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Mon, 17 Nov 2025 19:30:00 +1100‘We have no other option’: The women raising expat children, while never seeing their own
This extraordinary workforce in Singapore allows mothers respite, or the chance to work. The problem is, the system is premised on profound sadness.
Mon, 17 Nov 2025 18:46:08 +1100The desperate calculation behind Trump’s backdown over the Epstein files
Something interesting is happening with Donald Trump and his reputation for being immune to scandal. There’s an anger here that won’t go away.
Mon, 17 Nov 2025 18:25:11 +1100Trump backs release of Epstein files
US President Donald Trump shocked many by changing his stance on the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Mon, 17 Nov 2025 18:15:21 +1100Bali shooting widow pulls out of trial amid security fears
Those who survived the gangland shooting while on holiday in Bali have gone into hiding, as three Australians face the death penalty for the alleged attack.
Mon, 17 Nov 2025 17:01:00 +1100US carrier arrives in Caribbean for major military build-up
It comes as tensions between the USA and Venezuela continue to ramp up.
Mon, 17 Nov 2025 15:30:00 +1100How tiny details expose Putin’s location
The Russian president keeps identical offices across Russia to obscure his movements – but small clues give him away.
Mon, 17 Nov 2025 14:40:22 +1100‘We have nothing to hide’: Trump says Epstein files should be released
Some fear any potential release, however, will be hobbled by new investigations Trump has ordered into Epstein’s links with prominent Democrats.
Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:30:05 +1100Seth Meyers says Trump is 'most unpopular president of all time'
Late Night host Seth Meyers described Donald Trump as the "most unpopular president of all time" while discussing the Jeffrey Epstein email release.
Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:50:00 +1100Australia set the bar for submarine drama, but few saw South Korea’s latest move
Donald Trump’s Truth Social post baffled defence experts but is a coup for South Korea’s president.
Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:28:24 +1100World’s largest aircraft carrier in position as Trump weighs Venezuela strike
The USS Gerald R. Ford has now arrived in the Caribbean as the US president says he has “sort of made up his mind” on whether to attack.
Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:06:10 +1100Why Donald Trump branded Marjorie Taylor Greene a 'traitor'
Marjorie Taylor Greene reveals what she says caused her breakup with US President Donald Trump.
Mon, 17 Nov 2025 06:38:30 +1100Europe turns on Elon Musk as he blasts EU over digital rules
The world’s richest man’s enthusiastic support for right-wing populists also appears to be acting as a heavy brake on Tesla sales.
Mon, 17 Nov 2025 05:00:00 +1100An artist made a 101kg toilet out of gold and called it ‘America’. Now it’s the talk of New York
The queue for this toilet goes out of the building and around the corner. But these people don’t need to use the bathroom.
Sun, 16 Nov 2025 19:30:00 +1100The outstanding question about Epstein and Trump
This is a question that perhaps only the US president can answer.
Sun, 16 Nov 2025 19:00:00 +1100The ‘disappearing village’ fighting one of Japan’s greatest challenges
Nestled amid cedar forests and beside a pristine river two hours northwest of Tokyo, Nanmoku is a village at risk.
Sun, 16 Nov 2025 18:47:57 +1100'Traitor': Trump launches blistering attack on Marjorie Taylor Greene
Donald Trump has withdrawn his support for one of his staunchest supporters who's been vocal in the push for the release of the Epstein Files.
Sun, 16 Nov 2025 14:47:10 +1100MAGA rift grows as Trump feuds with ‘wacky’ Marjorie Taylor Greene
The US president’s alliance with the congresswoman has fractured in a feud that could foreshadow more rifts within the MAGA movement before next year’s midterm elections.
Sun, 16 Nov 2025 13:50:00 +1100The ‘giver generation’ and the fight over German conscription
Germany ended conscription in 2011. It is hoping to recruit 20,000 volunteers next year alone, but sceptics think it will miss the target.
Sun, 16 Nov 2025 13:39:35 +1100Asylum seekers who arrive in UK illegally to face 20-year wait
The home secretary plans to end what she claims is the “golden ticket” of Britain’s “excessively generous” immigration system.
Sun, 16 Nov 2025 11:32:10 +1100Trump says he’ll sue the BBC for up to $7.7b. How likely is he to succeed?
The US president’s plan to sue the British broadcaster faces all sorts of legal hurdles, but the cost could be higher than just the money, experts warn.