It’s been a month since deadly explosions claimed the lives of at least 190 and injured some 6,500 in the Lebanese capital Beirut. The site and its surroundings remain devastated.
Snowden’s Triumph | US court rules NSA harvest on Americans’ phones illegal
A US federal appeals court has ruled that the National Security Agency broke the law with its telephone metadata collection program. The scheme was exposed by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden seven years ago, resulting...
A bad day | Aussie ‘COVID dissident’ arrested after backing Melbourne anti-lockdown protest
Knock knock! Who’s there? It’s the Melbourne police. The Melbourne police who? The Melbourne police who are going to break down your door if you don’t open it, ‘cos you said some bad stuff on Facebook. This terrible...
NATO demands probe into Moscow’s Novichok programme after Navalny poisoning
NATO on Friday called for an international probe into the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and demanded Moscow reveal its Novichok nerve agent programme to the global chemical weapons watchdog.
Suspect in fatal Portland shooting killed by police during arrest
A far-left activist suspected of killing a right-wing protester in Portland was shot dead by police in Washington state as they tried to arrest him, local law officials said.
Palestinian factions close ranks against US-backed Mideast initiative
Palestinian factions on Thursday staged a rare show of unity to underline their rejection of the US-backed normalisation deal between Israel and the UAE.