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Nepal To Vote In First Election Tomorrow Since Gen Z-Led Protests Toppled Government
Nearly 19 million of Nepal's 30 million people are eligible to vote to pick a 275-member legislature, of which 165 candidates are directly elected and 110 selected via proportional representation.
Alibaba Group's AI Head, Who Warned Of US-China Tech Gap, Steps Down
Junyang Lin, who also goes by Justin, announced on X he was stepping down as the tech lead for Qwen, Alibaba's main AI platform.
Israel-Iran War Live Updates: Iranian Missile Targets US Base At Al-Udeid, Qatar
US-Israel-Iran War Live Updates: An Iranian ballistic missile hit the United States' military base at Al-Udeid on Tuesday, Qatar's defence ministry said, as Tehran struck targets across the Gulf in retaliation for US-Israeli attacks.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei To Be Buried In Holy City Of Mashhad: Report
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will be buried in the holy city of Mashhad, the Fars news agency said Tuesday.
Sam Altman Tells Staff OpenAI Has No Say Over Pentagon Decisions
During an all-hands meeting, Sam Altman said the Defense Department made clear it will listen to OpenAI's expertise about the technology's applications.
Nepali Women Sidelined In Post-Uprising Polls
Nepal election 2026: Just 10 percent of the more than 3,400 candidates running in the direct vote are women.
Who's Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, Set To Become Iran's Next Supreme Leader
Following the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israel strikes, his son Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei is set to take his position. According to Israeli media, Iran's 88-member Assembly of Experts selected Mojtaba.
US Fuelling Wars To Block India, China, Russia's Rise, Says Iran Diplomat
Iran signalled a willingness to talk to end the current conflict with the US and Israel, but only "with dignity" and without being dictated to.
Australia news live: ASX sheds $60bn as Middle East conflict stokes inflation fears
Follow today’s news liveWong says legality of strikes on Iran ‘a matter for Israel and US’ as Australia sends crisis consular teams to Middle EastGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFarrell says $15bn of trade could be impacted by warLabor’s trade minister, Don Farrell, says a “relatively small” amount of Australia’s exports go through the Middle East as the war escalates in the region.A relatively small amount, about $15bn worth of trade goes through the Middle East. Obviously, that’s very important for those companies that are trading there.Our trade is, in fact, increasing in the Middle East. We now have a free trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates. Already, our beef trade has doubled in the six months that that trade agreement has been in operation. But of course, all of that gets affected by this uncertainty of the war in the Middle East.The legal basis of these strikes is ultimately a matter for the United States and Iran, sorry, and Israel, is ultimately a matter for the United States and Israel. We know Iran has failed to comply with UN security council resolutions on its nuclear program. We know what Iran has been doing over many years. I think it is important for us to remember this has not started with these strikes. This has been going on for decades, including in Australia. Continue reading...
Democratic rivals in close Senate primary amid Texas polling confusion
Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico vie for nomination with results not expected until WednesdayWith polls closed across Texas on Tuesday evening, congresswoman Jasmine Crockett and state representative James Talarico were locked in a fiercely contested primary that has drawn record-level turnout and outsized national attention.The marquee Senate race, unfolding in a state Democrats have not carried statewide in more than three decades, was clouded by confusion over voting in Dallas county – the state’s second largest and Crockett’s home base. Just after midnight, Talarico said his campaign would wait for an official call, but said “we are confident in this movement we’ve built together”. Continue reading...
Middle East crisis live: US says nearly 2,000 targets hit in Iran war; Iran insists it has ‘complete control’ of Strait of Hormuz
US military says first 24 hours of war was nearly double the scale of 2003 ‘shock-and-awe’ operation in Iraq; Revolutionary Guards again claim control of crucial of strait after Trump offers navy escort for tankersTrump administration has still not settled on reasons for warMiddle East attacks intensify as Trump rejects Iran’s attempt to talkLebanese state media said that four people were killed and six more were wounded in an Israeli strike on a building in Baalbek in eastern Lebanon on Wednesday.“The initial toll is four killed and six wounded, and work is underway to rescue families from under the rubble,” Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said. Continue reading...
Jordanian arrested for visa offences after alleged Bondi attackers visited his coffee shop during Philippines stay
Military used in arrest of Mohammad Odeh Saleh, owner of business allegedly visited by the Akrams before Australia’s deadliest terror attack Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Jordanian national whose coffee shop was visited by the alleged gunmen behind December’s Bondi beach terrorist attack – and who frequently traveled to Australia and the Middle East – has been arrested in the Philippines for overstaying his visa.Authorities investigating the gunmen’s month-long stay in Mindanao Island, in the country’s south, alleged that Mohammad Odeh Saleh, 65, had travelled to Australia in the years before his arrest in Pagadian City on Monday. Continue reading...