Australia Travel

Skipper Says Barge Was Being Towed by an Undersized Vessel Before Washing Up on Remote Island

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One of the last people to see a foreign‑owned barge before it mysteriously washed ashore on a remote Australian island says the massive vessel was […]

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Families of Venezuelan Political Prisoners Rally Outside Helicoide: “Freedom, Now!”

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Dozens of relatives, friends and recently released activists gathered outside Caracas’s notorious Helicoide prison on Saturday, demanding the immediate release of political detainees held for […]

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EC Lists Nine Grounds for Cancelling Postal Ballots as Record Expat Votes Arrive

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The Election Commission has issued a strict set of nine conditions under which postal ballots for the upcoming parliamentary election and referendum will be declared […]

Australia

Smoke Chokes Melbourne as Air Quality Plunges to ‘Very Poor’ and ‘Extremely Poor’ Levels

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Melbourne’s air quality deteriorated sharply on Sunday, with the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) rating conditions in the CBD as Very Poor from 8am amid heavy […]

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Russia’s Massive Overnight Strikes Leave 1.2 Million Ukrainians Without Power Amid Deep Freeze

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Russia has launched one of its largest assaults yet on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, pounding Kyiv and several regions overnight and into Saturday morning. The strikes […]

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Tanzania’s Leader Breaks Silence on Election Turmoil and Internet Blackout

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Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has spoken for the first time about the six day Internet shutdown that coincided with the country’s most violent postelection […]

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US Forces Detain Venezuela’s President as Washington Moves to Reshape Oil Strategy

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US forces detained Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores during a pre‑dawn military operation in Caracas on 4 January, removing them from […]

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Russian Drone Strike Forces Massive Blackouts in Kryvyi Rih

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Russian drones hit critical infrastructure in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on Wednesday, triggering emergency power cuts for more than 45,000 residents and […]