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Sat, 06 Jun 2026 18:03:22 +1000Iran, US exchange missile and drone fire, testing fragile ceasefire
The fragile truce between the US and Iran has come under further stress in the Gulf, with American forces striking Iranian drones and radar sites, and Iran firing missiles at US bases in the Gulf.
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 15:41:43 +1000British PM hits back at Vance over comments on teen’s stabbing death
Keir Starmer’s office has condemned social media comments by the US vice president in which Vance blamed immigration for the death of 21-year-old student Henry Nowak.
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 13:30:00 +1000The prestigious arts school where Jeffrey Epstein’s shadow still lingers
Years before his conviction as a sex offender, Epstein directed hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Michigan campus, and stayed there many times in the 1990s and 2000.
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 11:17:05 +1000Putin sees ‘no point’ in Zelensky meeting, tells army to ‘keep working’
Ruling out an offer from the Ukrainian leader to meet face to face, Putin said Russia was “calmly and resolutely” reaching its military goals in Ukraine.
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:18:40 +1000Andrew made money subletting cottages on his rent-free estate, report shows
The audit office review was requested by MPs after Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his royal titles and evicted from Royal Lodge by the King.
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +1000The mysterious database that provides clues to China’s foreign surveillance
The discovery of an unsecured Chinese policing dashboard paints a picture of how authorities track foreign journalists and other people of interest.
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +1000Australian lawyer cops fine, suspended sentence for Hong Kong dine-and-dash spree
Samuel Monkivitch gained a reputation for running away from bills at Hong Kong’s five-star hotels as well as smaller restaurants.
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 02:00:13 +1000Astronauts shelter for air leak repairs on International Space Station
NASA ordered five astronauts to safety in their SpaceX-built spacecraft docked to the ISS as a Russian crew attempted to fix a worsening air leak on the Zvezda service module.
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:37:43 +1000Bruised Andrew back in spotlight over secret rent deals
It’s been revealed the disgraced former prince, spotted with a large bruise on his cheek, made money from his Windsor estate despite paying a peppercorn rent for two decades.
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:25:58 +1000Renewed Israel and Lebanon ceasefire at risk of crumbling
A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon could already be falling apart, with Lebanese militia Hezbollah rejecting the agreement calling the terms "futile" and "humiliating".
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:45:00 +1000Miracle on Everest: Sherpa believed dead crawls back to base camp
Nepali guide Dawa Sherpa was last seen at about 7500 metres above sea level. He had little food and no oxygen. His family thought he was dead.
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:46:30 +1000Sherpa guide missing for a week on Mount Everest found crawling to base camp
Dawa Sherpa was found crawling to base camp on Mount Everest a week after he went missing, and was reunited with his family who had given up hope he would return.
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:42:09 +1000‘Young beautiful woman, never smiles’: Trump attacks journalist again amid battle for CNN
A former aide to the US president said Trump’s “misogynistic” treatment of Kaitlan Collins stemmed from fear – but there are also political factors at play amid a mega media merger.
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:31:47 +1000Trump takes aim at CNN journalist
The US president singled out Kaitlan Collins in the Oval Office, saying she had "hatred in her eyes".
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:47:29 +1000Trump appears to doze off in Oval Office event
Donald Trump appears to have dozed off multiple times during an Oval Office event.
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:37:02 +1000How do you remember a massacre that’s been scrubbed from the history books? Very carefully
More than 100,000 people used to cram into a Hong Kong park to remember the Tiananmen massacre. This year, some found a defiant way to continue their vigil.
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:06:30 +1000Hezbollah rejects Israel-Lebanon ceasefire
Fresh fighting has erupted in Lebanon despite the peace deal with Israel.
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:05:47 +1000Sri Lankan nursery home fire leaves 12 dead
A fire at an unregistered nursery home in Sri Lanka has killed 12 residents.
Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +1000‘Sanctimonious’ stars or guardians of journalism? 60 Minutes’ implosion tightens Trump’s media grip
When new executive producer Nick Bilton gathered staff to discuss his plans for the show, what was meant to be a polite meet-and-greet soon turned to disaster.
Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:32:11 +1000American and Iran ceasefire being tested
America's ceasefire with Iran is being tested, with hostilities hitting Kuwait.