US social media platform X incentivised the spread of inflammatory misinformation in the wake of the Bondi Beach shootings, a digital media expert has said.

WASHINGTON—Touting his latest executive order as a historic win for the U.S. economy, President Donald Trump announced Friday that he was mandating a 5,000% increase in all numbers nationwide. “Effect...

Gun control advocates say the terrifying mass shooting in Bondi on Sunday shows Australia's firearms laws, reformed after the Port Arthur tragedy, have been weakened in the years since.

The Oreo-sized baby turtle represents a turning point in Rockalina's recovery: Spending time with her own kind.

More than 50 organisations report sites being restricted or removed, with abortion hotlines blocked and posts showing non-explicit nudity triggering warnings

Stand-in bowler makes the most of rare chance on what could yet prove to be his final moments in Test cricket • Australia beat England by eight wickets at the Gabba In the end, the only tension was whether Brisbane’s rain would descend before Australia could knock off the last 32 runs in the final session, and so whether going 2-0 up in the Ashes would be delayed until the fifth day. It turned out that England’s resistance through the light of the afternoon had only served to dish up some evening entertainment for home fans, with Travis Head able to put on a brief show in dispatching the pink ball over the fence before he headed back the same way. And still. Through the longest partnership of the series so far, 221 balls on the hottest day of the second Test, Ben Stokes and Will Jacks made Australia work in the field, something that was perhaps worth doing for the simple fact of proving that it can be done. With Mitchell Starc tiring after leading the line all series, the contest became a grind. What it reflected about Australia’s bowling makeup was instructive. Continue reading...

Jacelynn Guzman said she is a U.S.-born citizen. The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that it "determined the individual in question was not the target."

The New York Rangers have an NHL-best 11 road wins, yet their play at home has been a mess by comparison.

The Tai Po blaze of 2025 will be remembered as one of Hong Kong's deadliest, but the territory has a grim history of fire-related tragedies, many of which prompted reform.

"If LegCo will not pass a bill, that is not the government’s fault. That does not, though, mean the government can sit back and claim that it has fully complied with the court’s order on this topic,"...

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