Palestinian Oscar winner held by Israeli soldiers
Hamdan Ballal was attacked by masked settlers in the occupied West Bank, activists say.
Australia’s science agency sent questions from Trump administration asking if it aligns with US government interests
Questions include whether science organisation receives funding from China, and whether it is a climate or ‘environmental justice’ project
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The Australian government’s scientific agency joins more than a dozen universities that have been sent a questionnaire from the Trump administration asking to confirm if they align with US government interests.
On Tuesday, the CSIRO revealed it had received the correspondence from the US. A spokesperson at the CSIRO said it was aware of a “small number” of researchers who had received the questionnaire in recent weeks and was “determining an appropriate response”.
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Continue reading...Cain Velasquez: Former UFC champion sentenced to prison for 2022 shooting
The retired heavyweight athlete is sentenced to five years in prison after pleading no contest to attempted murder.
Murder charge for man arrested at Brisbane airport after 79-year-old woman found dead
Body discovered with fatal stab wound at home in Brisbane’s north-west
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A man will remain in custody after he was arrested at Brisbane airport and charged with murdering a 79-year-old woman whose body was found at a suburban home.
Emergency services were called to a residence on Chestnut Place about 4.20pm on Monday at The Gap in Brisbane’s north-west, Queensland police said.
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Continue reading...Trump bemoans a portrait of him – but gets a new one from Putin
A "distorted" portrait in the US was removed after the president complained, but he was "touched" by a Russian gift.
China’s missed emissions target poses challenge to global climate efforts
China's carbon intensity fell less than planned for in 2024 even as Beijing made strides in renewable energy.
‘It felt like war’: BBC journalists recall horrors of India’s Covid lockdown
BBC reporters reflect on their experiences covering the pandemic while living through it.
Al Jazeera condemns Israel’s killing of journalist Hossam Shabat in Gaza
Media network condemns ‘assassination’ of Gaza correspondent by Israeli forces.
Domestic abusers driving more victims to suicide, warn police
Report finds that 98 domestic abuse victims in England and Wales died by suspected suicide in 2023-2024
Domestic abusers are driving their victims to suicide, police have warned as they admitted to past mistakes and pledged to investigate more “hidden” cases of violence against women.
The concession came as a new report revealed that deaths by suicide among victims of domestic abuse surpassed the number of people killed by an intimate partner for a second year in a row.
Continue reading...Reeves to put £2bn into affordable housing to ‘sweeten the pill’ of cuts
Chancellor will announce plans to fund 18,000 social homes before fraught spring statement on Wednesday
Rachel Reeves will plough £2bn into affordable housing in a bid to “sweeten the pill” of the spending cuts being announced at this week’s spring statement.
The chancellor made the surprise announcement of the new cash – a down payment on the June spending review – as the Treasury bids to demonstrate that it remains focused on investment, rather than cuts. It will fund 18,000 affordable and social homes, part of the target to build 1.5m homes over the course of the parliament.
Continue reading...City watchdog ponders rule changes to simplify comparisons of financial products
FCA to explore simplifying communications about savings accounts and review parts of its credit advertising rules
The City watchdog is considering changing rules to allow people to receive clearer information from financial firms to make it easier for them to find and compare products.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is exploring how it can simplify communications about savings accounts. The watchdog, which will announce its five-year strategy on Tuesday, will also review parts of its credit advertising rules, such as lengthy terms and conditions.
Continue reading...UK police to charge more abusers with manslaughter after suicide of partner
Change comes after death of Kiena Dawes, whose partner was cleared of manslaughter but convicted of domestic abuse
A senior police chief has unveiled a plan to charge more domestic abusers with manslaughter after their partners take their own lives. It comes after the death of Kiena Dawes, whose partner Ryan Wellings was cleared of manslaughter but convicted of domestic abuse.
Wellings had subjected Dawes to repeated assaults and verbal abuse before she killed herself and left a suicide note on her phone in which she described Wellings as a monster, stating: “Slowly … Ryan Wellings killed me.”
If you are experiencing domestic abuse you can contact the Refuge freephone 24-hour national domestic abuse helpline: 0808 2000 247 or visit www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk
In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counsellor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org
Continue reading...Trump’s national security team’s chat app leak stuns Washington
The Signal messages show the inner workings of the president's team and how his Vice-President JD Vance disagreed with him.
US appeals court weighs Trump’s deportations under Alien Enemies Act
One judge questioned whether Nazi defendants received more due process in the US than Venezuelans deported under Trump.
Queensland plans to build 2032 Olympics stadium on significant Indigenous site
Despite premier David Crisafulli ruling it out during election, the government is expected to announce plans for stadium at Victoria Park
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The Queensland government is expected to announce that a significant preserved site of Indigenous heritage in central Brisbane, a massacre site on a songline, will host the main stadium of the 2032 Olympics.
Premier David Crisafulli repeatedly promised not to build a new stadium to host the athletics during last year’s election, and also specifically ruled out building one in Victoria Park.
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Continue reading...Airlines could take legal action over Heathrow shutdown
Body representing over 90 firms says it could take airport to court over costs of closure if issue not ‘amicably settled’
A body representing more than 90 airlines using Heathrow airport said there might be a case for legal action if a settlement over the costs incurred from Friday’s closure after a fire is not reached.
Europe’s largest airport was closed in the early hours of Friday morning after the blaze at a major electricity substation hit electricity supplies.
Continue reading...Teenage Afghan girls were banned from school – now these classes are their only option
Religious schools increasingly offer a range of subjects as the mainstream education ban enters its fourth year.
The small-town mayor accused of trafficking and spying for China
Alice Guo's star was on the rise in the Philippines - until alleged links to a scam operation led to her downfall.
The small-town mayor accused of trafficking and spying for China
Alice Guo's star was on the rise in the Philippines - until alleged links to a scam operation led to her downfall.
Department Press Briefing – March 24, 2025 – Department of State
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- Marco Rubio heads to the Caribbean. Here’s why his priorities could take a back seat Miami Herald
- The US needs to build a new Caribbean policy. Rubio’s trip to the region can be the first step. Atlantic Council
- Energy, migration top Rubio agenda on Caribbean visit this week The Boston Globe
- PM Young receives courtesy call from US Chargé d’Affaires Loop News Trinidad & Tobago