Why is US prosecutor Jack Smith dropping charges against Trump?
The federal criminal case against Trump relating to 2020 election interference will no longer go ahead.
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Pakistan tests China-like digital ‘firewall’ to tighten online surveillance
The new monitoring system could give the government unprecedented insights into citizens' online use.
‘Worst-case scenario’: Ukraine awaits Trump’s presidency with trepidation
The incoming Russia-friendly US leader has touted a vague peace plan that worries experts and government insiders.
Hong Kong’s top court rules in favour of same-sex couple rights
Judge rules that the government's policies favouring heterosexual couples 'cannot be justified'.
At least four killed as ex-Pakistan PM Khan’s supporters enter Islamabad
Thousands clash with police as they force their way into capital to demand jailed ex-prime minister's release.
Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary picks ‘enshittification’ as word of 2024
Judging committee says term captures widespread sense that things are getting worse.
Imran Khan supporters breach lockdown in Pakistan’s Islamabad
Police use tear gas and rubber bullets on protesters who defied a ban to march inside the country's capital.
French prosecutors seek 20 years for Dominique Pelicot in mass rape case
The 71-year-old Frenchman drugged his wife and invited dozens of strangers to rape her over a nine-year period.
Leaders make push for plastic pollution treaty at talks in South Korea
Island nations say recycling insufficient to solve problem when 400 million tonnes of plastic waste is produced yearly.
Total Energies pauses investments into Adani Group on bribery charges
Impact of US indictment of group's chairman is spreading as multiple projects say they are reviewing deals with Adani.
One killed, dozens injured as supporters of Imran Khan protest in Pakistan
Supporters of the former prime minister are marching to the capital, Islamabad, demanding his release from jail.
Israel intensifies attacks on Lebanon but claims ceasefire deal ‘close’
After previous hopes for Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire were dashed, US officials warn that negotiations are not complete.
What do Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy plan to do with DOGE?
Musk wants to slash government spending by a third, and Ramaswamy wants to cut 75% of the federal workforce. Can they?
Prosecutors move to dismiss Trump’s 2020 election, secret documents cases
Special counsel Jack Smith cites Donald Trump’s return to White House, policy not to prosecute sitting presidents.
At least eight migrants drown in shipwreck off Greek island of Samos
Six children died in the disaster, while the police found 36 survivors alive on Samos and three people were rescued.
UN evacuation in Haiti, police assault stronghold of gang leader ‘Barbecue’
Insecurity in Haiti is rising again, forcing embassies and UN agencies to evacuate capital amid gang-fuelled violence.
Flooding in Gaza compounds hardship of people displaced by Israeli attacks
Gaza's Government Media Office says about 10,000 tents either washed away or were damaged due to the storm.
Intense Israeli attacks cause carnage in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut
Israel hits Hezbollah strongholds in and outside Beirut a day after Lebanese group claims 50 attacks on Israeli targets.
‘A seismic shift’: How US President Joe Biden altered perceptions of age
Experts say Republicans tapped into angst over out-of-touch politicians to profit from concerns about Biden’s age.
Georgian ruling party reopens parliament despite opposition boycott
Opposition parties call results of October elections 'illegitimate' and refuse to take their seats in new parliament.