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Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:28:57 +1000OpenAI says its bots broke into other governments’ websites
The ChatGPT maker says its AI agents have meddled with websites of other government services and universities – and the list could include prominent US state departments.
Sat, 26 Sep 2026 13:53:48 +1000Trump’s media feud takes another turn with CNN left off Air Force One trip
The media outlet continues to bear the ire of the US president, with the White House signalling CNN would not join the media pack travelling with Trump on his latest trip.
Sat, 26 Sep 2026 10:17:29 +1000U2 rock their old school with surprise concert to mark 50 years
The iconic rock group followed up their school performance with a surprise concert on a Dublin pedestrian mall famous for hosting buskers.
Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:36:49 +1000Trump under fire over tax-payer funded ad
Donald Trump is under fire after the White House used taxpayer money to broadcast an ad promoting him.
Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:15:01 +1000The ‘striking’ difference in how Trump and Xi used their invisible summit
While the US president focused on pomp and prestige, his Chinese counterpart reinforced Beijing’s geopolitical message. But neither side achieved much by way of substance.
Sat, 26 Sep 2026 05:30:00 +1000‘My job is just to exist’: The Palestinian reporter on surviving Gaza, media fatigue and starting fresh
She chronicled 45 days of destruction for millions on social media. Now, Plestia Alaqad questions whether news can still change the world.
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:42:01 +1000OpenAI boss refuses to answer Medicare hack questions after Trump-Xi dinner
Sam Altman remained silent and did not answer four times when asked by this masthead what he would say to Australians about the breach or why it took so long to report.
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:50:15 +1000‘Major countries’ US and China must co-operate on the world’s problems: Xi
Xi Jinping linked his vision of “the great rejuvenation” of China with Donald Trump’s pitch to “make America great again”.
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:36:01 +1000Ignored, mocked, harangued – what’s the point of the UN any more?
As António Guterres prepares to step down from the UN’s top job, his critics call him a placeholder for a dying institution. Why is Australia fighting so hard for a seat at the table?
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:55:14 +1000Indignant Israeli PM stares down critics but wins few new friends
Israel’s leader Benjamin Netanyahu didn’t mince his words and even gave New York’s mayor – Zohran Mamdani – a serve in a defiant speech to the UN General Assembly.
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:53:16 +1000Trump’s autopen Biden joke gets laughs from China’s President
The US President shows his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping the autopen displayed in place of former President Joe Biden's portrait at the White House.
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:46:49 +1000Britain confronts small boat surge
Footage has been captured showing a small boat rescue in the English Channel.
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:44:14 +1000‘He has great interest in granite’: Trump shows Xi his new helipad, portrait of autopen
The Chinese leader laughed heartily as he toured the Presidential Walk of Fame, a Trump installation at the White House that features a picture of an automatic pen instead of a portrait of Joe Biden.
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:34:07 +1000Delegates walk out as Netanyahu enters UN General Assembly
Dozens of delegates at the United Nations walked out of the hall when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began his speech to the General Assembly meeting of world leaders.
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:55:27 +1000Donald Trump hosts China president at White House
Donald Trump has welcomed Xi Jinping at the White House before they held high-stakes talks.
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:54:39 +1000Pakistani air strikes kill four in Afghanistan
Pakistani air strikes in Afghanistan have killed at least four people.
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 02:09:07 +1000Asylum seekers trigger UK protests, arrests as 781 arrive in one day
A high-profile protest organiser, Danny Tommo, was arrested after he sought to stop one of the inflatable boats by allegedly slashing it with a knife.
Thu, 24 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +1000Diana’s brother says he is an ‘eyewitness to history’ in his memoir. But is he a reliable narrator?
Factual errors are only part of the reason critics are lashing his book as a cash grab. The true state of Earl Spencer’s relationship with his sister at the time of her death is another.
Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:54:42 +1000Trump hosts Chinese leader
Donald Trump is hosting Xi Jinping in Washington for the Chinese leader's state visit.
Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:13:01 +1000Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s White House media ban, orders access to be restored
A federal judge said Donald Trump’s ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico was likely to be unconstitutional.