Lawyers for US urge UK court to reject Assange appeal bid
Lawyers for the United States on Wednesday urged a UK court to block a last-ditch bid by Julian Assange to appeal his extradition there to face espionage charges.
View ArticleAlleged triple murderer forged documents
The man allegedly behind a triple homicide in Sydney’s west forged his university qualifications and lied about his Olympic taekwondo achievements, it has been revealed.
View ArticleUS urges UN court not to order Israel out of Palestinian lands
The United States told the UN's top court on Wednesday that Israel should not be legally forced to withdraw from occupied Palestinian territory without security guarantees.
View ArticleUS urges UN court not to order Israel out of Palestinian lands
The United States told the UN's top court on Wednesday that Israel should not be legally forced to withdraw from occupied Palestinian territory without security guarantees.
View ArticleUK sanctions six officials at Russian prison where Navalny died
UK Foreign minister David Cameron said Wednesday that London had imposed sanctions on six officials at the head of the Siberian penal colony where Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny died.
View ArticleArmenian Resistance fighter joins France’s Pantheon heroes
A stateless Armenian poet who died fighting the Nazi occupation of France during World War II becomes on Wednesday the first non-French Resistance fighter to enter the Pantheon mausoleum for national...
View ArticleGaza, Ukraine loom large as G20 foreign ministers meet
Foreign ministers of the G20 group of nations open a two-day meeting Wednesday in Brazil, with a bleak outlook for progress on a thorny agenda of conflicts and crises, from the Gaza and Ukraine wars to...
View ArticleEx-Brazil star Dani Alves sentenced to 4.5 years in jail for rape
A Spanish court on Thursday sentenced former Brazil international Dani Alves to four and a half years in prison after finding him guilty of raping a young woman at a Barcelona nightclub in December 2022.
View Article‘Dad, come back’: Palestinians send radio messages to loved ones in Israeli...
Palestinians with relatives in Israeli prisons have been deprived of visiting rights during the Israel-Hamas war, opting instead to send messages to loved ones on a radio programme.
View ArticleUK ‘strongly’ backs Dutch PM Mark Rutte as next NATO chief
Britain's government said Thursday it is "strongly" backing outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to become NATO's next secretary general.
View ArticleRussia sent hitmen to kill deserter in Spain: report
Moscow sent hitmen who gunned down a Russian deserter in Spain last week, six months after fleeing to Ukraine in his helicopter, El Pais newspaper reported Thursday, citing Spanish intelligence sources.
View ArticleAnti-fur activists target Max Mara, Fendi at Milan Fashion Week
Animal activists have fashion brands squarely in their sights this Milan Fashion Week, hoping to pressure Italian brands Max Mara and Fendi to give up fur in future collections.
View ArticleRussia claims gains in east Ukraine as war anniversary approaches
Russia claimed on Thursday its forces had advanced further in east Ukraine, putting Kyiv on the defensive days before the two-year anniversary of the war.
View ArticleTokyo smashes 34-year high as Nvidia reignites stock rally
Global stock markets rallied Thursday, with Tokyo breaking a record high that had stood since 1989, as investors cheered bumper profits from US chip giant Nvidia, seen as the bellwether for artificial...
View ArticleTearful tributes for Kenyan marathon prodigy Kiptum
Hundreds of mourners paid an emotional tribute on Thursday to Kenya's world marathon record-holder Kelvin Kiptum, ahead of his funeral in the nation's athletics heartland.
View ArticleRussia claims gains in east Ukraine as two-year mark approaches
Russia claimed on Thursday its forces had advanced further in east Ukraine, piling pressure on Kyiv days before the two-year anniversary of the conflict.
View ArticleIsrael strikes Gaza’s Rafah as truce talks under way
Israel launched deadly air strikes on Rafah on Thursday, after threatening to send troops in to hunt for Hamas militants in the southern Gaza city where around 1.4 million Palestinians have sought refuge.
View ArticleFour dead, 14 missing after fire guts Spanish apartment block
Fire crews on Friday picked through a still-smouldering 14-storey apartment block in Valencia, eastern Spain, a day after a blaze ripped through the building killing four people and leaving at least 14...
View ArticleSchoolmates relishing partnership in Sydney defence
Sydney FC’s young central defensive pairing of Jake Girdwood-Reich and Hayden Matthews will relish the challenge of nullifying Melbourne City’s Socceroos-laden attacking arsenal on Saturday.
View ArticleEiffel Tower to remain closed Saturday morning, unions say
France's Eiffel Tower was to remain closed on Saturday morning as staff voted to extend a strike over the monument's management, unions said Friday.
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