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Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:31:36 +1000Protests erupt over knife attack in Belfast
Protests have erupted in Belfast over an alleged knife attack on the street.
Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:31:32 +1000Iran hit by at least three retaliation strikes
Iran has been hit by at least three waves of strikes in retaliation for an attack that brought down a US military helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz.
Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:52:43 +1000Lessons for Australia in Belfast riots, whipped up by racist fearmongering
A Belfast knife attack has become a right-wing social media clarion call to protest against immigration.
Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:38:47 +1000US, Iran exchange strikes Apache crash, putting peace effort in peril
The US Central Command said its forces began launching “self-defence” strikes against Iran on Wednesday morning (AEST) at President Donald Trump’s direction.
Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:43:53 +1000Bill Gates hires big guns to help prepare for Epstein grilling: reports
The tech mogul has reportedly sought the help of former chief investigations counsel for the House Oversight Committee ahead of his testimony to US lawmakers.
Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:35:42 +1000Trevor Long chats with Greg 'Joz' Joswiak
Technology expert Trevor Long sits down with Apple's senior vice president for worldwide marketing, Greg "Joz" Joswiak.
Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:16:10 +1000'I've made mistakes': Graham Platner
Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner has addressed past mistakes in his victory speech in the Democratic primary.
Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:39:37 +1000‘Blood-curdling scream’: How a horrific knife attack brought terror to Belfast streets
Moments after the blade glinted in the street lights, three brave residents rushed at the attacker as horrified residents and passers-by looked on.
Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:51:38 +1000Black bear caught in Japan after sightings, school closures
Japanese authorities have sedated and captured a black bear, days after it was spotted roaming around a city near Tokyo.
Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:06:12 +1000US launches strikes against Iran
The US military says it has launched self-defence strikes against Iran after an American helicopter was downed.
Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:58:54 +1000Belfast erupts after police charge man over ‘brutal attempted beheading’
A Sudanese asylum seeker has been charged with attempted murder after a brutal stabbing attack left a man fighting for his life in a Belfast hospital from wounds likened to an attempted beheading.
Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:40:51 +1000Trump says pilots are 'fine' after US helicopter crashes near Strait of Hormuz
U.S. President Donald Trump says the pilots of a helicopter that crashed around the Strait of Hormuz are “fine." Trump spoke to journalists late Monday after watching the NBA Finals in New York while at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:29:55 +1000Belfast erupts after police charge man over ‘brutal attempted beheading’
An asylum seeker has been charged with attempted murder, sparking violent protests against migration, with masked activists setting fire to a bus.
Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:41:32 +1000Pope marks 100 years of Sagrada Familia
Pope Leo will inaugurate the tallest tower of the Sagrada Familia church in Barcelona.
Wed, 10 Jun 2026 07:10:36 +1000Bus set alight in Belfast during riots after a stabbing attack
Bus set on fire during Belfast protests the night after an asylum seeker was charged with attempted murder in a brutal stabbing attack.
Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +1000How a three-day invasion has surpassed World War One and threatens global catastrophe
More than 100 years later, the technology has changed, but there remain remarkable similarities between the First World War and the war in Ukraine. Once again hundreds of thousands of lives have wasted to move battle lines meagre distances and the wo...
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:50:00 +1000This woman ran Epstein’s diary for 18 years. How much did she know?
Those gripped by the saga will hope the appearance of his long-time executive assistant before a US House committee can illuminate a case that still refuses to yield all its secrets.
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:30:00 +1000Kim wants to know if his mum is alive. It’s not easy for the son of Suu Kyi
The pro-democracy icon has been detained by a secretive, brutal junta that has waged war against its own citizens since February 2021. Her younger son is demanding answers.
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:30:00 +1000How the drive to find a conspiracy against Trump rocked the Justice Department
Trump’s FBI director wanted to pull together a series of actions by the president’s opponents into a single “grand conspiracy”. The first the public heard of it was through Joe Rogan’s podcast.
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:32:40 +1000First underwater video of an adult Great White shark in the Mediterranean
Divers captured underwater footage of a Great White Shark in the Mediterranean for the first time off the coast of Sicily, Italy.