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Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:30:00 +1100
Welcome to Palm Beach: this is Trump’s America, and don’t we know it
If it wasn’t enough that DJT is constantly on your television and in your social media feed, soon he could be on your boarding pass, too.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:00:11 +1100
US-Iran war as it happened: Trump threatens to ‘obliterate’ Kharg Island if deal not reached; Fuel excise cut to combat soaring petrol prices
Follow our live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East and related developments in Australia.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:00:00 +1100
Giant oil tanker off Dubai hit by Iranian strike after Trump’s latest threats
The US president has warned America will obliterate Iran’s energy plants and oil wells if it doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:45:00 +1100
Beatrice and Eugenie to miss Easter church service after Mountbatten-Windsor scandal
The princesses have distanced themselves from their parents and the wider royal family since the Epstein files were published.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:44:11 +1100
‘Pocketing billions’: How the Iran war has thrown Putin an oily lifeline
Every $US10 increase in oil prices benefits “Russia Inc” by about $US100 million a day at a time when the Kremlin had been facing a serious budget crunch.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:31:14 +1100
China poised to reap rewards of global green shift as energy panic grips Asia
The country is not immune from skyrocketing oil prices, but Beijing’s intervention has cushioned the blow at it stands ready to reap the rewards of a potential global surge in the uptake of EVs, batteries and solar.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:57:06 +1100
Paintings by Renoir, Cezanne and Matisse stolen from museum
Three paintings by French masters Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cezanne and Henri Matisse have been stolen from a museum in northern Italy.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:35:08 +1100
Gone in 180 seconds: Smash-and-grab gang nicks Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse paintings
The gang used crowbars to force their way in and snatch works worth an estimated $17 million from an Italian gallery.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:24:11 +1100
‘Discriminatory by design’: Israel passes law to hang Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks
Critics say the change – years in the making – is racist, draconian and written in such a way that hanging will be the default punishment for West Bank Palestinians convicted of nationalistic killings.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:24:10 +1100
‘Cuba is finished’: What does Trump want with the island nation?
Without oil from Venezuela, the island nation is in crisis. Now Trump says he will ‘take’ it. How did Cuba get here, and what’s next?

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 06:04:42 +1100
Art works stolen from museum in Italy
Thieves in Italy took just three minutes to steal art worth $15 million from a museum.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 05:59:22 +1100
Trump makes fresh threat to Iran
Donald Trump has threatened to obliterate Iran's electricity grid unless a peace deal is reached.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +1100
Trump’s war is failing and Iran’s in for the long fight
Iran can bear a great deal more economic and energy pain than the US can. That’s a big problem for Trump’s America and the world economy.

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:36:44 +1100
Air Canada CEO to step down after backlash over crash condolence video
Michael Rousseau was criticised for his English-only message following the plane crash at New York’s LaGuardia Airport that killed two of the airline’s pilots.

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 23:04:31 +1100
Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ Kharg Island as Albanese seeks ‘certainty’ on war claims
The PM’s more forceful language after a month of war in the Middle East came as Donald Trump mused on the possibility of seizing Iran’s oil supplies or “obliterating” energy assets.

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:41:50 +1100
Pentagon preparing for ground invasion
Thousands more US troops have arrived in the Middle East as Iran warns it is prepared for a ground invasion.

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:13:22 +1100
US-Iran war as it happened: Iran warns US ground troops will be ‘set on fire’; Pakistan meets with regional powers for talks to end war
Follow our live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East and related developments in Australia.

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:45:00 +1100
‘The Crab’: The Castro who could end communism in Cuba
The grand-nephew of Fidel Castro is shaping up to be the man who could end his family’s decades-long stalemate with the US – and perhaps the Castro dynasty altogether.

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:04:01 +1100
Trump says Cuba is 'finished'
US President Donald Trump, speaking to reporters en route to Washington from his Florida estate, also confirmed his administration is planning to let a Russian oil tanker dock in Cuba.

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:54:13 +1100
Final preparation for NASA moon mission
Four NASA astronauts are counting down to the Artemis II moon launch this week.

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