Astronauts head back to Earth early in NASA’s first medical evacuation
Thu Jan 15 2:01 am
The crew returning from the International Space Station are expected to splash down on Thursday evening (AEDT) in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego.
How a protest against Iran's currency led to the deaths of hundreds and could even topple a regime
Thu Jan 15 1:15 am
Thousands are reportedly dead in Iran as protests rage over the nation's collapsing currency. Nine.com.au Senior Journalist Maddison Leach asks the question - how did Iran got to this point?
Airspace closed, US personnel moved amid fears of attack on Iran
Thu Jan 15 1:07 am
Flight-tracking websites showed aircraft skirting around Iran and its airspace almost empty of civilian airplanes.
‘Very tense situation’: Clashes break out after second person shot in Minneapolis
Thu Jan 15 12:15 am
Protesters are clashing with law enforcement officers at the scene of the shooting, in a city that has rapidly become the epicentre of a national reckoning over Trump’s immigration crackdown.
The not-so-subtle message in cheesy moment between two leaders
Thu Jan 15 12:06 am
Like all finely tuned pieces of diplomatic stagecraft, there was more to the friendly jamming session than matching tracksuits and K-pop hits.
South Korean and Japanese leaders end summit with K-Pop jam session
Wed Jan 14 8:17 pm
South Korean president Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi wore matching tracksuits and played the drums together at the end of a two-day summit in Nara, Japan.
Train disaster follows deadly tower collapse for crisis-hit developer
Wed Jan 14 7:22 pm
At least 32 people are dead after a construction crane fell onto a passenger train travelling east from Bangkok, in the second incident in a year to hit the same developer.
The one word that said it all after Denmark’s talks with US over Greenland
Wed Jan 14 6:45 pm
The future of the NATO alliance is at stake if the US president – who has stepped up his demands for the territory – seeks to take it by force.
Joe Rogan likens ICE to the Gestapo
Wed Jan 14 5:28 pm
Joe Rogan has likened ICE to the Gestapo in a sharp break from Donald Trump.
‘Extraordinary, aggressive’: FBI raids journalist’s home, seizes devices
Wed Jan 14 4:45 pm
The editor of the Washington Post said the highly unusual move raised “profound questions and concern around the constitutional protections for our work”.
World in pictures, January 15, 2026
Wed Jan 14 3:58 pm
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors.
Construction crane falls onto moving train in Thailand, killing dozens
Wed Jan 14 3:26 pm
Rescue and search workers are toiling at the site of a major train accident in Thailand’s northeast Nakhon Ratchasima province, where a construction crane fell onto a moving passenger train.
