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Sat, 29 Aug 2026 18:38:55 +1000
More missing Australians identified as Nepal flood toll rises
The number of Australians missing in the floods has increased to 41, which could result in the worst loss of Australian life overseas since the Bali bombings.

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 18:32:55 +1000
Hope of finding survivors in Nepal quickly fading
Hopes of finding survivors in Nepal are quickly fading as tensions flare between family and rescuers.

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:43:48 +1000
Nepal, Tibet flash flood live updates: Death toll reaches 633; More than 40 Australians among almost 3000 missing
Follow along as we bring you the latest news updates as rescue and recovery efforts continue in Nepal and Tibet after catastrophic flash floods.

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +1000
Sarah Ferguson set for ‘return to Britain’
The former duchess of York and ex-wife of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is expected back in the UK “imminently” having disappeared from public view after being evicted from Royal Lodge.

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:27:05 +1000
The 41 Australians missing in the Nepal-Tibet floods, and what we know about them
Families across the country are reeling in the aftermath of the devastating flash flooding in Nepal and Tibet, as loved ones at home hold out hope for any good news.

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 14:55:12 +1000
Nepalese Floods
Families of the missing are combing Kathmandu hospitals in the hope of a miracle

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +1000
Six months in, Iran’s regime stands, US goals remain unmet
It is difficult to see the war as anything other than a failure by the US to bend Iran to its will, with damaging strategic and economic implications for Washington still to play out.

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 11:08:42 +1000
Hundreds dead and almost 2000 missing after Nepal’s flash floods
Almost 2000 people are still missing following the devastating flash flood in Nepal’s Himalayas and, there are at least 38 Australians among them.

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:55:02 +1000
Trump says US has agreed to deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil reserves
The US president touts “the biggest oil deal in world history” six months on from the start of the Iran war, which sent energy prices spiralling.

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 08:49:18 +1000
Missing Australian makes contact, number of people unaccounted for nears 2000
Growing risk of a further disaster put authorities on the edge, but there was some good news: one of the 41 Australians reporting missing had contacted her relieved parents.

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 08:25:26 +1000
Right-wing agitator Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICE in Louisiana
The Department of Homeland Security said Yiannopoulos “chose to overstay his welcome” after arriving in the US legally in 2019. He now faces deportation to Britain.

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 07:27:34 +1000
‘I must look for my sons’: A farmer’s extraordinary survival in Nepal
Sidar Tamang rushed through the main street of his village blowing his whistle before spotting a group of children. It was already too late.

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:19:57 +1000
Photo gallery: Flash flooding devastates Nepal and Tibet
A selection of images from the Nepal-China border region after mud and rock collapsed into a river, triggering catastrophic flooding.

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:06:05 +1000
Death toll from Nepal catastrophe continues to rise
The death toll from catastrophic flash flooding in Nepal and Tibet has risen to 469 as thousands more remain unaccounted for.

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:29:18 +1000
Missing Australian hiker makes contact after Nepal floods
An Australian woman feared missing in the Nepal flood disaster has reached out to her parents to confirm she is safe.

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:44:21 +1000
Nepalese military pulls off incredible flood rescue
Two people have been pulled from a tunnel in a hydropower project devastated by the flash floods in Nepal.

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:10:42 +1000
King Harald’s death at 89 ushers in new era for Norway
Harald’s 53-year-old son Haakon becomes monarch while Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra will be the first female heir to the throne of Norway in 600 years.

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:00:27 +1000
King Harald V of Norway dies
King Harald V of Norway has died aged 89 after developing a serious blood infection.

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +1000
I’ve seen Nepal rise from a natural disaster. Now it must do it again
I’ve grown to love this country, which has suffered so profoundly.

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +1000
The Lindsay Clancy army, from mums in pink to right-wing podcasters
In some corners of TikTok and Instagram, where charitable feeling for a mother on trial for murdering her children is at a high pitch, unhinged conspiracy theories abound.

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