Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has suggested that a youth mobility scheme could be part of a new UK–EU agreement, in what would mark a significant step toward expanding post-Brexit ties without restoring full freedom of movement.
Speaking to The (...)
Australia's most-decorated living soldier Ben Roberts-Smith, has lost an appeal against a landmark defamation judgement which found he committed war crimes.
A judge in 2023 ruled that news articles alleging the Victoria Cross recipient had murdered (...)
Australia's Liberal Party has for the first time chosen a woman as its leader, with Sussan Ley to take over from Peter Dutton after he led the party to a bruising election loss.
Ley, from the moderate faction of the party, beat Angus Taylor - who (...)
For decades, if there's one thing that's been a taboo in the Indian foreign ministry, it is third-party mediation — particularly in the long-running dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir.
Those in the know, then, are not surprised that US President (...)
MEXICO CITY — The Saudi Film Commission has announced the launch of Saudi Film Nights in Mexico from May 6 to 11, 2025, as part of its ongoing international outreach to promote Saudi cinema on the global stage.
Following successful events in France, (...)
US President Donald Trump says he will hit movies made in foreign countries with 100% tariffs, as he ramps up trade disputes with nations around the world.
Trump said he was authorizing the US Trade Representative to start the process of imposing (...)
In Western Sydney, an audience of Stetson-wearing Australians are sitting in their fold-up camping chairs, swigging beers and eating a spiraled fried potato on a skewer known as a 'chip on a stick'.
People here are enjoying bull rides, barrel racing (...)
A teenager has been charged after Australian opposition leader Peter Dutton's office was vandalized for the third time during the election campaign.
The Liberal Party leader's office in Arana Hills, Brisbane was splattered in red paint, and covered (...)
Beijing has warned its trading partners against succumbing to US pressure to isolate China in President Donald Trump's tariff war, as part of its carrot-and-stick approach to win over countries caught between the world's two largest (...)
US Vice President JD Vance has arrived in the Indian capital where he is due to hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid global trade tensions sparked by Washington's tariff policies.
The talks are likely to focus on fast tracking a (...)
Chinese CS2 team Lynn Vision has voluntarily withdrawn from the PGL Astana Chinese closed qualifier, citing serious flaws in the Valve Regional Standings (VRS) system. The strategic forfeit aimed to protect China's chances of earning a second Major (...)
Five people have drowned and two remain missing after powerful waves struck Australia's eastern coastline at the start of the Easter weekend, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
On Saturday, emergency services recovered the body of a man (...)
Less than a year into Donald Trump's first trade war with China, Chinese leader Xi Jinping made a high-profile visit to an unassuming factory in Ganzhou, an industrial city nestled among rolling hills in the country's southeast.
Touring its (...)
Relatives of a nine-year-old boy who was killed by an accidental gunshot in Australia have been charged over his death.
Paramedics treated the child for serious neck injuries at a farm in Windellama — near Goulburn in New South Wales (NSW) — on (...)
It can be unlucky when a plane has to divert due to a sick passenger or a security incident mid-air.
But a recent flight from the Cayman Islands to the United Kingdom was particularly unlucky as it had to be diverted twice.
Passengers on board BA252 (...)
Australia has swiftly turned down China's offer to "join hands" against Donald Trump's tariffs, as Washington escalates its trade war with Beijing.
The White House recently imposed an import tax of 10% on Australian goods, but for China — (...)
RIYADH —The Saudi Ministry of Culture announced the appointment of Douglas Gauthier as CEO of the Royal Arts Complex in King Salman Park in Riyadh. Gauthier will manage and operate the complex and develop its cultural programs, drawing on his (...)
Australia's opposition leader has ditched an election promise to end work from home options for public servants after a backlash.
Peter Dutton on Monday said his Liberal-National Coalition had "made a mistake" and apologized.
Australians will vote (...)
The US Commerce Secretary has defended the country's decision to impose tariffs on a group of uninhabited islands, which are populated only by penguins and seals.
The imposition of tariffs on the Heard and McDonald islands were meant to close (...)
Asian markets plunged on Monday, deepening a global stocks rout triggered by US President Donald Trump's trade war and China's forceful response to unexpectedly high tariffs.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei fell by more than 8% shortly after opening, while (...)
Australia on Sunday called for an independent investigation into the killing of 15 paramedics and civil defense workers by Israeli forces in southern Gaza last month.
"The deaths of humanitarian workers in Gaza are unacceptable," a spokesperson for (...)
The death toll from the devastating earthquakes that struck Myanmar has climbed to 1,002, with over 2,300 people injured and 30 still missing, according to state media reports on Saturday.
Myanmar's state-run broadcaster MRTV reported the updated (...)
A number of countries have officially announced that Eid Al-Fitr will fall on Monday, March 31, 2025, as the Shawwal crescent moon was not sighted on Saturday evening.
Authorities in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and Australia (...)
Australia will head to the polls on May 3 for a federal election that could reshape the country's political landscape.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, whose center-left Labor Party holds a narrow majority, confirmed the date on Friday after (...)
Millions of tires being sent from the UK to India for recycling are actually being "cooked" in makeshift furnaces causing serious health problems and huge environmental damage, the BBC has discovered.
The majority of the UK's exported waste tires (...)
