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Airline declines to predict impact of new carry-on luggage charge on Jetstar revenue or ticket sales, saying it is offering customers ‘choice’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Qantas has recorded its lowest pre-tax profits in four years, at $2.06bn, after the US war on Iran pushed up its fuel costs by $610m. Australia’s national airline also announced it would phase out its Airbus A380 models as it prepares to a

At least 160 people have died, while officials believe 340 foreign nationals from India, the US, UK, Australia, Malaysia and Ukraine among those missing. Follow the latest news Flash floods on Nepal-Tibet border leave scores dead and hundreds missing Tell us: have you been affected by the flash floods? Authorities in Nepal and Tibet have said they fear the death toll from catastrophic flooding could be much higher than 160 people already killed, as search and rescue efforts to locate the hund
Some of the intelligence-linked sites hit throughout the war include a Riyadh CIA station, a site in eastern Iraq, and other radar and surveillance equipment throughout the region, NBC reported.

New explosions were reported in Odesa

The Russian presidential adviser said that virtually no Asian country condemned the special military operation or joined the anti-Russian front being formed on the basis of NATO

Explosions in Odesa region. Drones raid continues

Violent explosions were reported in Kyiv

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Israeli forces raid home in Syria's Quneitra Israeli forces stormed a home in Syria’s south western Quneitra province, according to local media reports. According to Alikhbariah TV, troops advanced into Taranja in the northern Quneitra on Wednesday. They then proceeded to search and raid a house in the village, with no further details provided about the incursion.

A landslide unleashed a torrent of mud and water across Nepal on Wednesday, killing at least 157 people and leaving more than 400 tourists missing near the border with China. The disaster swept away homes, roads and bridges, while officials warned the death toll could rise as rescue teams searched for survivors. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

Explosion was reported in Mykolaiv

2 people wounded as result of Russian strikes at the industrial enterprise in Kryvyi Rih

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Explosions were reported in Zaporizhzhia

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Explosions were reported in Odesa

On a farm up in the hills of South Korea’s Jeju Island, investigators this week uncovered what a mother had spent three months fearing they would not find: the body of her daughter. Jang Mi-ran, 37, vanished without a trace in May. Police records would later show her case had been quietly closed without anyone ever verifying if she was alive. It was the second such discovery in a matter of days. The first was the skeletal remains of a man in his sixties, found on Saturday after his family warned

Qatar's PM will meet Iranian officials to discuss ways to de-escalate tensions in the region, foreign ministry says.
By Yomna Ehab and Parisa Hafezi CAIRO/DUBAI, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Qatar's prime minister visited Tehran on Thursday in a bid to relaunch diplomacy after the U.S. and Iran traded recriminations over Washington's promise to increase economic pressure, a move one Iranian official described as "all-out economic war". A Gulf neighbour of Iran and a U.S. ally, Qatar has served as a back-channel negotiator for the warring parties and played a direct role in securing a June ceasefire that briefly led to a
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Iran’s foreign ministry calls US economic plan to isolate Tehran 'pure parody' Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei mocked the US economic plan to isolate Tehran as "pure parody". "Washington’s Iran policy has reached pure parody," he said in a post on X. "It turns to Bahrain - a country with virtually no meaningful economic exchange with Iran - to prove that its “coalition” is working," he said, referring to an earlier call between the US Treasury Secretary and Bahraini finance m

Explosions were reported in Brovary
‼️‼️🇺🇸🇷🇺 BIG | The story surrounding CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s highly unusual and unannounced visit to Moscow is getting bigger, with Washington reportedly delivering direct warnings to the Kremlin over both NATO’s eastern flank and Russia’s support for Iran. According to POLITICO, during his visit this week Ratcliffe warned Russian officials against any further escalation involving NATO member states, with particular attention focused on the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lith

Eighty-three detainees in Port Sudan have conditionally suspended a hunger strike after judicial authorities agreed to assign three judges and fast-track long-delayed trials. Rights groups and opposition figure Yasir Arman have called for immediate due process or release. https://t.co/yZCBZRpyHd #Sudan #PortSudan #HumanRights #Justice

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Surgeons aided by real-time analysis of camera footage that identified critical anatomy in brain to be avoided Neurosurgeons in London have performed the world’s first successful AI-assisted operation to remove a brain tumour, saving the sight of a 48-year-old man, health officials have said. The surgery was performed in May at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN), part of University College London hospitals NHS foundation trust, but details were kept secret until Thursday

CIA Director John Ratcliffe surprise trip to Moscow was to warn Russia against attacking NATO, according to the WSJ. The visit followed new U.S. intelligence assessments that Putin could test NATO with a limited operation, potentially a cyberattack or small ground incursion into a Baltic state. U.S. is also concerned depleted Western weapons stockpiles after Ukraine and the Iran war could affect Moscow’s calculations. Ratcliffe met Russian intelligence officials, but not Putin. Putin was late

The Navy is aiming to have at least a limited operational arsenal of Blackbeard hypersonic missiles within the next two years. The post Blackbeard Low-Cost Hypersonic Missile Testing On The F/A-18 Super Hornet Has Begun appeared first on TWZ.

BIG: CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a surprise visit to Moscow this week to warn Russia not to attack NATO countries. The visit followed new U.S. intelligence assessments suggesting Putin could try to test NATO’s resolve with a limited attack on an allied country in the coming years. U.S. officials are concerned about scenarios ranging from a cyberattack to a small-scale ground incursion, most likely involving a Baltic state. They also worry that depleted Western weapons stockpiles—after

Report: Drone attacks on Iraq’s northern Kurdish region Two drones targeted facilities belonging to Iranian Kurdish opposition parties in Erbil governorate, in Iraq’s northern Kurdish region, Al Jazeera reported. An explosion was heard in the area and a fire broke out at the site, the network said, citing local sources.
‼️‼️🇺🇸🇷🇺⚠️ BREAKING | CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s surprise visit to Moscow this week had a stark and highly sensitive purpose: to personally warn Russia against attacking any NATO member state. According to The Wall Street Journal, Ratcliffe’s mission followed new U.S. intelligence assessments indicating that Vladimir Putin could attempt to test NATO’s resolve with a limited attack against an allied country within the next several years. Potential scenarios assessed by U.S. intelligence
A new training ground with railway infrastructure is being built in Belarus's Gomel region, near the border with Ukraine, allowing heavy military equipment to be unloaded quickly and in large quantities directly from railway cars.

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Al-Hijri also suggested that developments concerning Sweida could emerge “within days,” without elaborating on their nature, as the province remains the focus of intensifying diplomatic activity.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (Yonhap) -- The Department of State on Wednesday reaffirmed ...

CIA directors Ratcliffes visit to Moscow was to warn Russia against attacking NATO countries according to the WSJ

Cooperation between the United States and China is required to manage the unprecedented societal impacts of rapidly advancing artificial intelligence (AI) technology, Bill Gates wrote in a new essay published on Wednesday. The call to action comes as the billionaire philanthropist and tech titan warns that AI is ushering in “one of the most turbulent times in human history”, which could either become “the greatest equaliser ever invented, or the worst source of injustice”. “[The] countries that.