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Wed, 15 Jun 2022 17:19:10 +1000
Britain ready for ‘next flight’, after halting first plane of refugees to Rwanda
Home Secretary Priti Patel says she would not be “deterred from doing the right thing”. Refugee advocates call the deportation policy immoral and inhumane.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 16:05:41 +1000
‘Deeply sorry’: Brazil apologises for telling journalist’s family bodies were found in Amazon
The confusion is the latest misstep by officials in the search for the British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian Indigenous worker Bruno Pereira.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 15:48:38 +1000
‘No such convict here’: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny moved to high-security penal colony
Navalny casts President Vladimir Putin’s Russia as a dystopian state run by thieves and criminals where wrong is right and judges are corrupt representatives of a doomed elite. 

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 15:34:46 +1000
Biden breaks Saudi ‘pariah’ pledge to talk oil with crown prince
The US president had vowed to make Saudi Arabia “pay the price, and make them, in fact, the pariah that they are” over the killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 13:54:30 +1000
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 12:29:36 +1000
Deportation flight from England to Rwanda cancelled
A deportation flight from England to Rwanda as ordered by Boris Johnson's government was called off after the intervention of the European Court of Human Rights.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 12:24:36 +1000
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge mark the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire
Prince William and Kate Middleton have comforted survivors and families at Westminster Abbey to mark the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 12:12:07 +1000
‘Friendliest of wars’ ends: Canada and Denmark sign deal over island
It’s been a war of whisky, schnapps, flags and land boundaries - now everyone is happy.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 11:43:38 +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.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 08:49:15 +1000
WHO to decide if monkeypox is an emergency
Scientists warn that anyone, regardless of sexual orientation, is susceptible to catching monkeypox if they are in close, physical contact with an infected person, their clothing or bedsheets.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 08:00:00 +1000
In Japan, online insults punishable by up to a year in prison
Japan has seen a sharp increase in incidents of online abuse and cyberbullying, with experts suggesting that people find it easier to criticise and insult behind the anonymity of social media posts.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 06:58:22 +1000
Not actual legal advice: AI model tries to re-create mind of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“It’s really fun to play with, but we should not take it seriously as well as we shouldn’t pretend that that’s a lawyer,” said one professor of artificial intelligence.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 04:44:42 +1000
Happy, the elephant, isn’t a person, a top New York court rules
New York’s highest court has ruled that Happy the elephant is not a person, in a legal sense, and therefore not entitled to a fundamental human right.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 21:20:26 +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 20:00:00 +1000
Ukraine must maintain Western attention to win this war
At some point, Russia’s size, brutality and relative wealth will begin to crush the Ukrainians without ongoing Western assistance.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 19:19:18 +1000
The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

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.



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