Sydney Morning Herald World News
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 19:38:25 +1100Huge European cocaine supply cartel smashed
A "super cartel" that controlled around one-third of Europe's cocaine supply has been smashed.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 19:35:22 +1100Vehicle slams into fireworks store in Florida
A flurry of explosions have erupted in Florida, after a vehicle slammed into a fireworks store.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 17:56:21 +1100‘People are taking extraordinary risks’: Beijing faces the A4 army
China’s state security apparatus is more sophisticated than ever. But so are its protesters.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 17:51:37 +1100Cat found in suitcase at airport
An x-ray revealed a ginger cat had got into a suitcase at JFK Airport in New York.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 16:15:44 +1100South Korea extradites suspect in Auckland suitcase murder
She is suspected of fleeing New Zealand in 2018 after allegedly killing her seven-year-old and 10-year-old children.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 14:42:25 +1100In Qatar, Middle East tensions spill into World Cup stadiums
Qatari authorities have had to thread a minefield of competing politics and football fans.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 14:34:01 +1100Kiwi climber recovering from horror fall
Anna Parson lost her left leg after falling 24 metres while rock climbing in Yosemite.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 13:33:46 +1100British man could be first disabled astronaut
Paralympian John McFallcould could become the first disabled astronaut as he is among a small group chosen by the European Space Agency.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 13:19:08 +1100Pence says Trump should apologise for dinner with anti-Semite
“I think the president demonstrated profoundly poor judgment in giving those individuals a seat at the table”, said the former US vice president.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 12:00:57 +1100Children remains found inside suitcases left at an Auckland storage unit
The remains of two young children were inside suitcases left at an Auckland storage unit for "a number of years".
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 12:00:53 +1100International police forces smash major drug cartel
Police forces join forces to smash global drug ring.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 11:58:32 +1100Buffalo supermarket mass shooting suspect pleads guilty
The Buffalo supermarket mass shooting suspect, Payton Gendron, has pleaded guilty to terrorism and murder charges.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 11:44:23 +1100World's largest volcano erupts in Hawaii
The world's largest active volcano has erupted for the first time in nearly four decades in Hawaii.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 11:41:10 +1100Mauna Loa volcano erupts for first time in nearly 40 years
The Hawaiian volcano rising 4169 metres above the Pacific Ocean wasn’t the only one to begin erupting in the Americas.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 11:34:05 +1100South Korea extradites suitcase murder suspect to New Zealand
South Korean police arrested a woman over the deaths of two children whose bodies were found in suitcases in New Zealand.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 08:45:50 +1100Conscripts trigger wave of gun violence in Russia-Ukraine border villages
Drunken brawls among Russian soldiers in Russian-occupied Ukraine have spilt over the border since the mobilisation began.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 07:25:31 +1100‘Armed speech’: In the US, the presence of guns is curbing protesters’ voices
A partisan divide - with Democrats largely eschewing firearms and Republicans embracing them - has warped political speech in the US.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +1100China poses ‘challenge to our values and interests’ but we must engage: Rishi Sunak
Giving his first major foreign policy speech since entering politics, the prime minister said Britain must undergo an “evolutionary leap” in its approach.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 05:54:56 +1100‘We’re now showing support’: China’s zero COVID lockdown protests spread abroad
The protests on the mainland were triggered by a fire in China’s Xinjiang region last week that killed 10 people who were trapped in their apartments.
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 05:15:40 +1100Monkeypox has a new name: ‘mpox’
The recommendation follows outbreaks that began about six months ago in Europe and the US, prompting widespread fears that the pathogen could spread further.