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After a ceasefire deal he brokered collapsed, Trump told a rally in Pennsylvania that he would ‘make a call’ to ‘stop a war’ between Thailand and Cambodia US president Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will make a call regarding reignited hostilities on the Thai-Cambodia border, where fighting has resumed less than two months after a ceasefire he brokered between the two nations collapsed. Spe…

The Emily in Paris actor and writer of the Tony-nominated Slave Play remains in Japan while prosecutors investigate the alleged discovery of MDMA in his bag The American playwright and Emily in Paris actor Jeremy O Harris has been released three weeks after his arrest in Japan on suspicion of drug smuggling while prosecutors investigate, police said Wednesday. Japan has some of the world’s strict…

President sought to rehab image after criticism of being out of touch, but speech aimed at midterms took different turn Fact-checking Trump’s speech Donald Trump has sought to reboot his ailing US presidency at a rally-style event with a blitz of false claims about the economy and xenophobic attacks on immigrants and “shithole countries”. In the wake of Republican election defeats and criticism t…

The US president made baseless claims during remarks on cost of living that meandered into racism and bigotry Donald Trump made a series of false and baseless claims in Pennsylvania on Tuesday during a speech that was billed as an address on affordability, but quickly became a meandering, campaign-style rally. Here are some key fact-checks and takeaways: Continue reading...

Trump had further said Nicolás Maduro’s ‘days are numbered’ as military has targeted alleged drug boats Two US fighter jets circled the Gulf of Venezuela on Tuesday, in what appeared to be an escalation of the Trump administration’s ongoing hostilities toward the South American country and its leftist leader, Nicolás Maduro. Venezuelans and South American media followed the flights in real time u…

In stunning upset victory, Higgins also becomes first woman in post and first non-Hispanic candidate since 90s Democrat Eileen Higgins was elected mayor of Miami on Tuesday night in a stunning upset victory that reversed a run of recent Republican successes in Florida. The election of Higgins, 61, a former county commissioner, also added to a string of Democratic wins across the country that have…

Additional student critically wounded on Tuesday, after 17 August shooting left two people with gunshot wounds At least one student was killed and another was critically wounded in a shooting at a residence hall at Kentucky State University on Tuesday, and a suspect who is not a student at the school was in custody, officials said. The shooting was the second in four months in the same area of th…

If Amelia Vanderhorst is found guilty and penalised for allegedly sticking googly eyes on Mount Gambier landmark, it might be the first time such an act has been punished On Mount Gambier’s Bay Road, the “Blue Blob” stands like a proud but paunchy echidna, its seamless coating restored to perfection after an alleged googly eye stunt that captured the world’s attention. Amelia Vanderhorst, 20, fro…

Executives tell Pride in Diversity report Donald Trump’s election ‘opened the floodgates’ to challenge DEI initiatives, including in Australia Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Major Australian employers are toning down their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and a handful have scrapped initiatives altogether amid a US-led “anti-woke” backlash, new research…

National Audit Office says Shabana Mahmood’s plans may have ‘unintended consequences’ on stretched system Shabana Mahmood’s radical plans to overhaul the asylum system could cause “unintended consequences” such as increased homelessness among people seeking refuge and growing case backlogs, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has concluded. The head of the National Audit Office said that the home secre…

Seven brainteasers feature in intelligence agency’s 2025 Christmas card, with covers designed by UK school pupils A warning from the spies at GCHQ: a robber is on the loose, intent on stealing Christmas presents. Luckily, he won’t find it easy. The robber’s target, according to the British intelligence and security agency, is a house with a large number of rooms, each of which has a letter, which…

Study cites case of otherwise fit and healthy man in his 50s who had a stroke after eight-drink-a-day habit Heavy consumption of energy drinks may raise the risk of heart disease and pose a serious risk of stroke, doctors have warned. Millions of people worldwide regularly drink the products, which are non-alcoholic and typically contain more than 150mg of caffeine per litre, very high glucose-ba…

One in five patients treated in hallways, offices and cupboards at almost every A&E, according to research Corridor care is “endemic” in the UK, doctors have said, as a major study found one in five patients were treated in hallways, offices and cupboards. Millions of patients are enduring undignified and unsafe care, with almost every A&E department in the country deploying the approach routinel…

Former Liberal senator says ‘justice is not cheap’ and ‘if I lose everything, it will have been worth it’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Former senator Linda Reynolds says she will continue to fight legal battles until “the bitter end” in the Brittany Higgins saga, despite it having already cost her millions of d…

Grant Hutchinson denies allegations made in court by current and former partners prior to his preselection for Victorian seat of Croydon Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The Victorian Liberal candidate for an ultra-marginal seat is in a legal fight with his own law firm, accused by his partners of bullying staff and using business resources to further his political amb…