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Tue, 08 Nov 2022 20:58:02 +1100‘Positive changes’: China’s Foreign Minister speaks with Wong
The discussion paves the way for a meeting between Xi Jinping and Anthony Albanese at the G20.
Tue, 08 Nov 2022 19:48:02 +1100World leaders discuss climate change solutions in Egypt
Many world leaders are discussing climate change solutions in Egypt but leaders from the top polluting countries are noticeably absent.
Tue, 08 Nov 2022 18:50:02 +1100Less than 24 hours to go until the vote in US mid-term elections
Biden and Trump make final pitch to voters ahead of US mid-term elections.
Tue, 08 Nov 2022 18:14:47 +1100Sculpture by the Sea defends controversial map of China
The chief executive of Sculpture by the Sea has defended an artwork that depicts Taiwan as part of China.
Tue, 08 Nov 2022 17:33:42 +1100In Taiwan’s bomb shelters, a space for life and even entertainment
All over Keelung – which suffered its first foreign attack, by the Dutch, in 1642 – the landscape has been carved up for protection.
Tue, 08 Nov 2022 17:24:33 +1100French cardinal admits abusing 14-year-old, quits
Cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard is one of the highest-ranking prelates of the Catholic Church in France and among at least 11 high-ranking clerics being investigated.
Tue, 08 Nov 2022 16:49:33 +1100Trump calls Nancy Pelosi an ‘animal’
Former US president Donald Trump calls Speaker Nancy Pelosi an “animal” for impeaching him twice.
Tue, 08 Nov 2022 16:42:44 +1100Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors
Tue, 08 Nov 2022 16:30:44 +1100Midterms pose a threat to the future of US democracy
There is a good chance that US voters will elect many Republican candidates who supported the rioters’ cause in the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol in Washington DC.
Tue, 08 Nov 2022 16:07:30 +1100Trump calls Pelosi ‘an animal’ and vows to end her career
On the eve of the midterms, it’s a new low for the former US president who knows the House Speaker is already shaken by a violent attack on her husband.
Tue, 08 Nov 2022 15:18:35 +1100Ukraine says Russia forces pillage, occupy Kherson homes ahead of battle
Ukraine has accused Russia of looting homes in the city of Kherson and occupying them with troops in civilian clothes to prepare for street fighting.
Tue, 08 Nov 2022 13:55:08 +1100Runaway murderer Lord Lucan ‘alive’ and living in suburban Brisbane, expert claims
A computer algorithm that found the killers of Jamal Khashoggi has identified an 87-year-old Brisbane man as the missing British aristocrat.
Tue, 08 Nov 2022 12:54:01 +1100North Korea says missile tests were practice to attack South, US
The plan is to “mercilessly” strike key South Korean and US targets such as air bases, the military said.
Tue, 08 Nov 2022 12:31:08 +1100‘We have interfered and will interfere’: Vladimir Putin’s chef admits to US election meddling
The statement, from the press service of Yevgeny Prigozhin, came on the eve of US midterm elections in response to a request for comment.
Tue, 08 Nov 2022 11:58:26 +1100Huge shark leaps out of water onto boat in New Zealand
A fisherman who captured a video of a huge shark leapt out of the water on to the front of his boat, described it as "a crazy moment".
Tue, 08 Nov 2022 11:46:43 +1100Sunak sinks ‘vanity plan’ for $440m Britannia successor
The new British prime minister says that, with the Ukraine war and tighter national finances, ships must be able to multitask.
Tue, 08 Nov 2022 11:08:03 +1100Christchurch mosque terrorist appeals conviction and sentence
The Australian gunman carried out NZ’s worst ever terrorist attack, killing 51 people during Friday prayers.
Tue, 08 Nov 2022 08:52:40 +1100‘Situation is terrible’: Republicans sue to disqualify thousands of mail ballots in swing states
Experts say the litigation - which could significantly affect Tuesday’s vote - represents a parallel strategy of suing to disqualify mail ballots based on technicalities
Mon, 07 Nov 2022 21:28:49 +1100COP27 UN climate conference gets under way in Egypt
More than 120 world leaders will attend this year's UN climate talks this week at the Red Sea coastal resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
Mon, 07 Nov 2022 18:35:15 +1100US midterms: Charts that explain what’s driving US voters
While Republicans have nudged ahead in the polls against Democrats in numerous races, the issues driving the elections are among some of the most unpredictable in recent history.