India’s north drenched as heavy rains flood roads
Torrential rain lashed parts of northern India on Monday (September 1), flooding roads and bringing traffic to a standstill in major urban centres inc...
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday that migration has brought “a great deal of benefit” to the country, amid nationwide anti-immigration rallies over the weekend.
“There’s always been an element of people who would appeal to any immigration as a platform. But migration has, of course, brought a great deal of benefit to our nation,” Albanese told ABC News.
Referring to the protests organised by far-right groups over the weekend, he said some demonstrators were “good people” expressing legitimate concerns, while noting that “what we have here is neo-Nazis being given a platform.”
Albanese described much of the tone at the rallies as “unfortunate” and, in some extreme cases, “hateful.” “The idea that an open neo-Nazi was able to give a speech from the steps of the Victorian Parliament is something that isn’t the Australian way,” he added.
The prime minister emphasised that such protests do not reflect the views of the majority of Australians. He said the country is a modern nation that has “benefited from our multiculturalism, where overwhelmingly people live in harmony across different ethnicities, religions and backgrounds, and we are enriched by the diversity in this country.”
Earlier, far-right groups calling for a halt to immigration held rallies in several cities, including Melbourne and Sydney. Members of the neo-Nazi National Socialist Network spoke at some of these events, using slogans such as “Hail White Australia.”
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
AnewZ has learned that India has once again blocked Azerbaijan’s application for full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, while Pakistan’s recent decision to consider diplomatic relations with Armenia has been coordinated with Baku as part of Azerbaijan’s peace agenda.
The UK is gearing up for Exercise Pegasus 2025, its largest pandemic readiness test since COVID-19. Running from September to November, this full-scale simulation will challenge the country's response to a fast-moving respiratory outbreak.
A Polish Air Force pilot was killed on Thursday when an F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training flight ahead of the 2025 Radom International Air Show.
Ukraine held farewell ceremonies in Lviv and Kyiv on Monday (September 1) for former parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy, who was shot dead in Lviv two days earlier.
Tens of thousands of people staged a silent march in Belgrade on Monday (September 1) to honour the 16 victims of a collapsed roof at a renovated railway station, while calling for snap elections aimed at unseating President Aleksandar Vucic and his ruling SNS party.
Torrential rain lashed parts of northern India on Monday (September 1), flooding roads and bringing traffic to a standstill in major urban centres including Gurugram and the capital, New Delhi.
Britain has announced emergency funding for victims of Afghanistan’s devastating earthquake, pledging that the money will bypass the Taliban administration. The support will instead be delivered through international partners already operating on the ground.
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