Harris, Biden pledge continued Ukraine support as Zelenskyy visits Washington – National

Harris, Biden pledge continued Ukraine support as Zelenskyy visits Washington – National

U.S. President Joe Biden announced more than US$8 billion in military assistance for Ukraine on Thursday to help Kyiv repel Russian invaders, using a visit by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to make a major commitment. Biden’s possible successor, U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris, later said the U.S. will continue to stand with Ukraine after her own meeting … Read more

Watch the moment oceanfront house collapses in North Carolina’s Outer Banks as erosion claims third home in a week

Watch the moment oceanfront house collapses in North Carolina’s Outer Banks as erosion claims third home in a week

Shocking video shows the moment an oceanfront house collapses as waves in the Outer Banks of North Carolina pull it down. The home was the third in the area to be swallowed by the ocean in the past week, after two homes were destroyed in Rodanthe on Friday, according to the National Park Service. WATCH … Read more

Guinea presidential palace locked down amid gunfire

Guinea presidential palace locked down amid gunfire

DAKAR, Senegal – Shots were fired late Thursday near the presidential palace in Guinea’s capital Conakry, and the army briefly locked down the city centre and evacuated it. Local journalist Fode Toure, who was a few hundred metres from the presidential palace, told The Associated Press he heard gunshots and saw people running … Read more

"Will Speak In Action, Not Words": Netanyahu Defiant Over Lebanon

"Will Speak In Action, Not Words": Netanyahu Defiant Over Lebanon

The Israeli military said that its fighter jets “targeted and eliminated” Muhammad Hussein Srour and identified him as “the commander of Hezbollah’s air unit”. It was the fourth attack in a week targeting Iran-backed Hezbollah members. According to reports, Srur, born in 1973, was among a number of top advisers sent by Hezbollah to Yemen … Read more

Mona’s Ladies Lounge wins appeal in bid to continue barring men from entry | Mona

Mona’s Ladies Lounge wins appeal in bid to continue barring men from entry | Mona

Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) has won an appeal in the state’s supreme court, in a bid to continue barring men from entering an installation known as the Ladies Lounge. The installation was closed in April after Tasmania’s civil and administrative tribunal ordered the museum to start admitting men to the female-only … Read more

China’s industrial profits plunge by 17.8% in August from a year ago

China’s industrial profits plunge by 17.8% in August from a year ago

Excavators transfer coal at the coal terminal in China’s eastern Jiangsu province on January 22, 2024. Str | Afp | Getty Images China’s industrial profits plunged by 17.8% in August from a year ago, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday. That followed a 4.1% year-on-year increase in July, the fastest pace in five months. … Read more

Scam alert: Westpac identifies Australia’s most affected postcodes in 2023

Scam alert: Westpac identifies Australia’s most affected postcodes in 2023

With Australians losing $2.74 billion to scams in 2023, it is clear many of us are still falling for the ever-growing list of sneaky tactics being used by cybercriminals to steal our money. However some fall victim more than others, according to Westpac, and it all depends on where we live. New data gathered by … Read more