10 people, including Malawi Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima, were killed in the crash of a military aircraft on Monday. Image source: Defense Visual Information Distribution Service, via Picryl. Malawi Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima and nine others were killed after the plane they were travelling in crashed. President Lazarus Chakwera confirmed their deaths in…
An Israeli raid on a village in the occupied West Bank has killed six Palestinians, one injured. Image source: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, via Wikimedia Commons. Israeli forces killed six Palestinians on Tuesday 11 May during a raid in an occupied West Bank village near Jenin. The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed that Israeli troops entered the…
Sydney public transport workers have launched a 24-hour strike as negotiations for better conditions come to a standstill. Image source: MDRX, via Wikimedia Commons. Public transport disruptions are expected today across Sydney as light rail workers are staging a 24-hour strike to demand better conditions and more sick leave. The strike is part of an…
Coles put limits on egg purchases per customer as bird flu spreads across Victorian farms. Source: Flickr. Coles has introduced a temporary national limit on egg purchases after a deadly strain of bird flu hit farms across Victoria. The limit allows customers to only buy two cartons per transaction on eggs. All stores have introduced…
Macron calls for French election and decides to dissolve the National Assembly. Source: European Parliament via Flickr. French president Emmanuel Macron has called for a new parliamentary election after exit polls showed his camp suffered a heavy loss in European elections to far-right Nationalist Rally party. At Sunday’s European Parliament elections, far-right Nationalist have made…
Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, faces criminal charges and is currently in court. Image source: Carlos M. Vazquez II, via Flickr. Hunter Biden, US President Joe Biden’s son, has been charged with three gun-related offences, with his history of drug use as a key factor. Hunter Biden has been charged with lying while buying a…
: NSW Premier Chris Minns has apologised for historic discriminatory laws against homosexuality. Image source: MDRX, via Wikimedia Commons New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has given a formal apology for past discriminatory laws that targeted homosexual acts. Minns stated that his apology was on behalf of the people of NSW as he apologised “unreservedly to…
A lawsuit has been filed against private health insurer Medibank over the 2022 data breach, with potential fines worth over $21 trillion. Image source: DocklandsTony, via Flickr. The Australian Information Commissioner has filed a lawsuit against Medibank over the 2022 data breach that exposed millions of customers’ information to the dark web. The Commissioner announced…
Union strikes have caused nationwide disruptions in Nigeria, demanding a minimum wage increase. Image source: Nigeria Labour Congress HQ, via X. Nigeria’s main labour unions commenced an indefinite strike on Monday 3 June over the government’s failure to agree on a higher minimum wage. The strike has caused nationwide disruptions across Nigeria, shutting down the…
An Instagram post ranking Gold Coast female students is being investigated. Source: Pexels. A disturbing social media post ranking female students’ appearances from Gold Coast Secondary school has sparked a police investigation. The Instagram post, which has now been deleted, ranked female students into “vile and disgusting” categories from “abduction material”, “one night stand”, “average”,…