Victoria Kjær Theilvig of Denmark has been crowned Miss Universe 2024, becoming the first Dane to ever win the competition. The 21-year-old, a competitive dancer, entrepreneur, and aspiring lawyer, beat more than 120 other contestants to win the (...)
Authorities in Australia's southeastern Victoria state issued evacuation orders on Saturday for residents in several towns as bushfires raged nearby, Australia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported.
The Country Fire Authority (CFA) issued "leave (...)
An Australian soldier has been posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross — the Commonwealth's highest military honour — for bravery during the Vietnam War.
The then 19-year-old Private Richard Norden ran into enemy fire to reach a wounded comrade and (...)
A Scottish man has landed his "dream job" as a lighthouse keeper on a remote Australian island.
Sandy Duthie, 42, jumped at the chance when the previous lighthouse keeper decided to retire after 25 years on Gabo Island, off the coast of (...)
Children as young as 10 can soon be jailed once again in Australia's Northern Territory (NT), after the government there lowered the age of criminal responsibility.
Australian states and territories have been under pressure to raise it, from 10 to (...)
With a night of bottomless drinks, a three-course dinner and an auction packed with royal memorabilia, the University of Queensland Monarchist League's annual ball is a sell-out.
Billed as a celebration of the Crown, a rendition of God Save The King (...)
Last week, authorities in the Indian city of Kolkata announced plans to eliminate trams entirely, retaining only a small heritage loop. In response, a group of activists is fighting to ensure that trams remain a vital mode of transport rather than (...)
The UK government has chartered a commercial flight out of Lebanon to assist British nationals trying to flee the fighting, the foreign secretary has announced.
The situation was "volatile" and had the potential to "deteriorate quickly", David Lammy (...)
Australia has stripped senior defense commanders of military honors over alleged war crimes committed under their watch in Afghanistan.
In parliament on Thursday, Defence Minister Richard Marles said they would lose their distinguished service (...)
Dozens of people have been arrested after clashing with police at an anti-war demonstration in Melbourne.
Police said they were "appalled" by the actions of some demonstrators targeting a military hardware sales show in Australia's second largest (...)
A mother has become the first person to be jailed under Australia's forced marriage laws, for ordering her daughter to wed a man who would later murder the 21-year-old.
Sakina Muhammad Jan, who is in her late 40s, was found guilty of coercing Ruqia (...)
Australian authorities are investigating the distribution of deepfake pornographic images of around 50 schoolgirls, allegedly created by a teenager using artificial intelligence.
The discovery comes as the federal government pushes for new laws to (...)
RIYADH — The 'Two Kingdoms' initiative, held in Riyadh and London last week, impressively celebrated the shared artistic legacy between Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom. The events were held in the capitals of both kingdoms, facilitating a (...)
The High Court in London has ruled WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has the right to appeal in a final challenge against his extradition to the United States.
Assange's legal team argued that the judges Victoria Sharp and Jeremy Johnson should not (...)
Pro-Palestinian protesters occupying a building at the University of Melbourne have been told to leave by university officials, who say they've "crossed a line" by entering the building and disrupting class for thousands of students.
"Students have (...)
He could probably have walked it blindfolded.
For the fifth time Vladimir Putin took the long walk through the Grand Kremlin Palace to the St Andrew's Throne Hall. There he took the oath of office and was sworn in as Russia's president for a new (...)
Australia's newest budget airline has gone into voluntary administration, after abruptly canceling all of its flights on Tuesday.
Bonza's financial woes have left thousands of passengers stranded around the country.
Operating since last year, the (...)
Former Home and Away star Orpheus Pledger has been arrested after a three-day police manhunt in Australia.
Pledger, 30, is facing four charges for allegedly assaulting a woman, authorities say.
He had been granted bail on Monday to undergo a (...)
Australian police are searching for Home and Away star Orpheus Pledger, after a warrant was issued for his arrest on Wednesday.
The actor is facing four charges for allegedly assaulting a woman, authorities say.
He had been granted bail on Monday (...)
All five members of the Spice Girls have reunited, just perhaps not as you'd expect.
On Saturday night, Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Geri Horner and Melanie Chisholm, better known as Posh, Scary, Baby, Ginger and Sporty Spice, came (...)
European diplomats in Washington are frantically working to set up meetings with allies of former president Donald Trump as they prepare for his potential return to the White House, sources familiar with the effort tell CNN.
At face-to-face (...)
Israel's Supreme Court has temporarily halted a government plan to send a group of Palestinian patients being treated in East Jerusalem and Tel Aviv hospitals back to Gaza.
The decision follows a petition by the Israeli non-profit organization (...)
Uber has agreed to pay A$271.8m ($178.3m; £140m) to settle a lawsuit in Australia, according to a law firm for taxi operators and drivers.
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers filed the class action on behalf of over 8,000 taxi and hire car owners and (...)
A man has been killed and another critically injured following a gold mine collapse in Australia.
The pair were hit by falling rocks 500m (1,640ft) underground at the site in Ballarat, near Melbourne, on Wednesday afternoon local time.
Another 29 (...)
An Australian man has been charged with murdering a woman who was last seen leaving her home a month ago.
Samantha Murphy has not been seen since she went out from her home in Ballarat, Victoria, for a run on 4 February.
Her disappearance led to a (...)
