‘Mana of Black Sox will go on’: NZ men’s softball climbs back to podium at World Cup

Black Sox pitcher Liam Potts in action during the WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup Final against Venezuela. Photo: WBSC The mana of the Black Sox carries on, as the team returns home... Read more »

‘She’s one of us!’ The dizzying rise of Hannah Laing, Scottish dental nurse turned superstar doof-doof DJ | Dance music

In the centre of a dancefloor in a Dundee park, a group of athleisure-clad teens are dancing to a Crazy Frog remix with a middle-aged couple wearing head-to-toe smiley face print. They’re... Read more »

‘Disgusting’ slogan apparently directed at Victorian premier seen at rally attended by Brad Battin and union boss | Victorian politics

The Victorian opposition leader, Brad Battin, and firefighters union boss, Peter Marshall, have sparked backlash after attending a rally in Melbourne’s west where the slogan “ditch the bitch” was emblazoned on a... Read more »

Woman guilty of facilitating rape of daughter by her brother

 A woman has been convicted of facilitating the rape of her daughter by her brother — the child’s uncle — over 20 years ago. The woman was convicted by a Central Criminal Court... Read more »

Mamman Daura, Buhari’s nephew, admitted in London hospital

Mamman Daura, nephew to late President Muhammadu Buhari, is sick and has been admitted to a London hospital, where he is recuperating, an official has said. Mr Daura was close to Mr... Read more »

A Senate vote this week will test the popularity of DOGE spending cuts

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans will test the popularity of Department of Government Efficiency spending cuts this week by aiming to pass President Donald Trump’s request to claw back $9.4 billion in public... Read more »

Tourism players oppose plans to hike park entry fees

Tourists at the Nairobi National Park. [File, Standard]  Plans by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) to hike park entry fees negate the country’s ambitions to grow the number of international tourists to 5.5... Read more »

Singapore boosts support for Timor-Leste as it prepares to join Asean

[SINGAPORE] Singapore will step up its support of Timor-Leste’s development of its government’s capacity, as the region’s youngest nation prepares to join Asean as a full member. The upgraded Singapore-Timor-Leste Asean Readiness... Read more »

Musk’s giant Tesla factory casts shadow on lives in a quiet corner of Germany | Tesla

When Elon Musk advised Germans to vote for the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) in elections last year, Manu Hoyer – who lives in the small town where the billionaire had built... Read more »

Albanese went beyond Gaza talking points in press conference

Anthony Albanese diverged from a number of key talking points prepared for him when he delivered his most emphatic condemnations to date of Israel’s military actions in the Middle East, calling aid... Read more »