Liberal MPs have launched a rearguard action to salvage a commitment to net zero emissions, with one warning the party “will pay dearly in city electorates” and undermine Australia’s international reputation if the Coalition abandons the target. The South Australian senator Andrew McLachlan said the internal campaign to preserve a net zero emissions policy was […]
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We are ready to discuss human rights law changes, top ECHR boss tells BBC
Dominic CascianiHome and Legal Correspondent BBC Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, the political guardian of the ECHR The political head of the body that oversees the European Convention on Human Rights has told the BBC that it is “absolutely ready” to discuss reforms amid pressure from the UK and other countries […]
‘Highly volatile’ threat landscape for November elections, new assessment finds
Voters head to the polls this fall amid the “highest levels of political violence in the U.S. since the 1970s,” and “rising domestic tensions,” according to a new threat assessment, warning that those protecting the political process should be on high alert. Despite being a so-called “off-year” for elections, officials need to be on guard, […]
Los Angeles celebrates the Dodgers’ World Series title : NPR
Fans cheer along the route during a parade in Los Angeles Monday to celebrate the L.A. Dodgers World Series win. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption toggle caption Jae C. Hong/AP LOS ANGELES — Even as they were celebrating their second straight World Series championship with a parade in downtown Los Angeles and a rally at […]
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,349 | Russia-Ukraine war News
Here are the key events from day 1,349 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Published On 4 Nov 20254 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Here is how things stand on Tuesday, November 4: Fighting Russia said on Monday that its troops had advanced in the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, […]
Protesters Demand Justice After a Mayor Is Killed in Mexico
new video loaded: Protesters Demand Justice After a Mayor Is Killed in Mexico Protesters stormed a government building after Mayor Carlos Manzo of Uruapan was shot and killed while at a Day of the Dead celebration. The outspoken mayor often denounced cartels and criticized the government’s approach to dealing with them. By Axel Boada November […]
Australia politics live: Labor reveals new tactic in battle over Senate question time; Joyce warns Coalition split ‘not as easy as you think’ | Australia news
The Senate shenanigans don’t stop! We’ve got a copy of a motion which Labor has drawn up, that would stop all senators from being able to leave the chamber during the extra long question time. A quick recap: senate question time has been extended to give non-government senators five extra questions, until the government hands […]
Online porn showing choking to be made illegal, government says
Online pornography showing strangulation or suffocation is to be made illegal, as part of government plans to tackle violence against women and girls. It follows a review which found depictions of choking were “rife” on mainstream porn sites and had helped normalise the act among young people. Both the possession and publication of such material […]
Oscar-nominated actress Diane Ladd dies, daughter Laura Dern confirms
Diane Ladd, the veteran, Oscar-nominated actress who starred in film classics including “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” and “Chinatown,” has died at age 89, her daughter, actress Laura Dern, confirmed this week. “My amazing hero and my profound gift of a mother, Diane Ladd, passed with me beside her this morning, at her home in […]
Tanzania’s President sworn in amid disputed election and deadly protests : NPR
People protest in the streets of Arusha, Tanzania, on election day Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. str/AP hide caption toggle caption str/AP JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — There was plenty of pomp and ceremony at President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s inauguration ceremony on Monday as she took the oath of office. But unlike at previous swearing in ceremonies […]