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Joe Biden broke his silence Thursday on the student protests against Israel's war with Hamas but the US president faces a difficult balancing act to avoid hurting his reelection chances against Donald Trump.

Switzerland has invited more than 160 delegations to next month's Ukraine peace conference, the foreign ministry said Thursday, though Russia is not among them "at this stage".

A Ukrainian man was sentenced to more than 13 years in prison in Texas on Wednesday for his role in ransomware attacks by the notorious Russia-based REvil hacking group, the US Justice Department said.

Disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein faced one of his accusers in New York court Wednesday as he was told he would be retried for rape and sexual assault convictions that were overturned in the state.

The judge overseeing Donald Trump's trial for covering up payments to suppress details of an alleged affair will hear Thursday that the former president has again breached a gag order intended to protect trial participants.

Scotland's former deputy first minister, John Swinney, announced on Thursday he would stand to succeed Humza Yousaf as leader of the country's governing Scottish National Party (SNP).

The number of people who have lost their lives in devastating floods in Kenya since March has risen to 188, with dozens still missing, the interior ministry said on Thursday.

Protesters in London tried Thursday to prevent the removal of migrants from their temporary accommodation, as the UK government began detaining people before controversial deportation flights to Rwanda start.

Though China did not place an official ban on imports from Australia in 2020, the shipments had dropped to zero.

Federal government commits permanent funding, action plan to help women escape violence and combat online porn.

Banxso, the dynamic online trading firm hailing from the sunny shores of Cape Town, South Africa, isn't just playing in the financial sandbox—it's reshaping the whole darn beach.

The decision follows a trial in London's High Court after the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA), a nonprofit organisation set up to keep cryptocurrency technology free from patents, sued Wright.

Founded a year ago by industry veterans Daniel Mikus and James Rolph, MR Roads has quickly become known for its client-centric approach, innovation, and rapid growth.

Forest fires which have engulfed Bogota in smoke over the past week have been fueled by highly flammable foreign plant species that have invaded Colombia's capital, experts say.

French farmers choked off major motorways around Paris on Monday, threatening to blockade the capital in an intensifying standoff with the government over working conditions.

Indian Ocean naval forces said Monday they had freed two fishing vessels hijacked separately by Somali pirates, with Indian sailors rescuing an Iranian boat and commandos from the Seychelles releasing a Sri Lankan trawler.

Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales, has left hospital after undergoing abdominal surgery, her Kensington Palace office said on Monday, adding that she was making "good progress" at home.

Qantas Airways Ltd. has pushed back the restart of international flights to December as Australia continues to suffer setbacks in its vaccination program. 

The Australian government does not intend to provide provisional approval for the use of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in the country.

The country has restricted the use of AstraZeneca vaccine following reports of rare blood clots being linked to it.

More and more stars are flying into Australia in the past months and stranded citizens are crying double standard.

Thousands of Australians return start massive clean-up efforts after the worst downpour in 50 years.

Dr. Fauci has again praised Australia for its successful handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and containing the spread of the virus.

Malcolm Turnbull believes the recent revelations made by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are proof Australia should already cut ties with the British monarchy. 

A humpback found itself in a crocodile-infested river and Australian authorities are working on leading it back to open water. 

China has revealed the reason behind Australian journalist Cheng Lei's detainment.

Protests and fires spread across Wisconsin after a Black man was shot multiple times by police on Sunday. The man was critically injured. 

The 2020 Democratic National Convention kicked off Monday evening with a long list of personalities -- politicians and celebrities -- who showed support for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and disdain for current President Donald Trump. 

Victoria has recorded its deadliest day since the first COVID-19 case in Australia was confirmed in January.