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Fri, 18 Nov 2022 19:06:06 +1100
US Speaker Nancy Pelosi stepping down
After nearly 20 years as the face of the Democrats in the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi is stepping down.

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 19:04:42 +1100
Guilty verdict delivered in MH17 case
Two Russians and a pro-Moscow Ukrainian separatist have been found guilty of shooting Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 out of the sky eight years ago.

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 18:34:31 +1100
APEC summit disrupted by Kim’s ballistic missile landing near Japan
Anthony Albanese said North Korea violated multiple UN resolutions and must stop, while the Japanese PM said the provocation cannot be condoned.

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 17:45:16 +1100
Biden team declares Saudi prince immune in Khashoggi murder case
The US resident was dismembered in 2018 in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, an operation US spies believed was ordered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 16:43:33 +1100
From prison, Najib’s shadow lingers over unpredictable polls
As his oldest son makes his election debut, the former Malaysian prime minister jailed for corruption, still looms large.

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 16:14:37 +1100
Three men convicted of downing MH17
Three men have been convicted of downing the MH17 passenger jet over Ukraine in 2014, killing 298 people.

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 15:58:58 +1100
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 15:58:31 +1100
Economy in free fall: Britain hikes taxes to save sinking economy
Britons are facing higher taxes and bigger energy bills after the government announced an emergency U-turn budget aimed at restoring its economic credibility and finances.

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 14:52:07 +1100
‘I miss my dear mother-in-law,’ says Camilla
Camilla, the Queen Consort, has paid tribute to her “dear mother-in-law” in her first speech since the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 12:23:17 +1100
‘Most consequential Speaker’: Nancy Pelosi won’t seek leadership role, plans to stay in Congress
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced that she will not seek a leadership position in the new US Congress.

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 11:54:08 +1100
Newly divided Congress presents fresh battles for birthday Biden
The US president turns 80 this weekend. He’s had an early present with control of the US Senate, but chaos awaits him.

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 09:53:50 +1100
Axe, sword-wielding man enters New York Times building, seeking the politics desk
The New York Post quoted a policeman as saying, the man had “a knife in one hand and a stuffed animal in the other”.

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 07:21:39 +1100
Sunglasses of iconic writer Joan Didion sell for $US27,000
Didion, the revered author and essayist whose precise social and personal commentary in such classics as The White Album and The Year of Magical Thinking, died last year.

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 06:54:49 +1100
Russia pummels Ukraine with missiles, hitting power supply, injuring civilians
Explosions resounded in cities including the capital Kyiv, the southern port of Odesa, the central city of Dnipro and the southeastern region of Zaporizhzhia. 

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 05:00:00 +1100
Inside the secret headquarters where foreigners go to fight Putin
Overseen by a Brit who once worked in a Rolls-Royce factory, Australian Trevor “Ninja” Kjeldal was part of a group of fighters from 29 different nations on the frontline in Ukraine.

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 01:35:33 +1100
MH17 verdict: Three men found guilty of downing Malaysia Airlines flight
The three men were all senior commanders in the separatist movement, the Donetsk People’s Republic, just months after Russia had annexed Crimea and the Donbas region.

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 18:49:24 +1100
Artemis One has blasted off from Florida
The first giant leap in the mission to put man back on the moon, Artemis One, has been given an "A plus" by NASA officials.

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 18:49:20 +1100
Deadly missile strike likely from Ukraine
NATO leaders have stepped back after learning the missile strike that killed two men in Poland was most likely deployed by Ukraine.

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 17:07:27 +1100
Andrew Forrest’s $740 million bet on Ukraine
The Australian miner’s investment will be the first tranche of a $100 billion fund that has been described as Ukraine’s “Marshall Plan”.

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 17:01:10 +1100
Digital replica: Tuvalu turns to Metaverse to guarantee its existence
The country’s foreign minister says it is time to look at alternative solutions for his country’s survival.



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