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Iran warns the US against ship attacks as dozens killed in Lebanon strikes
Published: May 10, 2026 06:30
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard threatens to hit American bases if any more Iranian ships are attacked, while dozens are reported dead in Lebanon after a fresh wave of Israeli airstrikes.
Why Captain Outrageous was nothing like the gutless billionaires who submit to Trump
Published: May 10, 2026 05:30
The swashbuckler and great rival of Rupert Murdoch once laughed about how he could go off his medication and see off his tycoon rival once and for all.
Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship arrives in Tenerife
Published: May 10, 2026 05:24
Despite assurances from global health officials that the operation to bring ashore passengers and crew is low-risk, some Canary Island residents are concerned.
The rules of political engagement were rewritten this week, starting with Farage
Published: May 10, 2026 03:30
Two days before One Nation won Farrer, Farage’s Reform party triumphed in the UK
Person dies after being hit by plane that was taking off from US airport
Published: May 10, 2026 02:59
A person who jumped a fence and was on a runway at Denver International Airport was struck and killed by a Frontier Airlines plane during takeoff.
‘I don’t like this very much’: Tenerife braced for arrival of hantavirus-stricken ship
Published: May 10, 2026 02:34
Despite reassurances from global health officials that the operation to bring ashore passengers and crew is low-risk, some Canary Island residents are concerned.
Passengers evacuated from Frontier Airlines plane
Published: May 10, 2026 01:22
A plane taking off from Denver International Airport was forced to make an emergency stop after it hit a person on the runway.
Person dies after being hit by aircraft taking off in US
Published: May 9, 2026 23:52
The incident sparked an engine fire and forced passengers to evacuate down emergency slides onto the runway.
Passengers disembark after Frontier Airlines plane hits and kills pedestrian at Denver airport
Published: May 9, 2026 23:50
Passengers disembark after Frontier Airlines plane hits and kills pedestrian at Denver airport
Hantavirus cruise ship operation thrown into chaos
Published: May 9, 2026 23:31
The operation to evacuate passengers stranded on the MV Hondius cruise ship, impacted by hantavirus, has been thwarted by the president of the Canary Islands.
China can’t get enough of the world’s stinkiest fruit. Now, fresh meat is coming to Australia
Published: May 9, 2026 23:30
The inimitable durian has a track record of waft “emergencies” in Australia, including evacuations of universities, libraries and hospitals. South-East Asian and Chinese people love the stuff.
‘I will begin a leadership election’: Australian-born UK MP lobs grenade to blast out Starmer
Published: May 9, 2026 19:25
Catherine West, a dual British-Australian citizen, took the extraordinary step in a bid to force cabinet ministers to dump Starmer and choose a new leader.
Trump waits on response to peace plan as Iran accuses US of ‘reckless military adventure’
Published: May 9, 2026 06:30
Iran has given no indication of whether it will accept the US plan to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz a day after renewed clashes threatened the fragile truce.
New York man, 87, convicted of third killing
Published: May 9, 2026 03:52
An elderly man found guilty of the 2022 murder and dismemberment of a 68-year-old woman had already served two separate prison terms for earlier killings.
US posts video of strikes on Iranian oil tankers
Published: May 9, 2026 02:00
The US military has posted video of strikes on two Iranian oil tankers.
This douzhi of a drink tastes like stinky feet and rotten milk. It’s taking Beijing by storm
Published: May 8, 2026 23:45
It’s sour and smelly, but a traditional beverage made from fermented mung beans has gone viral among Beijing’s TikTok generation.
Spain readies for evacuations as hantavirus cruise ship heads to Canary Islands
Published: May 8, 2026 21:35
The Hantavirus striken cruise ship is edging closer to docking at Spain's Canary Islands, with local authorities working on plans to deal with those board.
Pentagon begins releasing decades of files on UFOs, unexplained phenomena
Published: May 8, 2026 20:00
Many of the images are murky black-and-white photos or video clips in which the purported flying object is unclear, but others show a more defined object.
The five ‘Bs’ and three ‘Ts’ at the heart of the Trump-Xi meeting
Published: May 8, 2026 19:00
Donald Trump’s return to Beijing this week takes place in a much different world. But he remains hungry for a trade deal, and China’s military build-up and the future of Taiwan still loom large.
Russia, Ukraine agree to three-day ceasefire, says Trump
Published: May 8, 2026 18:36
The ceasefire, which Donald Trump said would last May 9 to 11, coincides with Russia’s Victory Day celebrations, the US president said in a social media post.
