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]

Secret Service shoots armed man after ‘confrontation’ near White House

Secret Service personnel shot an armed man near the White House early Sunday, hours after obtaining information that a suicidal man might be traveling to Washington, D.C., from Indiana, authorities said.

Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement that…[Read more]

Iran will not negotiate under U.S. bullying, Supreme Leader says

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday Iran will not be bullied into negotiations, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said he had sent a letter to the country’s top authority to negotiate a nuclear deal.

In an interview with Fox Business, Trump said…[Read more]

Zelenskiy says Ukraine fully committed to constructive dialogue with US

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that Ukraine is “fully committed” to having a constructive dialogue with U.S. representatives in Saudi Arabia next week over ways to end the war with Russia.

Since taking office in January, U.S. President Donald Trump has…[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]

German election winner Merz moves a step closer to forming government

Conservative bloc and SPD to start full coalition talks as chancellor-in-waiting plans to revive ailing economy

Germany’s conservative election winner, Friedrich Merz, came a step closer on Saturday to forming a government that he says will revive Europe’s top economy and its…[Read more]

Visitors flock to Paris’s Pompidou Centre before it closes for renovations

Art lovers catch last glimpse of prestigious art collection before gallery shuts for five years for major revamp

Tourists and French visitors alike filled Paris’s landmark Pompidou Centre at the weekend to catch a last glimpse of its prestigious art collection before it…[Read more]

Macron’s diplomatic comeback: from France’s domestic crisis to reshaping Europe’s defense

French President Emmanuel Macron is back at the center of global diplomacy, seeking to ease relations with President Donald Trump, championing a Ukraine peace plan alongside his British counterpart, and seeing his longstanding desire to boost European defen…[Read more]

France to tap Russian assets for 195 million euros this year, minister says

France will use interest from Russian assets to fund another 195 million euros ($211 million) in arms for Ukraine, Armed Forces Minister Sebastien Lecornu said a newspaper interview.
France also plans to hand over some of its older armoured fighting vehicles, such as its…[Read more]

Plans to deport three non-citizens to Nauru thwarted by legal challenges

It’s been revealed the federal government can’t go ahead with the deportation to Nauru of all three people identified for removal after urgent court applications were lodged.

Plans to deport one Iraqi man to Nauru were thwarted after an urgent application to the High Court…[Read more]

Labor says Dutton has questions to answer over timing of share purchases

Peter Dutton’s purchase of bank shares on the cusp of a Rudd government bank bailout is “highly unusual” and demands an explanation about what he knew at the time, Labor minister Murray Watt has said.

Mr Dutton has denied through a spokesperson that he had any sensitive…[Read more]

Australian aviation authorities first informed about Chinese live firing drill by Virgin pilot

Airservices Australia notified Australian defence force about drills 10 minutes after initial contact with pilot, estimates hears

Australian officials did not know Chinese warships were conducting live-fire drills in the Tasman Sea until a Virgin…[Read more]

American women in police custody in France after baby thrown from hotel window

A young American woman has been taken into police custody after her newborn baby was thrown out of a window of a Parisian hotel, the Paris prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday.

The newborn received urgent medical care, but did not survive. Authorities are i…[Read more]

Macron and Trump rekindle their ‘bromance’ amid strategic tensions over Ukraine

Trump greeted Macron as a “very special man” during their Oval Office meeting, exchanging their characteristic firm handshake as the French leader sought to leverage their personal relationship to strengthen US backing for Ukraine.

They hugged, they gripped hands,…[Read more]