Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers will hand down the 2026-27 Federal Budget on May 12. It’s framed as one the country’s most consequential Budgets against a backdrop of inflation-fuelling global energy shocks, climbing cost-of-living, slowing productivity and a national debt edging toward A$1 trillion. Chalmers speaks with Bloomberg’s James Mayger in Canberra. Source link
President Trump on Saturday shared an AI-generated composite image of sunken Iranian warships, as the administration awaits a response from Iranian officials over a proposed peace plan. The composite image shared on Truth Social shows “159 Iranian ships.” The first image shows several ships waving Iranian flags as “Obama/Biden,” an apparent reference to the Obama……
The war in Iran and the wider Middle East appeared to be in a holding pattern late on May 9 as Washington awaited Iran’s response to its latest peace proposal, while Tehran, which has not yet offered a formal reply, did maintain its belligerent stance toward the US. Iran’s had-line Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps angrily…
Wolves set to agree deal to sell Joao Gomes to Atletico Madrid, PSG close to new deal with manager Luis Enrique, and Liverpool could look to Emi Martinez. Arsenal and Manchester United will miss out on Wolves midfielder Joao Gomes, 25, as the Brazil international is close to agreeing a deal with Atletico Madrid. (Sun),…
Bournemouth boosted their chances of playing in Europe for the first time in their history with a 1-0 win at Fulham on Saturday, while Brighton also remain on course to return to continental action. The Cherries, who finished 21st in League Two in 2008-09, are sixth in the table with two games left. That will…
And a goal down against Motherwell again on Saturday, a Motherwell that knows all about what Hearts are, knows all about their resilience and their never-say-die attitude. They learned it the hard way, for the first time, way, way back in the third game of the campaign when people were still chortling at Tony Bloom’s…
In Rolling Stone‘s latest installment of Song Shuffle, Maya Hawke took a leap of faith. Speaking to Rolling Stone at SXSW, she didn’t share just her playlist, but her entire iTunes library, noting, “I’ve had it for a very long time.” First up, was Sean Kingston’s “Fire Burning,” which prompted Hawke to ask, “Was there a…
Fans are grappling with how to react to the withdrawal of Spain, Ireland and others over Israel’s participation. Source link
Big names and rising stars will be honoured on the biggest night in the British TV calendar. Source link
Topline Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization’s director-general, will travel to the Spanish island of Tenerife to directly oversee the evacuation of nearly 150 people from the MV Hondius cruise ship, which has become the focal point of hantavirus outbreak concerns after three people aboard the ship died from the highly fatal disease. Ghebreyesus…