Thousands turn out for Turkey protests after more than 1,400 arrests

Thousands of people in Turkey have turned out for a seventh night of protests which have so far seen more than 1,400 people detained, including students, journalists and lawyers.

The nightly unrest began last Wednesday when the city’s Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu – who is seen as the…[Read more]

Rubio didn’t raise U.S. concerns over Turkey protests as stated, Turkish source says

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio did not express concerns about arrests and protests in Turkey in the way he stated in a social media post after meeting his Turkish counterpart in Washington, a Turkish diplomatic source said on Wednesday.
Rubio and Turkish…[Read more]

Trump ‘fully supports’ Israel’s renewed deadly attacks on Gaza

U.S . President Donald Trump “fully supports” Israel’s renewed deadly air and ground operations in Gaza, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday.

Leavitt blamed Palestinian resistance group Hamas for Israel’s decision to renew its offensive following a…[Read more]

Turkey won’t surrender to ‘street terror’, Erdogan warns protesters

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday the Turkish authorities would not be cowed by “street terror” after days of unrest over the arrest of Istanbul’s powerful opposition mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu.

“Turkey will not surrender to street terror,” Erdogan said as the leader of the…[Read more]

Turkey Is Now a Full-Blown Autocracy

Just days before Turkey’s main opposition party was set to select its next presidential candidate, the leading contender, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, was arrested and jailed, effectively removing him from the race. In this brazen act of political suppression, the Turkish government has taken a momentous s…[Read more]

Federal government announces $800 million budget boost for Help to Buy housing scheme

The federal government will expand the eligibility criteria for one of its signature housing policies under an $800 million investment to be included in next week’s budget.
Housing Minister Clare O’Neil has announced more people will be able to access the Help…[Read more]

US politics live: US tech giants rally against Australia over social media regulations

US tech giants are now pushing the Trump administration to pick a fight with Canberra over an Australian policy they believe is hurting the bottom line.

Donald Trump has effectively shut down the Department of Education as the White House takes a chainsaw to…[Read more]

Police investigating online threat to third Mosque

NSW police are investigating threats made online to another Sydney Mosque, with a TikTok account allegedly making another reference to the 2019 Christchurch shooting.
Lakemba Mosque in Sydney’s west reported received an alleged threat on Wednesday.
A group representing Padstow Mosque said they…[Read more]

Window crack found on Tokyo-Osaka bullet train

A window crack on a Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train from Tokyo to Osaka forced a temporary slowdown, the operator said late Saturday.

A steel plate on communications equipment in a tunnel in central Japan is believed to have detached and hit a window on the No. 16 car of the Nozomi 317 train…[Read more]

Japan hot springs facing water shortages as tourism booms

Hot spring resorts across Japan are facing water shortages as the influx of foreign tourists drives up usage, forcing some onsen to shut down due to inadequate supplies, local authorities say.

Municipalities have restricted new drilling and called for water conservation, though no…[Read more]

Legacy Media Still Trusted in Japan, But Portal Sites Main Source for Latest News

What media do you trust most? The Tokyo-based Kioichō Strategy Institute conducted an online survey of 1,000 people in Japan aged 18 and older to ask this question. The responses, which allowed for multiple answers, showed that traditional media were overwhelmingly…[Read more]

France’s Macron to host Canada’s Carney in Paris on Monday

French President Emmanuel Macron will host Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney for a meeting in Paris on Monday in Carney’s first foreign visit since taking office, Macron’s office said on Saturday.
Carney also plans to visit Britain next week at a time of trade frictions with U.S.…[Read more]

French PM says EU tariff on American bourbon probably mistaken

The European Union was probably mistaken in targeting American whiskey in its riposte to U.S. tariffs, French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said on Sunday, calling for talks to avoid more damaging duties on France’s cognac industry.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened…[Read more]

Japanese firm’s rover ends mission on moon, gives up surface exploration

Japanese startup Dymon Co said Saturday its ultra-compact, lightweight rover, which reached the moon aboard a U.S. lander, will not proceed with its planned lunar exploration, bringing its mission to an end.

The Tokyo-based firm’s 498-gram rover, Yaoki, measuring around 14…[Read more]

Japanese university unveils AI program for medical student training

Nagasaki University in southwestern Japan and a local systems development company have unveiled an artificial intelligence program that lets medical students practice interviews with virtual patients on a screen.

The development comes as regional universities struggle to secure…[Read more]

Japan ranks 3rd worst place for working women in 2024 int’l ranking

Japan ranked the third worst place among developed nations for working women for the second year in a row, according to the 2024 index compiled by British magazine The Economist released to mark International Women’s Day on Saturday.

Based on the glass-ceiling index, which…[Read more]

2025 WA election: Warning to federal Labor after ‘historic’ state win

It has been dubbed an “historic win” for Labor in the state election with Roger Cook securing his first election as premier.

Federal Labor MPs have been urged not to “take the foot off the gas” after their Western Australia state-level colleagues secured a landslide e…[Read more]

Bridget McKenzie claims ‘knob’ comment could derail Trump tariff talks

A state premier’s rogue remark about the US Vice President could play a role in deciding if Australia gets a tariff carve out, a senior opposition senator claims.

A state premier’s rogue remark calling US Vice President JD Vance a “knob” could influence whether Australia g…[Read more]

Germany: Hamburg airport cancels flights over sudden strike

Ground staff walked out “without prior notice,” hours before a 24-hour strike was due to begin at a dozen German airports.

Almost all flights to and from Germany’s Hamburg Airport were canceled on Sunday due to a strike by airport workers “without prior notice,” the airport operator…[Read more]

Germany: CDU/CSU alliance and SPD finish preliminary talks

Election winner Friedrich Merz’s conservative CDU, its Bavarian sister party CSU, and the Social Democrats (SPD) have taken a major step toward forming a coalition government, the heads of the parties said.

The parties negotiating Germany’s next coalition government have reached an…[Read more]