[ad_1] An Australian man has died while providing humanitarian aid in war-torn Ukraine, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed. Michael O’Neill, 47, was killed on Wednesday, leaving behind three children as well as five siblings. “This is a tragedy and I want to give my condolences to the family of the man involved,” Mr Albanese […]

[ad_1] The Greens appear certain to win the federal seat of Brisbane, snatching the spot from the Liberal incumbent, and gaining a fourth seat in the House of Representatives. The victory also restricts Labor to just 75 seats so far – one less than the majority needed for the party to govern in nits own […]

[ad_1] Six days ago, Shanghai residents in an upper-income apartment complex did what was until recently unthinkable by leaving their homes against orders and demanding an immediate end to a seven-week lockdown ordeal. What happened next was also unthinkable: they were set free. The story of a small triumph quickly spread on chat groups across […]

[ad_1] Ukraine forces in the country’s embattled east are facing a do-or-die moment: Retreat to fight again, or stay put as Russian forces tighten the noose around the region’s last pocket of urban resistance? A withdrawal could bring Russian President Vladimir Putin closer to his goal of capturing eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk and Donetsk regions in […]

[ad_1] Live Fiji’s prime minister has praised Australia’s new foreign minister following her first visit to the Pacific, and appeared to take a swipe at comments by Scott Morrison referring to the region at Australia’s “backyard”. “Fiji is not anyone’s ‘backyard’ – we are a part of a Pacific family,” Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama […]

[ad_1] Paramedics across NSW will refuse to take patients’ billing details over the next five days as their dispute with the government over pay and conditions escalates. Paramedics brought forward industrial action, due to begin on Monday, after the government launched a challenge in the Industrial Relations Commission, the Australia Paramedics Association NSW says. Paramedics […]

[ad_1] Israeli troops have killed a teenager during an operation in a town near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry says. The ministry identified the dead teen as Zaid Ghunaim, 15. It said he was wounded by Israeli gunfire in the neck and back, with doctors unable to save his life. […]

[ad_1] The United States should make it easier to confine “deranged” people, says Donald Trump, who insists the cure for America’s epidemic of gun violence is even more guns. Addressing a conference of the National Rifle Association in Houston mere days after a teenage gunman cut down 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, […]

[ad_1] Live Texas’ chief safety official has admitted police made “the wrong decision, period” by not storming a classroom while they waited for the school janitor to get the keys, as well as tactical support. Colonel Steven McCraw revealed the time between officers arriving on the scene at Robb Elementary and deciding to enter the […]