65 h. ago Pope Francis’s funeral is loaded with potential for diplomatic awkwardness

Saturday’s event will feature leaders who would not usually appear in the same roomAs world leaders head to Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday, fraught Vatican officials will be poring over logistics in an effort to avoid diplomatic awkwardness.Should Donald Trump be kept away from the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy? Or the French president, Emmanuel Macron, or Brazil’s leftist leader, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, or any Iranians that might appear? There may be relief that Vladimir Putin has said he will not attend, but will everyone expect front row seats? Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Spy chiefs say China is bugging St James’s Park benches to snoop on UK MPs

Senior officials in Westminster have been warned to avoid known ‘hotspots’ in the SW1 are

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9 d. ago Australian police launch campaign to lure disillusioned British cops across the world

Australian Police have launched a campaign in a bid to tempt disillusioned British coppers Down Under, as ex-Brit cop Oliver Lamb (pictured) says it was the 'best decision' he ever made. 

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9 d. ago Horrifying moment mum fleeing police drags officers along road behind her car

The two officers narrowly avoided being dragged under the wheels, but both sustained multiple injuries.

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9 d. ago Brits urged not to go to these 5 favourite UK hotspots by expert

A risk assessment guru has highlighted places to avoid after advice from the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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1 week ago Revealed: The first words cycling star Rohan Dennis said to his dying wife after she was struck by the car he was driving... and why he did NOT perform CPR

Dennis has re-created the shattering scene outside his home on December 30, 2023 in graphic detail in an interview with South Australian police that took place just after his wife's death.

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1 week ago Joe Biden accuses Trump and Musk of taking ‘hatchet’ to social security

In first speech since leaving office, ex-president spoke of ‘destruction’ current administration has wroughtJoe Biden on Tuesday accused Donald Trump and his billionaire lieutenant, Elon Musk, of taking a “hatchet” to the social security administration as part of their warp-speed effort to tear down the federal government.In his first public remarks since leaving office, the former president avoided any mention of Trump – his predecessor and successor – by name but assailed the administration for threatening social security, which he called a “sacred promise” that more than 70 million Americans rely on each month. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump live updates: Administration defends controversial tariffs imposed on island only inhabited by penguins

‘Poor old penguins,’ the Australian trade minister said after Trump unveiled his sweeping policy

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3 w. ago Man charged after allegedly attempting to open plane door on flight to Sydney

Australian federal police say the man, 46, allegedly tried to open the rear emergency exit door of the plane from Malaysia on SaturdayElection 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaignGet our afternoon election email, free app or daily news podcastA Jordanian national has been charged after he allegedly attempted to open the doors of a Sydney-bound plane mid-flight.Australian federal police (AFP) say a man, 46, allegedly tried to open the rear emergency exit door of the plane, travelling from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Saturday night.Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter Continue reading...

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3 w. ago What does Australian sovereignty look like? It’s a question we now must answer thanks to Donald Trump | Julianne Schultz

Confidence in American reliability is tumbling in every poll. As tariffs kick in, how can we adjust to not having a great superpower as our protector?Prof Hugh White, the esteemed yet critical analyst of Australian defence policy, took a deep breath, surveyed the men he had spent a lifetime debating, and said: “Donald Trump is doing us a favour.” He is proving that our old assumptions are “all wrong”.White knew this was a provocation, but maybe one whose time had come. Malcolm Turnbull agreed that this was a debate we needed to have. As the shopping list election campaign sidesteps the changed world order, the 29th prime minister used his convening power to host a forum at the press club about the bigger underlying issues.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best reads Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Virginia Giuffre car crash mystery takes twist as Australian police issue statement

Virginia Giuffre’s spokesperson says the mother-of-three was ‘in a serious accident and is receiving medical care in the hospital’

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3 w. ago Car accident that has left Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre with 'only four days left to live' was just a 'minor crash', say Australian police

Virginia Giuffre announced on Monday that she had just four days left to live after her car collided with a school bus.

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4 w. ago Australian police officer avoids jail for fatal Tasering of 95

Victim’s family says sentencing a ‘slap on the wrist for someone that’s killed our mother’

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4 w. ago Australian police respond to woman’s report of attempted break

Officers in Melbourne were prepared for a burglary but instead came face-to-face with a koala

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last month Former Australian police officer avoids prison after killing 95

A former Australian police officer has avoided a prison term for killing a 95-year-old nursing home resident with a stun gun

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