Cyclone early warning system for Pacific goes live
The Pacific’s first cyclone early warning system will go live in Fiji this week. The early warning system was developed to give island nations more notice of the likely impact…
NSW bushfires: destroy nearly 500 homes
Nearly 500 homes have been lost in New South Wales in this bushfire season to date, the Rural Fire Service has confirmed. The burnt area statewide now covers more than…
Hong Kong police threaten to use live bullets as standoff with protesters escalates
Hong Kong police have threatened to use live bullets if “rioters” used lethal weapons and committed other acts of violence, after the latest flare-up in five months of anti-government protests…
Trump tweets at North Korea’s Kim, tells him to ‘get the deal done’
US President Donald Trump has told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to “act quickly” to reach a deal with the United States, in a tweet weighing in on North…
Sri Lanka election: Wartime defence chief Rajapaksa wins presidency
Sri Lanka’s former wartime defence chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa has won a presidential election that has split the country along ethnic lines. Official results showed Mr Rajapaksa, 70, took 52.25 percent…
Donald Trump confirms pre-election UK visit
US President Donald Trump has confirmed he will travel to London 10 days before the UK general election, according to BBC. He will be in the capital with the first…
390-pound ‘Iranian Hulk’ signs for Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
American bare-knuckle boxing organization BKFC has announced their latest attention-grabbing new signing, the 390-pound giant Sajad Gharibi, who is better known to the internet as the “Iranian Hulk”. The humungous…
Officer killed, police stations STORMED by protesters amid anti-fuel hike rallies in Iran
A police officer has died in a hospital after being critically injured during unrest in western Iran. He attempted to defend a city police command that was invaded by an…
Sri Lanka strongman Rajapaksa wins presidency by big margin
Sri Lanka’s former civil wartime defense chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa was declared the winner in the presidential election on Sunday, after promising to secure the country against militant threats following Easter…
French interior minister hits back at ‘ultras’ at Yellow Vests after Saturday mayhem in Paris
Interior Minister Christophe Castaner argued that the “original” Yellow Vest movement was overtaken by the violent ‘ultra-yellow’ protesters, as the massive anti-government rallies across France reached their first anniversary. The…