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Thu, 16 Jun 2022 18:40:21 +1000
Kevin Spacey due to face sexual assault charges in court
Actor Kevin Spacey is due to face sexual assault charges in a London court.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 18:30:41 +1000
Bodies uncovered in Amazon in search for missing pair
The bodies of a foreign journalist and a local guide have been uncovered in the Amazon.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 18:07:15 +1000
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire services as chosen by our picture editors.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 17:49:40 +1000
French, German, Italian leaders catch midnight train to Kyiv to support Zelensky
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Premier Mario Draghi have arrived in Kyiv in “a message of European unity”.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 16:47:37 +1000
China feud helps push Australia down to 27th in peace index
New Zealand is the second most peaceful country in the world according to the index. Ukraine slid 17 spots to 153.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 16:21:31 +1000
Fluffy rodents ‘started Black Death and killed off half of Europe’
Harmless-looking marmots may have harboured the Black Death in Kyrgyzstan before it spread via the Silk Road.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 16:06:07 +1000
Buffalo shooting suspect charged with federal hate crimes as chilling details emerge
Payton Gendron, the gunman at the centre of the Buffalo massacre in May, has been charged with 26 hate crimes that make him eligible for the death penalty.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 15:43:25 +1000
Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyers plea for trafficking sentence ‘well below’ 20 years
“Had Ghislaine Maxwell never had the profound misfortune of meeting Jeffrey Epstein over 30 years ago, she would not be here,” lawyers wrote in a court submission.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 15:41:13 +1000
Aid group anger as Israel convicts Palestinian World Vision worker of supporting terrorists
A judge is set to rule on whether to dissolve the charity in Israel later this month. 

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 13:44:40 +1000
Bodies retrieved in Amazon search for British journalist, Indigenous worker
A man earlier confessed to killing them, police said. The 10-day search for the men has provoked international outrage.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 12:37:42 +1000
New Zealand ditches COVID tests for inbound travellers
The shift comes ahead of the opening weekend of the ski season. Lifts are already moving at South Island resorts following a large snow dump last week.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 10:42:45 +1000
Guilty verdict against World Vision hero is a travesty of justice
The verdict overnight announces the demise of the rule of law in Israeli courts.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 10:20:00 +1000
From the Archives, 1972: Watergate revisited
On this day in 1972, Washington police apprehended five burglars at the office of the Democratic National Committee headquarters in the Watergate complex. The break-in led to an investigation that revealed multiple abuses of power by President Richar...

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 09:30:52 +1000
Mysterious drone swarms fly over US warship
The US Navy has captured footage of unidentified flying drones off the California coast.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 09:26:47 +1000
Xi tells Putin his Ukraine invasion is ‘legitimate’
While Germany’s Scholz and France’s Macron ready to visit Ukraine today, the Chinese leader has doubled down on his support for Russia, according to Moscow.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:59:52 +1000
Congressman leads tour of Capitol before riot began
Representative Barry Loudermilk is being asked to explain why he took people on a tour of the Capitol the day before the January 6 insurrection.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 06:29:39 +1000
US Federal Reserve announces the biggest interest rate hike in nearly 30 years
Hopes 0.75 per cent rise will drive down US inflation.

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 05:17:00 +1000
Cheng Lei’s partner says Australia must put her at the centre of negotiations with China
Nick Coyle says he wants to meet with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to ensure the Australian journalist’s case receives “urgency in bilateral discussions”.

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.



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