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Fiji declares national HIV emergency as Pacific nation grapples with surge in cases
Government estimates that one in 60 adults in Fiji now living with HIV, as escalating use of methamphetamine fuels ‘epidemic’Fiji has declared a national HIV emergency amid a spik…
Trump calls EU offer to Canada of associate membership ‘laughable’, while threatening tariffs
The US president call the move a ‘hostile act’, as Canada seeks to move closer to the EU and diversify its defence tiesDonald Trump has threatened the European Union with “serious…
Labor backs down on veterans’ health services cap after furious backlash from Jacqui Lambie and ex-ADF members
Independent senator had denounced as ‘cruel’ the plan to impose a $5,000 cap on allied health services for veteransLabor has backdown on plans to impose a $5,000 cap on health ser…
Peter Max, psychedelic pop artist who epitomized flower power, dies aged 88
The US artist, whose swirly, colorful, instantly recognizable designs became hugely commercially successful, died on MondayPeter Max, whose colorful, psychedelic pop art expressed…
Climate crisis likely behind devastating Nepal-Tibet floods that killed more than 1,300, first study finds
Scientists say global heating was a destabilising factor in collapse of 200,000 sq metre glacier in AugustClimate breakdown probably weakened the glacier that collapsed causing ca…
IMF downgrades Australian economic forecast amid fears of interest rate hike
Global financial institution predicts GDP will grow to just 1.6% in 2027 as Treasury faces rising energy costs and inflationFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesG…
Teenage boys charged with murder after alleged mistaken identity shooting of Sydney student
Boys aged 14 and 16 charged after Marco Tapia, 23, was killed inside his family’s home in Glen AlpineFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news em…
US lawmakers pass bill giving Trump more power to sanction Russia and its enablers
Act divides Democrats and Republicans, with some saying it gives president power that could be turned against US alliesThe US Congress has passed a sweeping bill allowing Donald T…
US government paid federal employees $9.5bn not to work amid Doge cuts – report
GAO report shows how use paid administrative leave rose by 435% from 2023 to 2025 and incurred a sixfold costThe US government paid federal workers $9.5bn not to work in 2025 as p…
Exiled Nicaraguan journalist Luis Galeano detained by ICE in Florida
Galeano, who has had asylum application pending for about seven years, was pulled over by agents while driving for LyftVeteran journalist Luis Galeano, one of at least 94 Nicaragu…
