4+ hour, 27+ min ago   (488+ words) Jet-skis and other powered vessels will once again be banned from popular Port Stephens beaches during this year's Christmas-new year break after a successful trial. From December 24, 2025, to January 26, 2026, Dutchman's Beach, Nelson Bay beach (Fly Point) and Shoal Bay were…...

4+ hour, 47+ min ago   (809+ words) President Donald Trump has downplayed the necessity for his administration to restrict artificial intelligence development, arguing that maintaining the United States’ lead over China in global competition is paramount and that securing victory will help mitigate the hazards of the…...

7+ hour, 41+ min ago   (623+ words) The first ministers of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are to affirm their countries’ right to seek independence from the UK at a summit that is likely to challenge Andy Burnham’s devolution agenda. The Plaid Cymru leader, Rhun ap Iorwerth,…...

14+ hour, 56+ min ago   (426+ words) The French UN mission said it regretted an online post criticising a US vote at the UN General Assembly in a move that should clear the way for the new French ambassador Aurélien Lechevallier to take up his post in…...

14+ hour, 32+ min ago   (1222+ words) It was election day in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt and Alaa Yakoub Agha was overjoyed. The 55-year-old Syrian, now a German citizen, had voted for the first time since arriving in the country in 2015. Her happiness was short-lived. During…...

11+ hour, 12+ min ago   (397+ words) Staff at public broadcaster Radio France began a two-day strike on Sunday over the appointment of Charles Sapin, deputy editor-in-chief at far-right weekly Valeurs Actuelles. Unions accuse Sapin of promoting far-right ideas ahead of next spring's presidential election, while management…...

16+ hour, 42+ min ago   (1038+ words) Water affects almost every part of daily life: drinking, sanitation, food production, health, jobs and the natural environment. Yet in South Africa, three million people don’t have clean running water, and 14 million have no flushing toilets. Climate change and recurring…...

15+ hour, 59+ min ago   (496+ words) France has expressed regret over a social media post questioning the United States’ commitment to human rights, in a move expected to clear the way for its new ambassador to take up his post in Washington. “France and the United…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (495+ words) When Charlie Kirk was fatally assassinated in September 2025, his passing changed the course of his wife Erika Kirk’s life almost overnight. She went from being known mainly as the wife of the Turning Point USA founder to becoming the organization’s…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (284+ words) A Senate subcommittee is investigating OpenAI's handling of the hacking of Hugging Face in July as concerns about the potential dangers posed by AI continue to grow. Senator Josh Hawley, the chairman of the Senate's Subcommittee on Disaster Management, sent…...