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Shock NSW Senate result as One Nation beats Labor to win final seat
The 40 Senate seats up for election this year have resulted in gains for Labor and losses for the Coalition.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:
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UK's muddy saltmarshes vital to tackle climate change, report finds
The UK's saltmarshes lock away climate-warming greenhouse gases in layers of mud, a new report from WWF says.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Main Suspect in Mongale Murder Shot Dead - South African News Briefs - May 30, 2025
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Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Could German infrastructure be the next hot investment?
Germany's government has made infrastructure development a top priority, but it needs help from the private sector.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:NATO faces make-or-break decision on a post-US future
NATO is facing a pivotal moment in its history. Ahead of its June 24-25 summit in The Hague, NATO is weighing up whether it can truly continue to count on US support (and membership), whether it will become a European-only organization, or whether it has a future at all. This suggests a massive shift for […] The post NATO faces make-or-break decision on a post-US future appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:The Launch of ‘The Diplomat’
The launch of The Diplomat, which took place on 16 May at the University of Pretoria’s Javett Art Centre, was attended by the ambassadors and embassy staff of more than 45 embassies
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Simphiwe Dana reflects on two decades of music
The musician talks about her long career, her legacy and the spirit guiding what could be her final album
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Plane Carrying President Boakai Experiences Near-Crash Incident
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- FrontPage Africa has learned that the plane carrying President Joseph Boakai and his entourage experienced a near-crash incident while landing at the Roberts International Airport (RIA) on Thursday.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Anwar’s bold and conflicted bid for legal immunity
KUALA LUMPUR – In the corridors of Malaysian power, the language of justice often changes depending on who is speaking — and who is being spoken about. Several years after alleging Anwar Ibrahim sexually assaulted him in a private residence in Segambut, Yusoff Rawther’s civil suit has reached a legal crescendo — just as Anwar, […] The post Anwar’s bold and conflicted bid for legal immunity appeared first on Asia Times....
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Will elections for judges make Mexico the ‘most democratic country in the world’? Critics fear the opposite
Opponents fear electing judges could politicise the judiciary, promote inexperienced or corrupt judges, and erode Mexico’s system of checks and balances.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Yemen: A Year On, Houthis Should Free UN, Civil Society Staff
Click to expand Image The UN special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, meets with local officials in Taizz, Yemen, February 12, 2024. (C) 2024 Ahmad Al-Basha/AFP via Getty Images (Beirut) – The de facto Houthi authorities inYemen should immediately and unconditionally release dozens of staff from the United Nations and Yemeni and international civil society organizations who were arbitrarily detained over the course of...
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Human Rights Defenders Targeted in Uzbekistan
Earlier this month, Sharifa Madrakhimova’s passport was tampered with and destroyed, preventing her from traveling abroad to accept an award honoring her work defending human rights in Uzbekistan. Shortly afterward, Abdurakhmon Tashanov, another prominent rights defender, was ordered to pay several thousand dollars in a civil defamation case for an innocuous Facebook post. Click to expand Image Sharifa Madrakhimova...
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:One Nation picks up four Senate spots, with surprise NSW seat for former British soldier Warwick Stacey
Final Senate result confirms pathway for Labor to pass legislation with either Coalition or Greens support alone, or majority of diverse crossbenchAustralia news live: latest politics updatesFull federal election results: live Australian Senate seat countSee our full coverage of the Australian electionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne Nation has gained an unexpected Senate seat in New South...
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Trump tariffs reinstated by appeals court for now
Three judges — including a Trump appointee — on a federal trade court had invalidated all of Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs and other duties.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:What is mantle cell lymphoma? Magda Szubanski’s ‘rare and fast-moving’ cancer, explained
The beloved actor says she will be receiving the best treatment available for the stage 4 cancer.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:How Labor’s North West Shelf approval further endangers Murujuga’s 50,000-year-old rock art | Benjamin Smith and John Black for the Conversation
Industrial pollution has degraded the rock art and will continue to do so until emissions at Murujuga are reduced to zero, experts argueAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOn Thursday, the new environment minister, Murray Watt, approved an extension for the North West Shelf liquefied natural gas project. The gas plant at Karratha, Western Australia,...
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:The trade war is rattling global business travel — 4 charts show how
Optimism in the global business travel sector dropped by more than half this year, according to a report published by Global Business Travel Association.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:NSW MP decries anti-Chinese violence in Sydney – video
Speaking in NSW parliament after an alleged attack on a Chinese couple in Sydney, Chinese Australian MP Jason Yat-Sen Li says 'racism doesn't need to be proven in court to be real in people's lives'. Li argued for tackling the root causes of youth crime: 'poverty, disengagement and trauma to young people and their families'. Li said he and the member for Hefron, where the incident took place, had met with the attorney...
