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Australian prime minister sets off five-week election campaign set to be dominated by cost-of-living issues.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called a national election for May 3, seeking a second three-year term for his Labor Party government in a contest set to be dominated by cost-of-living concerns.

Albanese said on Friday that the election would be a choice between his government’s plan to “keep building” and the rival Liberal Party-led coalition’s mooted cuts to…

Ricardo Martinelli has been convicted of money laundering in his native Panama and sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Panama’s government has approved safe passage for embattled former President Ricardo Martinelli to leave the country for Nicaragua, after facing prison for money laundering.

Foreign Affairs Minister Javier Martínez-Acha Vásquez announced on Thursday that Martinelli would be allowed to leave, citing concerns about the former president’s health.

Martinelli had previously…

World leaders have denounced United States President Donald Trump for unveiling a new tariff measure, this time aimed at the automobile industry.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney offered one of the most frank assessments, saying it signalled an end to the tight bonds his country and the US once enjoyed.

“The old relationship we had with the United States – based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation – is over,” Carney said.

“We…

Tripoli (Quds News Network)- Libya’s Grand Mufti, Sheikh Sadiq Al-Ghariani, has called on Arab and Muslim fighter pilots to launch airstrikes against the occupation state of Israel. He urged them to act immediately without waiting for permission from their governments and rulers, warning that inaction in the face of oppression leads to destruction.

“You have seen these massacres for months. What are you waiting for?” Al-Ghariani said. “Arab and Muslim armies, pilots flying…

The LaLiga leaders move three points clear at the top of the table after sweeping to a 3-0 win against Osasuna.

Barcelona eased to a 3-0 home win against Osasuna to move three points clear of defending champions Real Madrid in LaLiga.

Despite resting key forwards Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha, the Catalan club raced into a two-goal lead through a Ferran Torres tap-in and a Dani Olmo penalty – after a retake.

Second-half substitute Lewandowski headed home the third in the 77th minute to…

Occupied Palestine (Quds News Network)- The Israeli Supreme Court ruled that international laws of war do not apply to Israel’s genocide in Gaza. The court also unanimously rejected a petition demanding the resumption of humanitarian aid to the besieged enclave.

Some judges argued that between the period reviewed and March 2025, Israel acted according to political directives and what they referred to as “security considerations”. The court ruled that the Israeli government has…

Gaza (Quds News Network)- Israeli forces executed nine missing Palestinian medics from the Red Crescent and Civil Defense in Rafah, buried them, and destroyed their ambulances, the Palestinian Civil Defense confirmed on Thursday.

The medics had been missing for five days after Israeli forces advanced into western Rafah. Their fate remained unknown until rescue teams, coordinated with the Red Cross, entered the area. They discovered that Israeli troops had executed the missing medics…

US Judge James Boasberg issued a temporary restraining order against deleting any messages in the controversial chat.

A federal judge has announced he will order the United States government to preserve messages from a Signal chat where top officials discussed plans to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen.

That chat has since become the subject of a national controversy, stemming from the accidental inclusion of a journalist from The Atlantic magazine in the discussion, which revealed sensitive…