A passenger plane preparing to take off from Sudan for Saudi Arabia came under fire on Saturday as deadly fighting rocked Khartoum, the kingdom’s flag carrier said. The Airbus A330 bound for Saudi Arabia “was exposed to gunfire damage… with guests and crew on board” ahead of its scheduled departureContinue Reading

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has denounced Russian “beasts” after a video appeared to show the beheading of a Ukrainian prisoner, prompting international outrage. The emergence of the disturbing footage, which AFP was unable to independently verify, sparked fury in Ukraine, with Kyiv saying Russia is “worse than ISIS”. The EuropeanContinue Reading

The world is hurtling towards a recession, with the risks skyrocketing for richer nations – including Australia. That’s according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which issued to the dire warning in its World Economic Outlook update for April. It explained that the dangers of a downturn had soared forContinue Reading