Month: February 2026

Officials say calm restored to province day after dozens killed in suicide and gun attacks in at least 10 citiesPakistan’s security forces have intensified their operations against separatist militants in Balochistan province who launched a major assault on Saturday in which at least 31 civilians and 17 security personnel were killed.A day after the militants carried out suicide attacks in the heart of the provincial capital, Quetta, the chief minister […]

Recreating cosmic dust may help answer questions about how meteorites hitting Earth came to contain the organic matter that they doGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHow does one acquire star dust? One option, as the Perry Como song suggests, is to catch a falling star and put it in your pocket, so to speak: thousands of tonnes of cosmic dust bombard the Earth each year, […]

‘This is a blatant and disturbing disregard for the law and for people’s security,’ digital rights advocate saysGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralian platforms used by real estate agents to upload documentation for renters and landlords are leaving people’s personal information exposed in hyperlinks accessible online.An analysis of seven rent platforms provided to Guardian Australia by a researcher, who wished to remain anonymous, revealed millions […]

Documents released under FoI show Wells’ department worried about how gambling reforms would affect sporting codes and media companiesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThere is growing “frustration” in the government caucus about the delay to gambling advertising reforms, according to a group of Labor MPs who say they want the communications and sports minister, Anika Wells, to take action.Documents recently released under freedom of information […]

Labor set to take advantage of shambles with blistering attacks in question time as Sussan Ley presides over barest opposition benches since 1943 Normally this column focuses on the agenda for the coming parliamentary week, unpacking a dense policy issue or two that will dominate the political discussion.This week is a little different. You would expect the government’s big agenda would be front and centre in the first regularly scheduled […]

Nearly 200 people, including 31 civilians, have been killed in latest escalation of the decades-old regional conflict.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article

Israel has killed more than 500 Palestinians since agreeing to end its genocidal war under a US-brokered ‘ceasefire'.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article