Sydney Morning Herald World News
Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:27:53 +1000Terror police probe UK plot
Terror police are probing links to the Iranian regime, after five men were arrested near an RAF base in the UK.
Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +1000Australia hosts tennis make-up sesh between Trump administration and CNN
The annual tennis tournament between the Trump administration and the media takes place at the ambassador’s residence, which boasts the only grass court in Washington, DC.
Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +1000Trump offered to sell arms to China, US ambassador says
China has the world’s fastest-growing military and for decades US officials have warned of a potential military clash between the two nuclear-armed powers in the Asia-Pacific region.
Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:25:54 +1000Protesters block Orange Order from marching through Catholic area in Northern Ireland
Around 2,000 protesters blocked the way into a Catholic area in a Northern Irish town that a Protestant parade was due to walk down on Sunday morning (September 27) after the lifting of an almost 30-year ban on a route that was a flashpoint of sectar...
Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:53:20 +1000‘Madness’: Stand-off in Northern Ireland town as protesters block first Orangemen march in decades
The attempt to hold the Protestant parade through a Catholic section of Portadown followed the lifting of an almost 30-year ban on the contentious route.
Mon, 28 Sep 2026 07:53:23 +1000‘Masked men’ arrested over suspected bomb plot at UK air base used by US to strike Iran
US President Donald Trump said the suspects had been under surveillance for a “long time” and were attempting to do “big damage” to the base in south-west England.
Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:06:55 +1000Bangkok declared disaster zone
Bangkok has been declared a disaster zone after devastating floods swept through Thailand's capital.
Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:06:10 +1000Trump says Iran war will 'end soon'
US President Donald Trump says the Iran conflict will end 'soon; after he rejected Tehran's latest peace offer.
Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +1000‘All we could see was red’: The wildfires choking Indonesian Borneo
For months, millions of people have been living under a stifling blanket of toxic haze, fuelled by a punishing drought brought on by the El Nino weather pattern.
Sun, 27 Sep 2026 20:46:10 +1000‘Major incident’ declared after explosives arrests near UK air force base
Locals have been evacuated after a “major incident” was declared near a Royal Air Force base used by US forces in south-west England.
Sun, 27 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +1000The surprising method dogs use to understand human language
A new brain activity study suggests dogs use the same strategy to pick out words in streams of speech as human infants.
Sun, 27 Sep 2026 18:38:06 +1000Trump rejects Iran deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz
US President Donald Trump has declared Iran only came forward with a deal that would have quickly opened the Strait of Hormuz because it's "losing" badly.
Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +1000The ‘monster’ behind Russia’s global effort to evade Western sanctions
A Moscow firm is using an ever-expanding network of shell companies to help Russia bypass sweeping financial restrictions, documents show.
Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +1000Yes, the UN is terrible – but right now, we need it desperately
As 130 armed conflicts rage around the world, United Nations agencies are saving millions of lives, even as UN workers risk their own.
Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +1000As three countries move to quit UK, a Brexit reversal might be its only hope
New PM Andy Burnham may well promise a second referendum on EU membership to save Labour seats – and the Union itself.
Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +1000From Bangkok to New York, floods, storms spark emergency declarations
Thailand’s capital declared all 50 of its districts disaster zones after nearly 300 millimetres of rain fell in 48 hours. Meanwhile in the US, emergency warnings sounded as powerful storms hit New York and New Jersey.
Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:11:26 +1000Hundreds of thousands in Paris cheer Pope Leo in largest event of French tour
Chants of “Leo, Leo” and “Long live the Pope” echoed down the Champs-Elysees in Paris as Pope Leo urged Catholics to find happiness in faith, not material things.
Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:54:11 +1000Trump rejects Iran’s Hormuz deal as Houthis target Riyadh
US President Donald Trump says Iran wants to make a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz because “they’re losing so badly”.
Sun, 27 Sep 2026 05:00:00 +1000‘Work is getting harder and harder to find’: On the street with China’s gig workers
Beijing’s largest temporary job market is one way to gauge the economic reality of ordinary people at the bottom of what analysts increasingly refer to as China’s K-shaped economy.
Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:02:08 +1000Australian senators invite OpenAI boss as hack expands beyond Medicare
A Senate inquiry into artificial intelligence is demanding answers as OpenAI reveals it has breached dozens more organisations.