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Sat, 22 Oct 2022 19:19:00 +1100
Plane crashes into US home killing everyone on board
A single-engine plane has crashed into a home near a New Hampshire airport, killing everyone on board.

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 18:59:49 +1100
Donald Trump formally served with a subpoena
Donald Trump has been formally served with a subpoena demanding he give evidence about the insurrection at the US Capitol.

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 18:59:49 +1100
Boris Johnson picks up momentum in UK PM race
Boris Johnson is picking up momentum in the race to be Britain's next Prime Minister, despite not formally putting up his hand.

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 17:36:16 +1100
‘Dare to struggle’: China’s premier dropped in reshuffle that paves way for Xi Jinping’s third term
In controversial scenes on Saturday, former President Hu Jintao was escorted from the Great Hall of the People just as Xi was preparing to speak.

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 13:53:52 +1100
Liz Truss is eligible for a taxpayer-funded annual $200,000 allowance for life
Some of Truss’ political opponents have called for her to be refused the payment because of what they see as her role in Britain’s political and economic turmoil.

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 12:49:18 +1100
Liz Truss’ demise ends the revival of Thatcher’s libertarian economics - for now
“I now expect the language of free markets and libertarianism to be consigned to scrap for quite some time,” said a lobbyist for the Adam Smith Institute.

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 11:16:06 +1100
Donald Trump summoned to testify to Jan. 6 US Capitol riot panel
Thousands of Trump supporters attacked the Capitol, after Trump delivered a fiery speech at a rally near the White House that falsely claims his defeat in the 2020 presidential election was fraudulent.

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 10:48:22 +1100
Qatar sued over ‘invasive’ strip searches of five Australian women
Hundreds of women were forcibly removed from aircraft at Doha on October 2, 2020 as officials searched for the mother of a newborn baby in a bathroom at the terminal. 

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 10:30:21 +1100
‘Fed-up’: Britain ‘exasperated’ by head-spinning Tory leadership drama
“We don’t feel that anybody’s actually taking action,” said one British woman. “And we’re getting to winter, and the bills are just going up and up and up.”

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 09:22:05 +1100
Boris Johnson ‘up for it’ as Penny Mordaunt vies to become UK’s fourth female prime minister
Boris Johnson has expressed confidence that he can make a political comeback. Some MPs were threatening to quit if Johnson was reinstated.

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 07:35:06 +1100
Former US president Donald Trump could testify at US Capitol riot investigation
Former US president Donald Trump has been issued with a subpoena which could compel him to testify about the Capitol riots.

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 05:07:48 +1100
Former Pakistan leader Imran Khan barred from office, sparking protests
The top election tribunal found Khan guilty of unlawfully selling gifts from foreign dignitaries and heads of state, a lawyer and a minister said.

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 04:33:54 +1100
Trump ex-adviser Bannon sentenced to four months for contempt of Congress
Steve Bannon was found guilty of contempt of Congress for failing to provide documents or testimony to the January 6 committee.

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 18:30:20 +1100
Liz Truss resigns as British Prime Minister
Liz Truss has resigned as British Prime Minister after weeks of economic turmoil.

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 17:57:32 +1100
Britain urgently needs fresh, competent leadership
Liz Truss was right to quit her job as British prime minister rather than subject the nation to further political flux.

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 17:55:31 +1100
Teen chess grandmaster files $100m lawsuit over cheating allegations
American Hans Niemann is suing world champion Magnus Carlsen and Chess.com. He claims they are “colluding to blacklist” him from the professional chess world.

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 16:44:45 +1100
Spacey found not liable in his civil abuse trial
Actor Kevin Spacey has been found not liable in his civil abuse trial against fellow actor Anthony Rapp.

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 16:42:07 +1100
Liz Truss: 44 days in office
In one of the most controversial tenures of all time, British Prime Minister Liz Truss has resigned after only 44 days in office.

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 16:39:36 +1100
Liz Truss resigns as UK prime minister
Liz Truss has become the shortest-serving prime minister in UK history after resigning overnight.

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 16:37:13 +1100
Campaign to bring back Boris Johnson threatens to derail replacement of Liz Truss as British PM
Rishi Sunak has emerged as the early favourite to become Britain’s next PM after Liz Truss resigned. But the race now threatens to be overshadowed by a campaign to bring back Boris Johnson.



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