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Photograph: Bec Beaumont Rent pause for flooded Aboriginal communities: ‘We’re talking about the most disadvantaged people in the Territory’ NT government says the rent freeze will be ‘applied automatically for eligible housing tenants’ as floodwaters break records in the Big...

The Americas A record number of political parties register for Haiti's first election in a decade March 13, 2026 1:28 AM ET By The Associated Press Members of the EDE (Committed to Development) political party arrive to register the party...

UFC fighters to train FBI agents at Quantico 8 hours ago Share Save Sareen Habeshian Share Save Reuters Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) athletes will be training agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) this week, both organisations say. Current...

King expresses 'concern' over Alberta separatists in meeting with First Nations chiefs 3 hours ago Share Save Nadine Yousif Senior Canada reporter Share Save PA Media First Nations Grand Chief Joey Pete called the meeting with King Charles III "significant"...

Mohammad Pournajaf was Tehran’s charge d’affaires in Canberra until at least 2023. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP View image in fullscreen Mohammad Pournajaf was Tehran’s charge d’affaires in Canberra until at least 2023. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP Former Iranian diplomat was granted asylum...

OK SEOUL/BEIJING, March 13 (Yonhap) -- A passenger train linking the capitals of North Korea and China arrived in Beijing on Friday after the two nations resumed such train service for the first time in six years. This photo, taken...

OK SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- The government has recently filed an objection to a court mediation for a now-defunct foundation established with Japanese funds to pay damages to a late victim of Japan's wartime sexual slavery, officials said Friday....

OK MIAMI, March 12 (Yonhap) -- Dominican Republic manager Albert Pujols said Thursday his team will have to be prepared against South Korea's brand of small ball when the two teams clash in the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic...

OK MIAMI, March 12 (Yonhap) -- The emerging South Korean star Kim Do-yeong said Thursday he will use an upcoming knockout game at the World Baseball Classic (WBC) as a measuring stick for himself. Kim has been batting leadoff for...

OK By Lee Haye-ah SEOUL, March 13 (Yonhap) -- Police raided the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport on Friday to secure material for its investigation into the 2024 Jeju Air plane crash that killed 179 people. An office of...

Netflix announces KPop Demon Hunters' sequel 1 hour ago Share Save Osmond Chia Business reporter Share Save Netflix Netflix has announced a sequel to KPop Demon Hunters, the streaming platform's most watched movie of all time. The announcement comes as...

'I missed my chemo and have a £12,000 hotel bill': British holidaymakers stranded by Iran war 59 minutes ago Share Save Danielle Codd , Business reporter and Jennifer Meierhans , Business reporter Share Save Andrea Pendrey Andrea Pendrey has missed...

'There's no hiding place on a ship': The sailors stranded near Iran 25 minutes ago Share Save Mohammad Zubair Khan , BBC News Urdu , Aye Thu San , BBC News Burmese , Hyojung Kim , BBC News Korean and...

Qantas agrees to pay $74m over Covid-19 travel voucher refunds 57 minutes ago Share Save Osmond Chia Business reporter Share Save Getty Images Qantas Airways has agreed to pay A$105m (£55m; $74m) over claims that it should have issued cash...

French vote tests polarised electorate with right hoping to win control of Paris 60 minutes ago Share Save Hugh Schofield Paris correspondent Share Save Reuters/BBC/Léa Guedj Emmanuel Grégoire (L) and Rachida Dati are the front-runners in the race for Paris...

MPs 'deeply troubled' by BBC World Service funding uncertainty 26 minutes ago Share Save Ian Youngs Culture reporter Share Save Getty Images A committee of MPs have said they are "deeply troubled" by uncertainty over the government's future funding for...

Space NASA targets Artemis II crewed moon mission for April 1 launch March 12, 2026 5:33 PM ET By Brendan Byrne NASA employees brief the media on Thursday at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. about the delayed...

Politics Trump blames Iran for the war — critics question the diplomacy March 12, 2026 5:24 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered Michele Kelemen Trump blames Iran for the war — critics question the diplomacy Listen · 3:48 3:48...

National FBI says its taking over the Michigan synagogue attack investigation Updated March 12, 2026 2:36 PM ET Originally published March 12, 2026 2:27 PM ET By NPR Staff Law enforcement responds near Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Mich., following...

The MPs found offers for redress from the Horizon shortfall scheme, which is the largest of the three and administered by the Post Office, were routinely overturned and increased after an appeal. Photograph: Vuk Valcic/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock View image in...

A report this week highlighted the danger SUVs posed to other road users and pedestrians, with children at particular risk of fatal injuries from collisions. Photograph: Crispin/Crispin Hughes/Clean Cities Campaign/Climate Visuals View image in fullscreen A report this week highlighted...

Can plastic-eating funghi help clean up nappy waste? 12 minutes ago Share Save Suzanne Bearne Technology Reporter Share Save Leila Green Leila Green's triplets would get through 25 nappies a day Before Leila Green became a mother of triplets three...

OK SEOUL, March 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Thursday issued a special travel advisory for Turkey's southeast region, the foreign ministry said, amid heightened security risks after missiles launched from Iran were intercepted near the border region. This image...

The department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced the measure, noting that the latest sanctions are part of the United States' "whole-of-government" effort to counter Pyongyang's wide-ranging revenue generation schemes. "The North Korean regime targets American companies through deceptive...

OK By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, March 12 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung said Thursday the government will closely monitor the prices of major items and impose sanctions on companies that unfairly raise prices in an effort to ease cost...

OK (ATTN: RECASTS headline; UPDATES throughout) By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, March 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Prime Minister Kim Min-seok met with U.S. During Kim's previous trip to Washington in January, he proposed to Vance the idea of the U.S....

OK By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, March 12 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Prime Minister Kim Min-seok held a meeting with U.S. Vice President JD Vance in Washington on Thursday to exchange views on overall bilateral relations, Seoul's embassy in the U.S....

Treasury Department said Thursday it sanctioned six individuals and two entities for their roles in North Korea-orchestrated information technology (IT) worker schemes, which it accused of defrauding American businesses and generating revenue to fund Pyongyang's weapons programs. The department's Office...

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Photograph: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA Iran-linked group says it hacked US company in retaliation for Minab school bombing Hacker group Handala claimed responsibility for attack that caused ‘global disruption’ to Stryker Corporation’s systems An Iran-linked group said it hacked a US medical...