Lebanese Foreign Affairs Minister Abdallah Bouhabib (left) addresses the UN Security Council in New York on September 20. In the centre is Amir Saeid Iravani (Iran’s UN representative) with Koussay Aldahhak (Syria). Photo: United Nations Israel and Hezbollah are exchanging cross-border strikes in the wake of the widespread detonation of pagers across Lebanon last week. Hezbollah also…
A montage of some of the illegal tobacco haul uncovered in Sydney and Melbourne. Pictures: ABF More than $75 million worth of illegal cigarettes and tobacco have been seized from 10 shipping containers in Sydney and Melbourne over five days. An Australian Border Force (ABF) statement said that the illegal shipments hauls were discovered from…
Voter enrolment for the next federal election is expected to be the highest ever, says the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC). The AEC says 97.9% of all eligible Australians are enrolled as of June 30, 2024, compared to 96.2% (June 30, 2021) for the previous election. An estimated 92.9% of Indigenous Australians are enrolled compared to 79.3 for…
Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (seated) talks to Sergiy Kyslytsya, Ukraine’s Permanent Representative to the UN. Photo: United Nations Ukraine and Russia must do more to protect their nuclear power sites, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says. He made the comment to a United Nations Security Council meeting on the Ukraine in New York. “In recent weeks,…