Five countries could be banned from Australia

Australia could ban visa applications from five countries under proposed new laws to thwart a potential repeat of the high court detainee scandal. The laws would grant the minister the power to block visa applications from countries that do not accept their citizens being involuntarily returned. Up to five countries are reportedly being targeted by the Albanese government – Iraq,...

Bridge collapses in US city of Baltimore after ship collision

https://twitter.com/MeghUpdates/status/1772535196073779674?t=_8d2iXUqIemo__J9gRAu_w&s=09   A major bridge in the US city of Baltimore snapped and collapsed after a container ship rammed into it early Tuesday, and several vehicles fell into the river below. Rescuers were searching for at least seven people in the water. The vessel appears to have hit one of the supports of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing the...

Vladimir Putin blames ISIS and Ukraine for Moscow concert attack

Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted Monday that “radical Islamists” were behind the massacre of nearly 140 people at a Moscow concert hall last Friday – but he still pointed to Ukraine as the hidden hand behind the terror attack. "The question that arises is who benefits from this?" Putin said at the Kremlin during a video conference with leaders of Russia's security forces. "We know by...

Israel cancels Washington meeting after UN Gaza ceasefire vote

Israel has cancelled a meeting in Washington after the US declined to veto a UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution, which also called for the release of all hostages, followed several failed attempts at similar measures since the 7 October attacks. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the US of having "abandoned" its previous...

Six killed in militant attack on Pakistan naval base, say officials

QUETTA, Pakistan, March 26 (Reuters) - Militants attacked a Pakistan naval airbase killing at least one paramilitary soldier while security forces killed all five of the assailants in retaliatory fire, officials said on Tuesday. Monday's attack on the Turbat base in southwestern Pakistan was the second assault by ethnic Baloch militants on a military facility in the past week. "We escaped a...