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Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:09:01 +1000
‘Monumental step’: Hamas to disarm under deal for Gaza to get new government
Hamas, labelled a terrorist group by the US and Australia, has agreed to a process that will begin with Gaza’s police force within the next two weeks, provided Israel agrees to vacate the territory it has seized.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:28:28 +1000
Hiker impales himself on a pole – then climbs for more than six hours off the mountain
“Tis but a flesh wound,” said the man, a nurse who works in wound care, after making a self-assessment of the gruesome injury.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:12:51 +1000
Nirmal Purja among 10 climbers missing on one of world’s highest peaks
A renowned mountaineer and Netflix star, who scaled the world’s 14 highest peaks in 189 days in 2019, is believed to be caught up in an avalanche at Broad Peak in Pakistan.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:38:51 +1000
‘There are people still waiting to be rescued’: Foreigner among victims as Japan quake toll rises
At least 34 people have died including a Vietnamese technical intern after a crane fell on him at a factory where he worked, while others remain missing.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:44:31 +1000
How Australian pilots are flying to fight French wildfires
Australian pilots deployed by Adelaide company Aerotech Group are fighting wildfires near Bordeaux in France.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:47:23 +1000
‘Absolute chaos’: Thousands of people rush across Moroccan border, hoping to get to Europe
Some migrants swam while others walked around a breakwater and crossed rocks to enter the Spanish territory of Ceuta, as authorities also sought to close off another Spanish enclave nearby.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:22:07 +1000
Sydney’s Indian-Australian community joins a global protest
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Parramatta, becoming part of India’s most significant protest movement in a generation.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 10:19:08 +1000
French firefighters continue to battles blazes in dry forests west of Bordeaux
French firefighters continue to battles blazes in dry forests west of Bordeaux

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:40:42 +1000
Incredible footage as migrants swim from Morocco amid border crisis
Police overwhelmed as thousands of migrants have rushed across the border from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:30:11 +1000
FIFA's World Cup privatisation bid
FIFA is considering privatising the World Cup, but the plan has met fierce resistance.

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:22:29 +1000
Thousands breach Morocco’s border into Spain
A crowd breaks through a border from Morocco to Spanish territory of Ceuta. Source: AP

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 05:55:55 +1000
George and Amal Clooney flee luxury French home as wildfires rage
The Clooneys bought their home on a vineyard in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region in 2021, when it had an estimated value of about $15 million.

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:38:00 +1000
Obama lawyer slammed for claiming Epstein victim’s allegations ‘lacked credibility’
Kathryn Ruemmler, who served as White House counsel to former US president Barack Obama, testified to Congress that she thought Virginia Giuffre’s sex-trafficking allegations lacked sufficient detail.

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:15:08 +1000
European wildfires worsen as flames reach Greece
Europe's wildfire emergency is worsening, with flames now sweeping across parts of Greece.

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:51:15 +1000
American anger: The real takeaway from Fauci’s show trial is enduring rage
The COVID-19 pandemic did not give us government at its best. We ought to learn the lessons. But there has to be a point at which you let it go.

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:45:00 +1000
As south-west France burns, it’s not just the flames that have residents worried
The human toll is already severe, and economic damage will be measured in the billions. But the reality of this fire is more complex than the headlines suggest.

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:35:52 +1000
Five takeaways from the torrid COVID showdown where Fauci refused to say anything
The man who led the US pandemic response endured a hostile hearing with senators over his handling of the crisis and the origin of the deadly virus. Here’s what went down.

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:20:49 +1000
A teenager was hired by a 16-year-old hitman to kill in Britain. His target remains a mystery
A Norwegian teenager was recruited by a 16-year-old hitman acting for an Iran-based gang linked to antisemitic attacks – a method police refer to as “violence as a service”.

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:11:06 +1000
Norwegian teenager recruited to shoot target in England for Iran-affiliated drug gang
Johannes Natland, 19, was found guilty of conspiracy to murder following a retrial at the Old Bailey.

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:32:49 +1000
US strikes ‘dozens’ of targets in Iran, hours after Trump’s expletive-laden threat
US Central Command said the new strikes on Thursday morning were “a powerful response to yesterday’s attempted Iranian attack”.

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