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Read More Voting starts in the eastern state of Sabah, seen as a referendum on Muhyiddin Yassin’s unelected government Malaysia’s embattled prime minister faces a crucial test on Saturday as polls opened in elections in the eastern state of Sabah, seen as a referendum on his seven-month-old, unelected government. The leader of the opposition-ruled state…

Read More President Donald Trump is expected to announce Saturday that he is nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court as he aims to put a historic conservative stamp on the high court just weeks before the election. Trump said Friday he had made up his mind and it was “very exciting,” without…

Read MoreThe aircraft, carrying air force cadets, was on a training flight when it came down near Kharkiv.The aircraft, carrying air force cadets, was on a training flight when it came down near Kharkiv.

Read More Beijing has accused Washington of “provoking trouble” after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the country’s general consulate in New York is used for espionage, rejecting the allegation as “malicious slander.” Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Wang Wenbin hit back at Pompeo on Friday, after the top US diplomat told the New York…

Read More South’s president Moon Jae-in faces growing public and political outrage over the shooting of the fisheries official South Korea will ask North Korea to further investigate the shooting death of one of its officials, as public and political outrage over the killing grew. The government in Seoul said it would call for a…

Read More Most of those killed in the crash near Kharkiv were military cadets, officials say At least 22 people including military cadets were killed and two others were seriously injured when a Ukrainian air force plane crashed near Kharkiv in the east of the country, the interior ministry said. Deputy interior minister Anton Gerashchenko…

Read More Jenny Mikakos resigns after inquiry into how Australian state allowed a second outbreak; Brazil deaths pass 140,000 and US cases reach 7m. Follow all the developments live Stop in-person teaching at UK universities, unions urge What Australia needs to do to avoid a third wave US approaches 7m cases as officials warn surge…

Read More Family expresses anger and disappointment after jury decided not to charge officers directly for killing of 26-year-old medical worker Breonna Taylor’s family spoke out for the first time since a grand jury in Kentucky announced that it had decided not to charge three police officers directly in the killing of the 26-year-old medical…

Read More Manus Island’s Nahau Rooney, at one time the only woman in PNG’s parliament, dedicated her life to advancing women in her country Hardworking, audacious, occasionally controversial, but always vivacious: one of Papua New Guinea’s political pioneers, Nahau Rooney, has been remembered as a trailblazer for PNG women in power following her death on…

Read More Long-serving police sergeant, originally from New Zealand, described as ‘an inspiration’ Police officer shot dead in Croydon was ‘much loved’, says Cressida Dick – video Police have named the officer killed at Croydon police station as Matiu Ratana. The 54-year-old sergeant, known as Matt, had served with the Metropolitan police for nearly 30…

Read More Shehroze Chaudhry, 25, gained notoriety from the podcast, Caliphate, but his account of grisly murders for Isis have been questioned Police in Canada have arrested a man for lying about his participation with the Islamic State, while charging another for joining the terror group in Syria. Police announced on Friday charges against Shehroze…

Read More<p>Federal prosecutor says he had to speak out after ‘headhunting’ speech</p><p>Federal prosecutor says he had to speak out after ‘headhunting’ speech</p>

Read More<p>Comic’s fake news prank even claimed Trump made nomination with Ivanka sat on his lap</p><p>Comic’s fake news prank even claimed Trump made nomination with Ivanka sat on his lap</p>

Read MoreUS city of Portland has been shaken by protests for more than three months following the police killing of George Floyd.US city of Portland has been shaken by protests for more than three months following the police killing of George Floyd.

Read More After Breonna Taylor and now Amy Coney Barrett, this week was a harbinger of the chaos to come if Americans stop believing in our system of government. After Breonna Taylor and now Amy Coney Barrett, this week was a harbinger of the chaos to come if Americans stop believing in our system of…

Read More Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has vowed to prove the world’s triumph over Covid-19 with next summer’s Olympics in Tokyo, telling the United Nations the games will be held safely after a year-long postponement. Making his debut speech to the international body on Friday, Suga told the UN General Assembly that Japan is…

Read More<p>The ruling designates mass shootings as a single incident and limits liability at $300,000</p><p>The ruling designates mass shootings as a single incident and limits liability at $300,000</p>

Read MoreThe 48-year-old judge and former law professor from Indiana is a favourite of social conservatives.The 48-year-old judge and former law professor from Indiana is a favourite of social conservatives.

