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Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:19:34 +1000UK PM Andy Burnham’s new ministers caught in a ‘hot mic’ gaffe
UK Defence Secretary Wes Streeting and UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood were caught making a joke about the UK Labour government’s early prisoner release scheme.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:20:57 +1000‘Russian Amazon’ hit by more massive Ukrainian strikes
Another attack on the warehouses of Russia’s largest online retailer has injured several people, the company’s co-founder says, as Ukraine’s strategy to put pressure on the Kremlin continues.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:54:00 +1000Cost of US war with Iran continues to add-up
The White House is asking Congress for billions in extra funding, as protests erupt and fresh military action is flagged.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:52:31 +1000Former MP allegedly hit over the head with hammer in fatal attack
A British court has heard shocking new details about the alleged murder of politician Ann Widdecombe.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:50:11 +1000Ukraine strikes Russia's largest online retailer
The attacks on a company so central to the consumer economy appear to mark a widening of Kyiv's strategy to disrupt Russia's war effort.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +1000Shopkeeper survives leopard attack by a whisker
Security camera footage showed the big cat lunging at two men in a rural Indian shop selling alcohol hours after it went for a local forest ranger.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +1000New York’s Mamdani says the city can’t arrest Netanyahu for war crimes
The New York mayor accuses the Israeli prime minister of being “the architect of a horrific genocide” in Gaza, but says there is nothing he can do to do stop him from attending the upcoming UN General Assembly.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:57:31 +1000Trump signs off on deal that may allow Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium
The agreement, which will be reviewed by the US Congress, is likely to face headwinds as it allows for the building of a uranium enrichment facility in Saudi Arabia and also lets the kingdom avoid stricter scrutiny.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:19:30 +1000Leopard runs wild in a liquor store in India
Security camera footage captures the big cat in action, with officials saying it will be returned to the wild.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:23:17 +1000Bill Gates, charity workers met Epstein about 30 times despite staff warnings
The meetings, which took place from 2011 to 2014, included several visits to Epstein’s notorious Manhattan townhouse.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:22:47 +1000‘Oh God! That’s a plane!’ Wreckage of Pan Am crash discovered after decades
The discovery of underwater wreckage using a robotic drone could offer new hope to families who lost loved ones in other ocean crashes like Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that disappeared 12 years ago with 239 people aboard.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:52:48 +1000Trump to bomb Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site ‘soon’, appears to blame Jordan for US deaths
Meanwhile, several oil tankers stopped or turned around in the Red Sea following threats from Houthi militants, raising fears about new obstacles to global shipping.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:40:16 +1000Wreckage of Pan Am passenger plane found in ocean after more than 70 years
Explorers used an autonomous sonar drone to find the fuselage and tail of the plane off the coast of Puerto Rico.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:26:08 +1000US will be hitting Pickaxe Mountain area 'pretty soon', Iran ‘haven’t seen anything yet’
US President Donald Trump and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun held a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office on July 21, 2026.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +1000Trump’s power is at its peak. He has reason to be fearful of what’s coming
The US president faces no meaningful resistance in Washington. As strange as it seemed, there’s a reason he used a crucial moment on his nation’s stage to delve into the past.
Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:39:42 +1000Former UK minister Widdecombe was ‘hit over head with a hammer 21 times’, court told
Ann Widdecombe was hit on the head with a hammer 21 times at her home as she ate lunch in an attack that was caught on camera, the prosecutor told a London court.
Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +1000The ‘coolest girl in college’ behind Andy Burnham’s rise
If Britain’s new PM wants to present himself as a normal yet accomplished politician, his greatest asset may be his wife.
Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:43:27 +1000Andy Burnham becomes UK PM
Andy Burnham has become the new prime minister of the UK after Keir Starmer stepped down.
Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:56:35 +1000Burnham is a devastatingly good politician. But he needs to heed this Aussie’s advice
The UK has seen a lot of failure over the past decade. Its problems will take more to fix than changing the face at the top.
Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:35:34 +1000Inside the US strike on a shadow fleet tanker
The conflict between Iran and the US has turned the waters around the Strait of Hormuz into some of the world’s deadliest, with thousands of sailors caught up in a war they never meant to join.