When the job of eSafety Commissioner came up, she bashfully explains there was a small pool of candidates to choose from. The man who helped write the bill, Malcolm Turnbull, went on to become prime minister. He hired her and, she says, wanted a commissioner with a background in online safety, but also experience in […]
Continue ReadingFeb 7, 2026, 8:17 p.mFeb 7, 2026, 8:33 p.m One day after their negotiations with Iran in Oman, US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner visited the aircraft carrier “USS Abraham Lincoln” that was relocated to the region. Among other things, they thanked sailors and marines there and followed flight operations, Witkoff […]
Continue ReadingIsraeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with US president Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday about the US talks with Iran, his office said, amid high concerns about more possible conflict in the Middle East. Mr Netanyahu’s office said in a brief statement: “The prime minister believes that all negotiations must include limiting the […]
Continue ReadingA TOS-1A Solntsepyok rocket launcher at a Russian military parade.Image: Shutterstock The superiority of Russian troops also had a psychological effect in the Ukraine war. This makes a blow like the one that a Ukrainian brigade is said to have achieved in a Russian border region all the more important. Feb 7, 2026, 7:42 p.mFeb […]
Continue ReadingPolice report Feb 7, 2026, 7:31 p.mFeb 7, 2026, 7:58 p.m Four people died and others were injured in several avalanches in northern Italy. An avalanche initially broke out in the Alpine region of Valtellina and hit three ski tourers, two of whom were killed. In Trentino, the Italian mountain rescue service reported two avalanches, […]
Continue ReadingThe Ukrainian president said he had intelligence indicating that the U.S. and Russia were readying $12 trillion in economic agreements some involving Ukrainian interests.
Continue ReadingDanish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen.Image: keystone Feb 7, 2026, 6:59 p.mFeb 7, 2026, 6:59 p.m In the negotiations with the USA in the Greenland conflict, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen believes in an agreement that does not violate the territorial integrity and self-determination of the Arctic island. After repeated threats from US President […]
Continue ReadingThe four are suspected of facilitating a suicide bombing that killed more than 30 people, Pakistan’s interior minister said.
Continue ReadingJournalists were attacked at a meeting of the right-wing extremist scene in Germany at the end of January. Now it is becoming public: two leaders of the “Junge Tat” also became violent. February 7, 2026, 6:40 p.mFebruary 7, 2026, 6:40 p.m At the end of January, the right-wing extremist scene met in Schnellroda in East […]
Continue ReadingThe socialist grandee and his daughter are being investigated for suspected “laundering of tax-fraud proceeds”.
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