A Pacific PM has been toppled. Australia will be watching what happens next
Published: May 8, 2026 09:30
The Solomon Islands is one of Australia’s most important allies in the region, but an economic downturn has claimed another leader.
How China exploited WFH to spy on UK
Published: May 8, 2026 09:30
A Border Force official accessed a Home Office database on his days off, a court heard, with guilty verdicts marking the first conviction for Chinese espionage in Britain.
British voters turn right towards Farage – but Starmer refuses to go
Published: May 8, 2026 09:20
Voters have slashed their support for the governing Labour Party in council elections. But the PM says he’s not walking away, even as his colleagues blame him for the backlash.
Three dead, multiple missing after volcano erupts in Indonesia
Published: May 8, 2026 09:20
At least three people have died and 20 hikers are missing after a volcanic eruption at Mount Dukono in Indonesia.
Three hikers feared dead in volcanic eruption
Published: May 8, 2026 09:16
Indonesia’s geological agency has been warning climbers to stay away from Mount Dukono’s crater since 2024. Video footage shows volcanic ash being catapulted up to 10 kilometres into the air.
What to know about Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-cellmate and the suicide note he says he found
Published: May 8, 2026 05:30
A former police officer has emerged as a central figure in the mystery surrounding the ex-financier’s final days in a New York jail.
On these angry streets, voters deliver a very British backlash
Published: May 8, 2026 01:30
Barely two years since winning power, Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces a landmark drubbing in local elections with the tepid economy and immigration fuelling voter discontent.
‘Love tap’: US and Iran exchange fire in the Strait of Hormuz, threatening truce
Published: May 7, 2026 23:30
The US military confirmed it struck Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz in what it said was an act of self-defence following Iranian aggression against American ships.
Man arrested for allegedly threatening ex-prince Andrew
Published: May 7, 2026 21:09
A man has been arrested for allegedly threatening Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor while the ex-prince walked his dogs.
Former prince Andrew allegedly threatened by balaclava-clad man
Published: May 7, 2026 18:01
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was out walking his dogs near Sandringham Estate when a man got out of his car and made his way towards him while shouting at him.
Five notable moments from Obama’s interview with Stephen Colbert
Published: May 7, 2026 09:45
The former president was critical of Donald Trump, without ever naming him. Obama also urged Democrats to speak plainly, and talked about aliens.
Barack Obama on aliens
Published: May 7, 2026 09:04
The former US president insists the government is not concealing secrets about extraterrestrial life.
Barack Obama on power
Published: May 7, 2026 09:03
The former US president said the US Justice Department should remain independent from the White House and not be used as a tool to go after foes.
Just weeks ago, Trump said Tehran had ‘agreed to everything’. Why is he now pushing a half-measure?
Published: May 7, 2026 05:45
A vague, stopgap agreement that begins reopening the Strait of Hormuz would be a climbdown for the US, but it may not be a bad outcome for the rest of the world, Australia included.
Game of Thrones wolves were brought back from extinction. They’re now ready to breed
Published: May 7, 2026 05:45
A US biotech firm used DNA from thousands of years ago to alter the genome of modern wolves and resurrect the lost species.
Iran hit the US a lot harder than we thought. Here are the images that prove it
Published: May 7, 2026 01:59
Experts say the damage at more than 200 sites suggests the US military had underestimated Iran’s targeting abilities, not adapted sufficiently to modern drone warfare and left some bases under-protected.
‘Time to say goodbye’: Possible Epstein suicide note released
Published: May 6, 2026 23:20
A federal judge released the note that Epstein’s former cellmate said he found in a graphic novel.
Protest groups block access to Russian pavilion at Venice Biennale
Published: May 6, 2026 21:21
Protest groups block access to Russian pavilion at Venice Biennale
Iran-US war ceasefire deadline looms
Published: May 6, 2026 20:00
Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Iran unless a peace deal is signed.
CNN founder Ted Turner dies aged 87
Published: May 6, 2026 19:59
Ted Turner, the pioneering media mogul who founded news channel CNN, has died aged 87.
Virus-stricken cruise ship heads to Canary Islands
Published: May 6, 2026 19:55
Three more passengers have been evacuated from the cruise ship hit by a deadly virus off west Africa.
US and Iran closing in on ‘one-page memo’ to end war, sources say
Published: May 6, 2026 13:15
US President Donald Trump gave no details of any specific proposal but said the war could end if “Iran agrees to give what has been agreed to”.
The world’s biggest democracy is about to become a one-party state
Published: May 6, 2026 09:30
Despite economic headwinds, election defeats for two major rivals this week have left India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi looking increasingly unassailable.
