Miners weigh down ASX, Wall Street’s tech tumble
The Australian sharemarket has opened lower after AI stocks tumbled on Wall Street, while oil prices hit their highest levels since May on worries about the war with Iran.
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Storms over south-east lifting but system threatens supercells on way
With up to 250 millimetres of rain bucketing on south-east Queensland in a day, the region’s wet weather will go out with a bang.
Storms over south-east lifting but system threatens supercells on way
With up to 250 millimetres of rain bucketing on south-east Queensland in a day, the region’s wet weather will go out with a bang.
Ottawa tells its diplomats not to meet with U.S. midterm candidates
A memo says meetings with other elected officials who aren't candidates in the midterms can happen if necessary, but they should be discussed in advance with senior officials.
Sharnelle Vella quits ABC breakfast as radio exodus continues
The respected journalist told the broadcaster she won’t return to the breakfast show she co-hosted with Bob Murphy.
Judge limits election-related immigration stops amid broader legal war ahead of midterms
An unprecedented election war is playing out between the Trump administration and California in federal court, with a slate of cases proceeding at breakneck speed ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
Hegseth bars US forces from using undisclosed information to bet on Polymarket, Kalshi
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth barred all Pentagon staff from using undisclosed information to place wagers on forthcoming U.S. military action using betting platforms and prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket. “Make no mistake why this matters. Our enemies watch movements in these markets," Hegseth said in a memo, first obtained by CBS News. "When an American...
Teen girls listed teacher and student targets for planned Riverside County school shooting, officials say
Two teenage girls who were arrested on suspicion of plotting a mass shooting at a Riverside County high school had a list of intended targets, according to authorities. Revenge was the motivation.
Trump ordered to sit for deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11
The order from U.S. Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Lett came as lawyers for the British broadcaster complained that Trump had delayed his appearance.
EU mulls sanctions reprieve for Chinese fabric-maker accused of aiding Russia
Diplomats from the EU’s 27 member states were pressured this week to lift sanctions on Yusha Group, a Chinese textiles manufacturer accused of selling sensitive European technology to Russian buyers. In exchange, Beijing has pledged that the company will refrain from shipping banned items to Russian military-linked buyers. It will also remove German company Sindlhauser Materials from its own export controls list, according to multiple sources familiar with the affair. The unusual quid pro quo –...
16 killed, 32 hurt after magnitude 7 earthquake strikes China’s Tibet
At least 16 people were killed and 32 more injured when a strong 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck China’s western Tibet autonomous region late on Thursday, state news agency Xinhua said, citing local authorities. More than 300 houses collapsed in the earthquake, which struck on Thursday at 10.33pm. Officials were still evaluating the damage, and disaster relief work was ongoing, Xinhua said. The epicentre of the quake was located in a mountainous area about 190km (120 miles) east-northeast of...