Live: Cummins hits out at Khawaja claims 'complete and utter nonsense'
Australia Test captain Pat Cummins is speaking to the media at Cricket NSW's headquarters about Usman Khawaja's recent revelations about Australia's ball tampering in 2018. Follow live.
Across Africa: Tunisians drawn into Russia's war with Ukraine
This week: A new report says more than 1,400 Africans have been recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine since 2023. Also, as South Africa races to become Africa's digital gateway, a growing backlash is emerging in Cape
First trees felled in Adelaide parklands for MotoGP circuit
Dozens of protesters gather as tree removal works for the Adelaide MotoGP track begin this morning in the eastern parklands.
Army Officer Accused of Trying to Spy for Russia Is Afghan War Veteran
The officer, who served at a NATO base in Britain, is expected to be charged in the coming days, two officials said.
Coyote that bit child was believed to be dead - then was spotted around a California neighborhood
State wildlife officers previously announced the animal had died after shooting it in October, though they never recovered a body
The End of Russia’s Bravest Newspaper
For more than 30 years, the paper covered an increasingly repressive state under Vladimir Putin.
Not even old Andalusian heartlands can save Pedro Sánchez
Spain’s most populous region powered the Socialists for decades, but the politics of the south are changing.
US invests in Peru’s Callao as port battle with China’s Chancay megaport continues
The United States has paid to design a port infrastructure programme at Callao, the US State Department said on Thursday, as Peru moves its main naval base to expand the country’s busiest port, which rivals a Chinese-con
Victorian farmers spared emergency services levy hike
Victorian Labor has promised to permanently freeze the emergency services tax rate for farmers, while the Coalition and One Nation have committed to scrapping it altogether.
Victorian woman aims to grow 300,000 snails for restaurants
French expat Coralie Schaff aims to house 300,000 snails at her Otways property to supply restaurants.
Live: Microsoft 'aggressively pursuing' solution to major outage
A widespread outage has hit Microsoft platforms, including Outlook, preventing users from accessing emails. Follow live.
In Moscow, Witkoff and Kushner Ask Putin to Include Europe in Peace Talks
The Kremlin, taking a hard line, is pushing to widen negotiations to overhaul European security structures.
AI and Ukraine to dominate EU leaders’ talks — live updates
Government chiefs meet in Dublin as arguments persist over who represents Europe in peace talks.
Burnham to discuss ‘problem’ Chinese imports in final days of Brexit reset talks
The British prime minister said there will be "long nights ahead" as he finalizes a reset deal with Brussels.
What’s at stake in the renewed tensions over the Falkland Islands?
Argentina and the UK are in a legal battle over an offshore oil-drilling project.
White House discussing Howard Lutnick’s future as commerce secretary, sources say
Senior White House officials are discussing whether Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick should be pushed out amid a spy scandal surrounding Nvidia’s now-former CEO Jensen Huang, two people familiar with the situation said
Hegseth gives top award to soldier who scolded him at war cemetery
The soldier reprimanded US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and a group of his staffers when a loud laugh was heard after they took photos at the site, following a ceremony that included President Donald Trump and Vice-Pre
Australia's cybersecurity chief investigating Microsoft outage
Australians are reporting that their businesses, government agencies and other organisations have been brought to a standstill as they wait to regain access to their email and other online systems.
Pat Cummins press conference live updates: Australian cricket captain to speak about Usman Khawaja’s ‘Sandpapergate’ claims
Cummins to speak about allegations in Khawaja’s book about the 2018 ball-tampering incident Mitchell Starc’s statement: ‘we weren’t aware of things being taken on the field’ Earlier this week, Mitchell Starc denied claim
Icac’s dirt files expose NSW’s ‘guns for hire’ problem. But neither major party is serious about lobbying reform
Chris Minns’s move to address the threat of undeclared lobbying falls well short of what the commission recommended five years ago Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast A dirt file on a state min
‘Win-win’ deal with EU could be done, Andy Burnham says
Prime minister says reset could be a deal ‘like the Brexit people thought they were voting for in 2016’ Andy Burnham has said he believes a “win-win” deal could be done with the EU that could be “more like the Brexit tha
China rules out hosting Cop33 climate summit in 2028
Decision disappoints experts hoping for world’s biggest emitter to take global lead on climate crisis China has ruled out hosting the Cop33 UN climate summit in 2028 after months of deliberations, leaving the field open
EU leaders tussle over who to send to Ukraine, Russia peace talks
A seat at the table for Europe now appears likely following comments by a US envoy who just held talks with Putin. But who will take that seat remains unclear.
Global Microsoft outage affects Outlook and Teams users, with company ‘restarting’ servers
Alert on Microsoft’s site says it is ‘aggressively pursuing all pathways to reduce impact’ and blames server issue Microsoft says its servers are beginning to return to service after a global outage resulted in nearly 13
Despite a 1960 doomsday prediction, the world won't end today
In 1960, three scientists predicted that the world would end on November 13, 2026, due to overpopulation. Here's why they were wrong.
