Vaccine sceptic RFK Jr confirmed as US Health Secretary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr, a vaccine critic who has pledged to tackle chronic disease, has been confirmed by the US Senate as Health Secretary.
'So much instability': Otago expert on Ukraine, Gaza
'So much instability': Otago expert on Ukraine, Gaza
An expert in international relations says the Ukraine and Gaza wars and other disruption could end up in the destruction of the whole international order.
Western Australia braces for destructive cyclone
Western Australia braces for destructive cyclone
Schools have been closed as northern Australia braces for a tropical cyclone that is set to develop into a destructive category five system.
Police in NSW ramp up probe into 'sickening' nurses video
Police in NSW ramp up probe into 'sickening' nurses video
Police in New South Wales have seized CCTV footage as they investigate a video showing public hospital nurses claiming they would kill Israeli patients
Cracking celebrations
Cracking celebrations
People wear protective gear as firecrackers explode during the Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival as part of the Lantern Festival celebrations in Tainan, Taiwan, yesterday.
Israel 'will end ceasefire' if hostages not returned by Saturday
Israel 'will end ceasefire' if hostages not returned by Saturday
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the ceasefire in Gaza will end if Hamas does not release hostages by midday on Saturday.
Australian footballer Sam Kerr cleared of racial abuse
Australian footballer Sam Kerr cleared of racial abuse
Australia's women's soccer captain and Chelsea striker Sam Kerr has been found not guilty of racially abusing a British police officer after a dispute with a cab driver.
Honey-filled vigil
Honey-filled vigil
Worshippers gather around candles stuck to jars with honey to mark the day of Saint Haralampi, the Orthodox patron saint of beekeepers, in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, ...
Teacher admits to stabbing girl who died
Teacher admits to stabbing girl who died
A teacher at a South Korean primary school has admitted to stabbing a seven-year-old girl who was found in cardiac arrest and later died in hospital, a police official said today.
Trump raises tariffs on steel, aluminium to 25%
Trump raises tariffs on steel, aluminium to 25%
US President Donald Trump has moved to substantially raise tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, in a move that could boost the risk of a multi-front trade war.
Another drenching on the way for flood-weary Qld
Another drenching on the way for flood-weary Qld
The end of weeks of torrential rain is nearing but not without one last downpour for sodden towns.
No right of return for Palestinians under Trump Gaza plan
No right of return for Palestinians under Trump Gaza plan
US President Donald Trump said Palestinians would not have the right of return to the Gaza Strip under his proposal to redevelop the enclave, according to excerpts from a Fox News interview.
Hamas claims ceasefire violations, pauses hostage release
Hamas claims ceasefire violations, pauses hostage release
Hamas has announced it will stop releasing Israeli hostages until further notice over what the Palestinian militant group says are Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement.
Libya recovers migrant bodies in mass grave
Libya recovers migrant bodies in mass grave
Libya's security authorities recovered at least 28 bodies of migrants from a mass grave in the desert in southeast Libya, the country's attorney general said on its Facebook page.
Trump 'committed to buying and owning Gaza'
Trump 'committed to buying and owning Gaza'
US President Donald Trump has said he is committed to buying and owning Gaza, but could allow sections of the war-ravaged land to be rebuilt by other states in the Middle East.
Price caps for essential grocery items in remote parts of Australia
Price caps for essential grocery items in remote parts of Australia
Residents in remote Indigenous areas will have the cost of essential grocery items capped at the same price as major Australian cities.
Musk audit 'to find billions in fraud and abuse': Trump
Musk audit 'to find billions in fraud and abuse': Trump
US President Donald Trump says he expects Elon Musk to find hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud and abuse at the Pentagon during an audit that the...
Trump vows to take in white South Africans as 'refugees'
Trump vows to take in white South Africans as 'refugees'
President Trump signed an executive order to cut US financial assistance to South Africa, citing disapproval of its land policy and of its genocide case at the International Court of Justice against Israel.
Tsunami warning cancelled after major quake in Caribbean
Tsunami warning cancelled after major quake in Caribbean
A tsunami warning was cancelled in the Caribbean Sea after the region's most powerful earthquake in four years struck in the sea north of Honduras on Saturday.
Missing plane found in Alaska, no sign of survivors
Missing plane found in Alaska, no sign of survivors
The US Coast Guard in Alaska has found the wreckage of a small plane that suddenly lost altitude on Thursday and went missing with 10 people on board, recovering three of the bodies.