26+ min ago (259+ words) A tropical storm system triggered mass flooding across Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia, while Cyclone Ditwah caused further devastation in Sri Lanka. Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand faced large-scale devastation after a rare tropical storm formed in the Malacca Strait, fuelling heavy rains and wind gusts for a week There were 435 dead in Indonesia, 170 in Thailand, and three deaths reported in Malaysia Separately in Sri Lanka, at least 334 people have been killed as a result of floods and landslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwah, with many more still missing Rescue and relief officials in the Southeast Asian countries were still trying to get access to many flood-hit areas on Sunday, even as flood waters receded and tens of thousands of people were evacuated across the three countries Over 4 million people have been affected " nearly 3 million in southern Thailand and 1.1 million in western Indonesia,…...

40+ min ago (69+ words) Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long denied charges of bribery, fraud and breaches of trust. Source: AAP / Abir Sultan / EPA 'Cigars and champagne': The Netanyahu corruption case at the centre of Trump's pardon plea Israeli forces kill Palestinian men who appeared to be surrendering in West Bank raid Iran claims Australia 'complicit' with Israel as it shares 'disgust' at IRGC terror listing Published 1 December 2025 6:37am...

19+ hour, 47+ min ago (137+ words) The annual Philippine Christmas Festival, the biggest Filipino Christmas celebration in NSW is being celebrated, showcasing a variety of performances, culture, and traditions from the Philippines. Sydney celebrates Philippine Christmas Festival 2025 with vibrant shows and cultural activities Sydney's Philippine Christmas Festival kicked off today at Tumbalong Park with a lively parade, launching two days of Filipino culture, food, and music. The annual Philippine Christmas Festival, the biggest Filipino Christmas celebration in NSW is being celebrated, showcasing a variety of performances, culture, and traditions from the Philippines. - Hosted by the Philippine Community Council of NSW, this colorful event offers an opportunity to experience Filipino culture in Sydney. - It is filled with tradition, live entertainment, parades, delicious Filipino food, and much more. - One of the most anticipated performers is Asia's Phoenix and Filipino singer, Morissette Amon....

23+ hour, 52+ min ago (408+ words) Venezuela's government condemned Trump's comments, describing them as a "colonialist threat" against the country's sovereignty....

1+ day, 9+ hour ago (263+ words) NSW detectives said they were called to a casino in Sydney's CBD after staff noticed something on a woman's shirt. A couple from Kazakhstan has been charged for allegedly defrauding a Sydney casino of more than $1 million New South Wales police said a 36-year-old woman and a 44-year old man had travelled to Sydney from Kazakhstan in October, and that same day applied for memberships to a casino in Barangaroo, in Sydney's CBD Police were tipped off about the couple after casino staff allegedly noticed the woman wearing a small camera fixed to her shirt last Thursday The husband-and-wife pair was arrested at the casino, where police said they found a mobile phone with a fitted attachment that allowed the camera function of the phone to discreetly view, capture or record images, as well as a…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago (277+ words) Heavy monsoon rain overwhelmed swaths of Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia this week and left thousands stranded. Rescuers in Indonesia were struggling to reach the worst-affected areas of Sumatra island, where more than 270 people were still missing Flooding and landslides in Indonesia have killed more than 300 people, according to the latest figures from the disaster authority on Saturday Of those, 166 were in North Sumatra province, 90 were in West Sumatra, and 47 were in Aceh Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated, although access to many parts of those three provinces remains cut off, National Disaster agency head Suharyanto said He told a news conference that a cloud seeding operation had begun in West Sumatra to reduce the rainfall, most of which had already subsided by Saturday Water levels reached three metres in Songkhla province in southern Thailand and killed 162 people in…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago (628+ words) First Nations rangers from the world's biggest reef are learning coral spawning techniques in one of the largest restoration trials to date....

2+ day, 18+ min ago (90+ words) Hear the story behind the headlines. In each episode, we'll help you make sense of the news stories that matter to you from Australia and the world, with reports and interviews from the SBS News team. How Olympia's 'maggot farms' are helping to tackle a $36 billion problem Olympia Yarger has developed a technical system to convert waste into useable products. Source: SBS News / Sandra Fulloon In Australia, around 7.6 million tonnes of food is wasted every year. One female-founder has developed a solution in a box....

2+ day, 4+ hour ago (270+ words) Trump has previously said Biden's autopen use proves the then-president was mentally incapacitated and not in control of the White House. It is a move that is illegally uncertain Trump has often drummed up outrage over Biden's alleged use of autopen to sign pardons, executive orders and other documents, in an effort to point out Biden's "cognitive decline" An autopen mechanically replicates a person's signature "Any document signed by Sleepy Joe Biden with the Autopen, which was approximately 92% of them, is hereby terminated, and of no further force or effect," Trump said on social media "I am hereby cancelling all Executive Orders, and anything else that was not directly signed by Crooked Joe Biden, because the people who operated the Autopen did so illegally." Even though various autopen systems have been used by previous US presidents, including Barack…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago (113+ words) Australia has committed $48m to support Fiji's fast-growing HIV crisis, targeting testing, treatment and community-led prevention. In just 10 years, the number of people living with HIV in Fiji has surged elevenfold. Source: Getty / Abraham Gonzalez Fernandez National HIV crisis declared in Papua New Guinea Australia redirects foreign aid to Pacific and Southeast Asia after US cuts Published 29 November 2025 3:08pm In just 10 years, the number of people living with HIV in Fiji has surged elevenfold. Source: Getty / Abraham Gonzalez Fernandez National HIV crisis declared in Papua New Guinea Australia redirects foreign aid to Pacific and Southeast Asia after US cuts Published 29 November 2025 3:08pm...