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US President Joe Biden signs $146.5 billion war aid measure with assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

25Apr

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US President Joe Biden signs $146.5 billion war aid measure with assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

US President Joe Biden signed into law on Wednesday a $US95 billion ($146.5 billion) war aid measure that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and that also has a provision that would force social media site TikTok to be sold or be banned in the US. The announcement marks an end to the long, painful battle with Republicans in Congress over urgently needed assistance for Ukraine. "We rose to the moment, we came together, and we got it done," Biden said at White House event to announce the signing. "Now we need to move fast, and we are." US President Joe Biden speaks before signing a $95 billion Ukraine aid package that also includes support for Israel, Taiwan, and other allies, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Washin...

Former boyfriend of Princess Beatrice found dead after suspected drug overdose

25Apr

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Former boyfriend of Princess Beatrice found dead after suspected drug overdose

The former boyfriend of Princess Beatrice was found dead earlier this year in a Miami hotel room following a suspected overdose, according to reports. The US city's police department has confirmed the identity of a man who died in the citizenM Miami Worldcenter hotel on February 7 as Paolo Liuzzo, according to The Independent. Officers were called to the room at 3.22pm on that day and Liuzzo's time of death was reportedly given as 3.34pm. His death, at the reported age of 41, remains open and active, police said. They confirmed it is being investigated as a drug overdose. The cause of his death has not been revealed. The romance between Liuzzo, the son of an Italian business tycoon, and the then 17-year-old Princess Beatrice, daughter of Prince Andrew an...

Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani among Donald Trump’s allies indicted in Arizona in latest 2020 election subversion case

25Apr

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Mark Meadows, Rudy Giuliani among Donald Trump’s allies indicted in Arizona in latest 2020 election subversion case

A grand jury in Arizona has handed up an indictment against former US president Donald Trump's allies over their efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, including the fake electors from that state and several individuals connected to his campaign. Boris Epshteyn, a former White House aide who remains one of Trump's closest advisers, former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Rudy Giuliani are among those who have been indicted, according to a source familiar with the investigation. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat, announced the indictment today, focusing on the 11 individuals who acted as pro-Trump electors in the state. The names of several other indicted defendants remain redacted, Mayes said in a statement, until those people have been ...

Airline worker among six arrested in $25 million airport gold heist. Police say it was an inside job

18Apr

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Airline worker among six arrested in $25 million airport gold heist. Police say it was an inside job

Six people have been arrested in last year's multimillion-dollar gold heist at Toronto's Pearson International Airport, police in Canada and the US said on Wednesday. Police have also issued arrest warrants for three others in what they described as an "inside job." All nine suspects have been charged with over 19 counts. On April 17, 2023, an air cargo container carrying more than $22 million Canadian dollars' ($25 million) worth of gold bars and foreign currency was stolen from a secure storage facility using fake paperwork, police say. The gold and currency had just arrived on an Air Canada flight from Zurich, Switzerland. At least two former Air Canada employees allegedly helped in the audacious theft, police say. One is now in custody and an arrest warrant ...

Australia’s supermarket prices have been grilled by politicians, just don’t expect prices to drop anytime soon

18Apr

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Australia’s supermarket prices have been grilled by politicians, just don’t expect prices to drop anytime soon

A day after Australia's major supermarket bosses were questioned about price-gouging allegations, their conduct towards suppliers and, in one case, threatened with jail time, shoppers have been warned to not expect price drops anytime soon. Woolworths chief executive Brad Banducci had the threat of being found in contempt during his fiery Senate hearing yesterday morning, before Coles counterpart Leah Weckert's far milder appearance before the same committee in the afternoon. While both CEOs discussed the importance of providing competitive prices, Swinburne University corporate governance expert Helen Bird said the hearings are unlikely to lead to any drop in prices in store – even if the explanations by the supermarkets about their pricing practices are welcome. Whil...

Defence spending gets $50 billion boost over next decade

18Apr

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Defence spending gets $50 billion boost over next decade

The Australian government will invest an extra $50.3 billion into defence over the next decade as part of a long-awaited revamp of the nation's armed forces strategy. The funding boost comes following last year's Defence Strategic Review, which argued Australia needed to modernise its current military structure it said was designed for a "bygone era". "The optimistic assumptions that guided defence planning after the end of the Cold War are long gone," Defence Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said when announcing the funding boost and the National Defence Strategy this afternoon. Australian defence spending will increase by $50 billion over the next ten years. (Department of Defence via AP) "Our environment is characterised by the uncertainty and te...

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