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What Taliban Said About Pakistan's 'Proxy War' Charge Against India
Kabul has dismissed Islamabad's allegations that India played any role in the recent clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Man Sentenced To 21 Years In Jail For Assassination Attempt On Slovakia PM
A court in Slovakia on Tuesday convicted a man of a terror attack and sentenced him to 21 years in prison over last year's attempted assassination of the country's populist Prime Minister Robert Fico.
British Airways Passenger Handcuffed After Threatening Fellow Flyers, Banned From Leaving UK
Jones' behaviour on the flight became increasingly loud and aggressive, according to prosecutor Ashleigh Ettienne.
Australian PM Backs Envoy After Trump's "I Don't Like You" Comment
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese endorsed Australia's ambassador in Washington as doing a "fantastic job", describing comments by US President Donald Trump that he does not like Kevin Rudd as "light-hearted".
"Was Damaged Greatly": Trump Says Justice Department Owes Him "Lot Of Money"
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday the Department of Justice likely owed him damages, after a report that he was seeking millions of dollars in compensation for past investigations.
Colombia's President Embraces War Of Words With Trump Over Drug Trafficking
Donald Trump's decision to freeze millions in aid to Colombia and brand its president a drug trafficker has smashed long-standing ties and could yet shake up the country's 2026 presidential race.
Oct 22, 2025
Trump Says Doesn't Want "Wasted Meeting" With Putin
North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Toward Eastern Waters, Says South Korea
North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the North's eastern waters on Wednesday, South Korea's military said.
Stolen Louvre Jewels Valued At Over $100 Million, Museum Director Summoned
The jewellery stolen from the Louvre in Paris was valued at more than $100 million, a French prosecutor said Tuesday, as the museum's director faces security questions from a Senate committee over the brazen weekend heist.
News live: Sydney temperatures climb 10C in 90 minutes; China claims Australia trying to cover up illegally entering its airspace
Follow today’s news liveSydney set for ‘blistering’ weather as record heat shifts east and BoM warnings for winds to blast Melbourne and VictoriaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBrittany Higgins has dropped her appeal against the Western Australia supreme court decision that she defamed Linda Reynolds in a series of social media posts, according to reports.In August the state supreme court judge Paul Tottle ruled that the former defence minister’s reputation was damaged by a 2022 social media post from David Sharaz, which Higgins responded to, and an Instagram story published by Higgins in July 2023. Continue reading...
Global use of coal hit record high in 2024
Bleak report finds greenhouse gas emissions are still rising despite ‘exponential’ growth of renewablesCoal use hit a record high around the world last year despite efforts to switch to clean energy, imperilling the world’s attempts to rein in global heating.The share of coal in electricity generation dropped as renewable energy surged ahead. But the general increase in power demand meant that more coal was used overall, according to the annual State of Climate Action report, published on Wednesday. Continue reading...
Harry and Meghan join AI pioneers in call for ban on superintelligent systems
Nobel laureates also sign letter saying ASI technology should be barred until there is consensus that it can be developed ‘safely’The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have joined artificial intelligence pioneers and Nobel laureates in calling for a ban on developing superintelligent AI systems.Harry and Meghan are among the signatories of a statement calling for “a prohibition on the development of superintelligence”. Artificial superintelligence (ASI) is the term for AI systems, yet to be developed, that exceed human levels of intelligence at all cognitive tasks. Continue reading...
Sydney set for ‘blistering’ weather as record heat shifts east and BoM warnings for winds to blast Melbourne and Victoria
Temperatures forecast by Bureau of Meteorology to reach 39C in the CBD as rain and damaging wind gusts up to 130km/h expected along Victoria’s south-west coastFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe weather bureau has forecast a “blistering day” for Sydney on Wednesday, with record-breaking heat shifting towards the east coast, while damaging winds whip through southern states.On Tuesday, both New South Wales and Queensland recorded their hottest-ever October temperatures, the highest since records began in 1910, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. Continue reading...
