A Victorian man has been charged for allegedly sending an email to a federal politician in which he threatened to kill them. The Australian federal police (AFP) charged the 51-year-old from Ballarat on Thursday as part of an investigation into two emails he allegedly sent to a commonwealth politician on 27 March. Police executed a…
Nestled among tulip fields not far from Amsterdam, the world-famous Keukenhof garden has opened for the spring, welcoming camera-wielding visitors to its increasingly selfie-friendly grounds. On a sunny day, the paths, park benches and cafes are crowded with tourists taking photos and selfies with one of the Netherlands’ most iconic products – the tulip. Those…
Hungary has said it will begin the process of withdrawing from the international criminal court, hours after the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu – the subject of an ICC arrest warrant – arrived in the country for an official visit. “Hungary will withdraw from the ICC,” Gergely Gulyás, prime minister Viktor Orbán’s chief of staff,…
The £3.6bn takeover of Royal Mail’s parent company will be completed this month, nearly a year after it was first agreed, as the Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský cleared the final regulatory hurdles standing in the way. International Distribution Services (IDS), the owner of the 508-year-old Royal Mail, said on Thursday the deal “may become or…
BERLIN, GERMANY – FEBRUARY 24: Robert Habeck, chancellor candidate of the German Greens Party, speaks to the media the day after German parliamentary elections on February 24, 2025 in Berlin, Germany. The Greens came in fourth place with 11.6% of the vote, down 2.9% from the previous election. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Sean Gallup…
At first, the levee bank held firm as the flood waters came. Locals had tirelessly constructed the dirt wall, building on areas where the last major flood had approached the south-west Queensland town. “We had a flood in 2010. They were building around where it came through back then,” Thargomindah resident Jackie Dare said. Outback…
The president of the European parliament’s international trade committee has said Trump’s declaration that the introduction of tariffs was ‘liberation day’ for the US would in reality be ‘inflation day’. Speaking at a press conference in Brussels, Bernd Lange said the US tariffs were unfair and warned that consumers and businesses would bear the cost.…
Global stocks have fallen sharply and the US dollar hit a six-month low after Donald Trump unveiled sweeping tariffs against America’s global trade partners in a move that is expected to upend supply chains and cause economic turmoil. European markets opened lower on Thursday after a sharp selloff across Asia and US futures signalled similar…
Keir Starmer has told heads of business in Downing Street that “clearly there will be an economic impact” from US tariffs but that ministers would respond with “cool and calm heads”. The prime minister gathered senior business figures in No 10 after Donald Trump announced he would introduce 10% blanket tariffs on imports from the…
Liberation days signal the end of a war, not the start of one. So it is with rich irony that the US president, Donald Trump, has declared victory even as he massively escalates his attack on the global trading system. As Trump attempted to recast the world’s richest nation as a victim of “perfidious” foreigners…
