Renewable energy: The election result is seen as a mandate for stronger climate action, with Labor party’s progressive agenda resonating with voters, especially in contrast to the Coalition’s support for nuclear power. Albanese’s government has aligned with the global shift toward decarbonisation, cautioning that Australia can no longer rely on iron ore and high-emission coal […]
President Trump used an anti-Semitic slur during a rally in Iowa as he celebrated passage of his marquee spending bill but insisted he did not know the word was offensive to Jewish people. “No death tax, no estate tax, no going to the banks and borrowings from, in some cases a fine banker, and in […]
US attorney general Pam Bondi More than 1,000 Iranian citizens entered the United States during the presidency of Donald Trump’s predecessor Joe Biden, according to attorney general Pam Bondi.“I am unsure,” Bondi said on Monday in response to a question during a House budget hearing about Iranians who entered America illegally during the Biden administration.“But […]
Representative image (AI) SALDANHA: A South African court on Thursday sentenced a woman to life in prison for kidnapping and selling her six-year-old daughter, in a case that horrified the country. Joshlin Smith went missing in February last year from her home in Saldanha Bay, a fishing town 135 kilometres (85 miles) north of Cape […]
Far-right activist Tommy Robinson, after being released from jail (Photo: X) Far-right activist Tommy Robinson was released early from prison on Tuesday after a high court judge reduced his sentence for contempt of court by four months.Robinson’s real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon. He was serving an 18-month jail term for breaching a court order that […]
Democratic Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner (AP) PHILADELPHIA: Progressive stalwart Larry Krasner has won Philadelphia’s Democratic primary election Tuesday to continue serving as district attorney after withstanding an impeachment attempt and years of criticism by President Donald Trump and other Republicans. Krasner’s victory all but guarantees him a third four-year term in office as the […]
File photo: Robert F Kennedy Jr (Picture credit: AP) US health and human services secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr had called for a new probe into his father’s 1968 assassination, citing audio evidence that allegedly captured more gunshots than the convicted killer’s revolver could fire. As per The New York Post, Kennedy Jr wrote to […]
Donald Trump says he won’t fire Fed chair Jerome Powell (File photo) US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he will not remove Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve board chairman before his term ends in May 2026 while describing the central banker as “a total stiff” and repeating calls for the Fed to lower […]
Anthony Albanese on Saturday secured a second term as Australia’s prime minister, becoming the first leader in 21 years to guide his party to back-to-back election victories. The last to achieve that feat was John Howard, who won his fourth consecutive term in 2004.This win marks a major personal and political milestone for Albanese, who […]
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (File photo) secures second term as per media projections Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to secure victory in the country’s general election on Saturday, as indicated by media projections, in a contest influenced by economic concerns and US President Donald Trump’s trade policies.With 40 per cent of votes […]
