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Wed, 26 Nov 2025 19:30:00 +1100
‘A man for every season’: The new Putin calendar is here
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – the calendar showcasing 12 months of Russia’s main man has hit the shelves just in time for Christmas.

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 18:51:42 +1100
Trump pardons Thanksgiving turkeys
Two Thanksgiving turkeys have been pardoned by Donald Trump using presidential powers at a White House ceremony.

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 17:43:43 +1100
Woman who murdered children and left them in suitcases jailed for at least 17 years
Hakyung Lee had severe depression when she killed her children in 2018 and hid them in a storage unit, a New Zealand court has found, but her actions were deliberate and calculated.

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:58:30 +1100
Leaked phone call shows Trump’s special envoy coached Kremlin on Trump tactics
Extraordinary transcript shows that Steve Witkoff advised a Russian counterpart on what Putin should say to Trump before the US president met Volodymyr Zelensky.

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 15:36:51 +1100
Well-known guide among climbers killed on NZ’s most deadly peak
Summit Explorers co-owner Thomas Vialletet has been named as one of two men who fell to their deaths on Monday night.

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 15:30:00 +1100
‘Drone guy’: The rising star who has become Trump’s man on Ukraine
When Volodymyr Zelensky was presented with the US plan to end the Ukraine war last week, it was not Pete Hegseth who handed it over. It was a little-known 38-year-old former soldier.

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 11:59:50 +1100
Virginia Giuffre’s family in battle over who inherits Andrew’s multimillion-dollar payout
Her relatives are bracing for an Australian courtroom showdown over her estate and control of her charity.

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 10:23:36 +1100
‘My guiding light’: Joan Branson, wife of billionaire Richard Branson, dies at 80
Announcing her death, a heartbroken Branson said she was his best friend, his rock and his world. No other details were disclosed.

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 08:36:16 +1100
UK PM leads class in '6-7' dance
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer posted a video on Instagram showing himself leading a class of primary school students in the viral '6-7' dance.

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 06:11:41 +1100
‘He’s a big fat slob’: Trump injects own brand of humour into beloved tradition
The presidential pardoning of a Thanksgiving turkey is usually accompanied by a lighthearted speech featuring bad jokes and agonising puns. Trump did it his own way.

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 05:55:07 +1100
Four more people arrested over Louvre heist
Two men and two women have been arrested in France over the Louvre Museum heist.

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 05:53:39 +1100
Ukraine backs essence of peace deal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country was ready to move forward with a US-backed peace agreement.

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 05:00:00 +1100
‘Deluded’ Trump administration deems Myanmar safe, tells citizens to go back home
Human rights groups have condemned the move, accusing the US of aiding and abetting the Myanmar military junta which is “actively seeking to crush its people”.

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:56:17 +1100
Former FBI Director case thrown out
A federal judge throwing out a case against former FBI Director James Comey insisting ruling the lawyer prosecuting the case was appointed illegally.

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:54:26 +1100
Man dresses as dead mother to collect $93,000 pension
An Italian man has been caught in the act of dressing up as his dead mother to claim her pension.

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:03:19 +1100
‘Bit of a surprise’: Faint knock before cremation startles family
A man drove his sister 500 kilometres and was trying to organise her cremation when those gathered heard a noise coming from the coffin.

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 15:14:27 +1100
Malaysia looks to Australia amid uproar over death of 13-year-old girl
Boarding school student Zara Qairina had allegedly been bullied before she was found unconscious below her dormitory’s third-storey window. She died the next day.

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 12:58:20 +1100
Trump administration orders US embassy to collect data on migrant crime in Australia
In an intervention into domestic affairs, diplomats at the US embassy in Canberra have been instructed to report on migrant-related crime.

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:57:23 +1100
‘Best meeting’: The 28-point plan becomes 19 after emergency Ukraine talks
Trump and Zelensky could meet in Washington this week after US and Ukrainian officials agreed on a new 19-point peace plan in Geneva.

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:30:00 +1100
Italian man dresses as dead mother in Mrs Doubtfire ruse to claim her pension
“He came into the council offices wearing a long skirt, lipstick and nail varnish,” a local official said.

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