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Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:00:57 +1100Trump’s Iran tariff threatens to reignite China trade war
Trump’s tariff threat against countries doing business with Iran could have dire consequences for the already fragile US-China trade truce negotiated last year.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 18:48:26 +1100Trump furthers push for Greenland
Donald Trump is stepping up his push to take over Greenland, declaring the United States "needs" the island.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:47:02 +1100Rudd’s successor will need to be a political animal to survive DC
His infamous tweet left a question mark over his capacity to do the job, but Kevin Rudd changed the narrative.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 13:56:51 +1100Trump has big hopes for Greenland – Australia just gave him a reality check
The actions of two Australian mining companies reveal the barriers to any Arctic mining boom, despite White House talk of extracting critical minerals.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 11:59:32 +1100Iranian leader’s brutal gamble in showdown with Trump
This blinkered and ruthless old man has staked everything on the idea that maximum cruelty will quash his protesters – and that the US will do nothing.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 09:54:21 +1100Greenland PM speaks out as Trump questions NATO alliance
NATO leaders are seeking to bolster security in the Arctic against Russia and China, as Greenland ramps up its efforts to block the US president’s desire to seize the island.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 08:45:02 +1100Footage shows dozens of bodies at Iranian morgue
Video shared on social media shows body bags outside a building. People with knowledge of the facility said it was at the Kahrizak Forensic Medicine Centre, on the outskirts of the capital, Tehran.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 06:19:24 +1100‘Biggest moment in Iran since 1979’: World on edge as protests grow
The overthrow of Iran’s Islamic regime would be a seismic event that would transform geopolitics and markets. Analysts say the government has a narrowing window to reassert control.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 05:57:01 +1100Trump’s latest attack on a political foe was galling. So was the silence that followed
When Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell released an extraordinary video message yesterday, certain business and tech leaders known for their opinions kept their heads down.
Tue, 13 Jan 2026 05:00:00 +1100Trump calls climate change a ‘con job’ but it could drive his bid to seize Greenland
As Greenlanders watch the ice melt around them, mining becomes more commercial and more attractive to the US president – or that’s the theory.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:04:52 +1100Has the time come for Greenland to be independent of Trump - and Denmark?
The argument over Greenland is unleashing a force that Donald Trump is yet to quell – and Pele Broberg believes it is strong enough to decide who controls the Arctic territory.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:22:03 +1100Iran’s anti-government protests claim more than 500 lives
The death toll from Iran's anti-government protests has now surpassed 500, with more than 10,000 people arrested amid the ongoing crackdown.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:19:00 +1100Trump warns Havana to make 'deal' before it's too late
U.S. President Donald Trump fired off another warning to the government of Cuba as the close ally of Venezuela braces for potential widespread unrest.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 18:18:52 +1100Fashion student ‘shot in back of the head’ among hundreds killed in Iran
Rubina Aminian reportedly left her college to join the protests when she was gunned down. People close to her family say her parents found her among the bodies of hundreds of young people.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:57:12 +1100Dramatic video captures immigration arrest in city on edge after ICE shooting
With tensions high after the nearby shooting of Renee Good, federal agents with guns pepper-sprayed protesters, then forced their way into a family home in Minneapolis.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:52:11 +1100Video captures Minneapolis immigration arrest in a city on edge
In dramatic scenes, US federal agents carrying out immigration arrests have pepper-sprayed protesters and rammed their way into a home near where Renee Good was fatally shot by an immigration agent last week.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 14:25:51 +1100‘Unprecedented’: Fed boss lashes out over legal threat, as feud with Trump escalates
During the US president’s battle for greater control over the central bank, chairman Jerome Powell has largely remained silent. Until now.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:21:54 +1100US Federal reserve chairman served DOJ subpoena
Jerome Powell has issued a statement after he was served a subpoena from the Department of Justice over renovation budgets.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:30:00 +1100Mandelson: I didn’t know about Epstein’s crimes because I’m gay
The influential British peer says he was kept in the dark about the full horror of the sex offender’s activities.
Mon, 12 Jan 2026 11:06:50 +1100Unrest in several Iranian cities after a night of protests
Protests escalate in Iran as footage shows protesters on streets, fires burning in Mashhad.