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Mon, 19 Jan 2026 19:25:47 +1100High-speed trains collide in Spain, killing at least 21
A high-speed train derailed in southern Spain, killing at least 21 people and injuring dozens more.
Mon, 19 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +1100Are you dead? The viral app plugged into a loneliness epidemic
The sudden explosion in popularity of the Chinese app Are You Dead? taps into the anxieties of the country’s youth, millions of whom live alone in big cities.
Mon, 19 Jan 2026 15:49:14 +1100Andrew’s youngest daughter distances herself from parents amid Epstein fallout
Princess Eugenie is said to have cleaned out her bedroom at her parents’ house at Windsor before Christmas and is not speaking to them as they ready to leave Royal Lodge.
Mon, 19 Jan 2026 15:46:05 +1100‘Truly strange’: Officials look for cause of horror train crash in Spain
At least 39 people are dead after the back of a high-speed train heading for Madrid derailed with hundreds on board and crashed into an oncoming train on a straight stretch of track.
Mon, 19 Jan 2026 12:17:55 +1100‘Europe will not be blackmailed’: Sweeping retaliation on the cards after Trump’s Greenland threats
Top European leaders say they won’t back down in the face of the US president’s tariff threats as the row over the Arctic territory deepens.
Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:59:23 +1100Appeasing Trump won’t work. Could Europe deploy its ‘bazooka’ over Greenland?
Europe is scrambling to respond to Donald Trump’s threat of more tariffs if the EU doesn’t help deliver ownership of Greenland.
Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:40:00 +1100Trump’s morphed into Donald of Deliria. God help us all
Historically, Donald Trump was never that keen on military adventurism. Chillingly, he’s changed his mind.
Mon, 19 Jan 2026 11:22:33 +1100At least 21 killed after two high-speed trains derail in Spain
At least 21 people have died after two high-speed trains derailed in southern Spain, officials say.
Mon, 19 Jan 2026 05:13:39 +1100Of all the jaw-dropping spectacles at the White House, this was one of the most bizarre
Donald Trump grinned broadly as he posed with María Corina Machado on Thursday. Shortly after, she left. Her medal stayed. It was a window into the president’s psyche.
Sun, 18 Jan 2026 16:08:44 +1100New derisive term for white women spreads after Renee Good killing
Right-wing influencers have adopted an insult in the days since a federal agent shot a 37-year-old mother dead, prompting protests in the streets.
Sun, 18 Jan 2026 16:01:55 +1100Trump was poised to hit button on the Iran strikes. Then came the reality check
The US president had not officially given the strike order, but advisers expected action imminently. Then Trump came face to face with the limitations of US military power.
Sun, 18 Jan 2026 13:30:00 +1100Westminster woes deepen for UK Labour. Sussan Ley should take note
UK politics is fracturing left, right and centre with febrile speculation about an imminent challenge to the PM Keir Starmer.
Sun, 18 Jan 2026 12:58:31 +1100Trump puts NATO alliance at risk of collapse for first time since World War II
When eight European countries sent troops to Greenland this week, it was meant to show the US president that NATO was serious about security. He clearly didn’t see it that way.
Sun, 18 Jan 2026 12:51:36 +1100Trump 2.0 is all about power. His biggest move may be just days away
Under Trump 2.0, the so-called norms of the rules-based order are being tossed aside in favour of raw power and brute strength. But it won’t necessarily pay off.
Sun, 18 Jan 2026 12:16:42 +1100‘Blackmail’: Europe lashes out at Trump over latest move to get Greenland
A 10 per cent tariff would start on February 1, the US president said, as he targeted Denmark and seven other countries that sent troops to the Danish territory.
Sun, 18 Jan 2026 11:38:30 +1100‘This is not a joke’: Could the US take control of Greenland?
With his tariff declaration, Donald Trump has upped the ante in his efforts to take control of the Danish territory. Could he do it? And what do Greenlanders think?
Sun, 18 Jan 2026 07:55:36 +1100The four reasons Trump’s tariff threats won’t hand Greenland to him
The president’s tough talk about capturing Greenland for the US has so far used the slow pressure of tariff threats and social media posts. It is unlikely to prove effective.
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 22:47:37 +1100Iran’s leader Khamenei calls Trump ‘criminal’, blames US and Israel for ‘thousands’ of deaths
Iran’s supreme leader said that Iran considers US President Donald Trump a “criminal” for inflicting casualties, damage, and slander on the Iranian people during the protests.
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 13:58:01 +1100‘Authoritarian tactic’: Justice Department launches criminal probe into Minnesota governor
The investigation into whether Tim Walz conspired to impede ICE agents emerged shortly before a judge prohibited immigration officers from detaining or tear-gassing peaceful protesters, including those observing.
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 12:59:12 +1100Tim Walz decries ICE 'chaos and trauma' in Minneapolis
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz gives an address on the Trump administration’s ongoing federal immigration enforcement actions in Minnesota.