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Tue, 10 Nov 2026 18:28:11 +1100US aircraft evacuated from second British base due to Iran threat: report
The report comes weeks after Washington withdrew its bombers from RAF Fairford airbase over a suspected Iran-linked security incident there.
Tue, 10 Nov 2026 16:37:04 +1100Pete Hegseth facing potential impeachment
Pete Hegseth’s fate rests with a vote by congress in the wake of accusations he violated the US constitution.
Tue, 10 Nov 2026 15:51:53 +1100White House reporters got a two-minute warning. Then Dana White walked in
The surprise press conference, with zero bells and whistles, could be a sign the sun is starting to set on the Trump presidency.
Tue, 10 Nov 2026 14:41:02 +1100Will Russell Brand’s wife stand by him?
For nine years, Laura has quietly supported her husband through fame, faith and crisis. Will she still do so now he’s been sent to prison?
Tue, 10 Nov 2026 14:13:48 +1100Trump says Iran war is ‘militarily effectively over’ at snap news conference
Joined by Ultimate Fighting Championship boss Dana White, the US president offered some of his more definitive comments about the looming end of the conflict.
Tue, 10 Nov 2026 13:54:14 +1100Russell Brand fumbles to find Bible verse
Russell Brand’s spiritual awakening came around the same time as police began investigating allegations against him in 2023.
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Tue, 10 Nov 2026 13:53:13 +1100‘Judge, jury and executioner’: Republican congressman files resolution to impeach Hegseth
Donald Trump is standing by his embattled defence secretary, who faces impeachment proceedings accused of violating war powers laws, conducting extrajudicial killings and suppressing free speech.
Tue, 10 Nov 2026 11:47:55 +1100Voters told Trump what they thought. Now Europe wants to stop him being a patsy for Putin
Trump says he has a “big, beautiful agreement” in the works with Putin on Ukraine and Europe. But European leaders are pushing back.
Tue, 10 Nov 2026 11:30:00 +1100Russell Brand blamed Kylie Minogue for his MTV sacking. But he left out a key fact
Russell Brand spent years trying to preemptively save himself from a legal reckoning by self-imposing a moral one, being the first to admit his sins and hoping it would save him.
Tue, 10 Nov 2026 09:24:57 +1100‘Always wanted to do this’: Dana White takes questions
The UFC boss joined Trump in the press briefing room days after the president floated appointing White as his new press secretary.
Tue, 10 Nov 2026 08:30:30 +1100Republican congressman files resolution to impeach Pete Hegseth
Thomas Massie argues the defence secretary abused the power of his office by waging war against Iran without congressional approval.
Tue, 10 Nov 2026 05:44:58 +1100Iran blamed for ‘sabotage’ attacks on hundreds of European fridges
France’s foreign minister vowed to punish Tehran for the chaos at European supermarkets after cyberattackers sent refrigerator temperatures soaring, destroying food at hundreds of stores.
Tue, 10 Nov 2026 01:32:01 +1100Russell Brand jailed for 10 years and six months for rape, sexual assaults
Justice Joel Bennathan told Brand he was a sexual predator who showed a “casual and arrogant disregard” for women.
Mon, 09 Nov 2026 19:30:00 +1100The Aussie at the centre of the biggest election issue in Washington DC
Alex Butterworth and his DC restaurant, a favourite of the MAGA set, led the charge against animal activists who proposed a citywide ban on foie gras.
Mon, 09 Nov 2026 19:30:00 +1100Four options Trump could take to resolve the war in Iran
There are no good choices facing Donald Trump as he tries to find a way out of the deeply unpopular conflict. But there are choices.
Mon, 09 Nov 2026 18:51:50 +1100Krakow shooting suspect dies in hospital
A gunman suspected of killing six people in Kraków has died in hospital, according to Polish police.
Mon, 09 Nov 2026 18:36:56 +1100CEO of world’s biggest company admits to affair amid Chinese spy
There are fears the American CEO of one of the world’s most powerful AI companies has fallen for a honeypot operation orchestrated by China.
Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:48:19 +1100Hacked records show 400,000 Russians killed in war on Ukraine
Military losses in the conflict are a state secret but access to death certificates from the past five years reveals causes such as “shelling” and “drones”.
Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:29:15 +1100Australian walks away from helicopter crash while fighting fires in remote Indonesia
An Indonesian crew member died when the helicopter plunged into a remote Indonesian river while fighting fires that have raged across the island of Borneo.
Mon, 09 Nov 2026 11:27:20 +1100These JD Vance challengers smell blood in the water after brutal midterms
Ambitious Republicans were already sizing up the vice president ahead of the next presidential primary. Now, they are emboldened.