World - Monday, March 23, 2026

Kellie Sloane wants retailers to be forced to set an upper limit on fuel prices every 24 hours. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Striking teachers take pay fight to state parliament Tens of thousands of Victorian teachers will down tools after a last-ditch call to avoid school strike chaos fell on deaf ears, AAP reports . Whilst all schools are expected to be open ... many schools will only be able to provide supervision for a limited number of students. Schools will communicate any changes to school programs directly to parents and carers. I will be announcing some measures to support truckies, in particular, to make sure that they get a fair go and that some of the costs we’re seeing are fairly shared across the supply chain. Continue reading...

A military aircraft transporting 125 people was involved in an accident as it took off from southern Colombia, according to the authorities.

Donna Motsinger alleged Cosby gave her wine and a pill that left her incapacitated after picking her up in a limousine in 1972.

Chuck Schumer says president’s insistence that Democrats need to support Save America Act shows he ‘doesn’t give a damn about the American people’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email Donald Trump has said ICE agents did not need to wear masks when deployed at airports. ICE has repeatedly faced criticism for its agents hiding their faces during immigration raids. State officials across the US have said the face coverings add to a climate of fear in local communities and a lack of accountability. I am a BIG proponent of ICE wearing masks as they search for, and are forced to deal with, hardened criminals, many of whom were let into our Country by Sleepy Joe Biden and his wonderful “Border Czar,” Kamala (she never even went to the Border!), through their absolutely INSANE Open Border Policy. I would greatly appreciate, however, NO MASKS, when helping our Country out of the Democrat caused MESS at the airports, etc. Thank you! President DJT Continue reading...

Pakistan, the only nuclear-armed Muslim state, faces mounting pressure as its Saudi defense pact and Iran ties clash amid the intensifying regional war.

President Trump said talks were underway. A top Iranian official denied that, while other Iranians said messages were being traded through intermediaries.

Colombia's defence minister says it was a "tragic accident" but the cause is not yet clear.

Iranian parliament speaker says ‘no negotiations’ were held with US, as Trump postpones strikes on power plants for five days Trump claims ‘productive’ talks with Iran but Tehran denies contact Israel launches new strikes on Tehran as Trump pauses Iran energy attacks British prime minister Keir Starmer is set to chair an emergency meeting on the economic fallout from the war in Iran on Monday , with chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves and Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey also attending, the UK government has said. Financial markets face another turbulent week after Iran said it would strike its Gulf neighbours’ energy and water systems if Donald Trump followed through on his threat to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if it doesn’t fully open up the crucial strait of Hormuz. Topics expected to be covered are the economic impact of the crisis on families and businesses, energy security and the resilience of industry and supply chains alongside the international response. Continue reading...

Australian Education Union members to rally outside state parliament in dispute over pay and conditions Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Classes have been halted across Victoria as thousands of striking public school teachers, principals and education support staff prepare to descend on state parliament for a rally over pay and conditions. According to the Australian Education Union’s Victorian president, Justin Mullaly, up to 500 schools would either be closed or “significantly affected” as a result of the first strike in the state’s public school system in more than 13 years. Continue reading...

As deaths from diabetes start to rival those from infectious threats like malaria, a new form of the condition linked to malnutrition is surfacing in patients who can afford neither screening nor care.