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Technology companies have been “running real-time, unregulated product testing on Australians” for too long, communications minister says.Technology companies have been “running real-time, unregulated product testing on Australians” for too long, communications minister says. Read More

The latest escalation threatens to drag Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthi militia back into a full-blown war.The latest escalation threatens to drag Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthi militia back into a full-blown war. Read More

Russia agreed not to bomb Ukraine’s capital during Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s visit there. The respite was short-lived.Russia agreed not to bomb Ukraine’s capital during Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner’s visit there. The respite was short-lived. Read More

Targeting traffickers will be at the top of the agenda as Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits Colombia, according to people familiar with his plans.Targeting traffickers will be at the top of the agenda as Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits Colombia, according to people familiar with his plans. Read More

Melting ice is opening a trade route through the Arctic. China has begun the first regular service, part of its polar ambitions.Melting ice is opening a trade route through the Arctic. China has begun the first regular service, part of its polar ambitions. Read More

The authorities have not released an official list of those missing in the Tibet flood, creating an information void that people have tried to fill.The authorities have not released an official list of those missing in the Tibet flood, creating an information void that people have tried to fill. Read More

The expected move will be announced on Tuesday, officials said, and underscored Israel’s mounting isolation over its policies toward Palestinians following the war in Gaza.The expected move will be announced on Tuesday, officials said, and underscored Israel’s mounting isolation over its policies toward Palestinians following the war in Gaza. Read More

A cousin of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was charged with plundering public funds meant for flood control in the Southeast Asian country. He has denied wrongdoing.A cousin of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was charged with plundering public funds meant for flood control in the Southeast Asian country. He has denied wrongdoing. Read More

A blowout win by the far-right Alternative for Germany party in a state election has revealed a split among voters about whether to uphold a decades-old strategy for sidelining extremists.A blowout win by the far-right Alternative for Germany party in a state election has revealed a split among voters about whether to uphold a decades-old

The government insisted the funeral was a private affair, even as government ministers attended and state-controlled news media lavished praise on the convicted war criminal.The government insisted the funeral was a private affair, even as government ministers attended and state-controlled news media lavished praise on the convicted war criminal. Read More