Gas tax: How beer fuelled a debate on Australia’s energy giants
Campaigners say Australia is giving away its gas ‘for free’ and should tax exports like Norway and Qatar.
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Hantavirus-hit cruise ship leaves Cape Verde after three evacuated
A British man is among three evacuees sent to the Netherlands after displaying symptoms while aboard the MV Hondius.
Why the Lebanon-Israel ceasefire is ‘in name only’
Nearly three weeks into a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, escalating attacks and widening incursions are exposing major cracks in an agreement that analysts
WHO confirms Andes strain of hantavirus in cruise ship passengers, with 3 transferred from ship for treatment
Health authorities have identified the Andes strain of hantavirus, which can be transmitted from person to person in passengers who were on a cruise ship
CNN founder Ted Turner dies aged 87
Ted Turner, the outspoken founder of CNN, has died aged 87.
Iran ‘has attained an elevated international standing’ says FM
The Iranian foreign minister said Iran has ‘attained an elevated international standing’ during the war.
Israel bombs Beirut’s southern suburb as it targets Hezbollah commander
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UN demands Israel immediately releases flotilla activists
The United Nations has called on Israel to “immediately” release two activists detained on a flotilla bound for Gaza.
Russia fires dozens of drones at Ukraine in ‘obvious spurning’ of ceasefire, says Zelenskyy
Russia fired dozens of drones at Ukraine in nighttime attacks, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday, disregarding a unilateral ceasefire announced by Kyiv that began at midnight.
Israel strikes Beirut suburbs for 1st time since ceasefire was announced
Israel struck Beirut’s southern suburbs Wednesday for the first time since a ceasefire between it and the militant group Hezbollah was announced on April 17.
Canadian sues U.S. Homeland Security, which allegedly sought his Google data after critical social media posts
A Canadian is fighting back in U.S. federal court over what he says is an attempt by the Department of Homeland Security, through Google, to
Trump pauses Hormuz plan 50 hours after he announced it – what happened?
The US president pauses the military operation to get ships through the Strait of Hormuz two days after he announced it.
Russia ignores Ukraine’s unilateral ceasefire and attacks kindergarten
Ukraine’s president says Russia has “spurned the ceasefire” and Kyiv is deciding on further action to take.
German police raid neo-Nazi criminal youth groups
Police search locations in 12 states, mainly in the East and South of the country in what prosecutors say is a targeted raid.