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Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:11:17 +1000Iran peace deal dominates G7 summit
The US-Iran agreement has topped the agenda of the G7 summit.
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:30:00 +1000Wealthy banker arrested over unsolved case of woman pushed in front of bus by jogger
A 44-year-old man understood to have family links to the British monarchy has been detained over a 2017 incident in London that left police baffled.
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:53:50 +1000Protests greet Iranian World Cup team
Demonstrators have gathered outside the Los Angeles stadium staging Iran's World Cup opener.
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:46:03 +1000Eight US military air crew killed in bomber crash
A US Air Force bomber has crashed in California, killing eight air crew.
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +1000‘Sacred home’: Australian in Kyiv angered by Russian desecration of monastery
Anastasiya Byesyedina and her mother had to wait in a corridor on the first floor of their apartment building while 60 missiles struck the city over four hours.
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:29:08 +1000‘Don’t always see eye to eye’: Netanyahu distances himself from Trump’s Iran deal
The Israeli prime minister also said his troops would remain in the “security zone” they had established inside Lebanon and detailed his plans for this year’s elections.
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:37:01 +10008 people died in B-52 bomber crash at US Air Force base in Southern California, officials say
8 people died in B-52 bomber crash at US Air Force base in Southern California, officials say
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:11:27 +1000Two men convicted for lighting fires that targeted Starmer’s property in 2025
A Russian mastermind is being blamed for arson attacks on a home and car linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, after a court found two men guilty of starting fires.
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:56:39 +1000‘Unsurvivable’: Eight dead as B-52 Stratofortress crashes on take-off
Aerial footage of the crash at Edwards Air Force Base in California showed a charred, smouldering patch of the desert floor.
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:43:14 +1000‘El Money’: Russian diplomat named as alleged mastermind behind Starmer arson attacks
Two men have been convicted over the attacks on a home and car linked to the British prime minister, at the behest of a mysterious boss with ties to Moscow.
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:10:36 +1000Trump administration investigating Gavin Newsom
California Governor Gavin Newsom said the Trump administration is investigating him because he is considering running for president.
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:18:13 +1000Trump says Iran deal has been signed
President Trump said an agreement with Iran has been signed and that the text of the deal would be released sometime after a formal signing on Friday, adding that the Strait of Hormuz would also be fully open.
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:28:00 +1000Gavin Newsom says he is being investigated by Justice Department
A presumed candidate for the US presidency in 2028 says he is the victim of a politically motivated investigation.
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:16:39 +1000B-52 Stratofortress crashes after take-off in California
The US military said one of its Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bombers went down at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California’s Mojave Desert.
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:10:46 +1000‘Trying to find a crime’: Trump rival Newsom says he is being investigated by Justice Department
The Democratic governor of California and possible presidential candidate said federal agents had knocked on the doors of his family members, friends and former employees “demanding records”.
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 06:18:13 +1000UK to join Australia in social media ban
The UK government will introduce a social media ban for teenagers.
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 05:00:00 +1000Trumped-up peace deal at the mercy of another nation, and it’s not Iran
Donald Trump wants the war with Iran to end because of the political damage it’s costing him at home. But America’s key ally in the Middle East has a very different view.
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 19:50:56 +1000The key dangers that threaten Trump’s peace terms with Iran
The US president said he went to war because Iran would not negotiate. Now he claims peace based on a negotiation with a regime he cannot defeat or control.
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:17:39 +1000US-Iran peace deal reached
Donald Trump has confirmed the US and Iran have reached a peace deal.
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:13:12 +1000Stepson of Norway’s crown prince convicted of rape, sentenced to four years’ jail
The seven-week trial of Marius Borg Hoiby, 29, has further dented the royal family’s once picture-perfect image.