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FILE- Executive director of the World Food Programme Cindy McCain speaks with the Associated Press in Damascus, Syria, on Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki, File)
Murdoch newspaper spits the dummy at press watchdog. Plus: some odd headlines about Michael Rowland’s ABC departure
MANILA, Philippines — The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday reaffirmed redactions applied to the transcript and live broadcast of the ongoing confirmation of charges hearings in the case against former president Rodrigo Duterte, citing the need to protect the identities of witnesses and victims.
While Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s absence has been largely mocked by his opposition and interpreted by Western media as a sign of fear, it has demonstrated how deeply embedded his network of control in Iran truly is, a new report by United Against Nuclear Iran put out on Thursday.
A record 129 media workers were killed worldwide in 2025, marking the second consecutive annual high for such deaths, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has reported. The New York-based organization found that Israel was responsible for two-thirds of these killings, making the conflict in Gaza the deadliest …
Finance Secretary Frederick Go, chairman of the Social Security Commission which overseas the Social Security System, announces in a press briefing at its central office in Quezon City on Feb. 26, 2026 that the state-run pension fund breaches P1 trillion while its net income reaches a 'historic high' of P142.970 bil…
WBO heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley, left, and Daniel Dubois face off as promoter Frank Warren watches on during a boxing press conference at The Dutch Hall in London. Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. (James Manning/PA via AP)
Sources have told various press agencies that the drone strike near the Rubaya mining site on 24 February that killed M23 military spokesperson Willy Ngoma also killed nine other people. It however missed the movement's military commander.
Syrian authorities and Druze factions on Thursday exchanged prisoners who had been held in the south of the country since deadly clashes last July, the government's media office for Sweida region said.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced they would sign "a series of economic, security, and diplomatic agreements" during a press conference in Jerusalem on Thursday.
Russia’s regions went on a splurge last year, running a record combined budget deficit of around 1.48 trillion rubles ($19.22 billion) as spending continued to outpace revenue growth, the Kommersant business newspaper reported Thursday.
BBC and Financial Times among those calling for frameworks to help publishers gain control over their content being ‘scraped and copied’
Libros sobre el exeditor hongkonés Jimmy Lai, sobre la mesa de Edward Li, antiguo jefe de redacción de la web de noticias Apple Daily, durante una entrevista con The Associated Press en Taipéi, Taiwán, el 21 de enero de 2026. (AP Foto/Chiang Ying-ying)
The number of elementary school children in Japan who became victims of sex crimes and other offenses through social media totaled 167 in 2025, the highest level in the past 10 years for which data is available, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
Murderous governments and armed groups always considered reporters like Marie Colvin a nuisance – now they see them as legitimate targets
Big Ten Conference commissioner Tony Petitti speaks during a news conference after meetings between the Southeastern Conference and Big Ten Conference, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV,File)
Spanish authorities will gain the right to veto entry to Gibraltar and block Gibraltarian residency applications as part of the British overseas territory's post-Brexit deal, Spanish media reports suggest.
Russia will repatriate its citizens who are ISIS members held in prisons in Iraq, a report at Rudaw said on February 26. Rudaw is a Kurdish media outlet in Erbil in the autonomous Kurdistan region.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Geneva “for a third round of indirect negotiations with US representatives over the Iranian nuclear program,” Iranian state media IRNA said on February 26.
The incident comes amid rising tensions between Washington and Tehran, with a large American military force positioned near Iran
Dozens of Israeli military vehicles have staged an incursion into Syria’s southwestern Quneitra province in the Golan Heights, local media have reported, in yet another breach of the country’s sovereignty.
Each week, Good Weekend’s how-to column shares expert advice on how to navigate some of modern life’s big – and small – challenges. This week: How to quit social media.
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SEOUL, South Korea — Kim Jong Un said North Korea could "get along" with Washington if it accepted Pyongyang's nuclear status, state media said Thursday, but has dashed any hopes of mended ties with "deceptive" neighbour Seoul.
Winnipeg Jets’ Cole Perfetti (91) celebrates his winning goal against the Vancouver Canucks during an overtime NHL hockey game in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)
A Hong Kong appellate court has overturned a fraud conviction against pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai in a surprise ruling weeks after his jailing for 20 years on a separate national security charge.
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De’Aaron Fox, de los Spurs de San Antonio, dispara frente a Scottie Barnes, de los Raptors de Toronto, el miércoles 25 de febrero de 2026 (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- Director Park Chan-wook has been named jury president at the Cannes Film Festival, foreign media reported Thursday, making him the first Korean director to assume the role.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signaled that nuclear-armed Pyongyang could “get on well” with the United States but rejected South Korea’s outreach as “deceptive,” calling Seoul its “most hostile” relationship, state-run media reported Thursday.
Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong's pro-democracy media tycoon, has won an appeal against a fraud conviction in 2022, which had seen him sentenced to nearly six years in jail.
San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama (1) looks for a pass as Toronto Raptors’ Ja’Kobe Walter (14) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, in Toronto, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press via AP)
Matt Garrick is a journalist and author at ABC Darwin.
Beijing cautioned Washington that it is prepared to respond forcefully - with "all necessary measures" - if a renewed US review of their 2020 trade pact leads to additional tariffs, after American officials indicated the inquiry would press ahead, according to Bloomberg.
Books on Hong Kong’s ex-publisher Jimmy Lai lie on the desk of Edward Li, a former chief news editor for Apple Daily’s online news during an interview with The Associated Press in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
The Court of Appeal quashes conviction, ruling prosecution failed to prove Lai’s intent in case
Jimmy Lai has maintained his innocence on his sedition conviction. (Reuters: Tyrone Siu)
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Elissa Steedman is a journalist for ABC News Digital.
An undercover cop pursuing a gang of bank robbers is seduced by the LA surf scene.
A record 129 journalists and media workers were killed in the course of their work in 2025, two-thirds of them by Israel, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) detailed in its annual report on Wednesday.
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has suggested his country could "get along" with the United States but declared that South Korea — Washington's security ally — remained its "most hostile" enemy, state media reported Thursday.
A dispiriting fog sat upon the city and encircled the parliament house where we worked in the press gallery. Another Canberra winter day.
Attorney General Tarek William Saab speaks during a interview with The Associated Press at his office in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Texas Tech defensive lineman David Bailey (31) speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said prospects of relations with the United States are entirely dependent on Washington's attitude, while ruling out the likelihood of any dialogue with South Korea, according to the North's state media Thursday.
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said prospects of relations with the United States are entirely dependent on Washington's attitude, while ruling out the likelihood of any dialogue with South Korea, according to the North's state media Thursday.
Lachlan Bennett is a multiplatform journalist working in the ABC's Pacific Newsroom in Melbourne. He cut his teeth in North-West Tasmania, covering primary industries, state politics and social issues for a regional newspaper. Lachlan joined the ABC in 2020 and has had work featured on Australian Story, Landline and…
