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Fri, 22 May 2026 18:13:36 +1000Police issue fresh update on investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
UK police say the ongoing investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is broad and could cover alleged sexual misconduct
Fri, 22 May 2026 16:37:14 +1000UK police assessing sexual misconduct claims against Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor
British police are calling for more witnesses to step forward with information as they broaden their investigation into the former prince.
Fri, 22 May 2026 16:28:22 +1000Colbert takes final bow, a late-night casualty of the president who couldn’t take a joke
Is this the beginning of the end of America’s late-night television – and the freedom of speech it represented?
Fri, 22 May 2026 15:53:36 +1000‘We adored him’: Family mourns police officer who died after 400-metre fall on Peru’s Inca trail
Victorian police officer Matthew Paton died while trekking with a group on the way to Machu Picchu.
Fri, 22 May 2026 15:37:04 +1000Queen Elizabeth pushed for Andrew to be appointed UK trade envoy, documents reveal
Queen Elizabeth II wanted her son to take on a “prominent role in the promotion of national interests”, according to the papers released on Thursday.
Fri, 22 May 2026 11:45:00 +1000‘17,000 pounds of evidence’: One man’s bid to keep the Epstein files in the public eye
A pop-up exhibition in New York contains all 3.5 million Epstein files released by the Department of Justice: downloaded, printed and bound into 3437 volumes.
Fri, 22 May 2026 11:31:59 +1000Israel’s provocateur: Minister who taunted flotilla activists has a long record of extreme actions
Itamar Ben-Gvir was well known for his tough rhetoric and uncompromising views well before the video that triggered international outrage this week.
Fri, 22 May 2026 10:04:07 +1000‘It was chaos’: Australians released from Israeli prison, allege mistreatment
Between hugs and tears with family members at Istanbul Airport, some of the 11 flotilla activists have said the group was mistreated and abused by Israeli authorities.
Fri, 22 May 2026 08:13:12 +1000'Not good timing for me': Trump unsure if he'll attend son's wedding
Trump was asked about his son Donald Trump Jr’s upcoming wedding in the Bahamas, but his RSVP was a 'maybe'.
Fri, 22 May 2026 07:19:17 +1000US-bound plane diverts to Canada over Ebola alert
The US has imposed restrictions on flights from regions linked to the outbreak, as a Congolese treatment centre is burnt down amid growing anger over the health crisis.
Fri, 22 May 2026 05:56:26 +1000Queen was eager for ex-prince Andrew to become trade envoy
The late Queen Elizabeth II was "very keen" for former prince Andrew to be named Britain's trade envoy in 2001, according to newly-released documents.
Fri, 22 May 2026 05:55:24 +1000Ebola treatment centre burned down in African nation
Protesters, demanding the return of a body, have torched an ebola virus treatment centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Fri, 22 May 2026 04:25:34 +1000‘Not good timing’: Trump RSVPs ‘maybe’ to son’s wedding in the Bahamas
“He’d like me to go,” US President Donald Trump told reporters. “I’m going to try and make it [but] I have a thing called Iran, and other things.”
Thu, 21 May 2026 19:30:00 +1000Unholy deception: Rome’s ‘sexy priest’ calendar star never set foot in a seminary
Giovanni Galizia has been the cover shot for the calendar for many of the past 23 editions. It turns out, he’s not a man of the cloth.
Thu, 21 May 2026 18:25:53 +1000Israeli minister shares video taunting prisoners
Far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has shared video taunting prisoners who were detained from the Gaza flotilla, a group of people that included Australians.
Thu, 21 May 2026 18:20:36 +1000‘Disgraceful’: Israeli ambassador condemns minister over shocking flotilla video
Hillel Newman has condemned Itamar Ben-Gvir’s actions in the video, but explained that internal politics means the country’s national security minister is unlikely to suffer any consequences.
Thu, 21 May 2026 16:35:25 +1000Iran threatens to take war beyond Middle East if strikes continue
Iran has threatened to push conflict beyond the Middle East if the US and Israel continue strikes through a fraying ceasefire.
Thu, 21 May 2026 16:31:44 +1000Penny Wong condemns Israeli minister after taunting video emerges
The foreign minister has led a chorus of condemnation towards an Israeli minister after he shared a video taunting a group of prisoners.
Thu, 21 May 2026 15:55:37 +1000It’s two years since a Singapore Airlines flight hit horror turbulence. Investigators just released their report
The flight from London’s Heathrow to Singapore on May 21, 2024, hit an unexpected updraught, hurling passengers and flight attendants through the cabin.
Thu, 21 May 2026 14:49:23 +1000Two grandmothers, a mother and daughter, a doctor: What we know about the 11 Australians in an Israeli prison
Worried families back home claim the Australian government is asking them for updates, rather than giving them. Here’s what we know about those detained in the Negev Desert.