Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico has been shot after a government meeting in the city of Handlova. An official has described the 59-year-old's condition as "life-threatening".

The BBC had made false allegations about Steve Davies, resulting in him being fired without cause in 1996.

A federal Labor backbencher has broken ranks to accuse Israel of carrying out "genocide" in Gaza, calling on her party to sanction and cease trade with Israel.

Critics line up as Australia's most in-debt state takes its largest venture capitalist gamble yet, betting on a US satellite imagery and space tourism company.

The ruling by the US Center for SafeSport bans Kerry for life from any events or activities controlled by the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee.

The government's proposed $7-billion tax break for nickel and lithium projects has drawn the ire of Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, but the measure has broad support in Western Australia, including from one Liberal MP.