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Several affluent Australian donors have redirected large contributions from the long-standing Liberal-National coalition to Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, backing the party’s hardline immigration and deregulatory agenda. The movement, encouraged by mining billionaire Gina Rinehart, includes seven-figure gifts and private aircraft donations. Analysts …
U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in May, marking Trump’s first trip to China in eight years. Since Trump returned to the White House in 2025 the two economic powers have engaged in a series of tariff escalations, reciprocal investigations and targeted export and import controls. The standoff has affected energy sup…
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit seeking to invalidate Colorado’s 2013 prohibition on large-capacity ammunition magazines that hold more than 15 rounds. The complaint, brought by the DOJ’s civil rights division, argues the ban restricts access to widely owned firearms and therefore violates the Second Amendment; Colorado officials say…
A UK-based press advocacy group reports a sharp rise in violence and legal pressure against journalists in Mexico in 2025, recording one disappearance and seven murders, a jump from four murders in 2024. The organisation also logged 53 physical attacks and a record 153 cases of judicial harassment, with public officials implicated in nearly one-thi…
Senior Cuban officials have sharply criticized a series of U.S. statements they say amount to hints of military action aimed at the island, and they have described those comments as dangerous and constituting an international crime. At the same time, Cuba says an effective U.S. oil blockade has severely curtailed fuel deliveries, contributing to a …
French President Emmanuel Macron met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to stress the importance of maintaining free navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. Macron promoted a joint French-British proposal to create an international mission to safeguard transit and said he invited the Iranian leader to seize the opportunity. He also said he w…
A recent U.S. indictment accusing several Mexican politicians, including the governor of Sinaloa, of ties to the Sinaloa Cartel has fractured Morena, with rival factions disagreeing over how to respond. President Claudia Sheinbaum has publicly criticized U.S. intervention and said Mexico has not seen enough evidence to justify arrests or extraditio…
France has dispatched the Charles de Gaulle carrier strike group to the southern Red Sea as part of preparations for a possible multinational mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz. The move accompanies a Franco-British proposal that would link safe passage through the strait to parallel negotiations between Tehran and Washington, and follows fresh…
A senior Vatican official described President Donald Trump’s recent public criticisms of Pope Leo as "a bit strange" as the Vatican prepared to receive U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The remarks by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin come amid an unprecedented wave of public attacks by the president on the pope over his stance …
Ted Turner, the billionaire who founded the Cable News Network (CNN), has died at 87, CNN reported. Public responses poured in from political leaders, former and current CNN executives, a major league baseball franchise he once owned, and a New York Times columnist who highlighted Turner's philanthropic legacy. Reactions ranged from personal recoll…
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said it is too early to discuss high-level meetings with Israel, saying that strengthening a ceasefire must come first. His comments, reported by Lebanon’s National News Agency, underline how ongoing clashes between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah are impeding diplomatic momentum despite U.S.-mediated talks and …
The arrival of the MV Hondius, a cruise ship affected by a hantavirus outbreak, has reignited memories of the Covid quarantines among residents of Spain's Canary Islands. The vessel, with 150 people aboard, is expected to berth in Tenerife after Spain accepted World Health Organization requests to receive it despite protests from local authorities.…
Three passengers have died and five additional cases are confirmed or suspected after an outbreak of hantavirus aboard a luxury cruise ship. The World Health Organization has identified the pathogen as the Andes strain, the only hantavirus known to spread through close, prolonged human-to-human contact. Health authorities say the immediate risk to …
President Donald Trump said the increased cost estimate for a proposed ballroom on the White House grounds reflects a project that is roughly twice the size and of substantially higher quality than earlier plans, and he maintained the total will remain below $400 million. His comments followed a proposal by Senate Republicans to provide $1 billion …
Pope Leo will travel to Spain from June 6-12, visiting Madrid, Catalonia and the Canary Islands. The itinerary includes meetings with migrants and aid groups on Tenerife and Gran Canaria, addresses to Spain’s political and royal leaders, and the inauguration of a new Sagrada Familia tower in Barcelona. The trip follows an outspoken year for the pon…
Venezuela told the International Court of Justice it does not accept the court's jurisdiction in a long-running border dispute with Guyana centered on the Esequibo region, a 160,000-square-km area onshore and offshore where significant oil and gas discoveries have been made. Guyana has asked the court to uphold an 1899 arbitration that assigns the …
Japan’s Self-Defense Forces fired a Type 88 anti-ship missile during a joint maritime exercise with U.S., Australian and Philippine forces, striking a decommissioned Philippine Navy ship in waters facing the South China Sea. The drill took place as Manila and Tokyo held discussions on potential early transfers of Abukuma class destroyers and TC-90 …
U.S. officials say talks are approaching a one-page memorandum of understanding with Iran that would declare an end to the recent hostilities and launch 30 days of negotiations on a detailed settlement addressing nuclear activity, sanctions relief and maritime transit through the Strait of Hormuz. Negotiators are awaiting Iranian responses on sever…
South African health authorities identified the Andes strain of hantavirus in two people who became ill while aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius. Tests by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases linked the fatal infection of a Dutch woman and the ongoing hospitalization of a British man to the Andes strain, which is the only hantavirus know…
Iran’s foreign minister said Tehran will accept only a "fair and comprehensive agreement" in talks with the United States aimed at ending the Middle East war, comments made in Beijing after a meeting with China’s top diplomat. U.S. leaders described progress and a short pause in a naval operation intended to secure shipping through the Strait of Ho…
A powerful explosion at a fireworks factory in Liuyang, Hunan province, has killed 26 people and injured 61, leaving buildings flattened and debris-strewn streets. Senior officials have taken charge of rescue operations, ordered safety inspections and said those responsible will be held accountable as authorities investigate the cause.
Ukraine accused Russian forces of breaching a ceasefire that Kyiv declared at midnight between May 5 and 6, reporting one civilian killed and three wounded in frontline areas in the north and east. Ukrainian authorities said attacks, including drone strikes and missile launches, continued through the night and into the morning, striking cities such…
Pope Leo marks one year as leader of the Roman Catholic Church having shifted from a cautious public posture to a more prominent, outspoken role on international issues. His recent statements criticizing war, despotism and violations of international law - voiced most visibly on a 10-day Africa tour - have prompted a sharp response from U.S. Presid…
President Bernardo Arevalo announced the appointment of Gabriel Estuardo Garcia Luna, a former judge and university professor who is currently serving as a criminal adviser to the top prosecutor’s office, as Guatemala’s next attorney general. The decision follows a Constitutional Court suspension and review of the selection process that removed inc…
The U.S. military reported on Tuesday that it struck a vessel in the Eastern Pacific, resulting in three deaths. U.S. Southern Command said the craft was operated by "Designated Terrorist Organizations" and that intelligence showed the vessel was transiting known narcotics trafficking routes. Rights organizations and civil liberties groups have cri…
