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A prominent Jewish group has condemned a “disgusting” attempt to intimidate an exiled pro-democracy campaigner who fled to Adelaide from Hong Kong, with the federal opposition accusing a foreign actor of weaponising antisemitism. Human Rights Watch said a separate attempt that encouraged people to inform on another dissident, Kevin Yam in Melbourne, was designed to … Read more

More pages honoring diversity in US military history have been removed from defense department websites as the Pentagon undergoes what appears to be a purge of content that it considered to be related to diversity, equity and inclusion – or DEI. Articles about the Native American code talkers in the second world war appear to … Read more

Jonathan Majors evidently admitted to battering ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari in an audio recording that was obtained and published by Rolling Stone on Monday, nearly a year after the actor avoided jail time after being convicted of assaulting and harassing her in a separate case. The clip of Majors, 35, surfaced days before the theatrical release … Read more

The family of a British woman detained in the US for three weeks because of a visa mix-up say she has left the immigration detention centre and are hopeful she is on her way home. Rebecca Burke, 28, a graphic artist from Monmouthshire, was trying to cross from the US state of Washington into Canada … Read more

The UN’s human rights chief has voiced horror at Israel’s resumption of airstrikes on Gaza that have killed at least 404 people, saying further misery was being inflicted on people “already suffering catastrophic conditions”. In a statement on Tuesday Volker Türk said he was horrified by last night’s Israel airstrikes and shelling in Gaza. The … Read more

Jodie Comer is to reprise her Olivier and Tony award-winning performance in Prima Facie “one last time” on tour next year, including a visit to her hometown of Liverpool. The monologue, written by Suzie Miller, stars Comer as a barrister who defends men of rape and is assaulted herself. The Killing Eve actor made her … Read more

An American man accused of messaging with an Australian family whose delusional beliefs contributed to them killing three people has objected to Queensland police testifying at his trial. Donald Day Jr, 60, from Arizona, was arrested by FBI agents in December 2023 and charged with making threats to public figures and law enforcement agents and … Read more

Efforts to stop the critically endangered African penguin from going extinct took a step forward on Tuesday, after South African conservationists and fishing industry groups reached a legal settlement on no-fishing zones around six of the penguins’ major breeding colonies. Sardine and anchovy fishing will not be allowed for 20km around the penguin colony off … Read more

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will hold a high-stakes call on Tuesday afternoon to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, amid reports that Russia is demanding a halt to all western arms deliveries to Ukraine as a condition for a truce. The Kremlin said on Tuesday that the phone call would take place between 1pm … Read more

The Trump administration’s decision to shutter two offices at Nasa risks “dramatically” increasing the costs of space exploration, while handing Elon Musk more influence over the agency, fired workers have warned. Nasa’s office of technology, policy and strategy and office of the chief scientist provide independent analysis on key investments and strategies. Both are set … Read more