TORONTO (AP) – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is traveling to India, Australia and Japan this week and next in his latest effort to diversify trade away from the United States, his office announced Monday.
Iran pushed back Wednesday against U.S. President Donald Trump’s pressure tactics ahead of critical talks in Geneva over Tehran’s nuclear program, alternating between calling his remarks “big lies” to saying negotiations may yield an agreement through “honorable diplomacy.”
Ferry services have returned to Balmain West wharf in Sydney's Inner West for the first time in over 10 years, with the state's transport agency saying additional services could be introduced if passenger numbers are strong.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) – A wide-ranging federal inquiry began on Tuesday into a rise in antisemitism across Australia before two gunmen believed to be inspired by the Islamic State group allegedly killed 15 people at a Sydney Jewish festival in December.
BEIJING (AP) – There are many things that China and Germany do not see eye-to-eye on – notably Russia’s war in Ukraine – but the leaders of the world’s second and third largest economies nonetheless pledged Wednesday to work to deepen ties in an era of global turbulence.
Independent MP Mark Latham has defended his recent social media activity in a vilification and sexual harassment case brought by Sydney MP Alex Greenwich, telling a tribunal that disagreements between parliamentarians are common.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Craig Tiley will take over as the CEO of the U.S. Tennis Association this year, the group that runs the U.S. Open announced Tuesday. Tiley is leaving his post as the head of Tennis Australia and the tournament director of its Grand Slam tournament, the Australian Open.
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks rose and erased their losses for the week so far, as Nvidia and other technology companies led the way. The S&P 500 climbed 0.8% Wednesday for a second straight gain following Monday's swoon. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.6%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 1.3%.
A major class action against the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has opened in the New South Wales Supreme Court, with irrigators accusing the agency of mismanaging water and breaching its own operational guidelines. The eight-week hearing began on Monday.
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