Perth Zoo’s Asian elephant Tricia, the oldest to be cared for by a zoo in Australia and one of the oldest elephants in the world, has died peacefully at age 65, surrounded by her carers. She was among the oldest elephants in the world and the oldest being cared for by a zoo in Australasia. […]

Russian ex-president warns of nuclear war that could end ‘the existence of mankind’ if Moscow is punished for Ukraine war crimes Dmitry Medvedev said the International Criminal Court should not punish Russia He warned against attacking the country with the ‘largest nuclear potential’  The Putin ally said the ICC has never punished the US for […]

A woman in El Salvador has been jailed after she was accused of stabbing her baby six times as part of an illegal abortion. The Central American country has some of the strictest abortion laws in the world, completely outlawing the procedure with no exceptions – not even when a pregnancy is a threat to […]

The White House orchestrated a call with celebrity Democratic supporters amid the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade… and it didn't go very well. According to a report from CNN, Debra Messing was among the participants "fed up" about President Biden's lack of urgency and the administration being unprepared despite weeks of warning. "Messing […]

The problem may be plain to see, but the remedy is far from obvious. The problem is inflation. Currently sitting at 5.1 per cent, and expected to reach 7 per cent by the year’s end, it has become the economic dragon that the Reserve Bank is determined to slay. For good reason. Fundamental to economics […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday sued the state of Arizona to block a state law that requires voters to provide proof of citizenship for some federal elections. Due to take effect in January, the law violates the National Voter Registration Act by requiring proof of citizenship to vote in presidential elections […]

TWELVE members of a religious group have been charged after the death of a diabetic girl who was allegedly denied insulin in Australia. Elizabeth Rose Struhs’ body was found in the family’s home in Queensland – which doubled as a cult church – and police say her parents had prayed for her to be cured […]

Lloyds boss warns number of customers with debt problems has surged by a THIRD as cost-of-living crisis continues to bite Lloyds boss Charlie Nunn said 80% of customers have less than £500 in savings He told Radio 4’s Today people were ‘concerned’ but are ‘talking too negatively’ Credit card spend on travel up 300% as people […]

‘It is a bit like the death of Rasputin. He has been poisoned, stabbed, he has been shot, his body has been dumped in a freezing river and still he lives’: Tory ex-chief whip leads rebels taking to the airwaves with calls for Boris to go Andrew Mitchell likened Mr Johnson to Russian mystic Grigori […]

NINE people have died after allegedly being poisoned in Florida over the July 4 holiday weekend. Cops revealed that the victims found dead in Gadsden County were aged between 34 and 67. Gadsden County Lieutenant Anglie Holmes said the overdoses caused four cardiac arrests and six intubations, the Tallahassee Democrat reported. Two women were found […]