting of body that oversees nuclear arsenal, says Pakistan military – Reuters
- Pakistan PM calls meeting of body that oversees nuclear arsenal, says Pakistan military Reuters
- Pakistan minister denies nuclear body meeting after offensive launched on India Reuters
- Pakistan’s PM says its response to India ‘avenged the blood of innocent lives’ The Times of Israel
- Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif calls National Command Authority meeting, body that oversees nuclear arsenal Times of India
- Pakistan and India say they’d consider de-escalation if the other reciprocates Arab News
Maga says Pope Leo may be American, but he’s not ‘America first’
Pope Leo XIV has expressed support for immigrants and criticism of JD Vance. Donald Trump's supporters aren't happy.
Maga says Pope Leo may be American, but he’s not ‘America first’
Pope Leo XIV has expressed support for immigrants and criticism of JD Vance. Donald Trump's supporters aren't happy.
Elton John and Dua Lipa seek protection from AI
They are among 400 artists appealing to Sir Keir Starmer, saying creative industries are threatened.
Elton John and Dua Lipa seek protection from AI
They are among 400 artists appealing to Sir Keir Starmer, saying creative industries are threatened.
Scoop: UAE tells Israel it won’t work with new Gaza aid mechanism “as it stands” – Axios
- Scoop: UAE tells Israel it won't work with new Gaza aid mechanism "as it stands" Axios
- US confirms plan for private firms to deliver Gaza aid despite UN alarm BBC
- Amid Blockade, Trump and Israel Mull Divisive Aid Plan For Gaza The New York Times
- UAE rejects Israeli request to bankroll Gaza aid initiative, arguing it fails to address crisis — official The Times of Israel
- US foundation eyes takeover of Gaza aid Al Jazeera
Turkish Tufts University student released from immigration facility
Her arrest followed the White House's crackdown on what it has classified as antisemitism on US campuses.
‘A lot of pride and joy’: the First Nations team representing Australia at the Venice Biennale of Architecture
These seven architects hope to show First Nations design and connection to Country at the world’s most prestigious architecture exhibition
Australia’s participation in next year’s Venice Biennale remains under a cloud. With Creative Australia holding fast to its decision to cancel its commission of artist Khaled Sabsabi and curator Michael Dagostino, it’s becoming increasingly likely that the Australian Pavilion might remain dark in 2026.
It is an added weight for the First Nations team who have unveiled their new creation inside the pavilion as part of Venice’s other biennale: the Venice Biennale of Architecture, held every other year in the Giardini.
Continue reading...Newark Mayor Ras Baraka arrested during ICE detention centre protest
US attorney says Baraka 'committed trespass' during protest of facility, which he argues opened without proper permits.
Trump press secretary caught in another bald-faced lie that even MAGA doesn’t believe – NJ.com
- Trump press secretary caught in another bald-faced lie that even MAGA doesn’t believe NJ.com
- WATCH: White House weighs in on why Trump plans to attend memecoin dinner PBS
- Karoline Leavitt Snaps When Asked About Trump Profiting Off Presidency The New Republic
- Watch live: White House holds briefing amid trade, Ukraine talks The Hill
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Paul McCartney and Dua Lipa among artists urging Starmer to rethink AI copyright plans
Hundreds of leading figures from UK creative industries urge prime minister not to ‘give our work away’
Hundreds of leading figures and organisations in the UK’s creative industries, including Coldplay, Paul McCartney, Dua Lipa, Ian McKellen and the Royal Shakespeare Company, have urged the prime minister to protect artists’ copyright and not “give our work away” at the behest of big tech.
In an open letter to Keir Starmer, a host of major artists claim creatives’ livelihoods are under threat as wrangling continues over a government plan to let artificial intelligence companies use copyright-protected work without permission.
Continue reading...Diver dies during salvage operation to recover Mike Lynch’s superyacht
Dutchman, 39, had been working underwater in Sicily during operations to raise British tech tycoon’s vessel
A diver who was working on preliminary operations to raise the late tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s sunken superyacht, Bayesian, has died during underwater work in Sicily.
The 39-year-old Dutch diver died on Friday while working underwater in preparation to cut the ship’s mainmast.
Continue reading...After two years of civil war, Sudan’s capital is a shell of its former self – NPR
- After two years of civil war, Sudan's capital is a shell of its former self NPR
- Sudan Is Being Ravaged by a Civil War the World Has Overlooked Bloomberg.com
- Military Rule Is Not the Answer to Sudan’s Conflict foreignpolicy.com
- UN experts call for international action following attacks on refugee camps in Sudan JURIST Legal News
- World News in Brief: ‘Massive’ needs in Sudan, DR Congo aid shortfall, support for Congolese refugees and Angola cholera relief UN News
Decade of planning, political resolve gave India combat edge against Pak – Tribune India
US Air Force’s massive 53-aircraft runway exercise ‘sends a message you can’t ignore’ to rivals like China – Business Insider
- US Air Force's massive 53-aircraft runway exercise 'sends a message you can't ignore' to rivals like China Business Insider
- Beverly Herd 25-2: Kadena AB demonstrates Indo-Pacific readiness with joint elephant walk af.mil
- US Stages Massive Show of Force at Frontline Base in Pacific Newsweek
- US Air Force and Navy parade dozens of warplanes in Pacific 'elephant walk' USA Today
- Kadena Sends ‘Message You Can’t Ignore’ with Huge Elephant Walk Air & Space Forces Magazine