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Mon, 09 Nov 2026 19:30:00 +1100The Aussie at the centre of the biggest election issue in Washington DC
Alex Butterworth and his DC restaurant, a favourite of the MAGA set, led the charge against animal activists who proposed a citywide ban on foie gras.
Mon, 09 Nov 2026 19:30:00 +1100Four options Trump could take to resolve the war in Iran
There are no good choices facing Donald Trump as he tries to find a way out of the deeply unpopular conflict. But there are choices.
Mon, 09 Nov 2026 18:51:50 +1100Krakow shooting suspect dies in hospital
A gunman suspected of killing six people in Kraków has died in hospital, according to Polish police.
Mon, 09 Nov 2026 18:36:56 +1100CEO of world’s biggest company admits to affair amid Chinese spy
There are fears the American CEO of one of the world’s most powerful AI companies has fallen for a honeypot operation orchestrated by China.
Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:48:19 +1100Hacked records show 400,000 Russians killed in war on Ukraine
Military losses in the conflict are a state secret but access to death certificates from the past five years reveals causes such as “shelling” and “drones”.
Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:29:15 +1100Australian walks away from helicopter crash while fighting fires in remote Indonesia
An Indonesian crew member died when the helicopter plunged into a remote Indonesian river while fighting fires that have raged across the island of Borneo.
Mon, 09 Nov 2026 11:27:20 +1100These JD Vance challengers smell blood in the water after brutal midterms
Ambitious Republicans were already sizing up the vice president ahead of the next presidential primary. Now, they are emboldened.
Mon, 09 Nov 2026 11:06:01 +1100‘I was unfaithful to my wife’: Nvidia boss admits to affair with suspected Chinese spy
The board of the US chipmaker has launched an investigation into CEO Jensen Huang’s relationship with the woman, as he admitted his infidelity in a company memo.
Sun, 08 Nov 2026 18:52:45 +1100Australian-registered waterbombing chopper goes down in Indonesia
An Australian-registered waterbombing helicopter has gone down in an Indonesian river.
Sun, 08 Nov 2026 16:45:00 +1100This is the ultra-left, and it comes in all colours: A night with the Paris protesters
Donald Trump blamed the protests on “migrants, jihadists and communists”. David Crowe, reporting from Paris, says it’s about political ideology, not ethnicity.
Sun, 08 Nov 2026 13:58:52 +1100The American people have finally turned on Trump
The Democratic trouncing of the Republicans and the revulsion against the Trump administration are beyond anyone’s imagination.
Sun, 08 Nov 2026 12:19:02 +1100‘On to the next chapter’: UFC boss Dana White says he’ll meet with Trump over press secretary job
Trump’s offer of the press secretary job could be a joke; either way, it suggests the White House might be in “fight” mode after a crushing midterms capitulation.
Sun, 08 Nov 2026 11:54:15 +1100Dana White responds to Trump's job offer
Donald Trump has offered the position of press secretary to UFC chief Dana White.
Sun, 08 Nov 2026 10:08:11 +1100Nine dead, 15 injured as Krakow attacks are declared acts of terrorism
The gunman fired at random people with an automatic weapon as he drove into the Polish city’s Main Square, police said.
Sun, 08 Nov 2026 09:08:09 +1100Melboune student caught up in Poland shooting
A student from Melboune has described hearing the gunshots as a man shot six people dead in Krakow's main square.
Sun, 08 Nov 2026 08:27:09 +1100Polish gunman opens fire in Krakow's main square
Six people were killed when the gunman opened fire in the tourist hotspot.
Sun, 08 Nov 2026 08:21:16 +1100At least six dead after gunman opens fire in tourist hotspot
At least six people are dead and more than a dozen have been injured after a gunman opened fire in Krakow, Poland.
Sun, 08 Nov 2026 07:38:40 +1100The moment a gunman opened fire in Krakow, Poland.
Six people were killed in the attack.
Sun, 08 Nov 2026 07:37:44 +1100Trump offers UFC boss role of White House press secretary
US President Donald Trump has offered the boss of UFC, Dana White, the role of White House press secretary
Sun, 08 Nov 2026 07:36:18 +1100Israeli president asks Netanyahu rival Gadi Eisenkot to try to form government
Israel’s president has chosen Gadi Eisenkot, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s strongest rival, to try to form a new government following a deadlocked election.