Read More<p>’She was the plan all along’</p><p>’She was the plan all along’</p>

Read MoreA deputy went down the stairs head first trying to catch the defendant as he made a run for it.A deputy went down the stairs head first trying to catch the defendant as he made a run for it.

Read MoreThe aircraft, carrying air force cadets, was on a training flight when it came down near Kharkiv.The aircraft, carrying air force cadets, was on a training flight when it came down near Kharkiv.

Read MoreThey are challenging what they call the unlawful escalation of the US trade war with China via imposition of tariffs.They are challenging what they call the unlawful escalation of the US trade war with China via imposition of tariffs.

Read More Video of a Boston Dynamics Spot robot dog apparently wandering a city street on its own has struck terror into the hearts of social media users — though some defended the ‘bot, pointing out humans can hurt each other without help. A Canadian Twitter user posted video of the four-legged yellow robot ambling…

Read More ROME, Sep 25 (IPS) – A letter from Roberto Savio to his friends   The creation of a Palestinian State remains a pipe-dreamAfter the fall of the Ottoman Empire at the end of WWI, The League of Nations mandated that Britain administer Palestine. The London administration was quite ineffective, in part, due to…

Read MoreActivist and businesswoman Yandy Smith-Harris shares her reaction to the Breonna Taylor case decision.Activist and businesswoman Yandy Smith-Harris shares her reaction to the Breonna Taylor case decision.

Read MoreTwo people were seriously wounded near the former offices of satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo.Two people were seriously wounded near the former offices of satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo.

Read More Metropolitan police commander Cressida Dick said Sgt Matiu Ratana was known as a ‘big guy’ with a ‘big heart’ who was respected by colleagues and the suspects he dealt with in custody. ‘His service will never be forgotten,’ she added. ‘It is a really distinguished service from a lovely, much respected police officer.’…

Read MoreKnife attack comes three weeks after start of high profile trial over 2015 assault on the satirical newspaper.Knife attack comes three weeks after start of high profile trial over 2015 assault on the satirical newspaper.

Read More<p>Rittenhouse is accused of fatally shooting two people and injuring a third during Black Lives Matter protests in Wisconsin</p><p>Rittenhouse is accused of fatally shooting two people and injuring a third during Black Lives Matter protests in Wisconsin</p>

Read More Encounter an eel nowadays, and it’s likely in a sushi roll. Or maybe in your nightmares, inspired by the flesh-eating shrieking eels in The Princess Bride or the moray minions of The Little Mermaid. But perhaps the creature’s reputation is in for a change. After all, unbeknownst to eels, they now have a…

Read More<p>It is not the first time the president’s campaign has run into trouble with adverts</p><p>It is not the first time the president’s campaign has run into trouble with adverts</p>

Read More The Palestinian Authority has refused since May to register Palestinian births with Israel, so the infants are blocked from leaving the country, as one Palestinian American family recently learned. (Image credit: Tanya Habjouqa/NOOR ) The Palestinian Authority has refused since May to register Palestinian births with Israel, so the infants are blocked from…

Read More A Louisiana state trooper killed in a car crash hours after he was told he would be fired for his role in the death of a Black man was buried with honors Friday at a ceremony that authorities sought to keep secret out of concerns it would attract a mass protest. State Police…

Read More<p>The leading voice of the libertarian &nbsp;movement was reportedly ‘lucid and optimistic’ in hospital</p><p>The leading voice of the libertarian &nbsp;movement was reportedly ‘lucid and optimistic’ in hospital</p>

Read MoreKyle Rittenhouse is charged in connection with shootings that killed two people at protests in US state of Wisconsin.Kyle Rittenhouse is charged in connection with shootings that killed two people at protests in US state of Wisconsin.