The Gambia's electoral commission announces 5 candidates for presidential poll
The Gambia’s electoral commission has confirmed five candidates for next month’s presidential election. They include incumbent Adama Barrow who is running for a third term despite initially promising not to do so. It’s n
A whopping 400 districts that voted for Trump turned blue in the midterms
‘Our progress has ensured that losing ground in statehouses will forever be part of Trump’s legacy,’ DLCC President Heather Williams said
Your air purifier could stop you getting diabetes, study finds
The findings could have major implications for the 115 million Americans living with prediabetes, most of whom don’t know they have the condition
47th edition of Cairo International Film Festival gets underway in shadow of war
The 47th Cairo International Film Festival got underway on Wednesday in the Egyptian capital. The event brings together filmmakers, actors and other prominent figures from around the world. This year’s festival is taking
Pro-Palestinian group seeks ban on Israeli property fair in Paris
Pro-Palestinian activists have asked a French court to ban an Israeli property fair in Paris which they say offers a bonus to prospective Jewish settlers in the occupied territories, sources told Agence France-Presse on
Carney wraps meetings on security, trade with European leaders in Ireland
Prime Minister Mark Carney heard from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Thursday about the state of negotiations with Russia as the two discussed continental security with European leaders.
Russian federation head Tretiak says it will seek compensation if barred from world juniors in Alberta
Russian hockey federation president Vladislav Tretiak is threatening to seek compensation from Canada and push for the relocation or cancellation of next month's world junior championship in Alberta if Russia is barred f
Ngo criticizes UN's response to massacre in South Sudan
In tonight's edition, Amnesty International accuses both the government and UN peacekeepers of failing to protect civilians during a massacre in South Sudan that killed over 200 people. Also, more than a thousand people
Concern as decades-old youth music venue faces demolition
The head of WA Music says the all-ages music community has been "sent sideways" this week after the news a key performance venue is flagged for demolition, and amid uncertainty for a major youth music festival.
Here is the voting bloc that ‘despises’ Trump
‘Look at this margin. Look at this margin. That is wild’ CNN’s Harry Enten said Thursday
Deadly shooting in Washington DC
Police in the US capital are investigating a shooting around a mile from the White House that led to one person killed
Witnesses who watched a Brooklyn building come crashing down felt helpless amid the chaos
A building collapse in Brooklyn has claimed the lives of at least eight people, including two children
'There's no such thing as safe' in contact sports, brain injury expert says
Discussing the issue of contact sports and the threat to sports men and women of all ages, particularly in the light of the recent death, just last month, of a 17-year-old French woman after a head collision on the rugby
Nvidia’s hunt for Jensen Huang’s successor: insiders, rivals and a Trump pick
Nvidia is searching for its first new leader in 33 years after Jensen Huang quit on Thursday, with interim chief Colette Kress, veteran engineers, members of Huang’s own family and the bosses of rival chipmakers all tout
Microsoft outage hits tens of thousands of users
Microsoft says servers unexpectedly went offline, disrupting Outlook email, Teams, Copilot and other services.
US envoys meet Zelensky in Dublin after talks with Putin in Moscow
US envoy Steve Witkoff says President Putin has agreed to European negotiators joining the next round of Ukraine talks.
Norway follows Finland in barring Russian athletes from entering country over Ukraine war
Move by Norway ‘a further tightening’ of current rules Russians ‘have no business’ in Finland, says minister Norway’s government announced that it would prevent Russian and Belarusian professional athletes from coming to
Pope Leo calls for Church to make ‘amends’ to sex abuse victims
Pope Leo XIV says the Catholic Church must confront sexual abuse committed by clergy with truth and justice.
Doctor, in fight with HOA over condition of $1M apartment, opens fire in DC killing one and injuring four
One witness described seeing a deceased person in ‘a pool of blood’
PM urged to redirect funding for gas hub to new Royal Darwin Hospital
Doctors and nursing groups are urging Anthony Albanese to cancel funding for the Northern Territory's Middle Arm precinct and use the money to pay for a new Royal Darwin Hospital.
US releases report on $12bn from Venezuelan oil, mineral resources
The report seeks to address concerns about the Trump administration's handling of revenue held in trust for Venezuela.
Live: ASX to fall as Nvidia shares tumble following CEO exit
Australian shares are poised to open lower after Nvidia shares tumbled following CEO Jensen Huang's resignation. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.
Nvidia without Huang 'a significant loss' and puts the AI boom under a microscope, say economists
Speaking at Web Summit Lisbon, one economist calls founder Jensen Huang’s exit “a critical mistake” and a “significant loss” for the industry, while another says large corporations are built to outlast the people who run