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Monsoon trough and forecast heavy rain is a hammer blow to residents who have begun returning to their inundated homesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAlready sodden parts of north Queensland are set for further heavy rainfall following near-record flooding that isolated towns and required defence force assistance.Totals in excess of 200mm were possible in areas spanning from Tully to Ayr, south of Townsville, before additional rainfall blankets the region through Monday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/08/more-severe-weather-to-hit-north-queensland-as-insurance-claims-rack-up Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2025-02-07 23:05:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Karim Khan, court’s British chief prosecutor, said to be focus of move decried as attack on international rule of lawGovernments around the world have rushed to defend the international criminal court after Donald Trump launched sanctions against the global body, which is seen as a vital last resort to prosecute powerful individuals accused of atrocities including war crimes and genocide.Set up more than two decades ago to serve as an impartial and incorruptible body that had the heft to take on criminals – from militant warlords to heads of state – the ICC has found itself under attack from Washington

Prime minister says US president covets northern neighbour’s vast resources as Canadians rally against threatDonald Trump’s recent fixation on absorbing Canada is “a real thing”, Justin Trudeau has told business leaders, warning that the US president wants access to his northern neighbour’s vast supply of critical minerals.The outgoing prime minister was in Toronto for a hastily called summit of business and labour leaders, seeking to coordinate a response Trump’s looming threat of a 25% tariff on all Canadian imports. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/07/trudeau-trump-canada-annex Author : Leyland Cecco in Toronto Publish date : 2025-02-07 21:11:00 Copyright for syndicated content

Proceeds from sale of 1714 instrument will be used to fund scholarships for violinists at New England ConservatoryA Stradivarius violin crafted in 1714 sold for $11.25m (£9.1m) at a New York auction on Friday, missing the world record for a musical instrument that some predicted it might break, but still securing a solid financial future for a new generation of performers.The 311-year-old instrument, listed by Sotheby’s of Manhattan as “a masterpiece of sound”, once belonged to the celebrated 19th-century Hungarian violinist Joseph Joachim, a close friend of the composer Johannes Brahms. It was gifted to the New England Conservatory in