Severed head of King George V statue may have resurfaced at Irish rappers’ Melbourne gig | Melbourne

The solid bronze severed head of Melbourne’s decapitated King George V statue appears to have briefly reappeared in public, gracing the stage during a performance by a visiting Northern Irish hip hop group. The statue in the King’s Domain parklands was beheaded during the King’s Birthday Weekend in June 2024 – one of a series … Read more

Australia news live: Albanese repeats offer to join Ukraine peacekeeping force after ‘coalition of the willing’ summit; Sydney braces for heatwave | Australia news

Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Asked about whether Australia should close Pine Gap, Bandt says his “priority right now is Aukus” given that Australia has already been paying the US and UK to rebuild their shipyards. The Prime Minister and the Government just gave Donald Trump … Read more

Trump invokes 18th-century wartime act to deport five Venezuelans | US immigration

Donald Trump has invoked the wartime Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport five Venezuelan nationals from the US. In a presidential proclamation issued on Saturday, the White House said: “Tren de Aragua (TdA) is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization with thousands of members, many of whom have unlawfully infiltrated the United States and are … Read more

Romania bans second far-right hopeful from presidential election re-run | Romania

Romania’s electoral commission on Saturday excluded a second far-right hopeful, Diana Șoșoacă, from May’s presidential election, amid rising tension in the run-up to the May re-run of the poll. Earlier in March, the electoral bureau barred Călin Georgescu, an independent who was polling at about 40% before the re-run election. Georgescu, a fierce EU and … Read more

Trump ordered airstrikes on Yemen in warning to Houthis over shipping route | Donald Trump

Donald Trump said he ordered a series of airstrikes on Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, on Saturday, promising to use “overwhelming lethal force” until Iranian-backed Houthi rebels cease their attacks on shipping along a vital maritime corridor. The Houthis reported a series of explosions in their territory on Saturday evening. Images circulating online show plumes of black … Read more

‘How can I not charge my wheelchair?’ The real effects of benefit cuts for millions of disabled people | Disability

Adam Gabsi is unequivocal on the subject of his personal independence payment: “It really is an essential lifeline. I don’t feel that I would be able to function without it.” Gabsi receives his Pip disability benefit for multiple sclerosis, with which he was diagnosed 18 years ago, when he was 21. “It’s supposed to cover the costs … Read more

Keir Starmer: ‘Putin is dragging his feet over 30-day Ukraine ceasefire’ | Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer accused Vladimir Putin of dragging his feet over agreeing to a ceasefire with Ukraine on Saturday as international pressure grew on the Russian president to enter talks. The prime minister said there was a limit to the length of time Putin could prevaricate, after he convened a virtual summit with 29 other international … Read more