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A woman was removed from an American Airlines flight from Miami to Tampa for playing a video aloud on her phone without headphones despite warnings.

With a reward of $1 million on any information on him, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has ramped up the search for Gujarat native Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel, wanted for his wife's murder in the US.

India approved easing restrictions on Chinese investments in select sectors on Tuesday, in a major step by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to rebuild ties with Beijing and end six years of friction.

When Kim Jong Un arrived by armoured train in Beijing for a military parade in September, the pageantry signalled a thaw in one of the world's most important relationships after several years of frosty ties.

The attacks, which included the firebombing of a childcare centre and torching of cars, were motivated by financial reward, magistrate findsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Porsche-driving middleman has been sentenced to five years’ jail for managing a series of anti-Semitic attacks designed to divide Australian Jewish and Arab communities.Nicholas James Alexander admitted to orchestrating the firebombings and attacks across Sydney in January 2025. Continue reading...

The comments come amid speculation over the health and whereabouts of Khamenei, who has not been seen in public since he succeeded his fatherHow have you been affected by the latest Middle East events?Over in Senate question time, the foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, has confirmed embassies in Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv and the consulate in Dubai all physically closed in the last week. Wong said the government’s number one priority is to “keep Australians safe at home and abroad”. She continued: “The dangerous and destabilising attacks by Iran put civilian lives at risk, including Australian lives.” More than 3,200 Australians over 23 commercial flights have returned to Australia since the US and Israel attacked Iran, setting off a regional conflict and grounding thousands of international flights.Wong criticised Nationals senators for “winding up people and stoking fear” to panic buy fuel. The senator said:“Petrol companies are telling us that fuel stock continues to arrive as expected and on time but there has been a large change in the pattern of demand and that is having an effect on the supply, particularly in regional communities. We have seen jerry cans coming off the shelves at Bunnings and lines at the pump.”One of the two members of the Iranian women’s football teams provided with a humanitarian visa to stay in Australia has changed her mind and contacted the Iranian embassy, according to the country’s home affairs minister.In Australia, people are able to change their mind, people are able to travel. So, we respect the context in which she has made that decision.Unfortunately, in making that decision, she had been advised by her teammates and coach to contact the Iranian embassy and get collected … As a result of that, it meant that the Iranian embassy now knew the location of where everybody was. Continue reading...

The new president won office by promising to clean up crime, but his background is red rag to a bull for manyJust south of Santiago, the tiny rural town of Paine is a quiet grid of painted abode facades, shaded squares and shuttered shop fronts as the summer holidays draw to a close.But the white-knuckle fear of crime that propelled its most famous son, José Antonio Kast, to a resounding victory in December’s presidential election is as present in sleepy Paine as it is the length of Chile. Continue reading...

State government apologises after convicted murderer Regina Arthurell removed this week despite December report warning of situationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastNew South Wales police visited the home where a convicted triple killer was living with two foster children in February – nearly a month before the woman was removed from the address.The revelation comes after the state government was forced to apologise for not acting until this week, despite a report warning them of the situation in December.Additional reporting by AAP Continue reading...