This weekend, Sri Lankans will vote in their first presidential election since huge political upheaval. In the past two years, the country has endured an economic crisis and protests that forced the ...

The White House says it's "afraid and concerned" about a potential escalation in the Middle East, after a series of explosions targeting Hezbollah communications devices in Lebanon. Hezbollah has ...

Judges have now begun questioning first of the men involved in the mass rape case of a Frenchwoman by her husband and 50 associates.(Reuters: Manon Cruz) French judges have begun questioning the first ...

The Albanese government has failed to pass a key piece of legislation, its Help to Buy scheme, even failing to get the senate to vote on the bill at all.(ABC News: John Gunn) After a week where ...

First Nations elders have begun recounting the abuse they endured working as domestic servants and living in Queensland institutions, as part of that state's Truth and Healing Inquiry. (ABC News: Mark ...

Rail travel in Sydney will be free this weekend in response to industrial action, as tens of thousands plan their travel around the city for some big footy matches.(Facebook: Transport for NSW) ...

The head of the University of Sydney has apologised to Jewish students and staff, admitting he "failed them" in his handling of a pro-Palestinian student encampment. Mark Scott told an inquiry into ...

ISRAEL'S MILITARY HAS APPROVED PLANS TO SHIFT FORCES AND RESOURCES TO THE LEBANON BORDER, CITING GOALS TO BRING 'SECURITY' TO NORTHERN ISRAEL. THIS COMES JUST TWO DAYS AFTER EXPLOSIONS TARGETING ...

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In this update, Israel's military has approved plans to shift forces and resources to the Lebanon border, citing goals to bring 'security' to northern Israel; prime minister Anthony Albanese is ...

The Quad countries, the US, India, Japan and Australia, will hold talks this weekend on security in the Indo-Pacific region, with China high on the agenda. The Quad talks will take place in US ...

People watch Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah delivering a televised address, as they sit at a cafe in Beirut, Lebanon September 19, 2024. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (Reuters: Mohamed ...