Long-standing tensions over a planned Atlanta police training center boiled over Wednesday when a protester was killed and a Georgia state trooper was wounded during a confrontation.
Frederick McCubbin painting defaced with Woodside logo in protest at Art Gallery of Western Australia
Activists spraypaint logo on masterpiece and one glues her hand to gallery wall to protest desecration of Burrup peninsula rock artFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily ne…
Qantas flight from Sydney to Fiji forced to turn back after ‘potential mechanical issue’
Incident comes a day after separate Qantas flight issued a mayday call due to an engine failure while en route to AustraliaGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA Qantas flight to Fiji has had to turn back and land at…
Wrestler Vinesh Phogat accuses WFI chief, other coaches of sexual misconduct
Women athletes have accused the chief of India’s wrestling federation of sexual misconduct.
Peru’s Andes ‘descends on’ capital to demand leader resign
People are pouring into Peru’s capital, many from remote Andean regions, for a protest against President Dina Boluarte and in support of her predecessor, whose ouster last month launched weeks of deadly unrest and cast the nation into political chaos.
Biden to tour California storm damage, see recovery efforts
President Joe Biden is set to tour damaged areas of California and be briefed on recovery efforts in the wake of devastating storms that have hit the state in recent weeks.
China races to make Covid drugs as Xi fears rural outbreaks
Xi’s comments come just over a month after his government abruptly axed his strict “zero-Covid” controls that had largely shielded China’s 1.4 billion people from the disease for three years but sparked widespread protests in late November.
France prepares for ‘hellish’ day of strikes over pension reform
France’s government was facing a day of strikes and protests Thursday set to disrupt transport and schooling across the country as workers oppose a deeply unpopular pensions overhaul.