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Two decades of leftwing dominance end in Bolivia as rightwingers head to election runoff
Movimiento al Socialismo’s time runs out as economic crisis grips countryBolivia’s presidential election will go to a runoff for the first time, with two rightwing candidates competing for the presidency – marking the end of nearly 20 years of dominance by the leftist Movimiento al Socialismo (Mas).The candidate with the most votes, however, turned out to be a surprise: centre-right senator Rodrigo Paz Pereira, 57, who had started the campaign with just 3% support in opinion polls. Continue reading...
Strike by 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants declared illegal
The Canada Industrial Relations Board has declared a strike by 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants illegal and ordered them back on the job after they ignored an earlier order to return to work and submit to arbitration
Conservative leader runs for safe seat in parliament after Canada election defeat
Pierre Poilievre has chance of winning House of Commons seat after losing riding he had held for more than 20 yearsCanada’s federal conservative leader will have a second chance of winning a seat in parliament when residents of a rural Alberta district cast their ballots in a closely watched byelection on Monday.Pierre Poilievre’s bid to take the safe seat of Battle River-Crowfoot comes four months after the Conservatives’ defeat in April’s federal election, in which the party leader lost the riding he had held for more than 20 years. Continue reading...
Weather tracker: southern Arabian peninsula braced for storms
Elongated area of low pressure likely to bring higher-than-usual levels of rainfall to normally arid regionUnusual levels of rainfall are due to hit the southern Arabian peninsula this week, as a tropical wave – an elongated area of low pressure – progresses across the region, triggering a marked increase in convective activity across western Yemen and south-western Saudi Arabia this week. There is a risk of thunderstorms until Wednesday, with forecast rainfall totals reaching about 50mm for Al Hudaydah region in Yemen and the Jazan province of Saudi Arabia.Although 50mm is not a particularly large rainfall total in most places, in this region it is enormous: Al Hudaydah typically records only 65mm annually, while Jazan averages about 150mm. Continue reading...
Report: Russia would take 4 years, 2 million casualties to control Ukraine's Donbas region
Russia would need four years and take 2 million casualties to gain full control of Ukraine's disputed Donbas region, according to a recent British military analysis.
Dead infant found in Perth stormwater drain
Police said multiple resources were deployed to Alexander Heights after they received reports about 1pmGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe body of a dead infant has been found in a stormwater drain in Perth, Western Australia police have confirmed.Police said multiple resources were deployed to the suburb of Alexander Heights after they received reports about 1pm on Monday. Continue reading...
Gaza war death toll surpasses 62,000, says Palestinian Health Ministry
The Palestinian Health Ministry said on Monday that more than 62,000 Palestinians have been killed in the 22-month war in Gaza.
Hijacked satellites and orbiting space weapons: In the 21st century, space is the new battlefield
As Russia held its Victory Day parade this year, hackers backing the Kremlin hijacked an orbiting satellite that provides television service to Ukraine.
Trump says Ukraine's Zelenskyy can end Russia war 'immediately' ahead of high-stakes meeting
President Trump placed the onus on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to end the war with Russia by giving up Crimea, which has been annexed by Moscow, and hopes of joining NATO -- both key demands of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
A timeline of territorial shifts in Russia's war on Ukraine
Russia’s troops are continuing their slow war of attrition in eastern and northern Ukraine, even as the conflict enters a pivotal phase with a series of high-level meetings that are part of U.S. President Donald Trump’s push for peace
Outback Wrangler star asked colleague to take paralysed pilot’s phone from hospital after fatal crash, court told
Reality TV star Matt Wright has pleaded not guilty to three charges of attempting to pervert the course of justiceFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastReality TV star Matt Wright told an associate to collect the phone of a severely injured pilot following a fatal helicopter crash, a jury has heard.The Outback Wrangler star has pleaded not guilty to three counts of attempting to pervert the course of justice in the Northern Territory supreme court in Darwin. Continue reading...
Andrew Leigh backs cancellation of Israeli MP’s visa – as it happened
This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastShadow education minister says childcare safety reforms should come more quicklyJonno Duniam, the shadow minister for education, said governments on both sides of the spectrum had failed for years to institute reforms on the childcare sector, issuing calls for the Labor government and states to act quickly to make such changes.Both governments of all persuasions have dropped the ball. The government I was a part of dropped the ball. We should have acted on that at the time. The fact that we didn’t and the fact that we are now hearing these stories means we failed. But regardless of who was in power and who didn’t do what, here we are today and we need to act.With the resources of eight states and territories and the commonwealth combined, I would be absolutely stunned if we could not get this thing off the ground in the next few weeks. So I hope that things do speed up. I hope that the end result is a national system. Continue reading...
Aug 18, 2025