5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (241+ words) Hungary has expelled 10 Russian diplomats, saying they ‌had acted in ways incompatible with their diplomatic status, in a stark reminder ‌the pro-Russian years of former prime minister Viktor Orban are over. Russia's Foreign ‌Ministry said it would retaliate and its…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (564+ words) Of all the testimonies about the impact of global warming heard at the Pacific Islands Forum summit, Maina Talia's may be the most heart-wrenching. The Tuvalu climate change minister has been a relentless ambassador for lifting climate ambition, given the…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago   (451+ words) US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will encourage G20 members to re-examine their terms of trade with China ‌to shrink global imbalances and press Beijing to rebalance its economy away from exports and toward domestic consumption. The flood of ‌exports from China…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (428+ words) Communities poised to host artificial intelligence data centres are being treated like political footballs, advocates say, after two jurisdictions received carve outs for how the energy-hungry facilities will be powered. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had been pushing for mandates for…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (251+ words) The US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln will make a stop in Thailand after its gruelling deployment in the Middle East, Thai officials say. The Lincoln was supporting the US war against Iran, and its deployment included a record-setting uninterrupted…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (572+ words) Australia's largest locally owned media group is focusing on a digital future, including partnering with artificial intelligence giants, after lifting its annual earnings. Nine Entertainment, which owns 9 Network and major mastheads such as The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (690+ words) Fed up voters across regional and rural Victoria say they plan to give the major parties a major slap at the November state election, with our recent survey of readers showing support for One Nation has skyrocketed seven times higher…...