New year sweeps in across the world with spectacular fireworks displays
New Year’s celebrations have swept across the globe, ushering in 2023 with countdowns and fireworks.
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Joe Biden did ‘just enough’ to survive in office
Curtin University Political Analyst Professor Joe Siracusa says US President Joe Biden did “just enough” to survive and derail his detractors from “dumping him” in 2024.
He said the Democrats are stuck with President Biden for the 2024 presidential e…
Donald Trump must persuade younger opponents to ‘back off’
Curtin University Political Analyst Professor Joe Siracusa says former US president Donald Trump will need to “rally the troops” to have a chance in the next presidential election.
He said Mr Trump needs to “re-engage” with the Republican base and pe…
Singer Anita Pointer of The Pointer Sisters dies at age 74
Anita Pointer, one of four sibling singers who earned pop success and critical acclaim as The Pointer Sisters, died Saturday at the age of 74.
Putin under pressure as rivals circle – but what could come after him ‘could be worse’
Putin is less unpredictable than potential successors, said RUSI’s Ed Arnold.
Pope marks New Year as Vatican prepares to mourn Benedict
Pope Francis prayed for his predecessor’s passage to heaven as he presided over a special New Year’s Day Mass Sunday in St. Peter’s Basilica, a day after Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI died in retirement at the Vatican. The huge basilica will host Benedict…
Benedict leaves German homeland with complicated legacy
Pope Benedict XVI leaves his homeland with a complicated legacy: pride in a German pontiff but a church deeply divided over the need for reforms in the wake of a sexual abuse scandal in which his own actions of decades ago were faulted