Canary Islands doesn’t want hantavirus-hit cruise ship to dock there
Published: May 6, 2026 09:11
The regional government of the Spanish islands says it is not confident that allowing the afflicted luxury cruise ship MV Hondius into port at Tenerife is safe.
World in pictures this week, May 7, 2026
Published: May 6, 2026 08:58
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors
RIP Project Freedom: Trump’s latest Iran plan didn’t make it past day two
Published: May 6, 2026 06:12
Beyond the question of why Trump let his cabinet secretaries (and top military adviser) waste their time marketing a soon-to-be-jettisoned policy, there is the question of why he pressed pause at all.
Pro-Palestine protesters clash with police in New York
Published: May 6, 2026 04:50
Hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters have clashed with police in New York.
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship to head to Spain as human-human transmission suspected
Published: May 6, 2026 02:10
The Dutch-flagged polar cruise ship will sail to the Canary Islands where its passengers will be examined as disease experts share theories on how and where the unusual outbreak began.
Pete Hegseth won't confirm or deny kamikaze dolphins
Published: May 6, 2026 01:49
Pete Hegseth won't confirm or deny the US Navy is using kamikaze dolphins.
Singapore introduces caning for male school bullies
Published: May 5, 2026 23:50
Male school bullies in Singapore could face caning as a "last resort" to stamp out bad behaviour under new education guidelines.
Trump ‘pauses’ mission to guide ships through Strait of Hormuz after less than 48 hours
Published: May 5, 2026 23:08
Just hours earlier, Secretary of State Marco Rubio noted 10 civilian sailors had died because their ships had been effectively stranded in the Persian Gulf since the outbreak of the war.
Pope Leo reasserts Church's mission to preach peace in Trump rebuke
Published: May 5, 2026 21:48
Pope Leo speaks on the Church's message of peace and answers question on the Iran war in a rebuke of Trump.
Views from inside the cruise ship after suspected hantavirus outbreak
Published: May 5, 2026 21:10
A cruise ship with nearly 150 people aboard was waiting for help off the coast of Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday after three passengers died and at least three other people were left seriously ill in a suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus,…
Medical experts board virus-struck cruise ship
Published: May 5, 2026 20:00
Medical teams have boarded a stranded cruise ship to investigate three deaths from hantavirus.
US insists ceasefire with Iran remains in place
Published: May 5, 2026 19:59
The US has launched "Project Freedom" in the Strait of Hormuz as Iranian attacks continue.
Italy’s Meloni shares deepfake lingerie photo to denounce ‘dangerous’ political trend
Published: May 5, 2026 19:58
The prime minister took the unusual step of sharing the fake image to confront online critics who fell for the falsehood and complained that she should be ashamed of herself.
Trump is trying to break the OPEC oil cartel. The UAE has done exactly what he wanted
Published: May 5, 2026 19:02
The United Arab Emirates’ decision to leave the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries advances Donald Trump’s goal of weakening the powerful oil bloc.
Big-bellied crocodile airlifted to solve mystery of missing man
Published: May 5, 2026 08:17
A South African police officer had to brave crocodile-infested waters as the search for a missing businessman led to a grim finding.
15-foot crocodile airlifted in South Africa as search for missing driver turns tragic
Published: May 5, 2026 07:06
A South African police officer had to brave crocodile-infested waters of the Komati River to recover human remains.
Blast at China fireworks factory kills 21
Published: May 5, 2026 05:30
Vision showed thick smoke billowing from a large site with ruined buildings and debris strewn around the area.
Trump turns up the volume on economic wins and acing his tests
Published: May 5, 2026 05:30
The US president says the economy is “roaring” despite the fallout from the Iran war making things more expensive. And delivering a focused message on the economy is not much in Trump’s style.
Blast at fireworks factory in China’s Hunan kills 21
Published: May 5, 2026 03:13
A blast at a fireworks factory in China’s Hunan province has killed 21 people and injured 61, prompting President Xi Jinping to call for a thorough investigation.
Tensions escalate in Strait of Hormuz
Published: May 5, 2026 02:25
The US and Iran have traded fire in the Strait of Hormuz, as Donald Trump seeks to reopen the vital waterway.
How an ocean cruise turned into a hantavirus nightmare
Published: May 5, 2026 01:51
As the MV Hondius lay marooned off Cape Verde, three passengers dead from a dangerous virus and others suffering symptoms, one man posted an emotional plea for help.
Dramatic moment US jet hits a bakery truck while landing
Published: May 5, 2026 00:50
A United Airlines jet arriving from Italy has hit a bakery truck and a light pole on a New Jersey motorway as it was landing at Newark Liberty International Airport
Gunman shot after firing at Secret Service, triggering White House lockdown
Published: May 5, 2026 00:47
Vice President JD Vance’s motorcade passed through the Washington Monument area “not long before” the incident, in which a young bystander was hit by gunfire.
