India’s government has quietly shelved a controversial amendment to its citizenship bill after violent protests in the north-east of the country. The bill was aimed at helping Hindus and other… Continue reading India Citizenship Amendment Bill dropped amid protests
Australian PM Scott Morrison says he will re-open a controversial detention centre on Christmas Island, after a historic defeat in parliament. On Tuesday, non-government MPs secured enough votes to pass… Continue reading Christmas Island: Australia ‘to re-open’ controversial detention centre
Sydneysiders woke to a beige-coloured sunrise after heavy winds blew an enormous cloud of dust over the city. Known as a “dust front”, the cloud reduced air quality levels to… Continue reading Huge dust cloud swallows Sydney as residents take to social media
Donald Trump has condemned attacks on the media after an incident involving a BBC cameraman at the US president’s rally in Texas on Monday. A White House statement did not… Continue reading Trump condemns attacks on media after BBC incident
Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán has been found guilty on all 10 counts at his drug trafficking trial at a federal court in New York. Guzmán, 61, has… Continue reading El Chapo trial: Mexican drug lord Joaquín Guzmán found guilty
Democrats and Republicans have reached an agreement in principle over border security to fund the US government and avert another partial shutdown. The agreement contains only a fraction of the… Continue reading US border security deal reached to avert new shutdown
At least 17 people have died in a Delhi hotel fire that broke out early on Tuesday morning, police said. Eye witnesses said the dead included a woman and a… Continue reading Karol Bagh: Seventeen die in Delhi hotel fire
Upset Hindus are seeking suspension of the principal of Aranmore Catholic College (ACC) in Leederville (Perth, Australia), which reportedly kicked out a Hindu teenager from school for wearing a tiny nose stud.… Continue reading Upset Hindus seek suspension of Perth college principal for kicking out girl for nose stud
Refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi has returned home to Australia following his release from a Thai jail. The Bahraini national was detained for over two months in a Bangkok prison after… Continue reading Hakeem al-Araibi returns home to Australia after Thai detention
Republican congressman Walter B Jones, known for changing the name of French fries in government cafeterias to “freedom fries”, has died. Mr Jones was a keen supporter of the 2003… Continue reading Walter Jones, congressman behind ‘freedom fries’, dies at 76
Fox News host Pete Hegseth has confessed on air that he has not washed his hands for 10 years because “germs are not a real thing”. Speaking on Fox and… Continue reading Fox host says he ‘hasn’t washed hands in 10 years’
Thousands of Indians thronged the streets to greet Priyanka Gandhi as she made her first public appearance after formally joining politics last month. She arrived with her brother, main opposition… Continue reading Priyanka Gandhi kicks off India campaign with massive roadshow
