10 December 2025
In a leaked internal cable, Secretary of State Marco Rubio calls the department's decision to adopt Calibri in 2023 a "wasteful" diversity move.
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10 Dec: Australian Defence officials have been briefing Pacific nations about the formidable capabilities and weaponry of a Chinese naval flotilla in the region, which the ADF is continuing to monitor closely.... more
10 Dec: Morality police in Afghanistan detain several influencers who have gone viral for dressing up as 1920s gangsters in the style of BBC series Peaky Blinders.... more
10 Dec: Survivors still have clear memories of the invasion by Indonesia, as Timor-Leste this week commemorates the beginning of a brutal 24-year occupation.... more
10 Dec: The latest target of Elon Musk's ire is the European Union, which he has called a "bureaucratic monster" that "should be abolished". So, what's going on?... more
10 Dec: Gaza has been named the deadliest place in the world to work as a journalist by French-based press freedom advocates Reporters Without Borders.... more
10 Dec: An ultra-rare dinosaur skeleton is being auctioned in London this week, sparking debate about the ethics of selling specimens with scientific value.... more
10 Dec: Lamar Ahchee was arrested in Bali in May after Indonesian police tracked the delivery of two packages containing cocaine to his apartment.... more
9 Dec: US President Donald Trump has expressed frustration over his judicial nominations getting blocked as the lawyer he hand-picked as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor, Alina Habba, quits.... more
