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NSW may not be able to prosecute large-scale water theft due to doubts about licences for billions of litres
Successful legal challenge raises questions about hundreds of floodplain harvesting licences issued by former Coalition government Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The New…
Colombian rebels say kidnapped French Foreign Legion soldier is alive
Jose Olger Melo Charry was taken hostage on Aug 6 while traveling on a road in the province of Narino in southwest Colombia.
Colombian rebels say kidnapped French Foreign Legion soldier is alive
Jose Olger Melo Charry was taken hostage on Aug 6 while traveling on a road in the province of Narino in southwest Colombia.
Russia plans to open 16 polling stations in Transnistria, Moldova's Foreign Ministry responds
Moldova's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has criticized Moscow's plan to open additional polling stations for elections to the Russian State Duma in the unrecognized Transnistrian region.
Iran claims attacks on US infrastructure in Jordan
Iran claims attacks on US infrastructure in Jordan Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that it carried out strikes on US infrastructure at the King Hussein and al-Azraq bases in…
Tinubu files case in US court to block release of alleged drug trafficking record – Lawyer
President Bola Tinubu has filed a challenge in a US court to prevent the U.S. Department of Justice, FBI and DEA from releasing records linked to allegations of drug trafficking.