By Tiffanie Turnbull Five Australian women who were strip-searched and invasively examined at Doha airport have failed in their bid to sue Qatar Airways. They and other women were ordered off a flight and checked for whether they had given birth after a baby was found abandoned in an airport bin in 2020. The incident […]
By Brandon Drenon & Nadine Yousif Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has defended his government’s efforts to ensure election integrity at a public inquiry looking into foreign interference in Canada. He argued that the last two elections in 2019 and 2021 had been “free and fair” and decided only by Canadians. The inquiry has largely focused […]
By Max Matza & Will Vernon President Joe Biden has promised Israel “ironclad” US support amid fears that Tehran could launch reprisals for an attack that killed senior Iranians. Mr Biden warned that Iran is threatening to launch a “significant attack” after Israel struck the Iranian consulate in Syria ten days ago. “We’re going to […]
By Christy Cooney South Korea’s liberal opposition party is expected to increase its majority in parliament after Wednesday’s election. With nearly all votes counted, the Democratic Party (DPK) and a satellite party are set to win more than 170 of 300 seats in the National Assembly. The vote is widely seen as a midterm referendum […]
By Anthony Zurcher The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday pushed the abortion issue to centre stage in a state that could be pivotal in deciding who wins November’s US presidential election. It has prompted Democrats to go on the attack, and set many Republicans scrambling to align themselves more closely with the public sentiment. The […]
By Ana María Roura, Daniel Wittenbeg & Blanca Moncada “Things are dangerous right now. Death can come from anywhere,” Paul tells us. Small, skinny and about 30 years old, he is a member of one of Ecuador’s most violent criminal gangs. He believes he has been on a rival group’s hit list for a year […]
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By Bernd Debusmann Jr US President Joe Biden and Japan’s prime minister have vowed to strengthen defence cooperation in the face of a potential threat from China. The plans announced by Mr Biden and Fumio Kishida during his Washington visit include an expanded air defence network incorporating Australia. Additionally, Mr Biden said a Japanese astronaut […]
By Max Matza Several people attending an event celebrating the end of Ramadan have been injured in a west Philadelphia shooting, police say. The shots were fired outside a mosque observing Eid al-Fitr, the day that marks the end of the Muslim holy month. Four people have been arrested and multiple guns have been recovered, […]
Haniyeh said that the incident would not change Hamas’s demands in talks aimed at reaching a ceasefire deal. Israel’s military said the three men were members of Hamas’s military wing. News of the deadly strike came as Palestinians in Gaza marked Eid-al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan, amid the continuing conflict. Haniyeh told the broadcaster Al […]