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Sat, 21 Dec 2024 18:33:20 +1100US government avoids a shutdown as funding bill clears Congress
A car ploughed into a busy outdoor Christmas market in Germany, killing at least two people and injuring at least 68 others.
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 18:28:14 +1100Two dead, dozens more injured after car ploughs into crowd at German Christmas market
A car ploughed into a busy outdoor Christmas market in Germany, killing at least two people and injuring at least 68 others.
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 17:04:04 +1100Australians return home as Vanuatu rescues continue
Another 141 Australian citizens touched down in Brisbane overnight following the devastating earthquake.
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 16:58:13 +1100Congress approves funding bill, ignoring Trump demand over shutdown
Donald Trump urged the US government shutdown to “start now”, but a bipartisan a deal was approved by Republicans and Democrats alike at the last minute.
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 16:10:40 +1100Car ploughs into ‘fairytale’ Christmas market killing at least four, injuring scores
The driver was arrested shortly after he had barrelled into a crowd in Magdeburg, Germany, about 7pm, when the town centre was teeming with holiday shoppers.
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 14:02:30 +1100Musk helped kill a bill. But much of what he spread was misinformation
The X owner, an unelected figure, not only used his outsize influence on the platform to help sway the US Congress, he did so without regard for the facts.
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 12:26:22 +1100Eight convicted over the beheading of French teacher Samuel Paty
Paty was killed by an Islamic extremist in 2020, after showing his class cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad during a mandated lesson on freedom of expression.
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 10:01:52 +1100Macron accused in media of ‘racist, sexist and homophobic’ comments
Plus he let his anger show on a visit to cyclone-hit Mayotte by saying: “If it wasn’t for France, you would be in way deeper shit.”
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 09:06:55 +1100Car drives into group of people at German Christmas markets
A car has driven into a group of people at a Christmas market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg.
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 07:32:23 +1100US Government hours away from shutdown after Trump and Musk tank deal
The US government is now hours away from a shutdown after incoming President Donald Trump and his billionaire backer Elon Musk tanked a deal.
Sat, 21 Dec 2024 06:00:00 +1100Pelicot trial sparks calls for ‘consent’ to be added to French rape law
Campaigners say the case of Gisele Pelicot is proof France’s rape laws need to be changed as the current legislation is insufficient.
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 20:55:46 +1100Search to resume for MH370 wreckage on ‘no-find-no-fee’ basis
Malaysia has agreed to reopen the search for the wreckage more than 10 years after it disappeared in one of the world’s greatest aviation mysteries.
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:42:00 +1100The search for van Gogh’s lost masterpiece
Cast off by the Nazis but heralded by curators, the artist’s painting of his doctor – made just before van Gogh’s suicide – has not been seen in 34 years.
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:37:15 +1100Accused CEO killer flown to New York
Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing health insurance CEO Brian Thompson, has agreed to his extradition to New York.
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:51:03 +1100‘Co-president’ Elon Musk? True power of Trump’s ally in the spotlight
The unelected tech billionaire’s role in scrapping a spending deal in Congress alarmed Democrats and watchdog groups, and could result in a government shutdown.
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:08:45 +1100World of photos, December 21, 2024
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 11:45:00 +1100What’s scarier than Trump suing to cow the media? The media caving in
News outlets need to keep saying Trump is all the things the courts have declared him to be.
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 11:25:59 +1100Israel accused of killing Palestinians by denying water, as Gaza bombing continues
Israeli airstrikes have killed dozens of people in Gaza overnight, as Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of genocide and MSF said signs of ethnic cleansing “were undeniable”.
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 11:18:47 +1100At least 50 killed after multiple highway crashes in Afghanistan
Two highway crashes in Afghanistan have killed a combined total of 50 people and injured 76.
Fri, 20 Dec 2024 09:36:27 +1100Luigi Mangione could face death penalty after new federal charges
A plane, a helicopter and a throng of police officers with assault rifles heralded the return of the suspected killer to New York.