Texas accuses Netflix of spying on users, including children
The lawsuit comes amid increased scrutiny over platform features like auto-play that deliver endless content to users.
In war with Iran, China sees a familiar pattern of U.S. mistakes – Los Angeles Times
- In war with Iran, China sees a familiar pattern of U.S. mistakes Los Angeles Times
- US experience fighting Iran offers lessons for China, experts say CNN
- How Xi Is Playing His Iran Cards as Trump Heads to Beijing WSJ
- What Beijing has learned about the U.S. from the Iran war Politico
- China Sees a ‘Giant With a Limp’ as U.S. Drains Weapons on Iran War The New York Times
Federal budget 2026 winners and losers: rich families, overseas travellers and illegal tobacco – summary
Taxpayers and first home buyers are the winners in Labor’s 2026 budget, while rich families could be among the losers. Find out who is better off and who is worse off in Chalmers’ budget
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Being a winner or a loser from the federal budget can be the difference between hundreds of dollars – or tightening your belt even further.
Tuesday’s federal budget comes at a strange time. Donald Trump is waging a war on Iran that is impacting fuel supplies globally, including Australia. Inflation is still causing havoc on household budgets. Government programs are costing more than ever.
Continue reading...US passengers of hantavirus cruise ship being monitored in Nebraska
Two people are being monitored in Atlanta, 16 in Nebraska and another six passengers in Canada.
Huge cuts to national disability insurance scheme aim to save more than $36bn in budget’s largest single measure
NDIS changes foreshadowed by health minister Mark Butler will drastically reduce access to the scheme, with nearly 700 staff positions to go at NDIA
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The government expects to recoup $36.2bn by curbing the national disability insurance scheme’s growth over the next four years as it looks to return to the NDIS’s “original purpose” of supporting people with “significant and permanent disability”.
The treasurer, Jim Chalmers, said the budget’s savings package amounted to genuine economic reform, beyond the “usual nips and tucks”.
Continue reading...Australia unveils changes to negative gearing, capital gains tax – Reuters
- Australia unveils changes to negative gearing, capital gains tax Reuters
- Australia dumps tax breaks for landlords to help young own a home Reuters
- Find out if you're among the budget's winners or losers Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Budget capital gains tax changes and negative gearing reform explained The Guardian
- Australian Budget Mixes Economic Reform With Fuel Security, Spending Cuts WSJ
No sign of larger hantavirus outbreak, says UN health agency
The situation could still change and there might be more confirmed cases, warns the head of the World Health Organization.
The clipping economy: How short-form video ‘clippers’ are overrunning the internet – NPR
China should stop hoarding food and fertiliser, says former World Bank chief
David Malpass also said that Beijing's claim to be a developing nation was no longer credible.
Russia strikes Ukraine with drones as ceasefire ends, Ukrainian officials say – Reuters
- Russia strikes Ukraine with drones as ceasefire ends, Ukrainian officials say Reuters
- Three-day ceasefire ends with fresh wave of Russian attacks on Ukraine – Europe live The Guardian
- Dozens of Ukrainian drones target Moscow, mayor says, amid overnight attack on Russia ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
- As ceasefire ends, Russian drone strikes residential building in Kyiv The Kyiv Independent
- Russia launches strikes at Ukraine, hours after expiration of 72-hour truce Euronews.com
Chaos in Philippines as Duterte ally wanted by ICC takes refuge in senate to avoid arrest
Former police chief Ronald dela Rosa spends night at senate office after another Duterte ally offers protective custody
The unusual pursuit was captured on CCTV cameras inside the Philippine senate. Ronald dela Rosa, a longtime ally of the former president Rodrigo Duterte, raced along the hallways of the upper house complex, stumbling on the staircase, as he fled government agents.
“They want to forcibly bring me to The Hague, to surrender me there,” Dela Rosa said later on a Facebook livestream, pleading for public support.
Continue reading...Sexual violence was ‘systematic, integral’ to Hamas-led October 7 terror assault, study finds – The Times of Israel
- Sexual violence was ‘systematic, integral’ to Hamas-led October 7 terror assault, study finds The Times of Israel
- First on CNN: New report details ‘systematic’ rape and sexual violence during Hamas’ Oct 7 attack on Israel CNN
- Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East The Jerusalem Post
- Hamas used sexual violence as a ‘deliberate tactic’ in Oct. 7 attack, report says The Globe and Mail
- ‘Gang rape, forced stripping and humiliation’: New report documents 10,000 findings on Oct. 7 sexual crimes ynetnews
Ukraine officials say Zelenskyy’s ex-chief of staff is a suspect in a money-laundering probe – Yahoo
- Ukraine officials say Zelenskyy's ex-chief of staff is a suspect in a money-laundering probe Yahoo
- For years, graft accusations against his circle did Zelenskiy little harm. Now they hit closer Reuters
- Zelensky's ex-chief of staff in court as Ukraine corruption probe escalates BBC
- Zelenskyy’s ex-chief of staff appears in court in money-laundering case Al Jazeera
- Former Top Zelensky Aide Is Accused in Corruption Inquiry The New York Times
Internal displacements caused by violence or conflict at record high in 2025
The 32.3m surpasses those caused by disasters for the first time, as 82.2m people displaced in total around world
The number of internal displacements triggered by conflict or violence around the world reached a record high in 2025, surpassing the number of disaster-driven internal displacements for the first time.
A report published by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) shows that by the end of 2025 there were 32.3m conflict-driven internal displacements. That is 60% higher than those recorded the previous year, and – for the first time since data collection began in 2008 – above displacements driven by natural disasters, which reached 29.9m in 2025.
Continue reading...Tech boom vs oil crisis: Asia’s new economic reality is a warning for the world – CNN
- Tech boom vs oil crisis: Asia’s new economic reality is a warning for the world CNN
- A second wave of Iran energy shocks is about to hit Asia and the wider world. Why aren’t markets reacting? Fortune
- Asia braces for a second wave of energy shocks from the Iran war AP News
- Global energy crisis highlights meagre oil buffers in developing world Al Jazeera
- Air-Conditioning Is in Short Supply as Asia Swelters The New York Times
Snack giant switches to black and white packaging as Iran war hits ink supplies
The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has severely disrupted global supplies of energy and petrochemicals.
Snack giant switches to black and white packaging as Iran war hits ink supplies
The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has severely disrupted global supplies of energy and petrochemicals.
The Kabul rehab centre hit by deadly Pakistani strike
Pakistan says it hit 'military and terrorist infrastructure' - but the UN and victims' families reject this claim.
Pakistan struck a rehab centre and killed 269 Afghans. Their families want to know why
There are calls to investigate the 16 March airstrike - which the UN says likely killed more - as a war crime.
Buyers of Liza Minnelli memoir claim it was not signed by hand
Premium editions of Kids, Wait Till You Hear This! cost up to $250 but some say signatures are unnaturally identical
Liza Minnelli fans who bought signed copies of her memoir are seeking refunds because they believe her signature is fake.
Copies of Kids, Wait Till You Hear This! by the American 80-year-old singer were marketed around the world as “hand-signed collectibles”, with premium editions costing up to $250 (£185).
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