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Thu, 26 May 2022 18:52:15 +1000
Wong takes on Beijing over climate, debt and influence
In her first press conference as Foreign Minister at the Pacific Islands Forum on Thursday evening, Wong started a fight over the future of the region.

Thu, 26 May 2022 17:24:05 +1000
One image says everything you need to know about America’s gun problem
This year alone there have been 7663 gun deaths, excluding suicide, in the United States.

Thu, 26 May 2022 17:20:52 +1000
A portrait of grief: The precious victims of Texas school shooting
Stories have begun to emerge about the lives of the 19 children and their two teachers who were gunned down behind a barricaded door at their Texas primary school.

Thu, 26 May 2022 17:01:54 +1000
We don’t want to pick sides: The view from South-East Asia as China woos Pacific
As Beijing looks to expand its influence, Singapore’s prime minster says most countries in the region do not want to be forced to pick between rival superpowers.

Thu, 26 May 2022 16:12:15 +1000
World in shock after 21 people killed in Texas school shooting
Identity of 19 children and two teachers killed by gunman released

Thu, 26 May 2022 15:49:07 +1000
‘Superpower’ bacteria discovered in Antarctica
Bacteria discovered in the deep south have genes that give them antiobiotic and antimicrobial resistance and could spread out from polar regions.

Thu, 26 May 2022 15:27:49 +1000
Albanese’s early moves dispel doubts on his China policy
The Coalition tried to claim during the election campaign that Chinese President Xi Jinping was barracking for a Labor win. This was misguided.

Thu, 26 May 2022 14:24:44 +1000
‘Go in there!’: Onlookers urged police to charge into Texas school
One man whose year four daughter was killed in the attack, said he raced to the school, arriving while police were still massed outside the building.

Thu, 26 May 2022 14:22:02 +1000
Soon enough it won’t be ‘Partygate’ that’s the sideshow but Boris himself
Whether Boris Johnson can safely navigate the latest political storm with spin, one question must surely now be asked: What on earth were they thinking?

Thu, 26 May 2022 12:57:17 +1000
Kate Moss testifies in Johnny Depp defamation trial
Speaking via video link from England, Kate Moss speaks for two minutes in the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial.

Thu, 26 May 2022 12:51:02 +1000
Russia - Ukraine war: Photo gallery, May 26th, 2022
As Russia concentrates its attack on the east and south of the country, residents of the Kyiv region are returning to assess the war's toll on their communities.

Thu, 26 May 2022 11:27:39 +1000
Russia ‘ready to set up corridor’ for Ukrainian food ships - with conditions
Ukraine’s Black Sea ports have been blocked since Russia sent thousands of troops into Ukraine on February 24 and more than 20 million tonnes of grain are stuck in silos in the country.

Thu, 26 May 2022 10:56:25 +1000
When the public’s right to know clashes with giving mass shooters what they want
The ‘script’ of coverage of mass shootings is a fundamental part of why these crimes happen.

Thu, 26 May 2022 09:50:27 +1000
Two sets of cousins among the victims of Uvalde school massacre
The identities of the 19 children and two adults killed in the Robb Elementary School massacre that occurred in Uvalde, Texas are slowly being revealed.

Thu, 26 May 2022 08:43:47 +1000
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

Thu, 26 May 2022 07:50:32 +1000
Beto O'Rourke interrupts press conference of Texas governor
Beto O’Rourke interrupts the ongoing press conference by Texas governor Abbott and other officials.

Thu, 26 May 2022 05:01:30 +1000
‘Just wait for it’: Texas gunman warned girl online he was going to shoot up school
The Facebook posts were the only advance warning of the deadly rampage at a Texas elementary school, Governor Greg Abbott said.

Thu, 26 May 2022 05:00:00 +1000
Marise Payne was warned flight caps would strand thousands of Australians overseas
A new document shows Australia’s high commissioner to the UK explicitly warned the foreign affairs minister that quarantine caps would leave citizens stranded.

Thu, 26 May 2022 03:40:05 +1000
Blasts rip through mosque, minivans in Afghanistan, killing at least a dozen
The explosion in the mosque in Kabul occurred just hours after deadly bombs hit passenger vehicles in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif.

Thu, 26 May 2022 03:17:18 +1000
Kate Moss denies Johnny Depp pushed her down staircase
Supermodel Kate Moss, a former girlfriend of Johnny Depp, has told a court that she has never been pushed or assaulted by the actor.



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