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3 injured, 3 missing after seaplane crashes off Australian tourist island

The plane owned by Swan River Seaplanes was returning to its base in Perth, the Western Australia state capital 30 kilometres east of Rottnest Island

30,000 under evacuation orders as wildfire whips through Los Angeles

Nearly 26,000 people in more than 10,000 households and more than 13,000 structures are under threat from the blaze

Biden admin asks court to block plea deal for mastermind of 9/11 attacks

The Justice Department argued in a brief filed with a federal appeals court in the District of Columbia that the government would be irreparably harmed if the guilty pleas were accepted

Harris to travel to Asia, Mideast, Europe during her final week in office

The trip, which is scheduled to last from Jan 13 to Jan 17, will be a final opportunity for Harris to address US foreign policy challenges before Donald Trump takes office

UK lawmakers slam Shein for refusing to answer questions on cotton supply

Executives from Shein and its rival Temu were grilled on their labour rights compliance and how they source their products at Parliament's business and trade committee Tuesday

US shifts over $100 mn in military aid from Israel and Egypt to Lebanon

In separate notices sent to Congress, the State Department said it was moving $95 million in military assistance intended for Egypt and $7.5 million for Israel toward supporting the Lebanese army

Elon expressed interest in buying soccer club Liverpool, says Errol Musk

Errol Musk, in an interview with Times Radio, acknowledged that the Tesla CEO has an interest in the six-time European Cup champions

Judge temporarily blocks release of special counsel report on Trump cases

Trump responded to Cannon's order by complaining anew about Smith's investigation and saying, It was a fake case against a political opponent

US opens Tesla probe focused on tech that remotely returns car to driver

Tesla is under order to report crashes on publicly accessible roads involving vehicles being operated through its autonomous driving technology

President-elect Trump vows to undo new Biden ban on offshore drilling

Trump said Biden's effort part of a series of final actions in office by the Democrat's administration was undermining his plans for once he's in office

Jimmy Carter eulogised by Harris, congressional leaders at US Capitol

Harris, Senate Majority Leader John Thune and House Speaker Mike Johnson delivered eulogies celebrating Carter's faith, military service and devotion to service

B'desh's ex-PM Khaleda Zia leaves country to undergo treatment in London

Zia's departure could create a symbolic vacuum in the country's politics amid efforts by a student group that led the anti-Hasina protest to form a new political party

Chinese tech giants Tencent, CATL protest US listings as army-linked cos

The US has in recent years sought to restrict sharing of advanced technology, including semiconductors and artificial intelligence, deeming it to be a threat to national security

US dockworkers threaten to strike against automation, shutdown threat looms

The union and its president, Harold Daggett, are dead set against allowing additional automation at East and Gulf coast ports

Indonesia admitted to BRICS bloc of developing nations, Brazil announces

Indonesia's candidacy was endorsed by BRICS leaders in August 2023, according to the foreign ministry of Brazil

Getty Images to buy Shutterstock to create $3.7 bn visual content company

The merger comes at a time when companies that use still images are facing increased competition from images generated by artificial intelligence

Jean-Marie Le Pen, co-founder of French far-right front, dies at 96

Le Pen, who once reached the second round of the 2002 presidential election, was eventually estranged from his daughter, Marine Le Pen

Meta adds 3 board members, including Trump ally and UFC CEO Dana White

The social media company, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is also adding auto tycoon John Elkann and tech investor Charlie Songhurst, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Facebook post

Nvidia founder unveils new technology for gamers, creators at CES 2025

The chipmaker and AI darling unveiled its GeForce RTX 50 Series desktop and laptop GPUs its most advanced consumer graphics processor units for gamers, creators and developers

Israel launches raids across occupied West Bank, kills 3 Palestinians

Israel said that the overnight operations were not related to the shooting the day before, in which gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Israelis in the West Bank, killing three persons