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The Iran-aligned Houthi movement that controls northern Yemen has accused Saudi Arabia of launching air strikes against the international airport in Sanaa, and vowed to retaliate. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree called the attacks on Monday “blatant aggression” and said it had ended a period of de-escalation in the long-running conflict. He said Saudi Arabia…
US President Donald Trump has said the United States would probably take over the Strait of Hormuz — and should be reimbursed for controlling the vital waterway. He made the comments after a weekend of attacks between the US and Iran stretched across the wider Middle East and further threatened any diplomacy to end the…
Counter-terrorism police officers are now leading the investigation into the suspected murder of former British government minister Ann Widdecombe. The counter-terrorism unit has taken charge of the case due to “new information and evidence” on Ms Widdecombe’s “horrific murder”, British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said. “The police are pursuing multiple lines of enquiry to establish…
The United Nations has accused Hamas of disrupting aid deliveries in Gaza, alleging members of the militant group stormed a food depot over the weekend. The incident occurred in the north of the war-ravaged strip, with a senior UN official saying staff were “endangered”. “Humanitarian workers were forced to halt food distributions after armed personnel…
A Sydney childcare worker faces more than 320 charges over his alleged abuse of 136 children over a 16-year period, as police reveal a full list of locations where he worked. A court order protecting the identity of Hamish Tait was lifted on Monday, allowing him to be revealed as the man at the centre…
Battered Geelong star Jeremy Cameron is aiming for a quick return from his shoulder injury, with the Cats leaving the door open for a comeback before finals. Undergoing surgery to repair the AC joint in his left shoulder, Cameron will miss at least four of the six remaining home-and-away rounds. The 33-year-old was taken to…
It is 11:45pm on a Sunday night, and an anonymous woman has just posted in a Facebook group. Not long after, men start replying, offering to help. What she has asked for is sperm, and now the rest of the conversation has moved to her DMs. Welcome to world of online semen donation. The number…
The finest of the Kiwis we called our own (though actually Northern Irish), Sam Neill was embraced wholeheartedly by Australian cinephiles as a man of endless charm and dashing good looks. And what a career, including everything from a First Nations-led Western to a sci-fi epic via dinosaurs! Deeply saddened by his untimely passing, we…
A young Perth doctor and musician is behind bars after being charged with killing a 63-year-old man in a late-night scuffle several hundred metres from the bustling nightlife strip in Fremantle. The incident has seen the 26-year-old refused bail and remanded in police custody after being hauled before the courts on a manslaughter charge. Here’s…
The Jewish Community Council of South Australia has condemned the vandalism of an Adelaide home on Saturday morning. The response came after Rosti Sverdlov’s Camden Park door and fence was graffitied with antisemitic messages and symbols on Saturday. Council president Annetay Henderson-Sapir said the Jewish community had a proud history in the state. “This shocking,…