Australia politics live: Coalition promises to simplify construction code to help speed up housing builds
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Australia politics live: Coalition promises to simplify construction code to help speed up housing builds

Policy comes as debate continues over causes of and solutions to housing issues. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCoalition promises to drastically cut net overseas migrationThe Coalition has promised to drop net overseas migration to under 180,000 a year over the forward estimates, including by cutting family and international student visas, as pa...

Nigerian returnees try to re-adapt after trauma in South Africa
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Nigerian returnees try to re-adapt after trauma in South Africa

In tonight's programme: Nigerian returnees are trying to forget the trauma they experienced during months of xenophobic protests in South Africa that have frayed diplomatic ties between the two African powerhouses. Also, Chad says teaming up with General Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army has made the country's shared border safer. Finally, Liberia has got a new drug enforcement tsar as the cou...

Nigerians returnees try to re-adapt after trauma in South Africa
France 24 •

Nigerians returnees try to re-adapt after trauma in South Africa

In tonight's program, Nigerian returnees are trying to forget the trauma they experienced during months of xenophobic protests in South Africa that have frayed diplomatic ties between the two African powerhouses. Also, Chad says teaming up with General Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army has made the country's shared border safer. Finally, Liberia's got a new drug enforcement tsar as the country...

Doctors ignored ‘warning signs’ before Maradona’s death, court hears

Doctors ignored ‘warning signs’ before Maradona’s death, court hears

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Diego Maradona showed “warning signs” that went unheeded during the home hospitalisation leading up to his death in 2020, a witness on Tuesday told the trial examining the Argentine football legend’s demise. Seven healthcare professionals have been on trial since mid-April in Argentina for potential negligence that may have contributed to his death. The World Cup winner died of heart failure and a...

US faults China over opaque overseas lending, warns of emerging-market debt risks

US faults China over opaque overseas lending, warns of emerging-market debt risks

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The United States has stepped up scrutiny of China’s overseas lending, warning that the lack of transparency surrounding Chinese loans could increase the risk of unexpected defaults and debt restructuring in emerging markets. In its 2026 Fiscal Transparency Report released on Tuesday, the US State Department said China had failed to meet its minimum transparency requirements, citing deficiencies i...

US state department has canceled more than 175,000 visas since Trump’s return to office

US state department has canceled more than 175,000 visas since Trump’s return to office

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Revocations targeted foreign nationals who allegedly broke terms of their visas, government saysThe US Department of State has canceled more than 175,000 visas since Donald Trump returned to office, quadrupling the pace of revocations under Joe Biden’s final year in the White House, according to a new tally released by the department this week.The announcement said the revocations targeted foreign...

US military says it has fired on ship in Gulf of Oman to enforce blockade of Iranian ports

US military says it has fired on ship in Gulf of Oman to enforce blockade of Iranian ports

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A US helicopter on Tuesday fired missiles into the engine room of a Panama-flagged cargo ship that attempted to break the American blockade of Iran’s ports, the United States military said. The US Navy MH-60 helicopter fired on and disabled the M/V Vela Nova “after the ship’s civilian crew ignored repeated warnings from American forces”, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on social media, adding th...

White House pushes DoJ to revive reflecting pool case against Olympian

White House pushes DoJ to revive reflecting pool case against Olympian

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Justice department is asked to weigh new charges against David Hearn after US attorney dropped vandalism chargesThe White House has asked the Department of Justice (DoJ) to weigh new charges against a former Olympian accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, according to a person familiar with the matter, pushing to revive a case Donald Trump has fumed about ever since an ally d...

Ukraine says Russia fired North Korean missiles in deadly attack

Ukraine says Russia fired North Korean missiles in deadly attack

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Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least 10 people overnight and wounded dozens, Kyiv said on Tuesday, accusing Moscow of launching North Korean missiles in the raid. The allegation comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned – without providing evidence – that Moscow was receiving more ballistic projectiles and troops from its ally Pyongyang. Russia has turned to North Korea f...