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Fri, 30 Jan 2026 18:35:37 +1100
US city calls for answers following fatal ICE shootings
The Minneapolis community demands answers following a series of deadly shootings involving federal immigration agents.

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:30:00 +1100
Twenty-nine Epstein associates were ‘shielded’ by US government, Maxwell claims
Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend says her own legal defence suffered because of “secret settlements” made with the US Department of Justice.

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:30:00 +1100
Trump weighs new military options against Iran
The plans being considered by the US president go beyond those he considered weeks ago amid widespread protests against Iran’s government.

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:28:07 +1100
Has the time come for Greenland to be independent of Trump – and Denmark?
The argument over Greenland is unleashing a force that Donald Trump is yet to quell – and Pele Broberg believes it is strong enough to decide who controls the Arctic territory.

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:53:05 +1100
BBQ fork and pizza cutter: the bizarre plot to break Luigi Mangione out of jail
A man falsely claiming to be an FBI agent showed up to a federal jail in New York and told officers he had a court order to release the accused killer.

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 06:25:31 +1100
Trump takes credit for pause in Kyiv bombings, saying Putin agreed to his request
With temperatures in Ukraine set drop to minus 30 degrees, the US president said his Russian counterpart had accepted his request not to target Kyiv for a week – but there was no confirmation from the Kremlin.

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 06:07:58 +1100
First UK patients trial Elon Musk's Neuralink
Paralysed patients in the UK have received Elon Musk's Neuralink brain chip for the first time, as he expands his human trials.

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 06:03:46 +1100
Trump border czar vows to reduce immigration agents in Minneapolis
Trump's border tsar Tom Homan has pledged to reduce the number of immigration agents in Minneapolis after two deadly shootings.

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:30:00 +1100
The 2027 question: Will Xi Jinping annex Taiwan this soon, or not?
US intel says the Chinese president wants his military to be capable of invading Taiwan by next year. Where did this target come from and will the military purge impact it?

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 18:45:22 +1100
Airports in Asia screening passengers for deadly virus
Australian authorities remain on high alert as airports in Asia begin screening passengers for the Nipah virus.

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 18:43:06 +1100
New footage of Alex Pretti in a confrontation with ICE agents
New footage has emerged of Alex Pretti in a tense standoff with ICE agents more than a week before he was fatally shot by federal officers in Minneapolis.

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 18:38:47 +1100
Trump moves closer to ordering strikes across Iran
Donald Trump is inching closer to ordering new military strikes on Iran.

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 18:09:26 +1100
‘OK of me but nice of him’: Trump hangs photo of Putin in White House
The posed portrait of the US and Russian presidents, taken at the Alaska summit in August, has been hung on a wall in the Palm Room, which links the West Wing to the presidential residence.

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:01:53 +1100
What’s in the ‘massive armada’ Trump has heading towards Iran?
The US president says a strike group led by the USS Abraham Lincoln is approaching Iran with “enthusiasm and purpose”. What does it entail?

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 15:45:44 +1100
How Barron Trump helped solve a crime – from 6000km away
In a recording of the call, the US president’s son could be heard desperately pleading for help as the dispatcher insisted he answer basic questions about the victim.

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 11:32:17 +1100
Immigration freeze on table as deep rift splits Europe
Sharply different policies in neighbouring countries highlight the division over immigration and the potential for it to shape some of the continent’s biggest elections.

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 09:43:35 +1100
ICE officers in Minnesota directed not to interact with ‘agitators’ in new orders
The new guidance offers the most detailed look so far at how operations would change after two fatal shootings of US citizens protesting in Minneapolis this month.

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 09:21:12 +1100
Ilhan Omar sprayed with unknown substance
A protester has sprayed Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar with an unknown substance at an event in Minneapolis.

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 06:04:59 +1100
Trump threatens major attack on Iran
Donald Trump has sent a huge naval force to Iran, warning the country must make a nuclear deal.

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 05:35:49 +1100
‘Next attack will be far worse’: Trump says massive US armada is ready to strike Iran
A strike group led by the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has arrived in the Middle East. It was ready to act “with speed and violence if necessary”, the US president warned.

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