WASHINGTON: Few expect Chinese President Xi Jinping’s diplomacy to yield breakthroughs on the Ukraine war. But in Washington, there are fears Beijing may succeed elsewhere — in winning credibility on the world stage.Xi pushed forward positions on Ukraine during two days of talks in Moscow, a week after China announcedContinue Reading
Researchers have found it is no longer an option for millenials to buy their first home by cutting back on lifestyle luxuries, with close to half turning to the “bank of mum and dad”. University of Sydney senior lecturer Dr Laurence Troy released the findings of a study on TuesdayContinue Reading
A Melbourne father says he “felt like an animal” when police officers tasered him and dragged him off a Jetstar flight. Bolic Bet Malou, 30, was travelling back to Melbourne on a Jetstar flight with his wife and one-year-old son on Saturday when the carrier claims he refused to returnContinue Reading
Nicotine vapes could be on sale to adults at supermarkets across the country under a Nationals plan to “protect children” that’s been slammed by experts as “dangerous”. Claiming current laws are not working, the Nationals want to align the sale of e-cigarettes with cigarettes at licensed retailers where they areContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD: A magnitude 6.5 earthquake rattled much of Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday, sending panicked residents fleeing from homes and offices and frightening people even in remote villages. At least nine people died.More than 100 people were brought to hospitals in the Swat valley region of Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber PakhtunkhwaContinue Reading
Hundreds of Christian protesters have clashed with LGBTQ activists outside a church where One Nation NSW leader Mark Latham was speaking. The New South Wales One Nation leader was due to speak to about 500 people about “religious freedom, parental rights, school education” and keeping LGBTQIA+ activism out of schoolsContinue Reading
ISLAMABD: At least two people were killed and six injured as a 6.8 magnitude earthquake jolted parts of Pakistan on Tuesday, local media reported.The epicentre of the earthquake was Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region, while its depth was 180 kilometres, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department.According to initial reports, tremors wereContinue Reading
A woman has been charged with grooming a child while employed as a teacher at a school in Brisbane. Child Protection and Investigation Unit detectives charged Indooroopilly State High School teacher Chelsea Jane Edwards, from Paradise Point on the Gold Coast, on March 10. According to the school’s website, sheContinue Reading
Politicians are using burner phones or their staff members’ devices to access TikTok, as pressure mounts on the government to enact a total ban of the Chinese-owned app on all government devices. The Opposition’s spokesman for cybersecurity and foreign interference, James Paterson, said the government should not only ban theContinue Reading
Independent senate king and queenmakers have laid out their demands if the federal government wants its $10bn housing fund to pass the senate this week. The Greens, Jacqui Lambie and David Pocock say the government has not committed enough money to fix the housing crisis threatening the country, while TammyContinue Reading