Australia news live: Albanese travels to Indonesia to sign ‘watershed’ security pact; NSW man charged after allegedly displaying Nazi symbols
Prime minister will meet with Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto to sign Australia-Indonesia Treaty on Common Security, announced in NovemberGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHealth minister says surge in ebikes a ‘real emergency’Health minister Mark Butler says the spate of dangerous ebike riding is a “real emergency” after a group of riders swarmed the Sydney Harbour Bridge during peak-hour traffic.This is a real emergency. …This has got to be the subject of strong action by all governments. It’s one of those problems that really sort of creeped up during Covid and has just exploded.People are talking to me about it all the time, it’s driving them absolutely to distraction. Continue reading...
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Arizona officials confirm blood found at Nancy Guthrie’s home was hers
The Pima county sheriff said they do not yet have a suspect in the apparent kidnapping of Savannah Guthrie’s motherLaw enforcement chiefs in Arizona on Thursday confirmed that they found blood belonging to Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Savannah Guthrie, a Today show TV anchor, on the 84-year-old’s porch after she was reported missing from home at the weekend.The sheriff of Pima county, Chris Nanos, said during a press conference the authorities do not yet have a suspect in the apparent kidnapping. Continue reading...
‘They killed my sons’: chief of Nigerian village where jihadists massacred hundreds recounts night of terror
Umar Bio Salihu, 53, the local head of Woro in Kwara state, says gunmen ‘just came in and started shooting’The traditional chief of a village in western Nigeria where jihadists massacred residents earlier this week has recounted a night of terror during which the attackers killed two of his sons and kidnapped his wife and three daughters.Umar Bio Salihu, the 53-year-old chief of Woro, a small, Muslim-majority village in Kwara state, said that at about 5pm on Tuesday the gunmen “just came in and started shooting”. Continue reading...
How We Know Iran Crushed Protests with Lethal Force
The New York Times collected and analyzed hundreds of videos of a crackdown on anti-government protests that Iranians shared despite an internet blackout. Sanjana Varghese explains how the Visual Investigations team at The Times verified them.
Nuclear Arms Control Era Comes to End Amid Global Rush for New Weapons
Beijing, Moscow and shaken American allies are seeking new warheads as President Trump ends more than a half century of nuclear arms control with Russia.
White House doubles down on Tulsi Gabbard’s presence at FBI raid of election center – live
Karoline Leavitt says director of national intelligence was there ‘to make sure that American elections are free of foreign interference’ while offering few details on her roleAmid the various winding comments throughout Trump’s speech today, he said that the Department of Education will officially issue its new guidance to protect the right to prayer in public schools today.“Now the Democrats will sue us, but we’ll win it,” Trump said, eliciting some laughs from the audience at the National Prayer Breakfast. “They’ll sue us. They sue us for everything. I’m the most sued human being in history.” Continue reading...
Mayor of Tequila, Mexico, Is Accused of Shaking Down Tequila Companies
The mayor of the city that is the birthplace of the bottled spirit is the latest official to be arrested as Mexico targets cartel-related corruption.
Activists announce new, bigger aid flotilla to set sail for Gaza in March
Global Sumud Flotilla to carry up to 1,000 activists in largest-ever 'coordinated humanitarian intervention' for Gaza.
ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup 2026 explained in maps and charts
India and Sri Lanka will host the 10th edition of the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup from Saturday to March 8.
No 10 defies calls to sack Morgan McSweeney over Mandelson appointment
Amid warnings McSweeney’s survival would leave his position ‘untenable’, PM apologises to Epstein’s victims for appointing Mandelson as US ambassadorDowning Street has defied calls to remove Keir Starmer’s most senior aide, insisting Morgan McSweeney retains the prime minister’s confidence, as frustration grows over a wait for documents on Peter Mandelson, which some fear could last for weeks.Amid warnings from Labour backbenchers that McSweeney’s survival would leave Starmer’s position “untenable”, Starmer apologised to victims of Jeffrey Epstein for appointing Mandelson, a close friend of the convicted child sex offender, as US ambassador. Continue reading...