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Botched execution survivor Christa Pike 'up and walking'
Lawyers say the convicted killer has got out of bed for the first time, but is still "somewhat foggy".
White House targets Microsoft, universities in immigration crackdown
Federal officials announced a crackdown on the use of legal immigration programs by companies and universities, suspending…
NT environmental regulator has 'low confidence' in plan for outback data centre
The Northern Territory's environmental regulator says it has a "low level of confidence" in the current plan for an outback data…
Two more charged with murder over fatal house party attack
Two more men have been charged with murder over the death of a 21-year-old man at a house party south of Brisbane, bringing the…
Private prison company sues California over civil rights law for immigrant detainees
GEO Group operates several detention centers for people being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It's challenging a new…
PoliticsKatie Price told ex-husband’s alleged teen victim: ‘I will make you a little star’, court told
Ms Price’s ex-husband, Kieran Hayler, is on trial accused of three counts of rape and one count of sexual assault on a 13-year-old girl in West…
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor ‘accuses police of taking personal items’ during searches of his home
Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested earlier this year on suspicion of misconduct in public office
Endangered crested ibises return to Japanese wild decades after extinction
Known as Toki in Japan, the distinctive birds feature striking orange-pink hues beneath their wings and bright red markings…
Striped rock dismissed as natural in 1928 reclassified as UK’s oldest cave art
A series of horizontal bands in red pigment were subsequently deemed no more than a natural phenomenon and the newspaper added an…
Ex-US Fed Chair Powell warns against politicisation amid Trump’s attacks
Jerome Powell says the US central bank is undergoing a 'stress test' like other institutions in the current era.
PoliticsBrisbane begins work on the 2032 Olympics main stadium at Victoria Park after protesters moved
Protesters have been moved along and construction equipment has been moved in as work on the main stadium for the 2032 Olympics begins in Brisbane
FCA’s Palantir deal could expose UK financial data to Trump’s US, critics fear
Exclusive: MP and campaigners say sensitive citizen and company data could be subject to US disclosure laws The UK’s financial…
PoliticsMalaysia enforces ban on social media accounts for children younger than 16
Malaysia has begun enforcing its ban on children under 16 having social media accounts
Minnesota GOP held moment of silence for Derek Chauvin days after anniversary of George Floyd murder: report
The decision to hold a moment of silence for Chauvin was branded ‘disgusting’ by a state lawmaker
PoliticsWatch The Alien Autopsy Scandal on Sky
In 1995, 18 minutes of grainy film shocked the world and sparked one of the most compelling mysteries of our time. The so-called ‘Alien Autopsy’…
Weather tracker: Tornadoes and giant hail in central US
Strongest tornado hits Mineral Wells, Texas, where disaster was declared. Elsewhere, extreme rain inundates China Spring is the…
PoliticsMarvel star accuses Disney of replacing artists with artificial intelligence
Evangeline Lilly, known for her role as Wasp in Marvel films, has strongly criticised Disney over its recent layoffs affecting approximately 1,000…
Ex-Spandau Ballet singer Ross Davidson sentenced to 14 years for rape and sexual assault
Former Spandau Ballet singer Ross Davidson has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for rape and sexual assault. Davidson, 38,…
PoliticsBAE faces £120m lawsuit over decision to scrap support for aid aircraft
EnComm Aviation says the firm’s action has cut off vital support for crisis-hit countries including South Sudan and the DRC Britain’s biggest weapons…
Man who pocketed tiles from medieval priory as boy returns them 60 years later
Simon White comes clean after finding clay pieces in toffee tin, saying he took them as souvenir from Wenlock Priory Fragments of…
PoliticsMacron makes cheeky response to King Charles’ ‘speaking French’ jibe at Trump
Macron’s response comes in the context of a fraught and tense relationship with the US president
California Governor Gavin Newsom takes on Joe Rogan after podcaster calls him a ‘cardboard cutout of a person’
Governor Gavin Newsom said Joe Rogan was ‘ALL TALK, NO ACTION’
PoliticsProducer believed Charlotte MacInnes was ‘fudging’ her story, court hears in Rebel Wilson defamation trial
The Hollywood star is being sued by the 27-year-old lead actor of her directorial debut, The Deb Follow our Australia news live blog for latest…
Americans care about future generations more than they realize, study finds
Americans, on average, extended at least some moral concern about 28 generations into the future
PoliticsWhat to know about May Day demonstrations as workers face rising energy costs due to Iran war
Activists worldwide kick off May Day rallies Friday, demanding peace, higher wages, and better working conditions
Russian military plane crash in annexed Crimea kills 29
Sources at the crash site confirmed that the plane plummeted into a cliff face
PoliticsArtemis 2: What to know about first crewed Moon mission in half a century
NASA's Artemis II mission will send four astronauts circling around the Moon in humanity's first crewed lunar mission since 1972 – and the first to…
Supreme Court hears high-profile fight over Trump's bid to limit birthright citizenship
The Supreme Court is taking up one of the term’s most consequential cases, President Donald Trump’s order on birthright…
PoliticsThe Latest: Trump says the military could end its Iran offensive in 2 to 3 weeks
U.S. President Donald Trump says the military could end its Iran offensive in two to three weeks as the White House announced a prime-time…
Ukraine war briefing: Ukraine calls Hungary ‘a disgrace’ after leaked calls with Moscow emerge
Kyiv urges inquiry after leaked calls appeared to capture Hungarian foreign minister telling Moscow he would try to amend EU…
PoliticsTrump news at a glance: president lashes out at European allies as war on Iran frays relations
Trump taunts allies to ‘go get your own oil’ as some nations dig in heels to oppose conflict and global destabilization – key US politics stories…
Judge orders suspension of Trump's White House ballroom construction
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to halt construction of a $400 million White House ballroom after…
PoliticsWhy much of Canada's national art collection isn't online
Canada has the technology to share its national art collection online. What it hasn’t clearly decided is how much copyright law should stand in the…
Trump urges regime change as Iran's supreme leader is killed after U.S., Israel attack
“We expect casualties with something like this. We have three, but we expect casualties — but in the end it’s going to be a great…
PoliticsNewsom blasts Trump over Iran strikes: ‘Weakness masquerading as strength’
In his remarks, Newsom joined his party’s harshest critics of the strikes, even as some battleground Democrats on Saturday took a more cautious tone.
