As news of the flight spread, thousands gathered at the main protest site in Colombo. Hundreds of others stormed the prime minister’s office, demanding his resignation.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has met with the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands Manasseh Sogavare at the Pacific Islands Summit for the first time since Sogarvare signed a security pact with China.

Two polls taken since Sunday show popular support for Fumio Kishida is at a record high, despite the shock and turmoil of the weekend’s events.

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Twenty-fives ago, a bridge collapsed during the opening ceremony of the Maccabiah Games in Israel, while the Australian team was crossing. Four athletes were killed, and many others injured, in the disaster.

The Capitol riots investigation has revealed disturbing details of an Oval Office meeting in which Trump allies tried to convince the president to use the military to seize voting machines.

Andrew Hastie, the opposition’s defence spokesman and a former SAS soldier, said the West must be willing to use lethal force to fight its enemies.

Just a quarter of the list of Tory leadership candidates are white males. Half of the candidates are women or non-white, meaning the Conservatives could produce their third female prime minister or first of colour.

NASA on Tuesday unveiled a new batch of images from its new powerful space telescope, including a foamy blue and orange shot of a dying star.

A war of words has erupted between Elon Musk and Donald Trump as the Tesla billionaire declares the former US president too old to run for re-election.

The British government says new restrictions could be introduced if the rising number of COVID cases puts a strain on the health system.

Stunning images include star-building cloud of gas and dust more than 7000 light years away.

NASA has unveiled a new set of images from its powerful James Webb Space Telescope.

There is no such thing as a silver bullet solution in war, but HIMARS are having an important impact in the Ukrainian effort against their invaders.

The United States will launch its biggest Pacific push in decades as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese lands in a divided Pacific forum on Wednesday.

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Crowds packed pavements lined with a heavy police presence as the hearse carrying Abe departed from a central Tokyo temple after his private funeral.

Banks froze customers accounts after the biggest collusion case int eh nation’s history.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has made another pitch for unity as Pacific leaders gather for talks in Fiji.

Boris Johnson’s three years of power will leave no lasting legacy. Except perhaps one that he will never bring himself to acknowledge.