Politics

Peter Katsambanis remembered as one of Liberal Party's 'finest' warriors

Former Liberal MP Peter Katsambanis, who served in the West Australian and Victorian parliaments, dies, aged 60.

Himalayan hazards are becoming more complex. Our warning systems need to catch up

The state of Timure after the Bhotekoshi flood. The exact timeline of the recent Nepal flooding disaster is becoming clearer. At 8:37 am, instruments recorded what was initially interpreted as an earthquake near Nepal’s border with China…

US peace envoys Witkoff and Kushner to visit Kyiv and Moscow with plan to 'end war'

The announcement came as Russian strikes on Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region killed four overnight, per local authorities.

The two-year trail of financial controversy dogging Reform and Farage

Six claims the party has faced – from an undisclosed £5m gift to an alleged plot to bypass election laws As Reform UK’s annual conference unfolded in Birmingham, the party was once again facing heightened scrutiny over its finances. Two…

'Cracked skull' wasn't all: In eye of storm, 'influencer' Swatantra Bhardwaj

Social media influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj was detained after a video of him boasting went viral. He claimed to have assaulted a protester's father, causing severe injuries requiring many stitches. Bhardwaj's online presence featured…

Philippine VP Duterte posts bail over 'grave threats' against Marcos

Sara Duterte was charged last month after she claimed to have hired a hitman to kill President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, his wife and a congressman cousin should she be cut down first.

'Bound to breed contempt for law': SC judge on police action at Jantar Mantar protest

The 'grave threat' that landed the Vice President of the Philippines in court

Sarah Duterte has posted bail a day after she was arrested.

White House looking to replace Hegseth deputy Steve Feinberg, sources say

Trump administration denies report; Hegseth was previously said to have blamed Iran war munitions shortages on Feinberg, whose dismissal would be latest Pentagon shake-up The post White House looking to replace Hegseth deputy Steve…

Tetris distances itself from controversial White House 'arcade' games

A block-stacking game called Build the Wall included instructions to "protect the border from the coming horde"

The geotechnical trap inside Nepal’s hydropower tunnels

Nepal Army team at the Rasuwagadhi Hydropower tunnel. On August 26, catastrophic debris flows swept down the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river corridors , exposing severe vulnerabilities in Himalayan hydropower infrastructure. Several projects…

Kwankwasiyya will outlive defectors – Spokesperson

In this interview, Dr. Habibu Saleh Mohammed, spokesperson of the Kwankwasiyya movement and NDC candidate for the Fagge State Assembly constituency in Kano State, insists that defections have not weakened Kwankwasiyya. Looking back, what…