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Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:21:16 +1000‘Difficult questions’ need answering: Adoptees hope for closure with probe into South Korean program
A former magistrate will the lead the country’s first-ever probe into alleged failures in the Australian-South Korean adoption program.
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:30:00 +1000Thai princess dies, plunging kingdom into mourning and sparking succession drama
Princess Bajrakitiyabha, the eldest child of Thailand’s controversial king, had been on life support since collapsing in December 2022.
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:30:00 +1000One possible World Cup match-up would Trump all others, and not for the football
If results fall a certain way, the United States and Iran could meet in the knockout rounds – compressing decades of geopolitical tension into 90 minutes of football.
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:30:00 +1000Left on read: Peace talks via couriers has not worked well for Trump
Painfully slow progress towards a deal is apparently down to a cumbersome process in which messages take days to move back and forth.
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:17:09 +1000‘Great settlement’: Trump calls off Iran strikes, claims peace deal could be signed this weekend
The US president has again claimed a deal to end the war is close, but Iran countered that it had not reached a final decision on an agreement.
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:10:46 +1000US officer shot by fellow cop during ‘horseplay’
US Police have released dashcam footage of a cop being shot by another officer during “out-of-policy horseplay” inside a police car park.
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:42:45 +1000Watch: US police officer accidentally shoots colleague
Newly released dashcam footage shows the moment an officer is hit in the shoulder in “horseplay” accident.
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:42:07 +1000Reading the riots: Belfast reveals a nation at boiling point
In the aftermath of this week’s shocking scenes in Northern Ireland, some say they sympathise with the rioters, revealing the moral and political complexity of the migration debate across the UK.
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 11:06:28 +10008647 etched on National Mall grass
The US government is treating a message etched on the National Mall as a death threat against Donald Trump.
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 06:20:26 +1000UK defence minister quits hours before AUKUS meeting with Marles
The extraordinary move stunned the government, heightening the instability of Keir Starmer’s leadership.
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 18:31:32 +1000Trump orders further strikes on Iran
Donald Trump has spent the evening in the White House situation room, ordering another series of what he's calling self-defence strikes on Iran.
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:04:53 +1000US-Iran war as it happened: Strait of Hormuz closed; US ends latest round of strikes on Iran; Albanese ‘deeply concerned’; Oil prices rise
The US has launched airstrikes against Iran after blaming Tehran for the crash of the American attack helicopter. Follow our live coverage.
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:21:35 +1000Belfast police blast anti-immigration protesters with water cannons
Unrest has flared again in Belfast as police have blasted anti-immigration protesters with water cannons.
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 15:45:00 +1000Analysis suggests precision US strikes on Iranian water facility
It is unclear if the US intentionally struck the water facilities or knew what was in the buildings.
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:07:05 +1000US Navy carries out Iran strikes
Footage released by US Central Command showed the destroyer Michael Murphy firing a series of tomahawk cruise missiles at targets in Iran on Thursday.
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:55:54 +1000Ugly scenes on Belfast streets tap into simmering rage of a fed-up public
While the news coverage of these protests highlights young men wearing balaclavas, there are many more in the city who support the cause without going so far as to throw things at police.
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +1000I grew up in Belfast. To see such hate on its streets again is heartbreaking
On Saturday, I return to a city I still call my home, to a depressingly familiar sight.
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:33:19 +1000UN chief wants escalation risks 'full war' in region
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the ceasefire in the region was "more like a lesser fire" as the US and Iran exchange strikes.
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:10:27 +1000Trump: 'I love the inflation'
Donald Trump has told reporters that he loves the inflation after dire numbers were released today.
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 09:07:32 +1000US launches new attacks on Iran
US forces in the Middle East have launched a new wave of attacks against Iran.