Four things to expect this week
It’s Monday, it’s a new week, and while we won’t pretend to know everything that’s going to happen over the…
Category: WORLD
US sends aircraft carrier and bomber task force to ‘warn Iran’
The US has deployed an aircraft carrier to the Middle East to send a “clear and unmistakable message” to Iran.…
Why climate ‘paralysis’ looms over Australia’s election
Two years ago, Scott Morrison stood up to address the Australian parliament while brandishing a lump of coal in his…
Nature loss: Major report to highlight ‘natural and human emergency’
Scientists and government officials meet this week in Paris to finalise a key assessment on humanity’s relationship with nature. The Intergovernmental…
Biodiversity heroes: The teenagers saving Madagascar’s wildlife
he island nation of Madagascar has a dubious accolade: it is the world-leader in deforestation. Now, some of the island’s…
Gaza conflict: Death toll mounts amid days of violence
The death toll is mounting on both sides after three days of cross-border violence between Israel and militants on the…
Brunei says it won’t enforce death penalty for gay sex
Brunei has backtracked on enforcing laws introduced last month that would have made sex between men and adultery punishable by…
Forty-one people killed in Russian passenger plane fire
Forty-one people were killed when a Russian passenger plane made an emergency crash-landing and caught fire Sunday at a Moscow…
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern engaged to Clarke Gayford
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is engaged to her long-term partner, television presenter Clarke Gayford, a spokesman has confirmed.…
Thai king coronation: Sacred water, royal regalia and a housewarming party
An elaborate three-day coronation is taking place for the king of Thailand, and sacred water plays a key role in…
