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Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro has ousted the NT’s most senior police officer after a jobs for mates scandal.

Yoon Suk Yeol, the impeached South Korean president who is standing trial on insurrection charges over his decision to impose martial law in December, was released from a detention center on Saturday, a day after a court ruled that his detention was invalid.The Seoul Central District Court ruled on Friday that prosecutors had violated procedural rules by holding Mr. Yoon in detention longer than legally allowed before indicting him in January. The procedural violation rendered Mr. Yoon’s detention invalid, the court said.Prosecutors, who had a week to appeal the decision, requested instead that he be released.Mr. Yoon smiled broadly and…

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President Donald Trump listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Feb. 26, 2025.Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThe Trump administration’s purge of federal staff may flood an unemployment benefits system ill-equipped to handle the deluge, triggering delays in aid for jobless workers, according to a new report.The terminations of federal workers by the Trump administration’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency — headed up by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk — may ultimately stretch into the hundreds of thousands. That would amount to the largest mass layoff in U.S. history.The scale of cuts would likely “overwhelm”…

Former Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders opted out of throwing passes at last week’s NFL Scouting Combine. He did, however, travel to Indianapolis and conducted meetings with several teams.Sanders also fielded questions from the media. While it remains unclear whether anything from the scouting combine will affect where he falls in next month’s NFL Draft, some anonymous criticism has surfaced. NFL Insider Josina Anderson reported that at least one assistant coach of “a team drafting in the top seven” described Sanders as “brash” and “arrogant.” Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders speaks during a news conference at the NFL Scouting Combine Feb. 28, 2025,…

Before Gene Hackman faded from public view in his adopted hometown of Santa Fe, N.M., the locals would see the aging movie star on the golf course or in his truck or walking his beloved dogs in the enchanted western city, amid the mesquite, juniper and pinyon pine.His wife, Betsy Arakawa, was often alongside him. There was much about his life that she managed. She set up the golf games with his friends. She policed his diet, given the heart trouble that had dogged him for decades. She diluted his wine with soda water. She typed and edited the novels…

The crack of gunfire from soldiers positioned on a ridge overlooking the snow-covered sand quarry shatters the cold, signalling the start of the exercise. With that cue, about 40 troops in white camouflage and snowshoes advance in formation, firing as they move.At the far end of the quarry, seven soldiers, playing the role of the enemy, return fire.Objective Gravel is one of several scenarios unfolding this week as approximately 175 members of the Canadian Armed Forces conduct a sub-Arctic training exercise in and around Chisasibi in northern Quebec. The Cree community is about 1,000 km north of Montreal on the…

Chris Goulding and Matthew Dellavedova have caught fire late to guide Melbourne United to an upset 96-88 win over Illawarra in game one of the best-of-five NBL grand final series.Goulding and Dellavedova were off the boil for most of Saturday night’s match at the WIN Entertainment Centre, with the Hawks leading by 10 points at halftime.But it was Melbourne who dominated the second half, with their final-quarter display particularly impressive.Goulding and Dellavedova both nailed two long-range bombs apiece in the final term as the visitors outscored Illawarra 32-21 for the quarter.Dellavedova finished with 18 points but on 6-of-17 shooting, while…

BEIJING: Chinese courts handled some 40,000 cases of telecom and online fraud last year, a 26.7 per cent spike from 2023 as the country ramped up efforts to stamp out criminal scam operations operating out of Myanmar. Legal prosecution and judicial figures were released by the Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP), China’s top prosecutorial body, and the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) as part of the ongoing National People’s Congress (NPC) meetings in Beijing.  The SPC said the 40,000 telecom fraud cases last year involved 82,000 defendants.  The SPP reported charging 78,000 individuals with telecom fraud, marking a significant increase of 53.9…

On International Women’s Day, Al Jazeera’s journalists Teresa Bo, Fahmida Miller, and Maram Humaid reflect on what it’s like to report from some of the world’s most challenging regions. From their experience, it’s clear that women’s voices are not only vital in journalism but also in the communities they serve.