JEDDAH — The skies over Saudi Arabia witnessed a rare Blood Moon total lunar eclipse on Sunday evening. The moon turns a deep crimson as the earth's shadow passes over it, visible across Saudi Arabia and much of the Arab world.
The lunar eclipse was (...)
The Australian woman convicted of killing three lunch guests with the world's most toxic mushrooms was sentenced to three life sentences with a non-parole period of 33 years on Monday, bookending a real-life crime drama that's gripped Australia and (...)
It was a scene that might have provoked outrage in Brussels.
Narendra Modi, the prime minister of India, joyfully holding hands with Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia and chief promoter of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, while attending (...)
The biggest online video game stores crashed on Thursday as they struggled to deal with high demand for Hollow Knight: Silksong — one of the most-anticipated games of the year.
Thousands of users reported they were unable to buy the game on PC store (...)
Hundreds of thousands of Australians forced to pay back welfare debts created by an illegal automated system have won the largest payout in the country's history. Known as "Robodebt", the scheme wrongly told welfare recipients they had been overpaid (...)
Israel is weighing the annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank, three Israeli officials said, just as several Western nations move towards recognizing Palestinian statehood this month.
It's one of the steps Israel is considering in retaliation (...)
Belgium will recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session, set to open on 9 September, according to Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot. It adds to international pressure on Israel after Australia, France, Canada (...)
An Australian man is facing theft charges after police uncovered a "significant" trove of Lego and toys worth $250,000 (£120,800; $163,400) allegedly stolen from department stores in Adelaide.
About 2,500 items, including 1,700 unopened boxes of (...)
At least three people were killed and five others injured after an angry mob set fire to a provincial parliament building in Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi, officials said Saturday, as violent protests spread across Indonesia over (...)
Singaporean authorities have announced tougher penalties for vaping as they try to crack down on the increasing use of drug-laced vapes in the country.
These include stiffer fines, longer jail terms and even caning. Foreigners may also be (...)
Australia says it will expel Iran's ambassador after alleging the country's government directed antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the attacks were "extraordinary and dangerous acts of aggression (...)
NATO defense chiefs held a "candid discussion" on Wednesday about what security guarantees they could offer Kyiv to help forge a peace agreement that ends Russia's three-year war on Ukraine, a senior alliance official said.
Italian Admiral Giuseppe (...)
In an escalating international dispute, Israel launched a series of diplomatic attacks against several of its Western allies as they prepare to recognize a Palestinian state next month.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent two strongly worded (...)
France has hit back after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused President Emmanuel Macron of fuelling antisemitism with his decision to recognize a Palestinian state.
Tensions between the two nations have escalated since Macron announced (...)
Israel's prime minister accused his Australian counterpart of having "betrayed Israel" and "abandoned" Australia's Jewish community, after days of growing strain between the two countries.
Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that history would (...)
Two pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong have been granted asylum separately in the UK and Australia, prompting anger from the Chinese special administrative region's government.
Hong Kong summoned the Australian and British envoys, who were warned (...)
CANBERRA — Saudi Minister of Health Fahd Al-Jalajel met with the Australian Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler in Canberra on Monday.
During the meeting, they discussed ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in the fields of healthcare, (...)
ALQASSIM — Al Kholood have officially ushered in a new era with the appointment of English manager Des Buckingham ahead of the 2025-26 Roshn Saudi League season.
The announcement, made Thursday, marks the latest strategic move by the Ar Rass-based (...)
Australia and Vanuatu have agreed to a 10-year deal, aimed at strengthening security and economic ties, worth A$500m ($328m; £241m).
The so-called Nakamal agreement - the result of months of negotiations - will transform Australia's relationship (...)
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Wednesday that his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu has "lost the plot" and that Israel's planned occupation of Gaza City is "utterly unacceptable."
Luxon's comments come as his conservative (...)
Australia has announced a plan to recognize a Palestinian state in September, following similar moves by the UK, France and Canada.
Australia's leader Anthony Albanese said the move will happen at the UN General Assembly and after it had received (...)
The bones of a British man who died in a terrible accident in Antarctica in 1959 have been discovered in a melting glacier.
The remains were found in January by a Polish Antarctic expedition, alongside a wristwatch, a radio, and a pipe.
He has now (...)
JEDDAH — Host nation Saudi Arabia bowed out of the FIBA Asia Cup in agonizing fashion on Monday, falling 95-88 to the Philippines after overtime in a gripping playoff clash for a quarterfinal spot.
The Saudis, chasing their first quarterfinal (...)
When Australia wants to put on a show, it turns to the sweeping expanse of Sydney Harbour, home to the Opera House and the iconic bridge that connects the city with its northern suburbs.
So, when organizers of usually small pro-Palestinian protests (...)
World leaders have criticized Israel's decision to seize control of Gaza City, warning the move risks exacerbating the already catastrophic humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli security cabinet approved the controversial plan early (...)
