
Pope Leo votes by mail in US midterm elections
Pope Leo XIV has become the first pontiff to vote in a United States general election, casting a ballot for the midterms by mail.
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Pope Leo XIV has become the first pontiff to vote in a United States general election, casting a ballot for the midterms by mail.

Reforms to Australia's carbon credits have divided an inquiry, with critics warning they will not do enough while others argue they could undermine confidence.

Triple killer Erin Patterson will have four weeks to decide whether to appeal to the High Court of Australia after losing her first appeal bid.

Anthony Albanese will meet Commonwealth leaders in the Caribbean as the government faces rising pressure over inflation and the likelihood of another rate rise.

Residents of Oleshky in Ukraine have boarded buses to leave the stricken city in a striking example of co-operation between the conflict's warring sides.

Men are more likely than women to remember hugs as arousing, although comfort remains the most common reason both sexes recall an embrace positively.

Reindeer have been removed from a Christmas fair after organisers said they feared growing protests would cause stress for volunteers and disrupt the event.

The Iranian navy says a tanker carrying 2 million barrels of crude oil has hit a mine in the Strait of Hormuz and caught fire.

Rail workers' unions are calling for Spain's transport minister to be dismissed following a train accident that left at least 69 people dead.

A Ballajura family has been left shaken after their car was set alight outside their home in the early hours of Friday morning.

Australian households being financially stung from all angles are preparing for the worst ahead of Christmas with continued rigid inflation suggesting more interest rate pain on the horizon.

Russian and Ukrainian officials have entered the devastated city of Oleshky following a rare ceasefire, bringing aid and evacuating those who want to leave.

UK police are in a "very early stage" of investigating former Prince Andrew's time at the King's estate at Balmoral with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

A controller ignored protocol and told a train to go at normal speed before it slammed into a stationary train, Spanish authorities say, killing 69 people.

DFAT has confirmed it is working to confirm the wellbeing of two Australians after Wednesday’s fatal train crash.