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Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden said Wednesday he was "considering" a request by Australia to drop the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on espionage charges. Australia's parliament passed a motion in February with the prime minister's support calling for an end to the legal saga surrounding Assange, who has been held in Britain since 2019 while fighting extradition to the United States. "We're considering it," Biden replied at the White House when asked by a reporter if he had a response to Australia's request. Biden, who took the question while walking with visiting J...
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Manila (AFP) - The United States, Australia, Japan and the Philippines will hold joint naval and air drills in the disputed South China Sea on Sunday, their defence chiefs said in a statement, as they deepen ties to counter China's growing assertiveness in the region. The exercise will take place in the disputed waterway -- which Beijing claims almost entirely -- days before US President Joe Biden is due to hold the first trilateral summit with the leaders of the Philippines and Japan. "Our combined defense/armed forces will conduct a Maritime Cooperative Activity within the Philippine Exclusi...
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New York (AFP) - Boeing on Friday warned airlines flying its 787 Dreamliner model to inspect certain switches in the cockpit, after a New Zealand-bound LATAM plane dropped violently mid-flight, injuring dozens of travelers. "The investigation of Flight LA800 is ongoing and we defer to the investigation authorities on any potential findings," a statement from the US aeronautics giant said. "We have taken the precautionary measure of reminding 787 operators of a service bulletin issued in 2017 which included instructions for inspecting and maintaining switches on flight deck seats," Boeing said,...
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Sydney (AFP) - Australian police are investigating claims Taylor Swift's father -- nicknamed "Papa Swift" by her adoring fans -- punched a photographer while disembarking a superyacht in the early hours of Tuesday morning. "Police have been told a 71-year-old man allegedly assaulted a 51-year-old man at Neutral Bay Wharf about 2:30 am, before leaving the location," police spokeswoman Alicia McCumstie told AFP. Australian police do not formally identify suspects. However, the alleged victim -- veteran photographer Ben McDonald -- and a law enforcement source both identified the man accused as S...
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Melbourne (AFP) - Whether it is her relatable pop songs, connection with millions of fans worldwide or role as a feminist icon, the power of Taylor Swift is now too large for academics to ignore. So much so that the University of Melbourne held a "Swiftposium" on Monday to discuss the Grammy-winning artist's influence across a range of disciplines before "The Eras Tour" arrives on Friday. "It's just so incredible to see how many different ways you can unpack Taylor Alison Swift," explains Jennifer Beckett, University of Melbourne senior lecturer in media and communications. The billionaire Ame...
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Washington (AFP) - An Australian man and a US national have been charged in California with operating a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, the Justice Department said Tuesday. David Gilbert Saffron, 51, of Australia, and Vincent Anthony Mazzotta Jr, 52, of Los Angeles, are accused of defrauding victims of more than $25 million, the department said in a statement. They allegedly lured investors with promises of high-yield profits from cryptocurrency using trading programs that purported to employ an artificial intelligence automated trading bot. The investment programs operated under various names in...
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Washington (AFP) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday highlighted his own country's consensus on restricting guns as he visited the United States during the latest mass shooting. At a luncheon at the State Department during a state visit, Albanese recalled how Australia enacted tough gun laws after a gunman killed 35 people in Port Arthur, Tasmania in 1996. "Indeed, it is the case that we look every time there is one of these events and are grateful that Australia did act in a bipartisan way to the Port Arthur massacre," he told the luncheon in the presence of Vice Presiden...
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Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden welcomed Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to the White House for a lavish state visit Wednesday with the two leaders hailing their shared stand on the Israel-Hamas conflict, Ukraine and China. Biden and Albanese kicked off the visit with a South Lawn ceremony featuring a marching band and attended by nearly 4,000 guests, many waving American and Australian flags. The US president praised the "enduring alliance" between the United States and Australia and said both nations were "standing with Israel against Hamas terrorism" and "standing with ...
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Washington (AFP) - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrived at the White House on Tuesday for a lavish state visit and talks with President Joe Biden on China, Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas conflict. The pomp-filled trip comes as Washington looks to reinforce its ties with longtime ally Australia as part of a broader strategy to counter Beijing in the Asia-Pacific region. "The president's looking forward to the state visit, there is an awful lot on the plate with this important ally and partner in the region," US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters. Kirby add...
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New York (AFP) - Rupert Murdoch announced Thursday he will step down as chairman of his global media empire, a conservative behemoth that shaped politics across continents, and hand control over to his son Lachlan. The Australian-born mogul, who built a global entertainment and news juggernaut instrumental in events from the Margaret Thatcher era to the rise of Donald Trump, will step back at the age of 92, starting mid-November, Fox Corp. and News Corp announced. With a letter to colleagues saying he'd decided to "transition to the role of Chairman Emeritus," Murdoch drew a line under a remar...
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