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‘We execute the prick’: wife can’t explain Charles Perrottet text plotting downfall of NSW Liberal minister, Icac hears

Brother of former state premier sent message to wife Anita Perrottet regarding plan to damage career of rival David ElliottFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCharles Perrottet wrote about a plan to damage a Liberal minister’s career following his brother’s accession to the New South Wales premiership in October 2021, sta...

‘We execute the prick’: Charles Perrottet plotted political downfall of NSW Liberal minister, Icac hears

Brother of former state premier sent message regarding plan to damage political career of then-police minister David ElliottFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCharles Perrottet wrote about a plan to damage a Liberal minister’s career following his brother’s accession to the New South Wales premiership in October 2021, st...

‘We execute the prick’: Charles Perrottet plotted downfall of NSW Liberal minister, Icac hears

Brother of former state premier sent message regarding plan to damage political career of then-police minister David ElliottFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastCharles Perrottet wrote about a plan to damage a Liberal minister’s career following his brother’s accession to the New South Wales premiership in October 2021, st...

Will Australia be locked out of top scientific research by shunning Chinese universities?

Australia’s decision to axe partnerships with two Chinese universities has raised concerns that Canberra is moving to align with Washington on research security policy. The decision came after the United States expanded its restrictions on research entities from China. One analyst warned that Canberra’s latest move would not hinder Chinese progress, but it could leave Australia locked out of top-t...

China Life’s revenue surges as top insurer ramps up investment in AI, chips and biotech

China Life Insurance, the country’s largest life insurer, has posted record highs in its first-half results, and says it will scale up investments in technology-related sectors while seeking to become a long-term partner for innovative enterprises. The Shanghai- and Hong Kong-listed insurer recorded revenue of 434.3 billion yuan (US$64.6 billion), up 81.5 per cent year on year, according to interi...

Australia news live: Hanson tells star One Nation candidate to stop speaking Japanese

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGreens say Australia needs to ‘step up and really commit’ to aiding rebuilding in NepalDavid Shoebridge, the Greens’ spokesperson on foreign affairs, told RN Breakfast earlier the Australian commitment of $5m for affected communities in Nepal “won’t come close to touching the sides” of the calamity.I think Australia...

Chinese power stocks slump after US grid ban: is the sell-off warranted?

Chinese power equipment stocks have tumbled after the United States moved to bar certain foreign-made grid equipment and related software, but some analysts believe the sell-off may have been excessive, with enforcement still uncertain and Chinese firms able to offset the impact in other markets. Sungrow Power Supply, a major Chinese inverter maker, slumped 12.24 per cent on Thursday after US Pres...

Selena Gomez pushes back against 'frivolous' fraud claims

Selena Gomez's lawyer says the fraud case is "absurd" - but it is far from unusual for celebrity family business relationships to go wrong.

'High risk' of lake breaching and causing second flood, warns China

China says a lake formed after a recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border may burst in the coming days.

'High risk' of lake bursting and causing second flood, warns China

China says a lake formed after a recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border may burst in the coming days.

Rescues suspended on Tibet-Nepal border as flood death toll hits 469

Lake has formed at epicentre of flood, forcing rescue teams to withdraw, Chinese state media reportNepal flash flood – latest updatesNearly 1,400 missing, mostly tourists, and hundreds killedVisual guide: how the deadly flooding unfoldedTell us: have you been affected by the flash floods?A ⁠lake formed by a landslide on the Nepal-Tibet border has started to overflow, putting at risk areas devastat...

Flood risk forces halt to rescues in Tibet, as Nepal death toll rises to 469

Lake has formed at epicentre of flood, forcing rescue teams to withdraw, Chinese state media reportNepal flash flood – latest updatesNearly 1,400 missing, mostly tourists, and hundreds killedVisual guide: how the deadly flooding unfoldedTell us: have you been affected by the flash floods?China has paused rescue work at the epicentre of the catastrophic flooding in Tibet this week amid fears that a...

Waves of attacks in Thailand’s deep south leave villagers trapped in a cycle of fear

Security guard Ni-arfan Doloh was taking a routine photograph for his nightly report on Saturday when five masked men carrying rifles emerged from inside a government office in Thailand’s southern Narathiwat province. “I was shocked,” said Ni-arfan, 25, recalling how they led him and another guard behind the Chang Phueak subdistrict office, instructed them to sit with their hands behind their back...

Iran’s supreme leader remains unseen 6 months after war began

Six months after the air strikes that began the war and propelled ⁠a badly wounded Mojtaba Khamenei into the role of Iran’s supreme leader, he remains entirely unseen and unheard by Iranians – a vacuum at the heart of his country’s leadership. Questions over his condition and role are growing increasingly fraught, with Iran facing critical decisions over a war that has set the Middle East aflame w...

Record drought grips Europe as rivers and crops dry up

Drought and extreme heat are drying up rivers and farmland across Europe.

Overlooked masterpieces: What are the most underrated albums of all time?

Euronews Culture champions the albums which are too often overlooked and deserve far more love than they get.

Dolphin dies from H5 bird flu in SA as researchers withdrawn from sub-Antarctic island over ‘psychosocial risk’

Australian government announces 24 expeditioners based at research station on Macquarie Island will be evacuated over possible ‘prolonged psychological stress’A dolphin has died from H5 bird flu in South Australia, marking the second native mammal species known to have contracted the virus.It comes as the federal government announced it would withdraw researchers from the subantarctic Macquarie Is...

Six months of war between Iran, US leave Arab states facing tough questions

The Iran war is settling into attrition, with no regime collapse and Gulf economies facing growing uncertainty.

🔴 French Foreign Legion soldier kidnapped in Colombia

Carpenter turned his Niagara Falls home into a colourful religious art landmark

Once again, the EU grapples with thorny questions about Russian assets

Russia's immobilised assets are back on the table, a year after the EU tried and failed to use them to support Ukraine. Could a new effort to unlock them succeed?

Two vacant Connecticut office buildings will become 286 apartments in a $120 million conversion, reusing 511,000 sq ft instead of tearing them down

Transforming the urban landscape, two idle office buildings in Connecticut are set to be revitalized into vibrant apartments. With a projected budget of $120 million backed by Bank OZK, this redevelopment will introduce 286 loft-style residential units, complete with modern facilities. The project emphasizes the importance of reusing existing properties, offering excellent rail connectivity to sur...

German troops on NATO’s eastern flank: War has never been this close

How is the German military preparing for a potential conflict on NATO's eastern flank? Euronews spent a week with Germany's Lithuania Brigade and electronic warfare units near the Belarusian border.

Please don’t rearrange our shoes when we turn up, paramedics in Japan urge

It is polite to reposition a guest’s shoes when they arrive, but the emergency services in one city advise just skipping that partEtiquette, manners and consideration for others are integral pillars of Japanese society but there are times when they might go a step too far, according to one city’s emergency services.The fire department in the central city of Kanazawa has urged people not to tidy up...

French Foreign Legion soldier kidnapped in Colombia

Colombian military announced Thursday that a French-Colombian soldier from the French Foreign Legion was kidnapped in early August while travelling in the department of Narino. The kidnappers are believed to be members of the Estado Mayor Central, dissidents from the far-left FARC guerrilla group.