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Mon, 02 Feb 2026 19:35:05 +1100Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt reopens for limited traffic in key step for ceasefire
About 20,000 Palestinian children and adults needing medical care hope to leave the devastated strip, while others outside the territory hope to return home.
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 19:05:00 +1100Epstein links to Putin stoke fears he was a Russian agent
Some suggest the disgraced financier may have been running a “kompromat” scheme, “the world’s largest honey-trap operation” to blackmail prominent Americans.
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 19:00:00 +1100Nepal travel executives arrested for scamming millions with fake mountain rescues
Fake documents, including passenger and cargo manifests for helicopter flights, medical invoices and hospital reports, were allegedly sent to insurance companies.
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:57:59 +1100How the Epstein files exposed the rich, the royal and the European elite
The latest disclosures reveal more about the full scale of Jeffrey Epstein’s network, well beyond the US and the UK, unmasking those who cosied up to the sex offender.
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 06:49:46 +1100‘Lust for unbridled power’: Judge blasts Trump administration over boy, 5, seized by ICE
The judge said the use of “administrative warrants”, issued by immigration officials, “is called the fox guarding the henhouse”.
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 06:14:22 +1100Rafah crossing partially reopens in Gaza
The Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt, a key entry point for humanitarian aid, has partially reopened.
Mon, 02 Feb 2026 06:04:34 +1100New claims against former Prince Andrew
A second woman has alleged she was sent by convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein to the UK to meet the now former Prince Andrew.
Sun, 01 Feb 2026 18:44:51 +1100Fresh calls as more Epstein files released
There are new calls for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to testify to US Congress over his dealings with convicted paedophile Jeffery Epstein.
Sun, 01 Feb 2026 16:48:25 +1100Under Russian bombardment, this Ukrainian children’s hospital got an Australian lifeline
Lviv is safer than some Ukrainian cities, but it is not spared from attack – and desperately ill children still need treatment, regardless of the unrelenting war.
Sun, 01 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +1100Melania’s $107m infomercial leaves no doubts about the real motivations of the first lady
Many have fantasised that Melania Trump was Rapunzel in the tower, pining to be saved from the ogre. This movie, which earns her at least $US28 million, tells us what we need to know about her.
Sun, 01 Feb 2026 13:30:00 +1100Powerful men who turn up in the new batch of Epstein files
Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Bill Gates are among the dozens of high-profile figures mentioned in the vast trove of documents.
Sun, 01 Feb 2026 13:22:54 +1100‘Where is the ceasefire?’: Israeli strikes kill at least 30 Palestinians ahead of Gaza crossing reopening
Conflict mediator Qatar calls the latest strikes a “dangerous escalation”, with the death toll reportedly several times higher than the daily average since the ceasefire began.
Sun, 01 Feb 2026 11:46:18 +1100Starmer calls for Andrew to face Congress over Epstein as another accuser comes forward
Pressure is growing on Andrew to formally answer questions as the BBC reports that a second woman says she was sent to the UK for a sexual encounter with the former prince.
Sun, 01 Feb 2026 09:38:47 +1100How a boy from the western suburbs conquered Covent Garden
Steven McRae danced his way from Rooty Hill to a coveted place with London’s Royal Ballet. Now he wants to help open doors for other Australian kids with a dream.
Sun, 01 Feb 2026 07:55:15 +1100Prince Andrew photo seen in latest Epstein file release
The former Prince Andrew was pictured crouching over an unknown woman in the latest tranche of documents released in the Epstein files.
Sun, 01 Feb 2026 05:00:00 +1100‘A completely new world’: Why the last US-Russia nuclear treaty expires this week
Since the dawn of the nuclear age, there have been efforts to limit nuclear arms. What does this treaty’s lapse mean for the world?
Sat, 31 Jan 2026 18:04:10 +1100Andrew pictured looming over woman in latest Epstein files
Jeffrey Epstein also offered to introduce the former Prince Andrew to a “beautiful” 26-year-old Russian woman, emails released by the US Justice Department reveal.
Sat, 31 Jan 2026 17:57:18 +1100Epstein survivors say fight for justice ‘not over’ as final documents released
The US government has finished releasing millions of pages of documents related to its investigation of the sex offender’s crimes, including files that revealed the extent of his network of rich and powerful friends.
Sat, 31 Jan 2026 17:13:18 +1100The woman who stared down Donald Trump on Greenland
Denmark’s Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, is not a fan of bullies and her determined stand against Donald Trump’s callous Arctic ambitions shouldn’t come as a surprise.
Sat, 31 Jan 2026 17:00:58 +1100‘No records of this meeting’: Rudd denies visiting Epstein’s NY home
The former prime minister Kevin Rudd says he never met Jeffrey Epstein nor attended any meetings at his home as the US Department of Justice releases a fresh batch of documents.