Trump Says U.S. Seized Oil Tanker Off Venezuelan Coast
The seizure comes as the United States builds up its forces in the Caribbean as part of a pressure campaign against Nicolás Maduro, the leader of Venezuela.
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Australia news live: Queensland repeals renewables targets; households now need to earn more than $112,000 a year for median rental house
Queensland parliament’s vote to kill legislated renewables targets decried as ‘plain stupidity’. Follow the latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIndependent senator Lidia Thorpe has said the federal government needs to do more to address Indigenous deaths in custody and stop “handballing” to states and territories after a damning report found more Indigenous people died in custody last year than any year since 1980.Thorpe spoke to ABC News this morning, saying the recommendations from a royal commission completed in 1991 have still not been implemented. She said:There’s no appetite at the federal level to do anything about it. They continue to handball to states and territories but we need national oversight, we need a whole unit … to look at these recommendations and start implementing them.States and territories are using us to score political points coming up to elections and scraping the bottom of the barrel when it comes to so-called ‘being tough on crime’. Continue reading...
Homelessness minister promises to end use of B&Bs as emergency housing
Exclusive: Alison McGovern makes target for end of this parliament, but figures show homelessness has jumpedThe homelessness minister has pledged to end the use of bed and breakfasts as emergency housing, even as new figures show that the country’s homelessness problem has worsened since Labour came into government.Alison McGovern said she would consider it a personal failing if people were still being placed in B&Bs by the end of this parliament as she launched the government’s three-year homelessness strategy. Continue reading...
Tory governments spent £325m on free schools that failed or disappeared
More than £10bn was committed to building new schools between 2014-15 and 2023-24, compared with £6.8bn for rebuilding existing schoolsConservative governments spent £325m creating 67 free schools that subsequently failed or disappeared, many through lack of demand, according to data revealed by a freedom of information request.The figures from the Department for Education (DfE) show that the government committed more than £10bn to building new schools between 2014-15 and 2023-24, compared with £6.8bn for rebuilding existing schools, which critics say left England with a backlog of crumbling and decaying buildings. Continue reading...
Khmer Rouge-Era Land Mines Have a Big Role in Thailand-Cambodia Conflict
Thailand says ordnance replanted by Cambodia has injured or maimed more than a dozen of its soldiers. Cambodia rejects the accusation.
Another Front in the War in Ukraine: Who Gets to Claim a Famed Artist?
Looking to shake off Moscow’s cultural influences, Kyiv has been seeking to highlight the Ukrainian roots of Kazimir Malevich, a renowned avant-garde painter.
Trump rebuffs questions about details of seized oil tanker and says Colombia ‘will be next’ – live updates
Trump says Colombian president ‘is going to have big problems if he doesn’t wise up’ as US makes major escalation in ongoing pressure campaign against Nicolás MaduroFull report – US forces seize oil tanker off Venezuela coastHouse speaker Mike Johnson said today that he has yet to see the video of the boat strike that has been the subject of intense scrutiny and accusations of war crimes.The Republican speaker said he missed the classified briefing with Hegseth and Rubio this week because he was working with House GOP lawmakers on their emerging health care proposals. Continue reading...
Greg Lynn appeal: high country murder conviction overturned
Former Jetstar pilot will face a new trial after his conviction over the 2020 killing of camper Carol Clay was overturnedFormer pilot Greg Lynn has had his conviction for murdering an elderly camper in the Victorian high country overturned in a stunning decision made by the state’s highest court.Lynn, 59, was found guilty in June last year of murdering grandmother Carol Clay in 2020, but was acquitted of murdering her fellow camper and lover Russell Hill. Continue reading...
U.S. Plans to Scrutinize 5 Years of Social Media History for Foreign Tourists
Even visitors from countries like Britain and France, whose citizens don’t need visas, would have to share five years’ worth of social media.
Former Bolivian president Luis Arce reportedly detained by police
Ally claims former MAS president ‘illegally kidnapped’ and suggests arrest linked to fund for Indigenous BoliviansBolivia’s former president Luis Arce was reportedly detained and taken to police headquarters on Wednesday.His former presidency minister, María Nela Prada Tejada, posted a video on social media saying she had received information from “unofficial sources” that Arce had been “illegally kidnapped” by police. Continue reading...