Plan for 85-turbine Wooroora project withdrawn after minister signals refusal because of threat to spectacled flying-fox habitat Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast A proposed windfarm next to the wet tropics world heritage area in north
Hamas political leader Imsail Haniyeh will meet Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday with Middle East tensions at a high after Israel's reported attack on Iran and Gaza bracing for a new Israeli offensive. Erdogan has sought but failed to establish a foothold as
SPOILER ALERT: This contains major spoilers for the finale of “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Banana fever reigns supreme after “RuPaul’s Drag Race” crowned America’s next drag superstar. Season 16 winner Nymphia Wind snatched the crown from fellow finalists Plane Jane and Sapphira
One killed, six wounded in an airstrike on a pro-Iranian militia base near Baghdad ■ Families of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza protest for their release; block major highway ■ Israeli official confirms airstrike on Iran to Washington Post ■ Three Iranian officials say Israel's
The murder of Binyamin Ahimeir in the West Bank led to a wave of settler violence under the protection of the army. But it was just an excuse to do what the settlers constantly do on a smaller scale: spreading fear, violently attacking villagers and destroying property
Former national security adviser John Bolton criticized President Biden for putting “enormous pressure” on Israel to not “do more” to Iran Friday, after the country launched retaliatory strikes on Israel following an attack earlier this month in Syria. Early Friday, the Israeli
House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) pushed back on Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-Ga.) motion to vacate against Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), saying it is "not the right business model." “Now Mike Johnson walked into a bad situation,” Comer said Friday an
After hours of stalemate, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced a deal Friday evening to vote on a package of amendments to a House-passed bill to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s (FISA) warrantless surveillance program, putting it on a
Iran's foreign minister dismissed the Friday morning strikes on his country, which hit near a major air base and nuclear site near the city of Isfahan, casting doubt on their origin and downplaying their impact. "What happened last night wasn't a strike," Hossein
A top State Department official accepted Niger’s demand that U.S. forces leave the West African country, a move the Biden administration has long resisted.
“'S' truly is for Solidarity, We are glad to have a contract in place that allows Sesame to do what it does best — lead," the writers' negotiating committee said Friday
Drake is nearing an unprecedented 100 billion streams on Spotify as he hits 97 billion, further solidifying his spot as the top artist on the platform.
30 years after the release of “The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert,” the cult classic from director Stephan Elliott is getting a sequel. Original trio of stars Terence Stamp, Guy Pearce and Hugo Weaving will return to their roles for the new film. Elliott will
Writers at Sesame Workshop reached a five-year agreement with the production company behind “Sesame Street,” averting the possibility of picket lines popping up in the show’s friendly neighborhood. The Writers Guild of America confirmed the deal late Friday. The group of 35
The deluxe version of Taylor Swift’s new album The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology comprises 31(!) brand new tracks, and she has personally chosen “Fortnight” to be the one that debuts at #1 next week. It makes sense. The song is first on the tracklist, so it’ll be
Indie horror hit “Late Night With the Devil” follows the real-time Halloween episode of a fictional ’70s talk show, which quickly descends into madness. The film’s writers and directors, Australian brothers Cameron and Colin Cairne, were inspired by the sense of excitement and
Taylor Swift welcomed fans to “The Tortured Poets Department” Friday evening, debuting a music video for “Fortnight,” her first single off of her new album. The music video features the singer-songwriter and Post Malone, who features on the single, cast as ex-lovers who, per