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Tue, 18 Mar 2025 18:43:52 +1100
Trump and Putin to speak over phone
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will speak over the phone, with the US president confident the man who ordered the invasion of Ukraine will agree to a ceasefire.

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 18:40:56 +1100
Stranded astronauts leaving ISS after nine months
Stranded astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are finally on their way home after nine months in space.

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 17:51:12 +1100
While the world focused on Trump’s trade war, the Gaza ceasefire was unravelling in plain sight
The Israeli prime minister has always had a hole in the heart of his war strategy. And with Gaza once more under attack, it remains as glaring as ever.

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 17:47:03 +1100
Israel launches heaviest strikes against Hamas since ceasefire began, hundreds dead
The surprise attack shattered a period of relative calm during Ramadan and raised the prospect of a full return to fighting in the 17-month war.

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 17:36:26 +1100
Russian drones bombard Kursk highway
Telegram videos from an account linked to the Russian military show drone attacks on the R200 highway.

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 16:52:56 +1100
Israel launches new strikes on Gaza, throwing doubt on ceasefire
Israel says it is conducting "extensive strikes" against Hamas in Gaza, throwing doubt on the fragile ceasefire.

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 14:43:00 +1100
Israel resumes massive strikes in Gaza, imperiling the ceasefire
A camera on the Israeli side of the border picked up some of the March 18 strikes.

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 13:39:55 +1100
Trump and Putin will discuss ending the war in Ukraine. Here’s what’s on the table
A temporary ceasefire is on the table, but both sides seem unwilling to make large concessions and have red lines that they insist cannot be crossed. Here is what’s at stake.

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 13:38:22 +1100
Road of death: How drones hunted Ukraine troops out of Kursk
Soldiers are likening their retreat to scenes from a horror movie, with highway leading back to Ukraine under constant Russian attack.

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:19:56 +1100
‘One heck of a stretch’: White House argues judge’s verbal orders don’t count
In the latest and arguably most significant legal challenge to Trump’s sweeping agenda, his administration has been accused of defying a federal judge.

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 10:00:14 +1100
Serbian officials deny illegal sonic weapon attack on peaceful protesters
Serbian officials have denied that security forces used a military-grade sonic weapon to disperse and scare protesters.

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 05:57:18 +1100
All presidents use this robot pen, even Trump – but now he’s blowing up about it
Trump claims Joe Biden’s use of the so-called ‘autopen’ had voided his pre-emptive pardons of those on a congressional committee that investigated the January 6 pro-Trump riots.

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 05:00:00 +1100
Trump’s paired bad ideas from left and right. The results will be calamitous
Trump and Musk’s new policies will make the rich richer and the poor poorer. What could go wrong?

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 17:33:22 +1100
Dead air: Trump pulls plug on broadcaster with 420 million listeners
The president’s move dims ‘a beacon that burned bright during some of the darkest hours since 1942’, one correspondent wrote.

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 17:05:46 +1100
‘We’ll be talking about land’: Trump to speak with Putin about ending Ukraine war
The US president said the two leaders would discuss concessions including land and power plants as part of ceasefire negotiations.

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:16:29 +1100
A whooshing sound, then panic: Claims ‘sonic weapon’ used at protest over train tragedy
The widely banned acoustic weapon emits a targeted beam that causes sharp ear pain and can temporarily incapacitate people.

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:25:03 +1100
Claims 'sonic weapon' used at protest over train tragedy
The widely banned acoustic weapon emits a targeted beam that causes sharp ear pain and can temporarily incapacitate people.

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 12:24:03 +1100
Video captures spark that triggered horror nightclub fire
Musicians performing on stage were among the 59 people killed when a pyrotechnic display went wrong in a packed nightclub in North Macedonia.

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 10:51:59 +1100
‘Most extreme measure yet’: Trump invokes wartime law to deport migrants to infamous mega-prison
The law requires a president to declare the US is at war. It has only been invoked three times, and not for about 80 years.

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 08:58:20 +1100
Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants
The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador.

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