'Thank God!' Australians relieved as first evacuation flights land after mission to riot-stricken New Caledonia
More than 100 Australians and other tourists stranded for up to a week in the violence in New Caledonia have been repatriated.
Man dead after severe turbulence on London-Singapore flight carrying 56 Australians
A 73-year-old British man has died and dozens are injured after a Singapore Airlines flight from London struck "severe turbulence" and was forced to make an emergency landing in Bangkok.
Donald Trump opts not to take to witness stand, bringing testimonies in hush money trial to an end
After weeks of speculation about whether he would take the stand to defend himself, the former president opts not to testify, clearing the way for jurors to start deliberating the historic trial next week.
World-first ruling finds states need to mitigate the effects of carbon dioxide on oceans
The UN maritime court ruled in favour of nine island states who had sought greater protection from the impacts of climate change.
Why is the ICC seeking warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, hasn't this already happened and who is involved? What you need to know
The International Criminal Court prosecutor's office has requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his defence chief, and also for three Hamas leaders for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. So what happens next?
Arrest warrants sought for Benjamin Netanyahu, Hamas leaders over alleged war crimes
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor says he believes Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and three Hamas leaders are responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip and Israel.
Eight weeks after a ship brought down the Baltimore Bridge, it's finally tugged away
The recovery from the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse reached a significant milestone as tugboats escorted the ill-fated container ship Dali back to port.
Air Vanuatu collapsed under heavy debt. A thousand kilometres across the ocean, it's a different story
Air Vanuatu's collapse has raised questions about the future of aviation in the Pacific. While experts say the problems are vast, there are glimmers of hope for the region's airlines.
While some women mourn the death of Iran's president, others hurt by the regime are celebrating
While government loyalists pack mosques and squares to pray for President Ebrahim Raisi, most shops remain open and the authorities make little effort to interrupt ordinary life.
Michael Cohen admits stealing money from Trump Organization
Donald Trump's hush money trial enters its final stretch, with prosecutors resting their case and turning proceedings over to the former US president's lawyers.
Ed Dwight, first African American candidate for space travel, takes off 60 years later
Ed Dwight was in the same class as Apollo 11's Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, but NASA did not select black astronauts until 1978. On Sunday, aged 90, he finally experienced zero gravity.
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TikTok critics slammed Amal Clooney for remaining 'silent' on Gaza. Then she revealed her secret work
Amal Clooney is arguably one of the most famous faces of human rights law. However, social media users grew frustrated in recent months by what they claimed was her silence on the Israel-Gaza war. Those critics have now been silenced.
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Scarlett Johansson 'shocked' by ChatGPT voice 'eerily similar' to her own
OpenAI says it plans to halt the use of a ChatGPT voice that resembles Johansson, who famously voiced a fictional, and at the time futuristic, AI assistant in the 2013 film Her.