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He was only Premier of Tasmania for a couple of years, but Tony Rundle is being remembered as a ‘remarkable man’ who left behind a ‘positive legacy’ while leading the state through some of its ‘darkest days’.Mr Rundle, who was premier of Tasmania between March 1996 to September 1998 and a long-serving Liberal Member for Braddon, between 1986 and 2002, has died aged 86.In a heartfelt release, current Premier Jeremy Rockliff paid tribute to Mr Rundle as a mentor and a reformist who never shied away from the challenge of leadership.“Tony was a leader of conviction who set a courageous…

The United States, which was until recently the world’s top humanitarian donor, has pledged at least US$9 million to Myanmar to support earthquake-affected communities but current and former US officials say the dismantling of its foreign aid programme has affected its response. Three US Agency for International Development (USAID) workers who had travelled to Myanmar after the quake were told they were being let go, Marcia Wong, a former senior USAID official, told Reuters. “This team is working incredibly hard, focused on getting humanitarian aid to those in need. To get news of your imminent termination – how can that not…

Here’s where things stand on Sunday, April 6: Fighting Three women were wounded and several fires broke out in a Russian air attack on the southern Ukrainian region of Mykolaiv, according to Ukrainian officials. The attack also damaged several houses, Mykolaiv Governor Vitaliy Kim posted on the Telegram messaging app. Russia also launched air attacks on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, overnight, with the city’s air defence forces trying to repel the attack, according to officials. The latest strikes come a day after the Ukrainian Air Force reported shooting down 51 of 92 drones launched at the country by Russian forces…

Democratic officials in 19 states, including Michigan, filed a lawsuit against President Trump’s attempt to reshape elections across the U.S., calling it an unconstitutional invasion of states’ clear authority to run their own elections.Thursday’s lawsuit is the fourth against the executive order issued just a week ago. It seeks to block key aspects of it, including new requirements that people provide documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote and a demand that all mail ballots be received by Election Day.”The President has no power to do any of this,” the state attorneys general wrote in court documents. “The Elections…

A member of the Fairfax County School Board in Virginia has been sued by a local flight school on accusations that he embezzled $175,000 from the company for personal expenses.The lawsuit filed against Kyle McDaniel, also a secretary and treasurer of the flight school Blue Label Aviation, alleges he used a company credit card for entertainment, personal expenses and campaign-related expenses, according to Fox 5 DC.McDaniel was caught and paid some of the money back, but then continued to embezzle more funds, the lawsuit alleges.He is accused of embezzling $175,000 from the flight school and spending the money on strip…

Thrust into the federal election spotlight, a major rail loop is coming under increasing fire from communities where it is slated to be built.

President Trump has said he trusts President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to abide by any peace deal on Ukraine they negotiate. Many Russians who fled the country in the early months of the war are not so sure.Nor do they have much faith that the conditions that drove them abroad — including a crackdown on any political dissent — will change anytime soon, whether Mr. Trump manages to broker a cease-fire or not. For the moment, those talks appear to have stalled since Mr. Putin rebuffed a proposal by Mr. Trump and Ukraine for a 30-day truce.“The war will…

The mischievous posters began appearing all over London in the past two months.On the side of an East London bus stop, one of them shows Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, emerging from a Tesla’s roof with his hand pointing upward in a straight-armed salute. “Goes from 0 to 1939 in 3 seconds,” the ad reads. “Tesla. The Swasticar.”Another mock ad shows Mr. Musk and President Trump in front of a red Tesla with the words: “Now With White Power Steering.” In North London, a fake movie billboard blares: “The Fast and the Führer,” with a picture of Mr. Musk…

Rick J. Caruso, the wealthy developer, spent $100 million to run for mayor of Los Angeles in 2022. After his decisive defeat, he stepped to the side of the public stage.But this year, in the weeks and months following the devastating January wildfires, Mr. Caruso has behaved almost as if he won that election. He has been cheerleading businesses trying to reopen, offering advice to homeowners looking for help in rebuilding and assailing the woman who defeated him, Mayor Karen Bass.As Ms. Bass has faced scrutiny over her response to the fires, Mr. Caruso — with a staff of consultants…

SUZUKA, Japan — “That. Is. Insane. That is insane!”Max Verstappen’s engineer, Gianpiero Lambiase, rarely sounds as impressed as he did on the radio when his driver’s pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix was confirmed.He had been through this routine 40 times before, congratulating Verstappen after a job well done.But this pole, the 41st of Verstappen’s career, felt particularly special. After Red Bull’s struggles to make Verstappen fully comfortable with the RB21 car, prompting an array of setup experiments to try to get some answers at Suzuka, plus the domination of McLaren in the early part of this season, to…