Weather tracker: ‘Pineapple express’ atmospheric river deluges California
Weather system brings heavy rainfall, strong winds and mudslides. Elsewhere, Nova Scotia declares state of emergency During the first week of February two storms hit...
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Prominent Australians urge Albanese government to adopt activist middle power role to head off war between US and China
Statement signed by former foreign ministers, a Nobel laureate and academics outlines anxieties about possibility of conflict in Indo-Pacific region Bob Carr and Gareth Evans:...
Fight over border intensifies as Texas governor pledges more razor wire
Greg Abbott says he will defy Biden and US supreme court and install more concertina wire to try to prevent migrant crossings The fight between...
Weather tracker: Tropical Cyclone Kirrily brings 170km/h gusts to Queensland
Cyclone downgraded after dense fog hits parts of the US and India while drought affects Philippines and southern Africa Tropical Cyclone Kirrily made landfall on...
Carriers sneak life-saving drugs over border as Mexico battles opioid deaths
People forced to bring overdose-reversal drug naloxone from US, as critics accuse Mexican government of creating shortage Every day, people cross the US-Mexico border with...
Dominican officials arrest Tekashi 6ix9ine on domestic violence charges
US rapper scheduled to appear in court on Thursday and is being held in a Santo Domingo jail Authorities in the Dominican Republic have arrested...
Quaker Oats expands recall of granola bars and cereals for salmonella risk
At least 24 reports of adverse events related to products recalled in December but no illnesses confirmed linked to foods, FDA says The Quaker Oats...
Human rights in decline globally as leaders fail to uphold laws, report warns
Human Rights Watch’s annual report highlights politicians’ double standards and ‘transactional diplomacy’ amid escalating crises Human rights across the world are in a parlous state...
Palestinians desperate to flee Gaza pay thousands in bribes to ‘brokers’
Fixers with alleged links to Egyptian intelligence are making a fortune in ‘fees’ from people hoping to exit through the Rafah crossing Israel-Gaza war –...
Weather tracker: Western Canada and parts of US brace for cold snap
Temperatures could be 10-15C below seasonal average in some areas, with Calgary and Edmonton experiencing low of -30C Arctic air will sweep across western Canada...
