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Oct 23, 2026 - World

Rescuers are combing through a remote Chinese region in Tibet after a magnitude 7 earthquake that killed at least 16 people, injured 54 and collapsed hundreds of homes

Oct 23, 2026 - World

Pope Leo XIV will not travel to Assisi on Tuesday for a major interfaith peace gathering because he is continuing to recover from thoracic surgery he underwent last week, the Vatican said Friday

Oct 23, 2026 - World

Michelle Landry announces she will not recontest her Queensland seat of Capricornia at the next electionGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastMatt Canavan could attempt a switch to the House of Representatives after a colleague announced her looming retirement, as a leading pollster said the Nationals leader had a “zero per cent” chance of holding his Senate seat if the One Nation polling surge remains unchanged.Veteran National MP Michelle Landry on Friday announced she would not recontest her Queensland seat of Capricornia, around Rockhampton, at the next election.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s Politics, really newsletter here Continue reading...

Oct 23, 2026 - World

Jones, 85, has pleaded not guilty to 21 charges of indecent assault and sexual touchingListen to the podcast Alan Jones on TrialThe mother of the youngest alleged victim of Alan Jones continued to seek advice from the broadcaster after the teenager was allegedly indecently assaulted at Jones’s Fitzroy Falls farm, a Sydney court has heard.The divorced mother told the Downing Centre court she had developed a pattern of not trusting herself and she continued her correspondence with Jones because: “I knew he knew about everything; he had an opinion about everything. Continue reading...

Oct 23, 2026 - World

South Korea has proposed military talks with North Korea to resolve border disputes and prevent accidental clashes