Three Scottish brothers have set a new world record for the fastest human-powered crossing of the Pacific Ocean, reaching Australia on Saturday after spending nearly 140 days at sea.The brothers — Jamie, Ewan and Lachlan Maclean — covered more than 14,000km from Peru to Cairns, rowing non-stop and unsupported across
SBS News > World News >
United States President Donald Trump has been accused of a "fresh act of revenge" against former US vice-president Kamala Harris after withdrawing her Secret Service protection.The United States Secret Service is a federal law enforcement agency within the Department of Homeland Security. Its role is providing protection to American political
A divided United States appeals court has ruled that many of Donald Trump's tariffs are illegal, undercutting the Republican president's use of the levies as a key international economic policy tool.The court allowed the tariffs to remain in place through 14 October to give the Trump administration a chance to
Israel's military has stepped up armed operations around Gaza City, ending temporary pauses there that had allowed for aid deliveries, as it announced the recovery of the body of Ilan Weiss, a hostage seized by Hamas."The local tactical pause in military activity will not apply to the area of Gaza
The United States has said it would bar entry to some Palestinian officials seeking to attend next month's United Nations General Assembly in New York. It comes after several US allies pledged to recognise a Palestinian state during the summit despite US and Israeli objections.The State Department said it was
Thailand's Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been dismissed as prime minister by the Constitutional Court for a violation of ethics after only a year in power, plunging the country and its stuttering economy into more uncertainty.Paetongtarn, who was Thailand's youngest prime minister, becomes the sixth premier from or backed by the billionaire
Israel has been accused of using a military tactic known as a 'double-tap' strike after a bombing this week on one of the largest hospitals in Gaza, Nasser Hospital.Israel bombed the hospital once, killing at least one person. Several minutes later, as medics, journalists and emergency crews rushed in, it
Russian forces have launched a large-scale overnight drone and missile attack on Kyiv, killing 10 people and injuring 38 while damaging residential and other buildings across seven districts, Ukrainian officials say.President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attack, which also killed a child, showed the world Russia's answer to diplomacy amid efforts
Russian forces have launched a large-scale overnight drone and missile attack on Kyiv, killing at least 15 people and injuring 38 while damaging residential and other buildings across seven districts, Ukrainian officials say.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attack, which also killed a child, showed the world Russia's answer to
The Israeli military pressed operations around Gaza City on Thursday as US President Donald Trump hosted a meeting on post-war plans for the shattered Palestinian territory.US news site Axios and the BBC reported that former UK prime minister Tony Blair attended a meeting at the White House late on Wednesday
Two children were killed and 17 other people were wounded on Wednesday at a Minneapolis Catholic school when a shooter opened fire on students attending Mass on the third day of school, authorities said.The assailant fired through the chapel windows at students during mass at the Annuciation Catholic School and
Two journalists for Reuters and the Associated Press who were killed in an Israeli attack on a Gaza hospital were not "a target of the strike", a military spokesperson said, adding the army chief had ordered a further inquiry into how the decision to strike the hospital was made."We can
Three Scottish brothers have set a new world record for the fastest human-powered crossing of the Pacific Ocean, reaching Australia on Saturday after spending nearly 140 days at sea.The brothers — Jamie, Ewan and Lachlan Maclean — covered more than 14,000km from Peru to Cairns, rowing non-stop and unsupported across
United States President Donald Trump has been accused of a "fresh act of revenge" against former US vice-president Kamala Harris after withdrawing her Secret Service protection.The United States Secret Service is a federal law enforcement agency within the Department of Homeland Security. Its role is providing protection to American political
A divided United States appeals court has ruled that many of Donald Trump's tariffs are illegal, undercutting the Republican president's use of the levies as a key international economic policy tool.The court allowed the tariffs to remain in place through 14 October to give the Trump administration a chance to
Israel's military has stepped up armed operations around Gaza City, ending temporary pauses there that had allowed for aid deliveries, as it announced the recovery of the body of Ilan Weiss, a hostage seized by Hamas."The local tactical pause in military activity will not apply to the area of Gaza
The United States has said it would bar entry to some Palestinian officials seeking to attend next month's United Nations General Assembly in New York. It comes after several US allies pledged to recognise a Palestinian state during the summit despite US and Israeli objections.The State Department said it was
Thailand's Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been dismissed as prime minister by the Constitutional Court for a violation of ethics after only a year in power, plunging the country and its stuttering economy into more uncertainty.Paetongtarn, who was Thailand's youngest prime minister, becomes the sixth premier from or backed by the billionaire
Israel has been accused of using a military tactic known as a 'double-tap' strike after a bombing this week on one of the largest hospitals in Gaza, Nasser Hospital.Israel bombed the hospital once, killing at least one person. Several minutes later, as medics, journalists and emergency crews rushed in, it
Russian forces have launched a large-scale overnight drone and missile attack on Kyiv, killing 10 people and injuring 38 while damaging residential and other buildings across seven districts, Ukrainian officials say.President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attack, which also killed a child, showed the world Russia's answer to diplomacy amid efforts
Russian forces have launched a large-scale overnight drone and missile attack on Kyiv, killing at least 15 people and injuring 38 while damaging residential and other buildings across seven districts, Ukrainian officials say.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the attack, which also killed a child, showed the world Russia's answer to
The Israeli military pressed operations around Gaza City on Thursday as US President Donald Trump hosted a meeting on post-war plans for the shattered Palestinian territory.US news site Axios and the BBC reported that former UK prime minister Tony Blair attended a meeting at the White House late on Wednesday
Two children were killed and 17 other people were wounded on Wednesday at a Minneapolis Catholic school when a shooter opened fire on students attending Mass on the third day of school, authorities said.The assailant fired through the chapel windows at students during mass at the Annuciation Catholic School and
Two journalists for Reuters and the Associated Press who were killed in an Israeli attack on a Gaza hospital were not "a target of the strike", a military spokesperson said, adding the army chief had ordered a further inquiry into how the decision to strike the hospital was made."We can