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Former Trump aide Peter Navarro ordered to report to prison

Donald Trump's former advisor Peter Navarro has been ordered to report to a US prison next week to begin serving a four month sentence. The economic advisor was convicted last year on two counts of contempt of Congress for failing to comply with an investigation into the Jan 6 attack on the Capitol. Sally Patterson has more.

12 March, 2024

World

US attempt to ‘revitalize’ Palestinian Authority risks making the PA less legitimate, more unpopular

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas meet on Nov. 30, 2023. Saul Loeb/Pool via AP By Dana El Kurd, University of Richmond Gaza is still very much in the midst of war, yet discussion is turning to “the day after” the conflict – and who will govern the war-ravaged territory. The Biden administration has said that a full Israeli occupation of the […]

12 March, 2024

World

Katie Britt defends State of the Union rebuttal

Alabama Senator Katie Britt has defended her telling of a story about a woman who was the victim of human trafficking. Britt provided the account during the Republican Party's rebuttal to President Biden's State of the Union address where she attacked the Democrats for their border policies. Her speech has been widely mocked by comedians who suggest she was overly dramatic. U.S. correspondent William Denselow reports.

12 March, 2024

World

IAEA chief begins Japan visit

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency is visiting Japan for a progress report on the discharge of treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. Japan began a 30-year release of more than a million tonnes of treated, radioactive water used to cool the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant in August. Chris Gilbert reports.

12 March, 2024

World

Lebanese-Israeli fighting looks set to scuttle plans for historic land border settlement

A U.N. navy vessel seen through barbed wire patrols the Mediterranean Sea off the Lebanese coast. AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari By Mireille Rebeiz, Dickinson College In October 2022, Lebanon and Israel signed a maritime border agreement brokered by the U.S., a move interpreted as the beginning of normalizing relations between two countries technically at war. The next step would have been the settlement of the long-running land border dispute. […]

12 March, 2024

Opinion Pieces

As the air-raid sirens sound, I am studying Ukrainian culture with new fervour. I’m far from alone

By Anastasiya Byesyedina, University of Sydney I’m an Australian-Ukrainian researcher and I moved back to Kyiv from Sydney in 2022 after the full-scale Russian invasion. My life in a war zone has given me the chance to witness firsthand Russia’s brutality and Ukraine’s limitless bravery. In late 2022, Russians began targeting critical infrastructure in major cities. Many residents were left without access to electricity, heat and water. My […]

12 March, 2024

World

Antonio Guterres says the “bombings and bloodshed” in Gaza must end

United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres has appealed for an end to the fighting in Gaza, as millions of muslims around the world began the month of Ramadan. Speaking to reporters in New York, Guterres says as Ramadan begins – the killing, bombing and bloodshed continue in Gaza. Jody Jacobs has more from the United Nations.

12 March, 2024

World

Biden’s budget: Higher taxes on the rich, childcare and education for the poor

U.S. President Josef Biden has released a new budget proposal for 2025 that includes tax increases for the highest earners and big corporations, as well as social spending assistance on housing and education. It also pushes for the 100 billion U.S. dollars he requested last year for Israel and Ukraine aid while also strengthening border security. Caroline Malone reports from Washington.

12 March, 2024

World

Trump seeks adjournment in hush money trial

Donald Trump is seeking to derail the first of his criminal trials just weeks before it's scheduled to get underway. Trump faces 34 counts connected to allegations that he paid hush money to a porn star ahead of the 2016 presidential election. But his legal team argues that he is protected under presidential immunity.

12 March, 2024