In Melbourne, masked men set fire to a storied synagogue. In Sydney, a synagogue was defaced with red swastikas spray painted along the fence, while a day care center was torched and scrawled with antisemitic slurs under the cover of night. A rash of antisemitic attacks in recent weeks has rattled the Jewish community in … Read more
A sudden and sweeping halt to U.S. foreign aid by the Trump administration does not apply to weapons support to Israel and Egypt and emergency food assistance, according to a memo issued by the department to bureaus and U.S. missions overseas on Friday. The same day, the White House told the Pentagon it could … Read more
Some Australians were in no mood to celebrate the country’s national day on Sunday because they had long seen it as a reminder of colonial oppression. A few protesters took that antipathy a step further — by vandalizing statues of British settlers and an English king. The damage done in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra was … Read more
New Zealand relaxed its visa requirements for remote workers on Monday, as the country looked to spur economic growth by courting “digital nomads,” the skilled professionals who can work from anywhere in the world that has an internet connection. With the new policy, a New Zealand visitor visa, which allows foreigners to remain for up … Read more
When in Morocco, one might visit the El Badi Palace, walk the grounds of the Koutoubia Mosque or enjoy a meal of dates and chebakia at … McDonald’s? For some, dining at McDonald’s has become part of the fun of traveling abroad. With distinctive locations — a “ski-through” restaurant in Sweden, a decommissioned Douglas DC-3 … Read more
The parents of a diabetic girl who died just shy of her ninth birthday and a dozen members of their religious sect were found guilty of manslaughter by an Australian court on Wednesday for withholding lifesaving medication. The girl’s father, Jason Struhs, and the sect’s leader, Brendan Stevens, had also faced charges of murder. But … Read more
It’s been called the Trump playbook, the Trump card, the Trumpist approach, campaigning as “Donald Trump lite” and even “going full Trump.” Election season is heating up in Australia, where the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, has been sounding a lot like President Trump. He has lashed out at a “woke brigade” of banks, grocery stores … Read more
A teenage girl died on Monday after being bitten by a shark while swimming at a popular beach in Queensland on Australia’s eastern coast, according to the authorities. The teenager, Charlize Zmuda, had been in the water off Woorim Beach, a surf spot about 45 miles north of Brisbane, when she was attacked by the … Read more
Two Australian medical workers caught on video making threats against Israeli patients have set off an uproar in a country where there has been a spate of antisemitic attacks in recent weeks. “I won’t treat them,” one of the workers, wearing medical scrubs and a hijab, is heard saying in the video. “I’ll kill them.” … Read more
A powerful tropical cyclone was barreling toward the Pilbara region in northwestern Australia on Thursday and was expected to bring destructive winds and flooding to a remote region that is home to ports and mines that are crucial to the global economy. Tropical Cyclone Zelia had sustained wind speeds of about 127 miles per hour … Read more