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Mon, 08 Dec 2025 19:55:00 +1100The married scientists torn apart by a COVID bioweapon theory
In 2020, a Chinese virologist fled to the US, aided by allies of Donald Trump who sought to promote her unproven theories about the origins of COVID-19. Her husband still can’t find her.
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 19:30:00 +1100It’s not just Sudan. The same destructive forces are coming for other countries too
The death toll in Sudan is now more than Gaza and Ukraine combined. With the new world order, civilisation is a lot more fragile than we like to think.
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 17:23:21 +1100Marles sounds alarm after Chinese fighter ‘locks on’ to Japanese jets
Experts say the statement of support for Japan is cautious but welcome after a month-long campaign of retaliation from Beijing for a remark by Japan’s PM.
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:57:38 +1100Fresh airstrikes shatter Asian ceasefire Trump claimed as a victory
Six weeks ago, a smiling US president was celebrating the ceasefire he had brokered. Now Thailand has once more deployed fighter jets against its neighbour.
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:31:45 +1100Katy Perry goes ‘Instagram official’ with Justin Trudeau amid romance rumours
The pop star posted photos and videos on Instagram of herself and the former Canadian PM posing cheek to cheek and exploring Japan.
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:52:13 +1100After El Fasher horror, UN warns of new wave of atrocities
Only weeks after satellite images showed blood-stained earth, deaths are mounting in a nearby region and a kindergarten has also been reportedly struck.
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 06:10:14 +1100First, the alarm goes off. Then my iPhone starts talking in an American accent
It’s 1.23am and our correspondent is about to witness what is a routine night for millions of people here.
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 05:59:33 +1100Trump to host Kennedy Centre awards
Donald Trump will host the revamped Kennedy Centre awards to honour famous figures in the film and music industry.
Mon, 08 Dec 2025 05:56:13 +1100Suspected pepper spray attack at London's Heathrow airport
More than 20 people have been injured in a suspected pepper spray attack at London's biggest airport.
Sun, 07 Dec 2025 19:30:00 +1100Climber ‘left girlfriend to die’ on Austrian mountain
An experienced mountaineer has been charged with manslaughter after a woman froze to death on the nation’s highest peak.
Sun, 07 Dec 2025 18:41:15 +1100Protesters smear Crown Jewels with apple crumble and custard
The British Crown Jewels in the Tower of London were smeared with apple crumble and custard by protesters.
Sun, 07 Dec 2025 17:00:09 +1100Hegseth said boat military destroyed was carrying drugs to the US. It was heading to Suriname
New details have emerged of the deadly repeat strike on a boat allegedly carrying drugs targeted by the US military.
Sun, 07 Dec 2025 16:36:07 +1100King Charles and Queen Camilla’s quiet move after skipping Catherine’s Christmas concert
Less than half of the monarchy’s senior working royals attended the biggest event on Catherine’s calendar, though some absences are more noteworthy than others.
Sun, 07 Dec 2025 15:40:00 +1100Trump was expected to enforce hard Christian values. The reality has been different
For all the concerns that the US president would enforce “Christian nationalism” on America and the world, we’ve seen another set of values define his government.
Sun, 07 Dec 2025 14:14:08 +1100Activists vandalise Crown Jewels
Tax the Rich campaigners smeared custard over the case containing the State Crown at the Tower of London.
Sun, 07 Dec 2025 13:59:56 +1100US allies that don’t step up ‘will face consequences’, Hegseth warns on eve of Ausmin
At a major defence conference, civilian and military officials also spoke of the ongoing difficulty in building more nuclear-powered submarines, which Australia will depend on under the AUKUS agreement.
Sun, 07 Dec 2025 12:36:55 +1100‘Yobbos with custard’ vandalise Crown Jewels in ‘disgraceful’ dessert protest
Police in the UK have made four arrests after “Tax the Rich” activists smeared crumble and custard over the case containing the State Crown at the Tower of London.
Sun, 07 Dec 2025 10:35:56 +1100Dispute over Meghan’s claim she has contacted her estranged father after his leg amputation
A spokesperson for the Duchess of Sussex says she “reached out” to Thomas Markle after his surgery. Meghan’s half-sister disputes that on social media.
Sun, 07 Dec 2025 05:30:00 +1100Life during wartime, in a city where death arrives from above
Daily life in Lviv can sometimes seem normal. But then comes another jarring reminder of Russia’s relentless war.
Sat, 06 Dec 2025 17:18:40 +1100‘A shocking wake-up call’: Trump’s foreign policy manifesto savages Europe, lets Australia off hook
The US administration’s new strategy on global security renews calls for Indo-Pacific allies to spend more on defence and share the burden of containing China, but places less importance on Australia’s role than Japan’s and South Korea’s.