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Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:30:28 +1000
Trump doubles down on united Ireland call
US President Donald Trump has turned a trophy presentation into a trade announcement to wrap up his whirlwind trip to Ireland.

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:19:27 +1000
Australian man and two children found dead in Bali
An Australian man and two children have been found dead in Kuta in Bali, Indonesia.

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:55:17 +1000
Oil shock fears back on radar as pipeline attack chokes supply
The latest attack on Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline could knock four per cent of global supply out of play, and with the Strait of Hormuz a mess, crude is getting more expensive.

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:22:51 +1000
Why the US-Iran peace deal falling apart wasn’t all Trump’s fault
The US president has so far failed to find a way to get Iran to agree to a permanent agreement, and a fringe group inside the Iranian regime may be the reason for that.

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:48:27 +1000
Boris Johnson’s train had just passed a Ukrainian station. Moments later, a Russian drone struck
The former British prime minister was on a train heading from Ukraine to Poland when the line was attacked by a Russian jet-powered drone.

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:10:36 +1000
Russia hits train shortly after Boris Johnson leaves station
A Russian drone struck a train in Ukraine shortly after senior visiting officials passed through.

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:30:00 +1000
Australia exposed to growing risk from deepening China-Russia-North Korea alliance
Experts, including a former CIA chief, warn that security in Asia is under threat as the three powers work ever more closely on missiles, drones and other tech in the war on Ukraine.

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:36:36 +1000
Search continues as some survivors brought ashore after Indonesia ferry overturning
Search continues as some survivors brought ashore after Indonesia ferry overturning

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 07:32:16 +1000
Dozens of rescued survivors from overturned ferry brought to Indonesian port
Dozens of rescued survivors from overturned ferry brought to Indonesian port

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 06:49:18 +1000
Search for Indonesian ferry passengers
A search is underway for at least 129 people after a ferry capsized off the coast of Indonesia.

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 06:28:55 +1000
Bodies recovered as rescuers search for more than 100 missing from capsized Indonesian ferry
Indonesian authorities are searching for at least 129 people lost from a ship that overturned in the Java Sea, while more than 100 have been rescued.

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 06:20:49 +1000
Trump doubles down on Irish unification comments
US President Donald Trump has again talked up Irish unification after visiting Ireland.

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 05:37:12 +1000
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, gives first glimpse of family life in Britain
The Duchess of Sussex published an Instagram video showing autumnal scenes of dog-walking, fishing and woodland strolls as the family settles back in the UK.

Sun, 13 Sep 2026 17:47:22 +1000
‘New level of sophistication’: Hidden crypto farm discovered in remote Mexican mountains
These ramshackle buildings would have been the perfect hiding spot for the allegedly illegal money-laundering operation – if not for the whirring heard a kilometre away.

Sun, 13 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +1000
Bitcoin billionaires give Nigel Farage’s Reform UK £72m in 48 hours
The donations to the anti-immigration party, a force behind Brexit, are more than either Labour or the Conservatives spent in the last UK general election.

Sun, 13 Sep 2026 15:45:59 +1000
The new terror stalking Kyiv day and night
Drones fitted with jet engines are radically changing the war by slamming into targets at speeds of about 600km/h and out-running the interceptors designed to stop them.

Sun, 13 Sep 2026 15:44:47 +1000
New weapons bringing terror to Ukraine
Europe correspondent David Crowe on the ground in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Sun, 13 Sep 2026 15:33:15 +1000
Australian tourist dies after falling from cliff at famous beach near Bali
A young woman plunged 80 metres from a tourist spot at Kelingking Beach, triggering a gruelling recovery mission at one of South-East Asia’s most photographed landmarks.

Sun, 13 Sep 2026 15:21:22 +1000
Trump opened the door to ugliness. Now a generation of mini-Trumps is rising
Since the US president’s re-election, no-one appears to know any more what the basic standards of character are for an elected representative.

Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +1000
Putin will not win: My encounter with Europe’s new-found optimism
Despite Trump’s America retreating from its role as protector of the free world, a weekend conference in Kyiv showcased Europe’s solidarity and rising confidence in the face of the Russian leader’s aggression.

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