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Sun, 17 May 2026 16:50:00 +1000Kash Patel’s ‘horrifying’ VIP snorkel next to sacred US military site
The FBI director continues to come under scrutiny for mixing government business with dates, holidays and leisure time.
Sun, 17 May 2026 16:20:37 +1000WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak. This rare variant has no approved treatments
There are more than 300 suspected cases and 87 deaths in the Congo and Uganda so far.
Sun, 17 May 2026 13:09:47 +1000London police were out in force to deal with rival rallies and a soccer final
In what it described as a “significant public order policing operation,” police deployed at least 4,000 officers, armoured vehicles, horses, dogs, drones and helicopters.
Sun, 17 May 2026 11:49:52 +1000Eight injured, four critically, as car rams into pedestrians in Italy
The 31-year-old driver allegedly brandished a knife before being arrested by police at the scene.
Sun, 17 May 2026 11:22:13 +1000Israel kills Hamas armed wing leader ‘the Ghost’ in Gaza strike
Izz al-Din al-Haddad, whose wife and 19-year-old daughter were also killed, had survived multiple assassination attempts by Israel, according to Hamas sources.
Sun, 17 May 2026 10:49:45 +1000Brexit back in focus as Streeting says he’ll join any UK leadership contest
The leadership ructions came as tens of thousands of people marched through London in two protests – one against high levels of immigration and another in support of Palestinians.
Sun, 17 May 2026 09:58:46 +1000How this city’s young people are fighting back, one derelict home at a time
As the fabric of daily life in Venice strains under rampant tourism growth, some locals are taking matters into their own hands.
Sat, 16 May 2026 23:28:58 +1000Rescue diver dies during search for bodies of Italian divers in the Maldives
A rescue diver has died in the high-risk search for the bodies of four divers believed to be inside a sea cave at a depth of about 50 metres.
Sat, 16 May 2026 15:17:05 +1000Trump says ISIS second-in-command Abu-Bilal al-Minuki eliminated
The joint operation to eliminate the terrorist was conducted by US and Nigerian forces, the US president said in a Truth Social post.
Sat, 16 May 2026 13:26:17 +1000Russia accused of drone attack on marked UN aid convoy
The attack took place in the Ukrainian city of Kherson, which has been the subject of near-constant Russian drone sieges sometimes likened to a “human safari”.
Sat, 16 May 2026 12:29:10 +1000UN footage of a drone strike on a marked convoy in Kherson, Ukraine
Russian-affiliated media channels have claimed responsibility for the attack.
Sat, 16 May 2026 12:00:00 +1000The Rock, the Punisher and the wild week in Philippine politics
The law came looking for Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa on Monday, setting off several extraordinary days in the country’s Senate, beginning with an apparent chase and culminating in a gunfight.
Sat, 16 May 2026 08:06:56 +1000Trump says Xi asked if US would defend Taiwan
US President Donald Trump divulged key details of his conversations with Chinese president Xi Jinping while flying home from the high-stakes meeting in Beijing.
Sat, 16 May 2026 07:40:18 +1000Trump wraps up China trip hoping to form stronger bond with the nation
US President Donald Trump has wrapped up his high-stakes trip to Beijing, saying he's hopeful the US and China will forge a stronger bond.
Sat, 16 May 2026 07:13:04 +1000‘He asked if I would defend them’: Trump shares key details of Xi meeting
The US president teased an imminent decision on arms sales to Taiwan after the topic featured prominently in his discussions in Beijing, and said Xi asked directly if the US would defend Taiwan in a war.
Fri, 15 May 2026 19:45:00 +1000‘I probably don’t want to leave’: Trump gushes over China during tiptoe among the trees
For a summit low on expectations but high on optics, Xi delivered a carefully crafted spectacle designed to project China’s status as the foremost peer to the US.
Fri, 15 May 2026 19:00:00 +1000Australia got addicted to political beheadings. Ten years on, is the UK following suit?
Such is the public revulsion for Keir Starmer, Britain is on the brink of surpassing Australia’s record for ousting PMs.
Fri, 15 May 2026 18:03:57 +1000Trump wraps up Beijing summit with plenty of goodwill but few blockbuster deals
The leaders of the two most powerful countries in the world have spent the past two days at their cordial best, with the Trump administration confident the visit will pay dividends.
Fri, 15 May 2026 15:50:00 +1000Australian fugitives smuggled to South Papua were in the tobacco game, prosecutors say
Two men wanted by NSW police, and an Australian pilot, have been detained in Indonesia for six months.
Fri, 15 May 2026 15:49:37 +1000Trump asks Xi if he brings other presidents to Zhongnanhai
The US president's question came as he was given a tour of the historic gardens of the Chinese leadership's high-security Beijing compound.