Flood victims confronted damage from a record deluge in eastern Australia on Friday, returning to find their homes caked in silt, cars half submerged and streets littered with debris.
Australians began voting Saturday in a bitterly contested general election, deciding a contest shaped by living costs, climate anxiety and US President Donald Trump\'s tariffs.
Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese says he has a 鈥榤ountain to climb鈥� in elections Saturday, despite leading the opinion polls, in a contest swayed by living costs and Trump tariffs.
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Saturday off the coast of Papua New Guinea鈥檚 New Ireland province, the United States Geological Survey said.
A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck Saturday morning off the coast of Papua New Guinea鈥檚 New Britain Island, the United States Geological Survey said.
Australia expressed puzzlement Thursday over Donald Trump\'s decision to slap a 29-percent trade tariff on its tiny Pacific territory of Norfolk Island.
A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck off New Zealand鈥檚 South Island on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said...
Australian troops were seriously injured Saturday in a major road crash while responding to ex-Cyclone Alfred, which has battered a swathe of the eastern coast and cut power to more than 330,000 properties.
Australian lawmakers passed anti-hate legislation on Thursday, enforcing minimum sentences for a string of offences including a year in jail for a Nazi salute.
Authorities declared a natural disaster Saturday in parts of eastern Australia where gales have toppled trees and knocked out power to tens of thousands of homes.
Crowds will marvel at fireworks and toast champagne to greet 2025 on Tuesday, waving goodbye to a year that brought Olympic glory, a dramatic Donald Trump return and turmoil in the Middle East and Ukraine.
