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Feb 26, 2026 - World

PM clarifies remark but says he disagrees with some language the 2021 Australian of the Year has usedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFormer Australian of the Year Grace Tame has said “we all know what you meant” after the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, claimed he meant to describe her “difficult life” when he labelled her “difficult”.Speaking in Melbourne on Thursday morning, the prime minister said he had not meant to describe Tame as “difficult” at a News Corp event on Wednesday, when he was asked to describe public figures in one word. Instead he meant that her life had been “difficult”, he said. Continue reading...

Feb 26, 2026 - World

Police in Kenya say they arrested a man named in the alleged scheme that duped Kenyans with promises of skilled work in Russia that saw them end up on the front lines of the fighting in Ukraine

Feb 26, 2026 - World

A court in Bangladesh’s capital has ordered authorities to request that Interpol issue a red notice for the arrest of a British lawmaker on charges of corruption in a private real estate project

Feb 26, 2026 - World

Indirect talks between Iran and the United States have started in Geneva

Feb 26, 2026 - World

Kim Jong Un says North Korea can completely destroy South Korea if it feels threatened, and he refuses to engage with Seoul