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Tue, 14 Jun 2022 18:45:58 +1000
Trump skewered by closest advisors during Capitol riot hearing
Donald Trump has been skewered by some of his closest advisors during the public hearing into the January 6 riots.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 18:31:08 +1000
Pope criticises Russia over cruelty but says war ‘perhaps provoked’
Francis said that several months before the invasion, he met with a head of state who expressed concern that NATO’s moves towards Russia could lead to war.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 16:27:03 +1000
Britain moves to rewrite Brexit rules on Northern Ireland
Boris Johnson says a new bill is “relatively trivial”, but the European Union is threatening legal action.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 16:19:35 +1000
Xi expands China’s military powers to defend interests abroad
The Chinese President has signed off on a six-chapter order that will frame his defence forces’ activities in the region.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 14:54:32 +1000
Justin Bieber reveals half his face is paralysed
Justin Bieber shared an Instagram video in which he shows that half his face is paralysed, from a rare virus.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 13:00:41 +1000
Seven Summits, Seven Flights
Pierre Carter of South Africa is chronicling his journey to paraglide from the summit of the world's highest mountains.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 12:45:22 +1000
Unclear if weight played role in teen amusement park death
The 14-year-old boy who fell to his death at a Florida amusement park earlier this year exceeded the ride's weight limit by nearly 45 kilograms.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 12:01:08 +1000
Family waits for ID of bodies found in Amazon search for missing pair
British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian Indigenous rights worker Bruno Pereira went missing after receiving threats. Family and official reports differ.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 11:26:39 +1000
COVID is making flu and other common viruses act in unfamiliar ways
The much-anticipated twindemic of the coronavirus and other viruses, likely inhibited by remote work and masking in the winter of 2020 to 2021, never occurred. But many other things have.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 09:42:11 +1000
Trump slams Congressional hearings as ‘a smoke and mirrors show for the American people’
On election night, Donald Trump followed the advice of an “intoxicated” Rudy Giuliani to “just claim he won”, a Congressional hearing has been told.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 09:32:16 +1000
Trump became 'detached from reality' hearing reveals
The Committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack heard from former President Donald Trump’s closest campaign advisers and top government officials who all attempted to dismantle his false claims of election fraud.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 08:00:00 +1000
‘For his own good’: Prince William, Charles urged Queen to disinvite Prince Andrew
So last-minute was the intervention that the order of service had already been printed, listing Prince Andrew’s position in the procession alongside the Earl of Wessex and directly ahead of Prince William.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 07:21:50 +1000
Days after Uvalde massacre, Ohio approves armed school employees
The new law “is giving schools an option, based on their particular circumstances, to make the best decision they can make with the best information they have,” Ohio governor Mike DeWine said.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 06:45:42 +1000
Russia pushes Ukrainian forces back from the centre of Severodonetsk
Battle for key city to determine course of war in eastern Ukraine.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 05:43:53 +1000
WHO considers renaming monkeypox virus to minimise racism, stigma
The current name doesn’t fit with WHO guidelines that recommend avoiding geographic regions and animal names, a spokesperson said.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 05:00:00 +1000
Fifty years on, Australia and China can renew their diplomatic vows
The first bilateral ministerial meeting in two years offers signs of a thaw in Sino-Australian relations just as a significant diplomatic anniversary looms.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 00:06:00 +1000
Marles vows to continue flying over Paracels, increase military exercises with Japan
Declaring Australia would not be deterred by China’s threats, the deputy prime minister headed to Tokyo pledging to conduct more operations with Japan.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +1000
From the Archives, 1982: War over, talks begin again
After 78 days and hundreds of deaths, the Falklands War came to a close as Argentinian troops surrendered to British forces in Port Stanley.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 19:47:44 +1000
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 19:16:09 +1000
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.



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