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:If the horrors unfolding in Gaza are not a red line for Australia to take stronger action then I don’t know what is | David Pocock
Everyone knows the Australian government cannot end the war alone, but we do have an important role to play as a middle power, and it must be more than just wordsMuch has been made this week over Anthony Albanese’s strongest comments yet criticising the Netanyahu government’s ongoing blockade of humanitarian aid into Gaza. While welcome, his rhetoric calling this an “outrage”, “unacceptable” and “untenable” feels...
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:White House Firmly Responds to Elon Musk’s Criticism of Trump’s Fiscal Plan
Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt rejects Elon Musk’s claims that Trump’s fiscal plan will increase the deficit and highlights the initiative’s $1.6 trillion savings. Related: Elon Musk Resigns as Advisor to President Trump Amid Tax Bill Criticism and AI Privacy Concerns On Thursday, the White House addressed the recent criticisms made by Elon Musk, former director of […]
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Golden Triangle Methamphetamine Trafficking Continues to Surge, UN Says
Asian governments seized a record 236 tons of the drug in 2024, the vast majority of it in mainland Southeast Asia.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:teleSUR joins the 9th OPEC International Seminar as a Media Partner
As a Media Partner, teleSUR will not only broadcast the main sessions, but will also generate analytical and multi-platform content. Related: Cuban President Highlights TeleSUR’s Role in the Global South The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has confirmed the participation of teleSUR , the multi-platform of the Global South, as a Media Partner […]
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Sovereignty: The Shield and Sword of Autocrats
As norms collapse and repression globalizes, authoritarian regimes are weaponizing sovereignty to deflect accountability – and they’re winning.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Autocratic Leaders Are Using Sovereignty as a Shield
As norms collapse and repression globalizes, authoritarian regimes are weaponizing sovereignty to deflect accountability – and they’re winning.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Elon Musk promises more risky launches after sixth Starship failure
The Starship program has already experienced more failures than many other space missions in the past. Will it ever see success – and if so when?
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Polish knife-edge presidential vote pits liberal mayor against conservative
Opinion polls say Rafal Trzaskowski and Karol Nawrocki are running neck and neck ahead of Sunday's vote.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Venezuela Proposes Binational Peace and Economic Development Zone with Colombia to Combat Drug Trafficking
President Nicolás Maduro reiterates Venezuela’s proposal for a binational zone of peace and economic development with Colombia, emphasizing joint efforts to combat drug trafficking and promote Chinese investment along the border. Related: Venezuela’s Crude Oil Production: Overcoming Obstacles to Build New Energy Alliances In a renewed call for cooperation, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Moros urged […]
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Tracking crime from the cradle: why some people keep breaking the law while most of us never do
New research tracking more than 80,000 Queenslanders from birth to adulthood reveals the differences between men and women in patterns of criminal behaviour.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Five musicians murdered in suspected Mexican cartel killing
Nine alleged members of the Gulf Cartel have been arrested.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Hamas official says it will reject new US Gaza ceasefire plan backed by Israel
The US says Israel has "signed off" on envoy Steve Witkoff's plan and that it is waiting for a formal response from Hamas.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Bolivia’s Constitutional Court Suspends MTS Legal Status, Impacting Andrónico Rodríguez’s Presidential Bid
Bolivia’s First Constitutional Chamber orders immediate cancellation of the Third System Movement’s (MTS) legal status, suspending its participation in the August elections and challenging Andrónico Rodríguez’s candidacy within the Popular Alliance. Related: Bolivian Electoral Tribunal Not To Register Evo Morales’ Presidential Candidacy In a decisive move, Bolivia’s First Constitutional Chamber of the Beni Departmental...
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Haitian Children Faces Risk of Sexual Attacks Amid Country’s Chaos
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimates that more than half of the displaced are children, meaning one in eight Haitian children has been uprooted in recent years. Children on the frontlines Such displacement puts an already vulnerable population further at risk, increasing their chances of malnutrition, sexual violence and abuse. The UN Children’s Fund […]
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Darfur women face ‘near-constant’ sexual violence risk, MSF warns
Women and girls in Sudan’s conflict-ridden Darfur region are at a near-constant risk of sexual violence, with many attacks heinously cruel and services for survivors critically lacking, aid group Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said on Wednesday. The organisation warned that while the accurate scale of the crisis is difficult to quantify due to limited services […]
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Child rapist Stephen White to be released from jail despite knife attack
A 59-year-old man with a long history of sexual violence, who served almost 22 years in prison and attacked a support worker with a knife last year when initially released, will be re-released into the community.
Published on: May 30, 2025 | Source:Ukraine awaits Russia's truce terms, talks 'barely' alive
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said Russia was engaging in "yet another deception" by failing to present its peace settlement proposal ahead of a potential meeting between the two sides.
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