A lobbyist under investigation by the New South Wales corruption watchdog has admitted to commissioning a “shit sheet” on a former Liberal MP, knowing a reference to a purported extramarital affair was untrue, an inquiry has heard.
Trump reportedly used catering cart to switch planes, unbeknownst to the press pool and some White House staff.
An Iranian assassination threat prompted United States President Donald Trump to secretly switch planes in Turkiye last month, with Air Force One serving as a decoy while he flew out on a smaller military aircraft, according to US media reports.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s 40-day campaign to “influence” Russia into ending the war expired last week without much fanfare. The campaign involved high-intensity attacks with long-range missiles that were meant to compel Moscow into accepting Ukraine’s terms. But it does not seem to have worked. Russian President Vladimir Putin is still unwilling to make any concessions.
Cloud-seeding aircraft have been deployed as dozens of schools remain closed due to poor air quality.
Authorities in Indonesia are scrambling to contain wildfires that have burned through more than 100,000 hectares (247,000 acres) of land and led to the deployment of nearly 50,000 firefighters.
Like riding a rollercoaster on flying ant day
After a 90-second electrical fault left me stuck for two hours at Wilmslow station this weekend, I could be fooled into thinking trains are delicate fickle things. However, PROFITS 2167: Planetary Resource Optimization & Freight Infrastructure Technician Simulator is here to set me straight. The game puts you in the driver's seat on a train rattling along the tracks of a deep space mining operation. A mining operation under assault from thousands of space bugs.
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is under fire for comments he made about two melons gifted to him by his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi, after a former Japanese envoy called it an insult.
Andy Burnham has said he is increasingly confident he can adapt the early release scheme for prisoners to exclude the killers of PC Andrew Harper and other serious offenders, saying he understood and shared the public’s concern about their potential release.
The Reserve Bank of Australia has held the official cash rate at 4.35% but warned higher interest rates are “quite possible” even if house prices keep falling.
Tuesday’s decision to hold was predicted by economists and financial markets, after three rate rises this year hit property values across the capital cities.
Airbnb-type short-term rentals are being used as stash houses by criminal gangs for money, drugs, weapons and people, Belgium’s lead official in charge of countering drugs has said.
The booming e-commerce sector is helping “enormously” to facilitate organised crime, Belgium’s national drug commissioner, Ine Van Wymersch, said.
Looking Back
The documentary film, about the Blink-182 drummer's near-death experience in a plane crash, premieres on streaming this week
Travis Barker‘s near-death experience in a plane crash in 2008 is at the center of the trailer for upcoming documentary, Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear. Co-directed by Justin Krook and Michael Dwyer, the film reflects on the Blink-182 drummer’s life and career, including how he battled “pain, grief and the thin line between survival and surrender.”