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Leader vows to repay the ‘young martyrs’ who died as North Korea intensifies propaganda glorifying troops deployed to fight for RussiaNorth Korea has said it completed a new housing district in Pyongyang for families of North Korean soldiers killed while fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, the latest effort by leader Kim Jong-un to honour the war dead.State media photos showed Kim walking through the new street – called Saeppyol Street – and visiting the homes of some of the families with his increasingly prominent daughter, believed to be named Kim Ju-ae, as he pledged to repay the “young martyrs”

Police decided there was ‘no tangible benefit’ to conducting disciplinary action against the officer and opted not to investigateFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland police service refused to pursue disciplinary action against an officer accused of multiple acts of serious domestic violence against his heavily pregnant partner and “interfering with the course of justice” to weaken the terms of her protection order.The circumstances of the case, revealed in a Queensland tribunal judgment this month, prompted a legal challenge by state’s Crime and Corruption Commission. Continue reading...

Chris Baghsarian was alone in his North Ryde home on Friday when he was taken and bundled into an SUV allegedly by underworld figuresThe search continues for an 85-year-old Sydney man who police say was abducted by mistake in a botched underworld kidnapping.Chris Baghsarian was alone in his North Ryde home when he was taken and bundled into a dark-coloured SUV on Friday morning. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/16/chris-baghsarian-search-sydney-man-abducted-nsw-police Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2026-02-15 23:45:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Retailers face penalties if they profited from promotions that breached consumer law. Follow today’s news liveIMF finds Australia managing ‘soft-landing’ on economic recoveryThe International Monetary Fund released a report on Sunday saying the Australian economy was managing a “soft landing” but said inflationary pressures had “re-emerged” in recent months.Executive directors welcomed Australia’s progress toward a soft landing and internal balance, notwithstanding uncertainties regarding residual excess demand and supply capacity in the context of weak productivity growth.It was a very positive report about Australia and about the government’s economic plan, it was a powerful endorsement. … It described our budget management