Sydney Morning Herald World News
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 18:52:10 +1000Top court upholds Najib Razak’s conviction, 12-year prison sentence
The former Malaysian prime minister has failed in his bid to remove the chief justice from a panel presiding over his final appeal.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 18:37:05 +1000Record-breaking rain swamps Dallas in Texas
Record-breaking rain has swamped Dallas in Texas causing significant flooding.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 17:33:13 +1000‘Is anybody coming out?’ Protest ‘people’s court’ fizzles out
Organised by a firebrand conservative who previously rallied against gay rights, the crowd aired grievances towards NZ’s COVID-19 response before going home.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 17:10:01 +1000Emperor of Brazil’s heart returns to country for a ‘state visit’
The heart of the man who declared the Portuguese colony’s independence 200 years ago has been kept in an urn with formaldehyde in Portugal since his death.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 17:08:11 +1000Six months on, Ukraine is losing the war with Russia
There is a simple way to confirm Russia’s gains.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 16:11:30 +1000Male vs female politicians drinking - possible double standard?
Politicians are regularly seen and filmed drinking, so some are calling the fallout from footage of Finnish PM Sanna Marin dancing a double standard.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 12:16:20 +1000Auroras, tiny moons: NASA’s Webb telescope shows Jupiter as you’ve never seen it before
The James Webb Space Telescope took the photos in July, capturing unprecedented views of Jupiter’s northern and southern lights, and swirling polar haze.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 10:18:04 +1000Russia has blamed Ukraine for a deadly car bombing in Moscow
Russia says Ukraine was responsible for the car bombing that killed the daughter of a Russian political thinker.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:58:00 +1000Superyacht seen sinking off the coast of Italy
A 40-metre yacht has sunk off the coast of Catanzaro Marina in Italy.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:47:18 +1000First seized superyacht belonging to Russian oligarch to be auctioned off
The five-deck Axioma, valued at $91 million, was seized in Gibraltar back in March by authorities in the British territory at the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:12:58 +1000Stop linking the attack on Salman Rushdie to cancel culture
We ought to consider the complex new fact that liberal society is endangered by many of those vehemently defending free speech.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:00:48 +1000Vladimir Putin is losing the battle of wills against the Ukrainians
Putin once proudly boasted that Russia has “made a fortress out of Crimea” but it is increasingly hard for him to sustain that claim.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 07:57:41 +1000Three US police officers suspended after video shows beating
Arkansas State Police are investigating the actions of three police officers who were seen on video badly beating a man during an arrest.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 06:29:53 +1000Italy’s far-right candidate blasted for posting rape video
Georgia Meloni’s main opponent said that reposting the video went beyond “the bounds of dignity and decency”.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 05:56:49 +1000Survivors and families of Uvalde school shooting launch multi-billion dollar lawsuit
Massive lawsuit launched on behalf of people affected by Uvalde school shooting.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 05:44:48 +1000Not just revenge, we need victory in Ukraine: Alexander Dugin after daughter’s death
Russia’s Federal Security Service accused Ukraine’s secret services of killing Dugina in a car bomb attack that President Vladimir Putin called “evil”.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 04:55:41 +1000Daughter of Putin ally ‘killed in car bomb attack’
The journalist and political expert broadly supported her father’s ideas, and had herself been sanctioned by the US and UK.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 04:45:19 +1000Fauci, face of US COVID response, to step down in December
Fauci has served under seven US presidents since Republican Ronald Reagan in the 80s, focusing on newly emerging and re-emerging infectious disease threats.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 20:41:02 +1000Magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits Bali
Tourists felt tremors around Kuta and Denpasar as a magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit Bali.
Mon, 22 Aug 2022 18:51:49 +1000New Princess Diana documentary sheds light on her death
A new documentary about Princess Diana's death claims she predicted the tragedy.