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King Charles joked about the "sands of time" and expressed his joy at being back in Australia as he addressed politicians.The monarch presented an hourglass - a "speech timer", he called it - to the parliament of New South Wales to mark the 200th anniversary of its upper house. "With the sands of time encouraging brevity," the King quipped, "it just remains for me to say what a great joy […]

Moldovans head to the polls today in a vote which could decide if the country moves closer to Europe or back towards Russia.Just over a million people are eligible to participate in both a presidential election and a referendum on joining the EU. The referendum asks people to vote yes or no on enshrining the aim of EU membership in the country's constitution.One of the poorest countries in Europe, Moldova […]

The King will attend a Sydney church service to begin the monarch's first tour of Australia since his accession to the throne.Charles and Camilla's official engagements in the country will start with a trip to St Thomas' Anglican Church for a service led by Archbishop Most Reverend Kanishka Raffel. Security arrangements for Sunday suggest the couple will meet wellwishers afterwards.They landed in Australia on Friday before the Queen met a […]

A man has been arrested in Tokyo after firebombs were thrown at the headquarters of Japan's ruling party and a car crashed into the security fence around the prime minister's office.Police arrested Atsunobu Usuda after the incident on Saturday morning - which took place less than 10 days before a parliamentary election in Japan. The 49-year-old was charged with obstructing the performance of official duties - but additional charges can […]

Bondi Beach has reopened for swimmers after around 2,000 black balls washed ashore in Sydney this week.The tar-like spheres started appearing on Tuesday and multiple beaches were shut due to fears they could be highly toxic. Workers in orange boiler suits and face masks have been collecting the balls over the last few days. Image: Pic: Randwick City Council They were initially believed to be tar balls, formed when oil […]

Liam Payne's father has visited the hotel in Argentina where his son died, as he read tributes left for the One Direction star.Geoff Payne was seen reading messages and looking at flowers placed outside the Casa Sur Hotel in the capital Buenos Aires.He was watched on by a crowd of mourners.Sky correspondent Martha Kelner in Buenos Aires said: "Geoff paused occasionally to put on his glasses to read the notes […]

Leaders' statements were an attempt to fortify Western support for Ukraine in the long term, while the elephant in the room lingered.As US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stood side by side at a Berlin news conference, they repeatedly showcased their "strong" transatlantic bond to the world. Biden described Germany as the "closest and most important ally" of the United States, while Scholz said US-German "good relations […]

The release of drone footage by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) of Yahya Sinwar's final moments has provoked a torrent of different views across the Middle East. Source link

A baby has died after a boat carrying migrants ran into difficulties in the Channel, French authorities have said.A total of 65 people were rescued following the incident off the coast of Wissant in northern France on Thursday evening. The boat was found to be heavily loaded with people and some were in the water when the rescue team arrived, the French maritime team for the Channel and the North […]