Australia’s government is “disappointed” with China’s decision to impose new beef import tariffs, with one industry group warning the move could damage trade worth over A$1 billion (US$667 million) be...
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America has recently taken steps to dissuade foreign governments from censoring US-based platforms, including the proposed GRANITE Act and sanctions against five EU officials....
📋 Key Facts ✓ Bitcoin reached new heights in 2025 ✓ Interest from Wall Street and Washington grew ✓ Tensions ar...
A French national detained in Togo last year over his alleged involvement in anti-government protests returned to France on Thursday after his release, the French foreign ministry said. The prosecutor...
Blackstone is acquiring Hamilton Island, a vacation destination near the Great Barrier Reef. Steve Christo - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Blackstone is acquiring Hamilton Island, a resort destinatio...
David Strickland's home Christmas display is so famous that it needs a traffic marshal....
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ABS issues bring in badly needed money but some assets are of uncertain quality...
📋 Key Facts ✓ The Finnish government released a Truth and Reconciliation report documenting harms to the Sámi people. ✓ Climate change,...
After Australia's world-first social-media ban for minors, France has drafted a similar law to block under-15s from major platforms, which could take effect from September....
Australian police are investigating a “suspicious fire” after a car carrying a sign celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah was set ablaze on Thursday in Melbourne. The empty car, which had a “Hap...
Father and son accused of killing 15 at Hanukkah festival spent November in the Philippines but rarely left the hotel, investigators say. Meanwhile, Sydney plans to deploy record number of police offi...
Stocks hurtled past tariffs, a government shutdown and AI fears....
📋 Key Facts ✓ Prime Minister Starmer lacks a coherent social mobility plan according to a top government adviser. ✓ The chair of the So...
Hong Kong authorities will extend the operating hours of Lo Wu and Shenzhen Bay checkpoints while stepping up public transport to manage cross-border passenger flow after the countdown next Wednesday....
The left-leaning Vetevendosje party secured a commanding victory in the parliamentary vote following a 10-month political impasse that prevented government formation in February....
Germany still leans on fax machines and paperwork for basic public services. How can a nation of tech pioneers be so slow to adopt digital government?...
The possible retrial of two brothers alleged to have exploited the Ethereum blockchain could come soon, but the US government argued one amicus brief isn't relevant to consider....
Looking into age restrictions on social media is "more than justified," Germany's Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger told the dpa news agency, commenting on Australia banning the platforms for childr...