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Oct 19, 2026 - World

At the Caracas meeting, members of the alliance put forward 14 proposals for restoring democracy in Venezuela, along with a roadmap for holding general elections.

Oct 19, 2026 - World

The rebuttal came after Pakistan was named the chair of the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) for 2027, returning to the position for the first time since 1953.

Oct 19, 2026 - World

Independent MP injured in an incident involving a vehicle outside her electorate office in Wangaratta, in regional Victoria. Follow updatesIndependent MP Helen Haines fighting for life after incident outside Wangaratta office in regional Victoria‘No ongoing threat to community’: Victoria policeMason tells journalists there is “nothing to indicate at this stage” that the two parties are known to each other, but police are still investigating.I can provide some assurance to the community that we certainly do not have any intelligence that there is any further or ongoing threat to any other person or the broader community. We are treating this as an isolated incident at this point in time.We’ve still got a lot to work through here. As you can imagine, it’s been quite dynamic this afternoon. We’ve got quite an extensive crime scene.We have investigators present and they’ll continue to work through and try and collect all available evidence to ascertain exactly what has occurred and how it has occurred. We’ve got the Major Collision Investigation Unit who are currently en route from Melbourne. Continue reading...

Oct 19, 2026 - World

Interior minister Laurent Nuñez should stay to ensure chain of command with police and security forces, says presidentMacron criticises ‘unbridled violence’ after 2,400 arrests across FranceProtesters blocked entrances to the Louvre museum in Paris in support of a nationwide high school student protest movement and to denounce “police repression”, the museum’s management and unions told AFP.The museum could not open as scheduled because of a protest led by students from the Ecole du Louvre, management said. A leaflet displayed outside the museum read: “We are proud to announce that we are blocking the world’s largest museum.” Continue reading...

Oct 19, 2026 - World

The last known sighting of the glittering 19th-century gems was on CCTV footage recorded in an underground lock-up in the gritty Aubervilliers suburb of northern Paris, where all the suspects live.