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Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:44:32 +1000
‘Vacate your engine room’: US seizure of Iranian ship risks shutting down peace talks
With two days left before the 10-day ceasefire between US, Iran and Israel expires, US President Donald Trump and the Iranian regime are not on the same page on the next round of negotiations.

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 18:29:34 +1000
US-Iran war live updates: Trump says US seized Iranian ship in Strait of Hormuz; US delegation will head to Pakistan for second round of negotiations; Tehran rejects US peace talks
Follow our live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East and related developments in Australia.

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:33:48 +1000
Iran-US peace talks restart
Donald Trump has announced top US officials will travel to Pakistan for a fresh round of peace talks.

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:30:00 +1000
‘Never waste a crisis’: Ex-Shell executive says it’s time for Australia to tax windfall profits on energy
Idris Jala said the Albanese government should use the crisis triggered by the Iran war to slug gas companies that stand to reap huge profits.

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:25:15 +1000
Humanoid robots race past humans in Beijing half-marathon
While most of the robots failed to cross the finish line at a half-marathon in Beijing last year, they have turned things around.

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:50:41 +1000
Robots race past humans in half-marathon
Chinese-made humanoid robots whizzed past ​human runners in Beijing on Sunday.

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:28:53 +1000
Jordan Peterson suffering from ‘horrible’ neurological injury apparently induced by medication
Prominent psychologist commentator Jordan Peterson is suffering from a debilitating neurological condition brought about by medications to treat psychological conditions, according to his daughter.

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:54:13 +1000
Eight children shot dead in Louisiana
A gunman in the US has killed eight children, seven of whom were his own.

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:52:01 +1000
‘Throwing Russia lifeline after lifeline’: Latest US backflip delivers another blow to Ukraine
A surprise decision by the Trump administration to extend the sale of Russian oil will add extra billions of dollars to Vladimir Putin’s coffers.

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:47:54 +1000
Holly Valance calls left political ideas 'crap'
Former Neighbours star said everyone 'starts off as a lefty and then wakes up' and moves to the right.

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:23:35 +1000
Watch US warship fire on Iran-flagged tanker
US Central Command has posted a video of the USS Spruance firing at an Iran-flagged tanker as it attempts to evade the blockade.

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:59:46 +1000
Energy expert says Iran playing 'long game'
Energy expert Professor Robert Perrons says Iran is playing the "long game" and warns there are years of clean-up ahead.

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:46:53 +1000
Eight children aged 1 to 12 killed in worst US mass shooting in two years
At a news conference outside a home, people audibly gasped and wailed as police revealed 10 people were shot in total, and that the eight dead were children.

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:43:04 +1000
US fires on Iranian-flagged cargo vessel in Strait of Hormuz
US forces operating in the Arabian Sea enforced naval blockade measures against an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel attempting to sail toward an Iranian port on April 19.

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:24:39 +1000
Eight children killed in mass shooting in Louisiana
People gasped and wailed as police spokesman Chris Bordelon revealed that the dead were aged between 1 and 14.

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:14:16 +1000
Eight children killed during shooting in US
A shooting rampage in Louisiana overnight has left eight children dead.

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:53:57 +1000
Talks, ceasefire in peril as Trump grapples with Iran’s new sheriffs in town
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is flexing its considerable muscle and consolidating control over the country’s military response, as well as its negotiating strategy.

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:28:07 +1000
US-Iran war as it happened: Australia will help; Ships attacked as Strait of Hormuz closed again; Iran reviews new US proposals
Follow our live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East and related developments in Australia.

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:45:00 +1000
Iran’s secret weapon in its war against the US is also its biggest bargaining chip
The Iranian regime has always seen the nuclear weapon as the ultimate deterrent against foreign aggression. Yet, it had another trick up its sleeve all along.

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:15:16 +1000
Trump signs order to speed up access to psychedelic drug treatments
The US President’s latest executive order expedites the review of drugs such as ibogaine, which he said came to his attention partly through the efforts of podcaster Joe Rogan.

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