Top World News

Sep 18, 2025 - World

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia signed a new strategic defence pact on Wednesday, with the two sides saying an attack on one country would be considered "an aggression against both".

Sep 18, 2025 - World

Australia will aim to cut greenhouse gas emissions between 62% and 70% on 2005 levels by 2035, the PM has announcedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia will aim to cut greenhouse gas emissions between 62% and 70% on 2005 levels by 2035 under the federal government’s new climate target.The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, announced the long-awaited target at midday on Thursday after cabinet accepted the advice of the Climate Change Authority. Continue reading...

Sep 18, 2025 - World

ABC says show will be off-air ‘indefinitely’ following complaints about host’s comments on the killing of rightwing activist KirkDonald Trump has claimed his administration has reached a deal with China to keep TikTok operating in the US, amid uncertainty over what shape the final agreement will take, with suggestions from the Chinese side that Beijing would retain control of the algorithm that powers the site’s video feed.“We have a deal on TikTok ... We have a group of very big companies that want to buy it,” Trump said on Tuesday, without providing further details. Continue reading...

Sep 18, 2025 - World

Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMichaelia Cash disputes UN body findings and says genocide not ‘simply about loss of life in war’Michaelia Cash, the shadow foreign affairs minister, has discounted findings from a UN commission this week that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, saying genocide was not “simply about loss of life in war”.Well, genocide, Sally, as you know, and I’m a lawyer, has a very specific meaning in international law.It’s not simply about loss of life in war, however, tragic. It requires a deliberate intent to destroy a people in whole or in part. Now, Israel has made it very clear that its actions are about defending its citizens from Hamas terrorism, not about destroying the Palestinian people. … Continue reading...

Sep 18, 2025 - World

Bangladesh's Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday said it has "locked" the national identity cards of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, effectively barring her from voting in the general elections scheduled for February next year.