Government, industry and opposition see growing public support for a new gas tax but the industry is fighting backGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe gas industry is mobilising in opposition to a potential new tax on the sect…
Blink and miss: Trump’s tactic of threats first and U-turn later is proving stale in Iran war
President’s move, dubbed Trump Always Chickens Out, appears to have soured as he loses hold on situation in IranFrom Wall Street to the White House, the dish everyone’s talking about this week is the Persian Taco. It’s what’s served when Trump chickens…
Wily coyote? urban canines take more risks compared with rural ones – study
Researchers believe behavioral gap, which may hold true across species, is probably product of less fear of harassment in cities Anyone who has lived long enough in a city can tell you – with time, you just stop noticing strange new things. A unicyclin…
Older Australians in ‘immediate danger’ as fuel crisis affects travel for aged care workers
Unions and farmers call for government intervention as agriculture, construction and waste industries also at risk from higher pricesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCare workers, tradespeople and transport drivers are being h…
Nearly 1,500 Iranian civilians killed in U.S., Israeli strikes, report says
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Costa Rica to accept 25 ‘third country’ deportees from U.S. every week
Costa Rica said Thursday that it would accept 25 migrants deported from the United States per week as part of an agreement to help the Trump administration’s latest policy of deporting immigrants to “third countries.”
UK sanctions two Iraqi men over Islamic State funding
One Iraqi national served as a financial officer for the Islamic State
Open VSX Bug Let Malicious VS Code Extensions Bypass Pre-Publish Security Checks
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched bug impacting Open VSX’s pre-publish scanning pipeline to cause the tool to allow a malicious Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) extension to pass the vetting process and go live in …
South Africa says France withdrew its G7 invitation due to US pressure
South Africa’s presidency said on Thursday that France had withdrawn an invitation to the G7 leaders’ summit in June due to sustained pressure from the United States, including a threat to boycott the summit. This decision was communicated …
Cuba says it will do everything to find aid boats missing on way from Mexico
Two vessels part of convoy that organisers say was bringing food and medicine to island in face of ‘criminal US blockade’Cuba’s president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, has said his country will do everything it can to save the people on two missing sailing boats…