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”.
Continue reading...How China really spies on the UK
The national security threats China poses today go beyond traditional notions of espionage - in this new world, threats are far more complex
Microsoft reports strong earnings as Azure hit by major outage
Tech giant reports earnings of $3.72 per share day after deal with OpenAI pushed value of company to more than $4tn
Microsoft blew off concerns of overspending on AI on Wednesday, reporting elevated earnings even as it faced an outage of its cloud computing service, Azure, and its office software suite, 365. The strong earnings report comes a day after a deal with OpenAI pushed the value of tech giant to more than $4tn.
After its Xbox and investor relations pages went down, the company issued a statement that said: “We are working to address an issue affecting Azure Front Door that is impacting the availability of some services.”
Continue reading...RFK Jr walks back Trump administration’s claims linking Tylenol and autism
US official urges 'cautious approach' after Trump baselessly claimed taking Tylenol is linked autism in children.
Israeli military kills two in new Gaza attack despite ‘resuming’ ceasefire
UN secretary-general strongly condemns Israeli attacks in Gaza on Tuesday, which killed more than 100 Palestinians.
Why is Donald Trump so interested in rare earth minerals?
The US president has struck a number of deals in his tour of Asia this week.
US Democratic congressional candidate indicted for Chicago ICE protest
Candidate Kat Abughazaleh decried the charges as 'political prosecution' amid a Trump standoff with Democratic cities.
Trump-Xi meeting live: China, US leaders reach deal on tariffs, rare earths
Tensions between China and the US have escalated amid Donald Trump's tariff threats and new restrictions on exports.
Zohran Mamdani’s unlikely coalition: Winning over NYC’s Jewish voters
As the mayoral election nears, Mamdani is showing what it takes to maintain a lead with the Jewish population in NYC.
Dutch centrist liberals neck and neck with populist Wilders in tight election
Rob Jetten's D66 party celebrates but with most of the votes counted the result is too close to call.
Meta reports mixed financial results amid spree of AI hiring and spending
Tech company brings in record quarterly revenue but major tax bill dampens earnings per share
Meta reported mixed financial results for the third quarter of 2025. The company brought in record quarterly revenue but reported a major tax bill that dampened earnings per share, the company announced on Wednesday. The financial results come as Meta ends a multibillion-dollar hiring spree focused on artificial intelligence talent.
The tech giant earned $51.24bn in quarterly revenue, beating Wall Street expectations and the company’s own projections for third-quarter sales. However, it reported earnings per share (EPS) of $1.05, far below Wall Street expectations of $6.70 in EPS. The major drop was due to a one-time non-cash income tax charge of $15.93bn. The EPS would have been $7.25 without this one-time charge, the company said.
Continue reading...Trump-Xi meeting: What’s at stake and who has the upper hand?
From tariffs to TikTok, rare-earth metals to fentanyl, a packed agenda awaits the leaders of the US and China.
Lithuania extends Belarus border closure over balloon attack
Entry to Lithuania still allowed for certain travellers, including EU citizens and humanitarian visa-holders.