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Australians holidaying in Fiji are hunkering down in darkened resorts, bracing for flight chaos and flash flooding as a powerful cyclone batters the island nation.Travellers have been left stranded, with warnings of major disruptions and another storm forming nearby, creating a nervous wait for flights home.One Australian tourist, Melanie Harris, told 9News the dream getaway she’d planned with her young son has turned into a frightening ordeal as Severe Tropical Cyclone Vaianu lashes parts of Fiji.“The wind is loud, relentless, and completely unpredictable,” Ms Harris said.“You can hear it constantly, even through the walls.“It just puts you on edge.”Camera IconSevere…

NANJING: Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun pledged on Wednesday (Apr 8) to channel the spirit of her party’s founder Sun Yat-sen and seek reconciliation with China, offering praise at his tomb for the country’s achievements following the communist revolution.Cheng, chairwoman of the Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan’s largest opposition party, is in China at a time of increased Chinese military pressure on Taiwan, which Beijing views as its own territory, and as the opposition-dominated parliament stalls a government plan for US$40 billion in extra defence spending.In a moment filled with symbolism on her first full day in the country, Cheng laid a…

NewsFeedDonald Trump’s announcement of a two-week ceasefire paves the way for negotiations on a 10-point plan proposed by Tehran to end the war, which the US president called ‘workable’. Here’s what it involves.Published On 8 Apr 20268 Apr 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2SharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel addressed recent photos that show him and New York Times and The Athletic NFL reporter Dianna Russini in bathing suits by a pool.The photos, originally published by the New York Post’s Page Six, also show the coach and journalist holding hands and hugging on the roof of a resort bungalow in Sedona, Arizona.”These photos show a completely innocent interaction and any suggestion otherwise is laughable,” Vrabel told the Post. “This doesn’t deserve any further response.” New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel celebrates with members…

Washington — In the hours between President Trump threatening to eradicate a “whole civilization” unless Iran agreed to open the Strait of Hormuz and the announcement of a two-week ceasefire, Republicans in Congress remained mostly silent about Mr. Trump’s threat. The president had given Iran a deadline of 8 p.m. Tuesday to reopen the strait, a critical channel for global oil trade, or face attacks on its civilian infrastructure. Twelve hours before the deadline, and about 11 hours before he announced a ceasefire, Mr. Trump posted an ominous message on Truth Social.”A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The A-10 Warthog has a new maritime role in targeting boats in the war in Iran that could extend the life of the aircraft, which the U.S. Air Force had been attempting to retire for years.Despite the Air Force trying to phase out the A-10, Congress has resisted its efforts and blocked attempts to reduce the number of these aircraft.A-10s have been used in the U.S. military campaign against Iran, as the Pentagon sees a need for an aircraft that can loiter and deliver accurate fire against small boats and coastal threats.TRUMP…

An apparent dispute between the City of Kelowna, B.C., and a hotel owner is delaying public access to a popular waterfront boardwalk. “This is a lovely walkway to go through and enjoy the waterfront,” said Raymond Wiebe, who lives in the Lower Mission area.Last July, the city announced the temporary closure of the roughly half-kilometre boardwalk in front of the Eldorado and Manteo resorts for repairs.In its public service announcement on July 14, the city stated, “the boardwalk is anticipated to reopen in September.”“It hasn’t reopened since then,” Wiebe said.Nor have any repairs taken place.“I think it’s too bad,” said…

Elon Musk looks on as President Donald Trump speaks at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Nov. 19, 2025.Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty ImagesElon Musk is seeking to have OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman removed from their roles as officers in the company as part of a case that’s expected to go to trial later this month. In a legal filing on Tuesday, Musk’s lawyers laid out specific remedies their client is seeking if a judge and jury determine that Altman and OpenAI defrauded Musk, the…

“Do you want to go to heaven?”It was the last question a young girl heard before she was thrown into a river wearing her princess dress and school shoes.She had been standing on a bridge over the Georges River in Sydney’s southwest with another girl in September 2023 when Hoda Elabady posed the query, according to court documents.”No, I have a bright future,” the child replied, revealing her dream to be a police officer when she grows up.Elabady then picked her up and threw her into the water 1.8m below the bridge, a court was told.WA’s biggest courts and crime…

PANAMA CITY: A subsidiary of Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison said on Tuesday (Apr 7) it filed an arbitration against shipping giant Maersk, accusing the Danish group of seeking to replace its operations in the Panama Canal.The Panama Ports Company said in a statement that Maersk broke a contract by siding with Panamanian authorities in a dispute over the waterway that saw a court annul in January the PPC’s rights to manage two key ports.”Maersk undermined the contract and aligned with the Republic of Panama in connection with its State campaign against PPC and scheme to replace it through a…