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Tue, 20 Jan 2026 19:30:00 +1100
The firey moment that’s become a symbol of resistance for Iran protesters
Whether staged or a spontaneous act of defiance – and there’s plenty of debate on that – a video has provided one of the defining images of protests against the Islamic Republic.

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:00:00 +1100
Trump created a goon squad in his image. It’s replacing law with a state of panic
Trump has tied his political identity to a browbeaten fear of immigrants. With ICE agents, he has a force willing to carry out his violent demands.

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:45:02 +1100
Hackers breach Iran state TV to broadcast message from exiled prince
The footage, aired across multiple channels, showed clips of Reza Pahlavi and carried a message for Iranian security forces, as US ships sail together towards Middle East.

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:56:13 +1100
Trump’s latest missive sends a chilling message – but might not be as it seems
With the US president, there is no such thing as history or principle; there is only transaction and leverage. That was obvious in his message to the Norwegian prime minister.

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:56:02 +1100
Trump promised an economic boom. That’s not quite what has happened
In the past year, Donald Trump has made sweeping changes he said would transform the US economy. Here is how he is doing on each promise.

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 10:53:13 +1100
Exiled prince appears on Iran state TV as hackers disrupt transmissions
Footage aired across multiple channels showed clips of Reza Pahlavi and a message urging Iranian security forces not to point their weapons at the people.

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 08:43:48 +1100
‘He is running in 2028’: MAGA loyalist Steve Bannon on Trump’s long-term agenda
In an interview with this masthead, the MAGA loyalist pledged to drive a Mack truck through the 22nd Amendment – which prevents a person being elected president more than twice – to keep Donald Trump in power.

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 08:18:01 +1100
How gap in track could have caused horror Spanish train crash
The death toll in the “truly strange” incident is now 40, with some bodies found far from the crash site and more expected to be found inside the mangled trains.

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 05:55:48 +1100
Damned by the tabloids, Prince Harry joins Sir Elton in trial against the media
The Duke of Sussex is demanding his say over how some journalists dug up news about him and the royal family. And he’s not alone.

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 05:00:00 +1100
Trump’s use-by date should stop him running a third time
The US Constitution sets a two-term limit for presidents, but some Trump fans think he is good for a third presidency.

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 05:00:00 +1100
Why Indonesia’s ‘worrying’ shift is hard to ignore
New laws enacted in Indonesia this month criminalise a slew of supposed transgressions ranging from demeaning the president to unmarried sex.

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 04:00:00 +1100
Trump links Greenland demand to Nobel Peace Prize snub in leaked message
Europe faces a spiralling dispute with the US president after he warned that he no longer felt obliged to pursue peace because he did not receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 19:25:47 +1100
High-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 +1100
‘Are you dead?’ How anxiety pushed a macabre app to top of charts
Users have to hit a button every day. If they fail to do so for two days in a row, the app kicks into action.

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 15:49:14 +1100
Andrew’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 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 +1100
Appeasing 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 +1100
Trump’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 +1100
At 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 +1100
Of 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.

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