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DNA technology used to catch Golden State Killer leads to NSW arrest over historic alleged sexual assaults4:57 Police charge Kempsey man for alleged attacks between 1991 and 2002 Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Sex crimes detectives have used emerging DNA technology to arrest an elderly man for a series of alleged sexual assaults dating back more than 30 years in a first for New South Wales police. Robert Wayne Kwan, 77, w… NSW premier won’t apologise to Muslims after police grab men praying at rally against Isaac Herzog4:23 Chris Minns doubles down on support for NSW police, stating officers would ‘never have disrupted a prayer service … unless it was in the middle of a riot’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, says he will not apologise to the Muslim community after police disrupted a group of m… Salesforce workers outraged after CEO makes joke about ICE watching them4:23 Marc Benioff’s remarks criticized as employees were reportedly planning to urge him to cancel business with agency Marc Benioff, the Salesforce CEO and co-founder, is facing growing criticism over a joke he made about US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) monitoring international employees during an event for the company. Employees publicly expressed outrage about Benioff’s comments in his… Fears former Canberra boy has been executed in Iran, as Australia makes representations to Tehran3:17 ACT government confirms it raised reports of boy’s fate with foreign affairs department, amid unverified claims he died last week There are grave fears for a former Canberra high school student after claims he was killed in Iran, amid representations by the Australian government to Tehran over the potential execution of prisoners. Posts on social media accounts linked to the boy suggest he died o… Rebel Queensland LNP MP urges colleagues to ‘put on the full armour of God’ and speak against abortion3:17 Nigel Dalton says he sought to redeem himself ‘in the eyes of God’ by crossing the floor in an attempt to overturn the LNP’s abortion debate gag order Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The rebel Liberal National party Queensland MP Nigel Dalton, who earlier this week defied the state’s premier, David Crisafulli, ove… Tarique Rahman promises era of clean politics as Bangladesh holds first election since fall of Hasina2:44 Jailed then exiled in London, Rahman returns home as the main contender to be next prime minister of Bangladesh Tarique Rahman, who after 17 years in exile is the main contender to be the next prime minister of Bangladesh, has pledged to end entrenched corruption and put the country on a “new path” as voting began in the first free and fair elections in almost two decades. Speaking to the Guardia… Monks bring balm for America’s wounds as Washington cheers peace odyssey2:44 Buddhist monks had walked 2,300 miles from Texas, braving snow and often barefoot – their arrival in the capital was greeted by thousands Bhante Saranapala gazed down at more than a hundred Buddhist monks wearing burnt-orange, saffron and maroon robes, most sporting woolly hats, a few clutching flowers. “These monks are awesome!” roared Saranapala, who is known as the “Urban Buddhist Monk” , prom… US officials lift 10-day closure of El Paso airspace after balloon mistaken for drone2:44 FAA initially cited ‘security reasons’ for shutting off skies around Texas airport in area along border with Mexico The top US aviation agency has lifted a surprise 10-day closure of airspace above the US-Mexico border town of El Paso, Texas, just hours after it abruptly announced that it would close off the skies for “special security reasons”. While some officials claimed that Mexican cartel drones invaded US airspace, in recent days a balloon was reportedly mistaken for a drone. Continue rea… Fundraiser for widow and children of James Van Der Beek surpasses $500,000 goal within hours2:10 The Dawson’s Creek star, who died on Tuesday aged 48, had been open about struggling to meet the high expenses of his cancer treatment A GoFundMe set up to support the widow and children of actor James Van Der Beek has passed its initial goal of $500,000 within hours of being created – and has now been updated to a goal of $1m. Van Der Beek, best known for his role as sensitive teen Dawson Leery … One in 14 children who die in England have closely related parents, study finds1:37 Exclusive: Calls for ‘urgent action’ as study also finds stark ethnic and socio-economic disparities in child mortality and consanguinity One in 14 children who died in England in a four-year period had parents who were close relatives, according to “stark” figures revealed by the first study of its kind. The figures, published by the National Child Mortality Database (NCMD), based at the Univers… Parents of children taken in to care should get more help, say experts after Victoria Marten death1:37 Review says trauma-informed support could help interrupt ‘destructive cycles’ and reduce risk of harm to future babies Parents whose children are taken into care should receive trauma-informed support to reduce the risk of harm to any further babies they have, according to child protection experts. A national child safeguarding review, launched after the death of baby Victoria Marten, said that i… Housing market in England and Wales ‘showing tentative signs of recovery’1:37 Rics surveyors report inquiries from new buyers, agreed sales and house prices were less negative in January There are “tentative signs” that the housing market in England and Wales is recovering from a months-long slowdown after uncertainty around the autumn budget and economic pressures, estate agents and surveyors have reported. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) said its memb… US House backs bid to block Canada tariffs in rebuke of Trump1:02 Republicans join Democrats in objecting to national emergency US president declared to impose tariffs The House voted Wednesday to slap back Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, a rare if largely symbolic rebuke of the White House agenda as Republicans joined Democrats over the objections of GOP leadership. The tally, 219-211, was among the first times the House, controlled by Republicans, has confr… Cees Nooteboom, Dutch novelist and travel writer, dies aged 921:02 Writer made international breakthrough with 1980 novel Rituals and won acclaim for his travel writing The Dutch writer Cees Nooteboom, whose novels, travel writing and translations made him a prominent literary figure in postwar Europe, has died aged 92. Publishing house De Bezige Bij said in a statement on Wednesday evening that Nooteboom had “passed away very peacefully on his beloved island Me… Trump’s former border chief congratulated agent who shot US citizen five times during immigration crackdown – live1:02 Evidence reveals that Gregory Bovino told a federal agent who shot a Chicago woman, ‘you have much yet left to do!’ Transportation secretary Sean Duffy said the El Paso airport closure was to “address a cartel drone incursion”. “The threat has been neutralized, and there is no danger to commercial travel in the region,” Duffy said on social media. “The restrictions have been lifted and normal fli… |
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