Announcement by Han Dong-hoon comes as constitutional court prepares to review parliament’s vote to impeach Yoon Suk Yeol Han Dong-hoon has resigned as leader of South Korea’s ruling People Power party, saying his position has become untenable after his dramatic decision to support President Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment at the weekend. “Martial law in the…
Widespread heatwaves leave residents sweltering across South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Temperatures across South Australia soared past 40C before 10am on Monday as widespread heatwave conditions hit Adelaide and Melbourne and had parts…
Israeli PM spoke of ‘warm’ discussion with US president-elect amid pressure from Trump camp for progress on hostage releases Benjamin Netanyahu has said he spoke to Donald Trump over the weekend about his plans in Syria and efforts to secure the release of hostages in Gaza amid a wave of strikes in the territory. The…
Townsville bishop Timothy Harris, who provided care to families of Scott Rush and Michael Czugaj, says the path to recovery will be long Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast On Sunday afternoon, the Bishop of Townsville received an anonymous text message…
A near-surefire of figuring out where markets are heading is to make a prediction — and disregard it.
BBC Africa speaks exclusively to a man from Ghana who was held captive by insurgents in Burkina Faso.
The world’s most populous country is seeing a debate about having more children.
Foreign affairs department updates travel advice for Fiji to include warning about risk of methanol poisoning and drink spiking Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Four Australians are seriously ill in hospital in Fiji with what local authorities suspect is alcohol poisoning. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Dfat)…
Police say Christopher McDonnell, his brother and brother’s wife had 11-hour run of random shootings that killed a man A judge in Las Vegas sentenced a Texas man to 100 years in prison for his role in a two-state shooting rampage on Thanksgiving 2020 that included the killing of a man in Nevada and a…
Foreign powers jockey for control in Syria, risking new conflict The Washington Post Syria: What just happened in the week after Assad was overthrown? NBC News Syrian rebels topple Assad who flees to Russia in Mideast shakeup Reuters Syria After Assad The New Yorker Desperate Assad deceived those around him in last hours before stealthy flight from Syria The Times…