'Which is the squirrel': Trump brags about aceing cognitive tests
Published: May 5, 2026 00:00
Donald Trump has bragged about aceing cognitive tests.
Cruise passenger calls for help after Hantavirus outbreak
Published: May 4, 2026 23:12
Jake Rosmarin, a US travel blogger, posted a tearful Instagram video from the ship on Monday.
Four Australians stuck on cruise ship after suspected deadly hantavirus outbreak
Published: May 4, 2026 20:58
More than 140 people remain on the luxury cruise ship that is being held off West Africa after three people died and others fell ill.
Three dead from cruise ship virus outbreak
Published: May 4, 2026 20:09
Three people have died and another is in intensive care after a virus outbreak aboard a cruise ship off the African coast.
Two killed when car hits bystanders in Germany
Published: May 4, 2026 20:08
Two people have been killed after a car ploughed into a crowd in the German city of Leipzig.
US ships transit Strait of Hormuz
Published: May 4, 2026 20:08
The US says two American-flagged merchant ships have sailed through the Strait of Hormuz.
Middle East tensions ignite, oil surges on first day of Trump’s new ‘project’
Published: May 4, 2026 19:57
The flare-up represents the greatest challenge so far to a four-week-old ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran that has constrained fighting but failed to lead to a peace agreement or sustained negotiations.
Germany and Japan once threatened democracy. Now they’re saving it
Published: May 4, 2026 19:00
Forced to disarm after WWII, Japan and Germany are beginning to assume responsibility for preserving the world order.
Princess Eugenie pregnant with third child
Published: May 4, 2026 10:18
In a statement on social media, the palace said King Charles III had been informed and was “delighted” at the news.
Starmer is a ‘dead man walking’ – and he’s not even on the ballot
Published: May 4, 2026 10:00
The British public vote in local government elections on Thursday, May 7. But there’s a bigger issue at stake.
Iran warns US Navy to stay clear of Hormuz after Trump says America will help stranded ships
Published: May 4, 2026 09:02
The US president gave few details about “Project Freedom” and Iran said it would “respond harshly” to any threat.
Former New York mayor and Trump ally fights for life in hospital
Published: May 4, 2026 03:28
Rudy Giuliani is fighting for his life at a hospital in Florida.
‘Disintegration’: Trump angers Europe with tariffs and troop withdrawal
Published: May 4, 2026 01:49
Alarm bells are ringing in Europe as the US president signals further cuts to US forces and plans to impose more tariffs on the car industry.
Trump announces 'humanitarian' Strait of Hormuz mission
Published: May 4, 2026 00:35
Donald Trump says the US military will begin guiding stranded vessels through the Strait of Hormuz in an operation he named "Project Freedom".
Rudy Giuliani's hair dye drips down his face during press conference
Published: May 4, 2026 00:26
A heavily-sweating Rudy Giuliani appeared to have hair dye dripping down his face as he addressed a press conference as he makes election fraud claims.
Rudy Giuliani in critical condition in hospital
Published: May 3, 2026 23:25
The reason for Giuliani’s admission has not been disclosed as his spokesman asks “that you join us in prayer” for the former New York mayor.
Suspected virus outbreak on cruise ship kills three people
Published: May 3, 2026 22:56
A suspected virus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has killed three people and sickened at least three others, the World Health Organisation says.
Suspected virus outbreak on cruise ship kills three people
Published: May 3, 2026 21:25
At least three others are ill after an outbreak of a virus causing “severe acute respiratory illness” onboard an Atlantic cruise ship.
At least 10 killed in drone attack on Ukraine
Published: May 3, 2026 20:33
Russian drone attacks have killed 10 people as Ukraine says it hit oil tankers and terminals.
Cargo ship attacked in Strait of Hormuz
Published: May 3, 2026 20:14
Iran has proposed a 14-point peace deal with the US as a cargo ship reports being attacked in the Strait of Hormuz.
Desperate leadership moves raise stakes for Starmer, Farage in UK elections
Published: May 3, 2026 19:00
Fearing the worst, some Labour insiders are agitating for a leadership spill to topple British PM Keir Starmer as soon as possible.
Inside the fight to stamp out polio in one of Australia’s closest neighbours
Published: May 3, 2026 19:00
As Australia’s childhood vaccination rates continue to fall, Papua New Guinea’s outbreak shows what can happen when herd immunity is lost.