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Pro-Palestinian protesters are camping on university campuses across Australia, with some scuffling with pro-Israel protesters in Sydney – mirroring similar events in the United States. Students have set up encampments at universities in major Australian cities over the last two…

China is preparing to launch a lunar probe that would land on the far side of the Moon and return with samples that could provide insights into geological and other differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side.…

Los Angeles police have begun removing barricades at a pro-Palestinian demonstrators’ encampment on the UCLA campus. The move comes after officers spent hours on loudspeakers, threatening to make arrests if people did not disperse at the university in the Californian…

Two 12-year-old boys used a machete to murder an “utterly defenceless” man, slashing his legs and inflicting an injury that went through his back and ribs into his heart, a court in England has heard. Jurors were told that Shawn…

South Korea’s parliament has approved legislation mandating a new, independent investigation into the 2022 Halloween crush in Seoul that killed 159 people. The single-chamber National Assembly passed the bill by a 256-0 vote. It will become law after it is…

George Galloway has faced criticism for “blatant homophobia” after saying he doesn’t think that gay relationships are equal to heterosexual relationships. In a clip from an interview with Novara Media, the British politician said: “I don’t want my children prematurely…

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has unveiled an international framework for the regulation and use of generative AI, adding to global efforts towards governance for the rapidly advancing technology. Mr Kishida made the announcement in a speech at the Paris-based…

A European court has upheld Italy’s right to seize a prized Greek statue from the J Paul Getty Museum in California, rejecting the museum’s appeal and ruling Italy was right to try to reclaim an important part of its cultural…

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters remain behind barricades on the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus despite police orders to leave. Officers are poised to move in on their fortified encampment ringed by an even larger crowd, including supporters who…

A section of a highway collapsed after heavy rains in southern China, sending cars tumbling down a slope and leaving at least 48 people dead, authorities said. The Meizhou city government said on Thursday that 23 vehicles have been found…