Two men charged after police find $60m worth of cocaine in shipping container in Sydney
Police were called to a container logistics company in Port Botany after reports of a break and enter on Thursday night
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US 'won't tolerate' China's ban on Micron chips, commerce secretary says
Gina Raimondo called the move "economic coercion." China took the action a day after G7 leaders agreed to new initiatives to push back against such efforts by Beijing.
Man who opened emergency door on South Korea flight told police he felt suffocated
Yonhap news agency, citing police, said the man told police he had suffered stress after losing his job recently.
US Carrier Strike Group can be countered with 24 hypersonic missiles, China claim
After running a series of wargames, China claims that 24 hypersonic missiles should be enough to wipe out a US carrier group in the South China Sea.
Ukraine's 'Iron General' signals an impending counteroffensive: 'It's time to get back what's ours'
Gen. Valerii Zaluzhnyi, who has been dubbed Ukraine's 'iron general,' posted a Telegram message on Saturday morning.
Tehran accuses Zelensky of anti-Iran propaganda for call to stop Russia drone supply
Iran says Kyiv waging 'media war' to attract military aid after Ukrainian president warns Islamic Republic heading to 'dark side of history' for supplying deadly UAVs to Moscow
A growing number of LGBTQ+ Russians seek refuge from war, discrimination in Argentina
Anastasia Domini and wife Anna are part of an increasing number of Russians from the LGBTQ+ community who have decided to leave their homeland to escape discrimination and settle in Argentina, where same-sex marriage has been legal for more than a decade
Boris Johnson tried to persuade Donald Trump to back Ukraine on US tour
Former PM has also been in Dallas, where he met the Republican governor of Texas and Las Vegas and made a lucrative speech
Rejection of NATO, EU and Russian as state language: Russian Foreign Ministry lists new ‘conditions for peace’
Russia has a new list of maximalist demands in what its calling “conditions for peace”, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin told Russian propaganda state agency TASS on May 26.
President of Belarus hospitalised after meeting with Putin
Valery Tsepkalo, Belarusian opposition leader, said that after a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the self-proclaimed President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko was taken to the Central Clinical Hospital of Moscow in critical condition.
Denmark launches special investment fund for Ukraine with a total of US$134 million
As part of the Ukrainian Investment Forum in Copenhagen, the launch of a social program of the Danish investment fund for Ukraine for a total amount of 1 billion Danish kroner (about US$134 million) was announced.
Footage appears to show low-flying Russian Su-34s dropping bombs on anti-Putin militias and missing the target
Footage appears to show Russian Su-34 jets bombing a checkpoint within their own borders. The video shows two jets dropping high-level explosives from
Zelenskyy sanctions 220 Russian and Belarusian companies
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has imposed sanctions on more than 200 Russian and Belarusian companies, including many repair plants.
Iran, Taliban exchange heavy gunfire in conflict over water rights on Afghan border
The Taliban and Iran exchanged heavy gunfire Saturday on the Islamic Republic’s border with Afghanistan, sharply escalating rising tensions between the two nations amid a dispute over water rights.
Russians snitch on Russians who oppose war with Soviet-style denunciations
President Vladimir Putin urged Russians to purge traitors. Now, neighbors and coworkers are informing on each other, and thousands have been arrested.
Ukrainian military starts training on Abrams tanks in Germany – Pentagon
The first group of about 400 Ukrainian servicemen began training in the operation and maintenance of American M1 Abrams tanks in Germany.
Global warming set to break key 1.5C limit for first time
The world is likely to hit 1.5C of warming within the next five years because of rising carbon emissions.
Uyghur student missing after texting that he was being interrogated by Hong Kong police – Amnesty
A Uyghur student has been missing for over a fortnight after text messaging a friend to say he was being interrogated by Hong Kong police, according to Amnesty International. On Friday, the rights NGO urged the local authorities to explain the disappearance. Xinjiang-born Abuduwaili Abudureheman arrived in Hong Kong on May 10 after visiting a […]
Russia begins talking about peace again, seeking “recognition of territorial arrangements” and cessation of Ukrainian forces’ actions
The Russian Foreign Ministry, represented by Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin, has once again reiterated its demands for “peace”, noting that it wants to seize the occupied territories.
Report: ‘massive’ Tesla leak reveals data breaches, thousands of safety complaints | Tesla
Whistleblower files reveal customer and employee information plus complaints about driver assistance system