When Dubai almost became a part of India
It's now largely forgotten that in the early 1900s, nearly a third of the Arabian Peninsula was under British India.
For 50 years, Sydney Opera House has had one man on speed dial
Terry Harper has been tuning pianos in the iconic venue since he was a teen - a family legacy started by his dad.
Kneecap’s Glastonbury performance not ‘appropriate’, says Keir Starmer
UK prime minister criticises band’s inclusion in festival lineup after Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh allegedly displayed flag supporting Hezbollah
Kneecap’s Glastonbury festival performance next Saturday is not “appropriate”, Keir Starmer has said.
Kneecap member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh appeared in court on Wednesday after allegedly displaying a flag in support of the proscribed terrorist organisation Hezbollah and saying “up Hamas, up Hezbollah” at a gig in November last year.
Continue reading...What is the cost of the war between Israel and Iran?
Continuing strikes from both countries are draining their economies.
Rosenberg: Russian government clearly nervous as country faces economic challenges
Russian minister Maxim Reshetnikov has warned that the country's economy was teetering "on the brink of recession".
Rosenberg: Russian government clearly nervous as country faces economic challenges
Russian minister Maxim Reshetnikov has warned that the country's economy was teetering "on the brink of recession".
Belarus opposition leader’s husband Sergei Tikhanovsky freed from prison – BBC
- Belarus opposition leader's husband Sergei Tikhanovsky freed from prison BBC
- Lukashenko frees husband of exiled Belarus opposition leader in US-brokered deal Reuters
- Ukraine approves Termit ground drone for battlefield deployment The Kyiv Independent
- Belarus opposition leader Siarhei Tsikhanouski freed from jail, says wife Al Jazeera
- Belarus frees opposition leader after visit by US envoy politico.eu
Belarus opposition leader’s husband freed from prison
Sergei Tikhanovsky had planned to challenge Alexander Lukashenko in the 2020 election, but was detained before the vote.
Belarus opposition leader’s husband freed from prison
Sergei Tikhanovsky had planned to challenge Alexander Lukashenko in the 2020 election, but was detained before the vote.
Mahmoud Khalil vows to continue to ‘speak up for Palestine’ after release
Former Columbia University student was released from a detention centre after being held for more than three months.
Queensland MP calls for return of vagrancy laws to allow police to prosecute homeless people
LNP member for Mermaid Beach says absence of legislative power to remove tents set up in his electorate is ‘unacceptable’
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A Gold Coast Liberal National party MP has called for the return of vagrancy laws to allow police to prosecute homeless people amid an ongoing crackdown on tent cities in Queensland.
Ray Stevens, the member for Mermaid Beach, made the call in a speech to parliament last week.
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Continue reading...Federal Labor ministers at odds over contentious NT gas pipeline decision, internal document shows
Exclusive: Agriculture minister Julie Collins and Indigenous affairs minister Malarndirri McCarthy expressed concern over Sturt Plateau pipeline’s construction
Senior Albanese government ministers disagreed over whether a controversial Northern Territory gas pipeline should be allowed to go ahead without being fully assessed under national environment laws, an internal document shows.
An environment department brief from February shows representatives for the agriculture minister, Julie Collins, and the Indigenous affairs minister, Malarndirri McCarthy, were concerned about the impact of the Sturt Plateau pipeline’s construction on threatened species and First Nations communities.
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Continue reading...Ukraine: Russia Repatriated Remains of Its Own Soldiers – Newser
- Ukraine: Russia Repatriated Remains of Its Own Soldiers Newser
- Ukraine received at least 20 bodies of Russian soldiers in recent exchanges, Zelenskyy says AP News
- Ukraine war briefing: Russia repatriated at least 20 of its own dead soldiers in recent exchanges, Zelenskyy says The Guardian
- Russia and Ukraine swap more POWs in second exchange in two days Reuters
- Putin Sending Dead Russian Soldiers to Ukraine To Hide Losses: Zelensky Newsweek
Pope century leads England fightback against India at Headingley
England's Ollie Pope scores a century in second day fightback of first Test against India.
Israel-Iran conflict: List of key events, June 21, 2025
Here are the key events on day nine of the Israel-Iran conflict.
Sunken superyacht lifted from waters off Sicily as crews complete salvage operation – PBS
- Sunken superyacht lifted from waters off Sicily as crews complete salvage operation PBS
- Photos of luxury superyacht that sank off Sicily, killing 7, being lifted from the ocean Yahoo
- Bayesian Yacht Hoisted Out of Water Months After Sicily Sinking Killed 7 People.com
- Watch: Sunken British superyacht raised from seabed BBC
- Superyacht that sank with British tech magnate Mike Lynch on board recovered by salvage crews CBS News
Putin’s surprising reason for not providing war aid to Iran: ‘Israel is almost a Russian-speaking country’ – Ynetnews
- Putin's surprising reason for not providing war aid to Iran: 'Israel is almost a Russian-speaking country' Ynetnews
- As Trump Considers Striking Iran, Russia Warns World Is ‘Millimeters’ Away From Nuclear Catastrophe Time Magazine
- What to know about the 3 Iranian nuclear sites that were hit by U.S. strikes PBS
- Putin says Russia has told Israel there's no evidence Iran wants nuclear weapons, Sky News Arabia reports Reuters
- Russia pulls its scientists out of Iranian nuclear plant, as Israeli strikes threaten decades of collaboration The Kyiv Independent
Netanyahu wants to fight Iran because “he can stay in office”
Benjamin Netanyahu wants war with Iran to stay in power, not peace with Palestinians, says Bill Clinton
Freed activist says Trump administration failed to suppress pro-Palestinian voices
After his release from more than three months in immigration detention, Mahmoud Khalil shouts: "Free Palestine!"
Freed activist says Trump administration failed to suppress pro-Palestinian voices
After his release from more than three months in immigration detention, Mahmoud Khalil shouts: "Free Palestine!"