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Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +1000
Harry and Meghan must decide. Play the royal game or ditch the titles
The return of the Sussexes to Britain confirms a fundamental reality: their personal brand is inextricably linked to the very institution they spent six years criticising.

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:26:04 +1000
Melbourne geologist assists in daring Nepal flood rescue
Melbourne’s Professor Arnold Dix assisted rescuers from afar as hundreds of people were saved from the tunnel of a hydropower plant in Nepal.

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 18:21:18 +1000
Dozens of Australians remain missing in flood-hit Nepal
Dozens of families are facing an agonising wait for answers as more than 40 Australians remain missing in flood-hit Nepal and Tibet.

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +1000
Britain just shelved a key defence goal. That’s not good for Australia
The man who quit Keir Starmer’s government over a failure to boost defence spending appears now to have reached the same conclusion: Britain simply can’t find the money, leaving the country and its allies exposed in dangerous times.

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +1000
Israeli settlers attack Palestinians, drawing sharp rebukes
Recent incidents of settler violence in the West Bank have drawn international condemnation. The latest has incurred rare criticism from Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:27:19 +1000
Terror flood and its trail of destruction
Nepal is starting to pick up the pieces as rescue operations contend with the scale of the damage wreaked by the flash floods.

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +1000
Trump’s Venezuela oil deal has seismic potential, but it’s an idea not a reality
The US president’s priority is to exploit the country’s resources, not bring democracy to its people. Would a future government in Caracas uphold the deal?

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:20:13 +1000
Photo gallery: Flash flooding devastates Nepal and Tibet
A selection of images from the Nepal-China border region after mud and rock collapsed into a river, triggering catastrophic flooding.

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 12:11:55 +1000
In Nepal, once-busy towns are turned to wastelands of mud
The small town of Dhunge was once a bustling stop on the way to sacred Mount Kailash. What did hundreds of tourists and locals see when a wall of mud and rock swept everything away?

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:56:51 +1000
Families face 'difficult' wait for news on loved ones missing in Nepal
Friends and families of 42 missing Australians in Nepal face an anxious and "difficult" wait for news as rescue efforts continue from Wednesday's devastating floods.

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:29:10 +1000
At least 37 dead after Russian attack hits Ukraine's Kyiv region
At least 37 people have been killed following a Russian strike close to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, officials said Saturday, one of the deadliest attacks to hit Ukraine this year.

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:57:20 +1000
Russia targets Ukraine ammunition warehouse in deadliest strike this year
At least 37 people are dead after a Russian drone strike on a warehouse storing weapons near Kyiv triggers a chain of massive explosions, destroying dozens of nearby homes and buildings.

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 07:29:14 +1000
Search for survivors in Nepal continues
Rescuers continue to search for survivors after the devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet leave 3000 missing, including 41 Australians.

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 05:15:00 +1000
Clinging to hope: Relatives of missing Sydney family arrive in Nepal
Ganesh Gopalakrishnan was at work when he first learned the shocking news: a disaster was unfolding exactly where his family was travelling.

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 04:39:26 +1000
Right-wing agitator Milo Yiannopoulos deported from US back to Britain
Yiannopoulos was detained by ICE - an agency he has vigorously defended - after he “chose to overstay his welcome” in the US, the Homeland Security department said.

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 20:58:35 +1000
‘Blessed’ to be Australian: Survivor of Nepalese floods speaks out
Cara Severino, an Australian thought to have been missing in the Nepalese floods, has been located by consular officials. Dozens of others are still listed as missing.

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 19:01:39 +1000
Nepal, Tibet flash flood rescue as it happened: Death toll reaches 633; More than 40 Australians among almost 3000 missing
Follow along as we bring you the latest news updates as rescue and recovery efforts continue in Nepal and Tibet after catastrophic flash floods.

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 18:32:55 +1000
Hope of finding survivors in Nepal quickly fading
Hopes of finding survivors in Nepal are quickly fading as tensions flare between family and rescuers.

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +1000
Sarah Ferguson set for ‘return to Britain’
The former duchess of York and ex-wife of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is expected back in the UK “imminently” having disappeared from public view after being evicted from Royal Lodge.

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:27:05 +1000
The 41 Australians missing in the Nepal-Tibet floods, and what we know about them
Families across the country are reeling in the aftermath of the devastating flash flooding in Nepal and Tibet, as loved ones at home hold out hope for any good news.

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