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China has criticized countries such as Japan and Australia for their “irresponsible” criticism of Chinese military exercises in the waters around Taiwan. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) said on Wednesday that the exercises were “deeply worrying, destabilizing and risk inflaming regional tensions”. “Australia strongly opposes any action that increases the risk of […]
A former Conservative frontbencher says the Coalition should focus less on migration figures, which “could go up” and “could go down”, and urged it to consider who enters Australia instead. Liberal leader Sussan Ley was forced to suspend her migration policy publication in December over concerns about crumbling social cohesion in the aftermath of the […]
Former Prime Minister John Howard was warned against deploying Australian Special Forces in combat roles in Afghanistan because of the risks, including potential “casualties” and the treatment of Afghan prisoners of war, according to recently released documents. Cabinet documents from 2005, released on Thursday, contained secret submissions from the National Security Committee (NSC) outlining options […]
Australians will ring in the New Year with dazzling fireworks and a moment of silent reflection for the victims of the Bondi Beach attack. On New Year’s Eve, all eyes were on Sydney Harbour, where hundreds of thousands of people observed a minute’s silence for the victims weeks after the attack. The crowd held up […]
US President Donald Trump said he was withdrawing National Guard troops from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland after a series of legal setbacks over his military deployments in US cities. The Republican president sent troops to the three cities led by Democrats for what he said was a crackdown on illegal immigration and crime in […]
The Israeli army said its forces killed a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank when they opened fire on people throwing stones at soldiers. Two other people were hit in the early hours of Thursday on a main road near the village of Luban al-Sharqiya in Nablus, the military statement said. It described the people […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said his country wants the war with Russia to end, but that he will not sign a “weak” peace deal that would only prolong the conflict. Sitting in his office, with a festive tree in the background, Zelenskyy said Ukrainians were exhausted after nearly four years of war, longer than […]
Embed from Getty Images Leicester are said to be on the verge of signing Michail Antonio. The player has been training at the club for some time. However, there is still no resolution or deal reached between the two parties. Leicester are awaiting the outcome of their PSR hearing. Leicester may face a points deduction. […]
Even as ETH struggles below $3,000, developers are surging as record contract deployments indicate organic growth, driven by rollups, stablecoins, RWAs, and wallets. Ethereum has registered a major uptick in developer activity despite lagging performance on the price side. The network deployed a record 8.7 million smart contracts in a single quarter, according to a […]
CC has skyrocketed over 130% month over month. Bitcoin’s disappointing price performance in late 2025 continued as the asset was halted at $89,000 and ultimately ended the year in the red. Most altcoins have fallen in the past 24 hours, apart from Canton’s CC, which has been trading in a world of its own lately. […]
