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Court orders Meta to pay nearly half a billion euros in damages to media outlets
Spanish legacy media companies in Spain have scored a victory against social media giant Meta after a Madrid-based court ordered that it must pay news outlets nearly half a billion euros in damages
Nigerian court convicts separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu of terrorism-related charges
A Nigerian court has convicted separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu of seven terrorism-related charges
Secret translation of Nauruan president’s interview on NZYQ deal with Australia to stay suppressed for decade
Penny Wong says translation notes were ‘taken hastily’ by official who was not accredited translator and were ‘for internal purposes only’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA top secret translation of the Nauruan president’s public commentary on the NZYQ deal will remain suppressed for a decade after the Albanese government considered its release “inappropriate”.Nauru declined to endorse an informal translation by Australia’s high commission of the 10-minute public interview uploaded to Facebook in February, nor did it provide its own translation, newly released documents reveal. Continue reading...
UN atomic agency demands Iran provide full information about its nuclear stockpile
The U.N. atomic watchdog’s board of governors is demanding Iran fully cooperate and provide the agency's inspectors with “precise information” about its stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, and also grant them access to the country’s nuclear sites
A night bus from Cambodia's top tourist destination plunges off a bridge, killing 13 passengers
Police in Cambodia say 13 people have been killed when a passenger bus crashed off a bridge into a river
Philippine court convicts former mayor of human trafficking
A Philippine court has convicted a dismissed town mayor, who officials say is Chinese national, of human trafficking charges for helping establish an illegal online gaming and scam complex where hundreds of Chinese and other foreign workers where force...
Volcano eruption forces rescue of more than 170 climbers on Indonesia's Mount Semeru
Indonesian authorities say they are helping more than 170 climbers caught by Mount Semeru’s sudden eruption to return to safety
More bodies found after Indonesia landslides, raising toll to 23 with 28 missing
Officials say rescuers have recovered more bodies in the search for people buried under landslides in two areas of Indonesia’s main island of Java, raising the confirmed deaths to 23
Panamanian lawmakers' Taiwan trip sparks diplomatic row with China
A planned trip to Taiwan by Panamanian lawmakers has sparked a diplomatic spat with China
Bangladesh Supreme Court restores nonpartisan caretaker system but not for next elections
Bangladesh’s Supreme Court has restored a nonpartisan caretaker government system for elections but says it won’t apply to the polls being held early next year
Papua New Guinea ‘not happy’ as Australia walks away from bid to host Cop31
Australia had been pushing to host climate conference next year with south Pacific nations, which are increasingly threatened by rising seas and climate-fuelled disastersPapua New Guinea has voiced frustration after Australia ditched a bid to co-host next year’s UN climate talks with its Pacific island neighbours.“We are all not happy. And disappointed it’s ended up like this,” foreign minister Justin Tkatchenko told Agence France-Presse after Australia ceded hosting rights to Turkey. Continue reading...
Leaders press on with G20 summit in South Africa that won't have US and Trump
Leaders and delegates from the world’s richest nations and top developing countries are gathering this weekend for the Group of 20 summit in South Africa, an event overshadowed by the boycott of U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration
Nov 21, 2025