Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, denies charges that he fatally strangled Anna Yagi, 39, in a hotel on the island of OkinawaProsecutors in Japan have filed formal charges against a US marine suspected of murdering and robbing a woman while stationed on the country’s island of Okinawa, ac...
Faced with a stagnant jobs market, many are spurning children or pets in favour of ‘raising bricks’Young adults in China looking for a cheaper, low-maintenance alternative to having children or pets have found an answer: raising bricks.Bricks may not be as cuddly as cats or as li...
The fifth plenum comes against a backdrop of years of purges that have had some analysts wondering if the issue is corruption or a lack of loyaltyWhen Xi Jinping came to power in 2012, he pledged to stamp out corruption all through the ranks of the Communist party. More than a de...
NSW government imposes water restrictions after Menindee water volumes fall below 2021 levelsSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereWater levels at Menindee Lakes in western New South Wales have fallen to their lowest point in five ...
As USS Colorado showcases the program in Perth, Peter Briggs says personnel is just one of the ‘huge issues’ it facesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia faces an uphill battle to recruit and train enough naval personnel to serve on submarines plan...
Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOnline hate is spilling into the real world, AFP warnsAFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett began her late-night appearance at the Senate estimates hearing noting “a heaviness that hangs across Australia” after the alleged atta...
Tony Blair’s former spokesperson says attacks on UK MPs did not bring about lasting cultural change and overheated rhetoric quickly returned to politicsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTony Blair’s former communications guru, Alastair Campbell, says the ...
As next week’s all but certain rate rise looms, there is one thing we can all agree on: the end of war in the Middle East can’t come soon enoughGet our daily political email, free app or daily news podcastJim Chalmers is blaming the latest shocking inflation figures on the worsen...
Pedro Sánchez says the government will act with urgency to ‘clarify what has happened, why this tragedy occurred’Full report from SpainAt least 30 people are believed to have died after two high-speed trains collided in the province of Toledo in Spain, with concerns the death tol...
Questions were raised before Toledo crash over rail safety in a country where train travel has surged by 40%Deadly Spanish rail collision – latest updatesSpain’s high-speed rail network, the most extensive in Europe and the second largest in the world after China, has long ranked...
Prime minister warns cabinet not to express opinions about future relationship with Brussels before review of optionsAndy Burnham has warned ministers not to express their opinions about how the government should approach Brexit, as he argued that the Conservatives’ deal with Bru...
High-speed service travelling from Madrid to Seville ran into back of another, knocking two carriages off trackSpain train crash – latest updatesThe Spanish prime minister has declared three days of mourning after at least 68 people were killed and dozens more injured in a collis...
A movement that began in outrage has delivered remarkable election upset, showing that change is possible and prompting questions over what comes next• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereIn April of last year, dozens of students set off from Serbia, int...
Opposition bloc and Netanyahu’s coalition predicted to fall short of 61 seats needed to form a government, while Palestinian parties set for big gainsFull report: Coalition talks loom in IsraelAnalysis: Rise of Palestinian parties will redraw political landscapeIsrael election: w...
Charges against him are unclear after return to Iran despite being sentenced last year for ‘propaganda activities’An Iranian court has handed the award-winning film director Jafar Panahi a new prison sentence of five years and one month and ordered the seizure of all his assets.T...
Projections show votes for Palestinian parties surged in a tight contest that saw the highest turnout in decadesIsrael election – live updatesIsrael election: what we know so farAnalysis: Rise of Palestinian parties in Knesset will redraw Israel’s political landscapeIsrael’s futu...
With nearly all votes counted, Netanyahu’s coalition government has lost its majority, but main opponents also fail to gain outright majority; marked gains by Palestinian partiesIsrael election – live updatesFull report: Coalition talks loom in IsraelAnalysis: Rise of Palestinian...
Talks are aimed at reopening strait of Hormuz and lifting sanctions on Iran, and for Houthis to withdraw in YemenA multipronged peace deal to reopen the strait of Hormuz within four days of sanctions being lifted and for the Houthis to withdraw substantial forces inside Yemen are...