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Trump’s show of force in the Middle East creates a weakness China can exploit5:53 Beijing can again leverage its critical minerals dominance over an increasingly busy US military, as Taiwan slides further down the White House list of priorities As the US and Israel opened a new chapter of chaos in the Middle East , China stands to benefit from a Washington establishment that does not have the political or physical resources to focus on Asia. Officially, China has condemned the… Police improperly granted Kelly Wilkinson’s estranged husband bail days before he murdered her, inquest hears5:21 Rape allegations meant magistrate should have determined Brian Earl Johnston’s bail, Queensland coroner’s court told Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Kelly Wilkinson was flagged as a high-risk aggrieved person by both Queensland police and a domestic violence service but was murdered by her estranged husband days a… Victorian government faces backlash from small businesses over right to work-from-home laws5:21 Small employers won’t be exempt from proposed legislation designed to allow off-site working two days a week Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Business groups have criticised a decision to rule out exemptions for small businesses in the Victorian government’s plan to legislate the right to work from home two days a … Luke Kornet says Atlanta Hawks’ theme night with strip club Magic City objectifies women4:15 Club is popular with athletes and rappers Kornet says night helps objectify women San Antonio Spurs center Luke Kornet has called on the Atlanta Hawks to abandon their collaboration with a famous strip club. Magic City is an Atlanta institution and been mentioned in a string of hip-hop records, as well as hosting rappers such as Drake, Lil Yachty, Migos, Jack Harlow and Future. It is also popular… ‘Fantasyland’: Hastie says rules-based order is dead as Australian troops declared safe after UAE base drone strike3:42 Liberal MP says rules are irrelevant when Trump acts as an ‘apex opportunist’, following a drone strike at Al Minhad airbase where Australian troops are based Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Coalition frontbencher Andrew Hastie has declared anyone who thinks the rules-based order still exists is living in a “fanta… Man shot dead by police in Potts Point after allegedly assaulting two women3:42 New South Wales police allege man entered inner Sydney apartment complex on Tuesday morning Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast An internal police investigation is underway after a man was shot dead by police in an inner Sydney apartment complex on Tuesday morning. In a statement on Tuesday, New South Wales police sai… China’s Two Sessions to reveal Xi’s economic and defence plans as military purge casts shadow3:10 Top politicians will gather to set growth target with focus on technology self-reliance amid rising US competition Thousands of delegates will arrive in Beijing this week for China’s annual Two Sessions, one of the most important events in the country’s political calendar and a rare opportunity for the global media to see Beijing’s top lawmakers up close. The Two Sessions” are concurrent gatherin… Some flights depart Middle East as US urges its citizens to leave region immediately amid travel chaos3:10 Select departures organised as US state department warns Americans to leave on commercial flights ‘due to safety risks’ US-Israel war on Iran – live updates Travellers stranded by a widening war in the Middle East began departing the United Arab Emirates aboard a small number of evacuation flights on Monday, as governments around the world worked to extract their citizens from the region. Airline… US supreme court blocks California privacy protections for trans students3:10 State laws had limited sharing of information with parents about gender identity of trans students in public schools The US supreme court has decided to block a series of California laws that can limit the sharing of information with parents about the gender identity of transgender students in public schools. This ruling marks a victory for parents who challenged these protections on religious a… US strikes on Iran triggered by Israel’s plan to launch attack, Rubio says2:36 Secretary of state says Trump ordered pre-emptive strikes out of concern about Tehran retaliation after Israeli attack Israel’s determination to attack Iran and the certainty that US troops would be targeted in response forced the Trump administration to take pre-emptive strikes, secretary of state Marco Rubio said, in a new explanation for Washington’s surprise entry into the conflict. The ratio… Trump will attend White House Correspondents’ Dinner for first time as president2:03 Trump boycotted the dinner in 2017 and has not attended any in either of his terms as president Donald Trump said Monday he will attend the White House correspondents’ association dinner for the first time as president. Writing in a social media post, Trump said : “In honor of our Nation’s 250th Birthday, and the fact that these ‘Correspondents’ now admit that I am truly one of the Greatest Presi… Weight-loss drugs could treat fatal heart attack complications, UK study finds1:29 Latest research based on animal model trials shows GLP-1 drugs may prevent problem of ‘no-reflow’ in recovery Weight-loss drugs could help people who have had a heart attack avoid suffering potentially fatal complications afterwards, research has found. Drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy reduce the risk of the tissue damage that affects up to half of the 100,000 people a year in the UK who suffer a… Supreme court hands Republicans win over preserving New York City voting district0:54 Ruling retains boundaries for 2026 elections despite state court ruling it was unfair to Black and Hispanic residents The supreme court on Monday sided with Republicans in ruling that the boundaries of the only GOP-held congressional district in New York City do not not need to be redrawn for the 2026 elections, despite a court ruling that the district is unfair to Black and Hispanic residents. T… Ferries emit ‘more sulphur pollution than cars’ in several EU capitals0:20 Dublin, Helsinki, Stockholm and Tallinn among port cities more choked by sulphur oxides from ferries, analysis shows Fume-belching ferries spew more sulphur pollution than cars in several EU capitals, analysis has found . Dublin, Helsinki, Stockholm and Tallinn are among 13 of Europe’s 15 biggest port cities choked more by sulphur oxides (SOx) from ferries than road vehicles, data shared exclusiv… Civilian deaths in Iran pass 200 amid fear of bombs and regime clampdown0:20 As US-Israeli airstrikes hit their cities, people tell of how the authorities are warning them off the streets At least 200 civilians have been killed since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran last weekend, according to rights groups, as people inside Iran told the Guardian they were fearful of a rising death toll. The Iranian Red Crescent Society said that at least 555 people had been killed … |