US-Iran war live updates: Netanyahu hid cancer treatment as war raged, Trump sends US delegation to Pakistan for Iran peace talks
Sat Apr 25 3:35 am
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Australian flag in mix-up as Washington prepares to welcome Charles
Sat Apr 25 1:17 am
Fifteen Australian flags were briefly among more than 230 put on display to welcome the British King on his arrival in the US capital.
‘Made in China’ EVs are taking over the streets, but just how safe is your data?
Fri Apr 24 11:45 pm
The local EV brands have showcased their AI chops at China’s annual car show in Beijing. And with many of these vehicles ready to land in Australia, there is one issue that’s slipping through the cracks.
The government has warned Juliet and her daughters not to join this group. They’re going to anyway
Fri Apr 24 11:30 pm
Fifteen Australians are risking “death, injury or deportation” as a flotilla attempts to break Israel’s land and sea blockade of Gaza.
Trump is in ‘no rush’ for an Iran deal, but he can’t wait forever
Fri Apr 24 11:01 pm
With a stranglehold on Iran’s economy, the US president is in a strong position to wait it out. But he doesn’t have the patience for that, and neither do Americans.
US to send delegation to Pakistan for peace talks with Iran
Fri Apr 24 1:11 pm
Special envoy Steve Witkoff and Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner will travel to Islamabad this weekend, the White House has confirmed.
Israel and Lebanon agree to ceasefire extension
Fri Apr 24 5:59 am
Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a three-week extension of their ceasefire in a deal inked at the White House.
Up in smoke: Tempers flare over Britain’s hardline tobacco ban
Fri Apr 24 1:45 am
In a move that goes far beyond Australian measures, anyone 17 or under in the UK will be banned from buying cigarettes or vapes for life despite warnings the move will encourage the black market.
‘Kraken’: Scientists discover 19-metre-long apex predator octopus
Fri Apr 24 1:30 am
The discovery, based on novel techniques to analyse fossilised beaks, details how colossal octopuses prowled the depths during the age of dinosaurs.
Blaze breaks out at popular Bali resort
Thu Apr 23 10:18 pm
A major fire has broken out at a popular resort in Bali's Nusa Dua region.
‘He died at the moment the war ended’: The young Australian who helped the Czech partisans
Thu Apr 23 9:36 pm
Lawrence Saywell survived Nazi prison camps and joined up with Czech freedom fighters only to cruelly lose his life the day Germany surrendered.
US-Iran war as it happened: Ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon extended by three weeks; Trump orders navy to ‘shoot and kill’ minelayers in Strait of Hormuz; US forces board oil tanker
Thu Apr 23 9:21 pm
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