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Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:58:01 +1000
SpaceX rocket crashes into moon
Part of a SpaceX rocket crashed into the moon, with experts saying that it has altered the moon’s surface forever.

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:54:38 +1000
Labor’s news bargaining plan faces Senate block after US anger
It seems changes to Australia’s plan to force big tech firms to pay for journalism appearing on social media are not enough to placate US firms or Donald Trump.

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:16:38 +1000
Inside the showdown that saved a Trump true believer her job
Jeanine Pirro, the US attorney for the District of Columbia, told the president that his interior secretary, Doug Burgum, had misled him with a self-serving cover story for his own mistakes.

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:22:49 +1000
World in pictures, August 5, 2026
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:39:28 +1000
US has used up ‘virtually all’ of its precision missiles
The disclosure from two US sources follows reports that Trump cancelled a major wave of strikes against Iran in part because of warnings from the military about a shortfall of critical weapons.

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:24:45 +1000
Moment Russian drone chases Ukrainian market trader
Video posted by President Volodymyr Zelensky showed the man being hunted down by a drone in the city of Kherson.

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:08:24 +1000
Street vendor targeted by Russian drone
Chilling vision shows the moment a Ukrainian street vendor is targeted by a Russian drone.

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:33:56 +1000
‘Human safari’: Chilling video of man chased by drone in roadside attack
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the man was selling vegetables when a Russian drone “hunted” him down and detonated.

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +1000
There are half a billion reasons why Trump will be victorious in the midterms
The Iran war is a running sore, bringing with it higher petrol prices, fertiliser shortages and pessimism. But there are half a billion reasons to believe the Republicans will win.

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:52:15 +1000
‘Beyond in love with our girlie’: Princess Eugenie gives birth to daughter
The princess and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, already have two sons. The King and Queen were delighted with the news, Buckingham Palace said.

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +1000
Mystery powerbroker emerges from Gaza deal
A low-profile yet powerful figure who has been in the background of Palestinian politics for decades was instrumental in unlocking negotiations to disarm Hamas.

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 18:45:14 +1000
Trump warns Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Donald Trump has warned Iran that the country is facing its last chance for a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz.

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:59:48 +1000
China's big bet on robots and AI
In Shenzhen, thousands of companies are jumping in on the robotics boom, creating intense competition and raising concerns about jobs.

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:45:00 +1000
Pool fiasco reflects poorly on the morals of an entire administration
How many people contributed to prolonging the lie that David Hearn and others vandalised the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, and sat silent until the legal system forced their hand?

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +1000
Ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s son says proof of life is ‘important first step’
Kim Aris says the Red Cross did not have a doctor with them when a representative met with his mother, but they relayed to him that she appeared well.

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:57:38 +1000
CCTV shows suspect carrying suitcase allegedly containing British woman’s body
Footage appears to show the 26-year-old suspect wheeling a suitcase through central Athens before police say it was dumped inside a derelict building.

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:46:31 +1000
Afghan migrant arrested over Athens suitcase murder is Christian aid worker
A champion boxer who co-ran a refugee charity is suspected of killing a British woman in Athens and hiding her body in a suitcase.

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:53:24 +1000
'Don't ever talk again,' Trump tells reporter in the Oval Office
Donald Trump has berated a reporter who asked him a question at an Oval Office event.

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:59:04 +1000
‘Don’t ever talk again’: Trump loses his cool over Reflecting Pool fiasco
The president accused his hand-picked prosecutor Jeanine Pirro of “choking” in court when she conceded the vandalism claims were not true and the damage was the result of a botched installation.

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:35:38 +1000
Russia alleges Ukraine attacked holidaymakers with drones
Civilians at the Black Sea holiday resort of Gelendzhik have been deliberately targeted by Ukrainians, Russian authorities claim.

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