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ANDREW GREENE: Anthony Albanese walks Pacific tightrope as AUKUS gathers steam
China’s stern presence at the latest meeting of Pacific leaders, and confirmation the US is deepening its mili…

Workers pulled from tunnel in Nepal nine days after flash floods
Two workers have been pulled alive from a tunnel nine days after Nepal’s devastating flash floods.

Splitting the G: Thirsty thieves make off with 70,000 pints of Guinness in depot heist
Police are searching for two thirsty thieves who made off with 70,000 pints worth of Guinness in a heist this …

Mitsubishi Pajero family to expand with two smaller SUVs
Mitsubishi has confirmed new 'compact and small SUVs' to sit under the Pajero, sharing its name.

Two Australians found safe in Nepal as trapped workers rescued from tunnel
The number of Australians missing since last week’s flood has been revised down to 36, while Nepalese official…

2027 JAC Hunter review
The JAC Hunter has arrived as Australia's most affordable plug-in hybrid ute, but can it deliver beyond its sh…

Many Italians long resisted air-conditioning. Then Europe got hotter
The brutal reality of unstinting heatwaves has forced a cultural shift in a country where home owners usually …

Is Burning Man burning out? America’s mega-festival is facing a midlife crisis
The annual Nevada desert “freak fest” known for its anything-goes excess seems to be turning into a turn-off f…

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Can the Lindsay Clancy jury break its deadlock?
THE NEW YORK TIMES: If jurors cannot achieve consensus, the resulting mistrial will open a ferocious new round…

Lindsay Clancy trial: Everything you need to know as jury continues deliberating verdict in high-profile case
It is a case that has gripped the world, and a verdict could be imminent. Here’s everything to know in the cas…

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Defence lawyer blames single juror for deadlock in Lindsay Clancy murder trial
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The judge in the Lindsay Clancy trial will hold an inquiry regarding what appears to be a …

Rescuers pull survivors from ruined tunnels
Rescuers have pulled several survivors from tunnels in Nepal after more than a week of being trapped by the ca…

In Nepal, hope gives way to grief. Few are counting on miracles
In the village of Thulo Bharkhu on the Nepal-Tibet border, families mourn the loved ones lost, even as relativ…

Dorset beach warning after Ivy Foster and Keeva Hollow hospitalised with serious water borne infections
Two children have been fighting for their lives in hospital following routine trips to the local beach in thei…

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Inside Afghanistan’s secret schools for girls isolated under Taliban rule
Hidden passageways and secret rooms — this is how clandestine schools in Afghanistan are defying the Taliban’s…

‘I wouldn’t call it a war’: US Vice-President JD Vance plays down recent Iran strikes
JD Vance said he was “sceptical” of reports by Iranian state media that US strikes hit a wedding party and civ…

Funerals held in Iran after reported US wedding attack
Hundreds of mourners have attended the funeral of four victims killed in an air strike at a wedding in souther…

Donald Trump launches fresh attack on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle over Spare and treatment of William
In a new interview, the US President has taken another swipe at the Sussexes, this time taking aim at Harry’s …

German backpacker Carolina Wilga tells incredible story of surviving 11 nights lost in WA’s outback
‘One realistic theory of mine is I had already died and this is hell.’

Meghan Markle makes first Instagram post since moving to the UK, pays tribute to Gloria Steinem
The Duchess posted a new photograph of her son Archie in the post.

Lindsay Clancy trial: Defence asks judge to remove juror after six days of deliberations
An extraordinary courtroom development has emerged as the jury remains deadlocked over the fate of the mother …

Nepal floods: Two more Australians found safe as fears grow for 36 still missing after deadly disaster
Two labourers have been rescued from a tunnel in Nepal after more Australians located.

Tributes to Gloria Steinem
Tributes have flowed to journalist and feminist icon Gloria Steinem, who has died aged 92.

Jeffrey Epstein probe: Billionaire Leon Black sues US Congress to block subpoenas as contempt threat looms
Leon Black has sued the US House Oversight Committee over its Jeffrey Epstein investigation, arguing its subpo…

Trump suggests he would not help UK in another Falklands clash
The president linked the issue to the Iran war by noting, again, that former British prime minister Keir Starm…

Sheffield baby murder case: Four people charged over dead infant to face trial next year
The four adult defendants faced court on Thursday charged with the murder of a baby girl found in a shed.

Renowned feminist Gloria Steinem dies, aged 92
Renowned feminist Gloria Steinem has died at her home in New York City, surrounded by loved ones.

Gloria Steinem dead: Feminist icon passes away at age 92
Gloria Steinem, who forged a reputation as one of the women’s liberation movement’s most outspoken advocates, …

Norway seizes Russian vessel to enforce $US4.22B Ukrainian arbitration claim
The seizure of the Russian vessel is part of a global effort to enforce a $5.9b arbitration award.

The US warship that spent too much time at sea finally gets a break
The war-weary USS Abraham Lincoln has finally docked in Thailand bearing all the scars of a gruelling eight-mo…

Canary Islands migrant boat tragedy: More than 80 dead after Gambia vessel adrift for 26 days
An infant is believed to be among those who perished at sea after a small fishing vessel bearing 128 people lo…

Iran’s exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi accepts Coalition invitation to visit Australia
The Coalition has taken a bold step against the Iranian regime without consulting the Albanese government.

Australia sending more help to Nepal as death toll rises
Australia is sending more aid to Nepal as the death toll in the disaster zone continues to rise.

Pete Hegseth tells Australia the US’s allies must invest in ‘security’ during talks in the Pentagon
Pentagon boss Pete Hegseth has reminded his Australian counterpart Richard Marles that US allies must ‘invest …

Mürztalersteig, Austria: Fight breaks out on mountain’s precarious ledge between guide and hiker
‘Shut up or I’ll come up and punch you.’

Quicksand and rotting flesh: No words can capture the devastation in Nepal
Covering the Nepal flood disaster on the ground is dangerous and can feel like a crushing responsibility. But …

Britain’s budget blues will end Burnham’s honeymoon
There are tough choices ahead for new UK PM Andy Burnham – if he has the stomach to make any.

Man survives being struck by lightning outside home
A US man was heading to a dentist appointment when a bolt of lightning struck him right outside his house.

Patrick and Thomasina Tobin die in shocking luxury Spanish villa spa suction tragedy
A luxury holiday turned into a nightmare when a couple are believed to have become trapped by a spa’s powerful…

An insight into how Donald Trump thinks
Critical economic and political decisions have not only been made on the fly, they have been made with little …