Hate symbols and terror offences will be punishable with mandatory jail terms ranging from one to six years in Australia, after parliament passed a series of amendments to hate crime…
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Bangladesh: Protesters set fire to ex-PM’s family home
Protesters in Bangladesh have vandalised and set fire to the former familyhome of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, as well as those of other members of her party. The unrest…
India: Authorities ‘engaging with US’ after shackled deportees spark anger
India’s Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has told parliament the government is working with the US to ensure Indian citizens are not mistreated while being deported. One of the deportees told…
India: Media pile into lawsuit against OpenAI chatbot ChatGPT
India’s biggest news organisations are seeking to join a lawsuit against OpenAI, the US startup behind ChatGPT, for alleged unauthorised use of their content. The news organisations include some of…
France: World leaders set to vie for AI domination at Paris summit
As I write, there are a lot of powerful people around the world preparing to make their way to Paris – and a sense that many of them are holding…
Panama: Authorities deny US claims over free canal passages
Panama has denied making changes to allow US government vessels to transit the Panama Canal for free, following White House claims it had agreed to such a move. The State…
USA: Elon Musk is remaking government
After days of speculation over the precise role the world’s richest man would play in Donald Trump’s White House – how much power he would hold, whether he is a…
USA: Tens of thousands of federal workers accept Trump resignation offer
Tens of thousands of US government workers have reportedly accepted an offer from the Trump administration to resign in exchange for continued pay until 30 September. Some two million federal…
USA: Google joins firms dropping diversity recruitment goals
Google has become the latest big US firm to scrap its goals to recruit more workers from underrepresented groups, BBC News understands. The decision to abandon the diversity, equity, and…
Palestine: Relocation of Gazans would be temporary- Marco Rubio
US President Donald Trump’s proposal to resettle Gaza’s population would only be temporary, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said. It follows Trump’s suggestion that the US could “take over”…