Reserve Bank of Australia lifts benchmark rate to 4.6 percent amid stubborn inflation. Published On 29 Sep 202629 Sep 2026 Australia’s central bank has raised interest rates to a 15-year high, spelling higher mortgage payments for millions of Australian households. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) on Tuesday lifted the benchmark rate by 0.25 percent…
Thousands of public transport drivers in the Philippines begin a three-day strike over soaring fuel prices. Drivers say incomes are falling short of a living wage because of rising costs and taxes. Published On 29 Sep 202629 Sep 2026 Share Public transport drivers strike in Manila over soaring fuel prices on social media share-nodes Share…
Leader of the Catholic Church says AI safety issues should be taken seriously and acted on. Published On 29 Sep 202629 Sep 2026 Pope Leo has said that concerns about artificial intelligence going rogue are not “fake news” and should be taken seriously, insisting that safety issues raised by AI experts should be discussed and…
Russian forces have again struck the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, hours after a drone hit the National Academy of Sciences in the historic centre of the city, killing at least two people. Explosions were heard across Kyiv early on Tuesday, with Mayor Vitali Klitschko saying missile debris had fallen in the courtyard of one building while…
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has met with Qatari mediators in New York to discuss a proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while a United States official said there would be no agreement to end the war unless Tehran’s nuclear programme is addressed. Araghchi told Iranian state media on Monday that the Qatari mediators…