Joy and grief as Iranian Australians react to US-Israeli airstrikes
A Melbourne woman who fled Iran 19 years ago has described the US-Israeli air strikes on Iran — and the death of its supreme…
The Bali shooting murder trial that allegedly began with a 'Mr X'
Three Australian men are waiting to be sentenced after a months-long trial for the alleged murder of a Melbourne father. Police say it was a…
'More than 100 children' dead in US and Israel strike on Iranian school, Iran says
Vision has emerged of crowds of people searching through the rubble of a girls' elementary school in the city of Minab in…
Why Trump has suddenly developed a taste for attacking other countries
Trump once proclaimed: "I am especially proud to be the first president in decades who has started no new wars." Now things have changed.
'It's not true.' Trump's reasons for Iran attacks questioned
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump and members of his administration repeatedly made the case for military strikes against Iran…
PoliticsTwo women convicted of stalking ICE agents during protests in Los Angeles
Cynthia Raygoza, 38, and Ashleigh Brown, 38, were found guilty Friday following the incident that took place amid anti-immigration enforcement…
World braces for oil price shock as Iran conflict threatens Gulf shipping
Global financial markets expect a damaging spike in the oil price tomorrow, with a critical shipping route for the Gulf's biggest…
PoliticsU.N. chief condemns U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran at emergency Security Council meeting
The United Nations' chief condemned the U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran and called for an immediate return to talks 'to pull the region, and our…
Serious police officer misconduct allegations more than double in Tasmania
Allegations of the most serious rated police misconduct have more than doubled in three years, according to police data, with…
PoliticsAustralia news live: cabinet’s national security committee to meet as US and Israel strike Iran
Penny Wong due to speak from Adelaide after government declared its support for US action. Follow the latest updates live Get our breaking news…
Trump’s patience runs out: inside the final days before the strike on Iran
“Trump has been pressing hard for weeks,” one of those people said. “Once the military was in place, the window of opportunity…
PoliticsIran Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei killed, Israeli officials say
Iran’s Foreign Ministry, however, has continued to insist that Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian are “safe and sound.”
Iran retaliates after U.S.–Israel strikes, triggering regional fallout across Middle East
Data: Media reports and government statements; Map: Axios VisualsThe U.S.–Israel military operation against Iran Saturday shook…
PoliticsSatellite imagery of devastation at Iranian supreme leader's residence
It’s also not yet clear if it was Israel or the U.S. that carried out this particular strike. Representatives for the Pentagon and Israel Defense…
Israel says Iran supreme leader Khamenei is dead
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in an Israeli strike Saturday as part of a massive joint military operation…
PoliticsExclusive: Trump floats "off ramps" after attacking Iran
President Trump told Axios on Saturday that he has several "off ramps" from Operation Epic Fury, the extraordinary U.S. military campaign against…
Actor Shia LaBeouf arrested again on battery charge in New Orleans
Shia LaBeouf, who was charged with battery after police say he punched several people outside a New Orleans bar earlier this…
PoliticsTrump's call for regime change is 'mission impossible,' Iran's foreign minister says
Changing the Iranian regime is “mission impossible,” the country’s foreign minister told NBC News, hours after the U.S. and Israel launched a major…
Live: Iran responds to US-Israel attack, firing missiles at targets across Middle East
Donald Trump says the joint attack is aimed at regime change in Tehran as he called on Iranians to "rise up" against their rulers.
PoliticsAre the US and Israel at war with Iran if Congress hasn't declared it?
The United States and Israel carried out military strikes against Iran on Saturday, Feb. 28 targeting the country's top leaders and plunging the…
Airspace closed, flights canceled across Middle East after attacks on Iran
The joint U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, launched Saturday, Feb. 28, has led to a stoppage of air travel throughout significant…
PoliticsShooting at Louisiana parade leaves 5 people wounded, including 6-year-old , sheriff says
A Louisiana sheriff says five people including a 6-year-old were wounded when gunfire erupted during a small-town parade Saturday
Epstein lawyers discussed possibility of cooperation with prosecutors days before his death, files reveal
Less than two weeks before convicted abuser was found dead, lawyers met with Manhattan federal prosecutors Less than two weeks…
PoliticsChurch angel ‘restored to look like Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni’
The culture ministry has launched an investigation into the matter
Judge says she won't halt the immigration enforcement surge as a lawsuit proceeds
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi praised the ruling on social media, calling it "another HUGE" legal win for the Justice…
PoliticsMilan protests decry ‘creeping fascism’ of ICE role at Winter Olympics
Demonstrators in Milan protest United State's ICE unit role at Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
Veterans protest at US embassy over Trump’s Greenland threats
They say they feel ‘let down and ridiculed’ by the US administration
PoliticsBritain and Japan will respond with ‘strength’ as instability ‘shakes the world’, Starmer says
Sir Keir Starmer said the relationship between Britain and Japan is now the ‘strongest it has been in decades’
9 of America’s most unusual hotels, from the Clown Motel to an aircraft hangar
Forget cookie-cutter rooms and bland facades and check into one of these quirky properties instead