Backpacker drowned following dingo attack - coroner
A young Canadian backpacker drowned when she was attacked by a pack of dingoes, a coroner has determined.
US likely responsible for strike on Iran girls' school
US likely responsible for strike on Iran girls' school
US military investigators believe it is likely that US forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children.
Trump demands to choose Iran's next leader as war intensifies
Trump demands to choose Iran's next leader as war intensifies
US President Donald Trump claimed the right to join Iran in deciding its next leader as the war escalated further, with US and Israeli jets hitting areas across the country and Gulf cities coming...
Kristi Noem sacked as Homeland Security boss
Kristi Noem sacked as Homeland Security boss
Kristi Noem, who oversaw US President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration crackdown and faced bipartisan criticism in hearings this week, will leave her role as homeland security chief at the end...
Watch: US sub torpedoes Iranian warship
US sub torpedoes Iranian warship in Indian Ocean
A US submarine has sunk an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, killing dozens of sailors, as NATO destroyed an Iranian ballistic missile fired towards Turkey.
Canada PM urges 'middle powers' to work together
Canada PM urges 'middle powers' to work together
Canada's Prime Minister has signed Australia up to a powerful global alliance of critical minerals producers and urged the nations to boost their co-operation on a range of fronts.
Online outrage identified as core challenge for Aussies
Online outrage identified as core challenge for Aussies
Australia's social cohesion is under "sustained pressure", a new report warns, as terrorism, foreign conflict and the lingering effects of Covid-19 intensify pre-existing fractures in trust.
Hot air balloon flight hits a snag
Hot air balloon flight hits a snag
A woman swings to the safety of emergency personnel after being stuck with another person in a balloon that hit a cellphone tower, in Longview, Texas, earlier this week.
Rising lights mark end of Lunar New Year
Rising lights mark end of Lunar New Year
People release lanterns yesterday during the Lantern Festival to mark the end of the Lunar New Year celebrations at Shifen Square in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Middle East conflict widens, Trump says 'everything knocked out' in Iran
Middle East conflict widens, Trump says 'everything knocked out' in Iran
US has shut embassies in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Lebanon and markets tumble as as Middle East energy is disrupted.
Young girl fourth Aussie to die on Japanese ski slopes this year
Young girl fourth Aussie to die on Japanese ski slopes this year
A young girl has become the fourth Australian to die at a Japanese ski resort this northern winter after a tragic snowmobile accident.
'Not Winston Churchill': Trump slams Starmer
'Not Winston Churchill': Trump slams Starmer
President Donald Trump has castigated one of the US' closest allies, comparing Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer unfavourably to Sir Winston Churchill over Britain's limited support for US strikes on Iran.
Cuba charges six exiles with terrorism over speedboat attack
Cuba charges six exiles with terrorism over speedboat attack
Six people have been charged with "crimes of terrorism" in connection with an incident last week in which Cuban forces killed four Cuban exiles aboard a speedboat.
Father of accused school shooter guilty of murder charge
Father of accused school shooter guilty of murder charge
A man who gave his troubled son a rifle for Christmas that the boy allegedly later used to kill four people at a US high school has been convicted of second-degree murder in a rare legal case.
Time for plain talk from NZ over Iran strikes
Global Insight: Time for plain talk from NZ over Iran strikes
New Zealand should speak plainly about the United States and Israel’s “flagrant violation of international law”, Professor Robert Patman says.
Fire and faith
Fire and faith
Hindu devotees walk around a bonfire during a ritual known as "Holika Dahan" yesterday, which is part of the Holi festival celebrations, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India.
Netanyahu: War with Iran 'not going to take years'
Netanyahu: War with Iran 'not going to take years'
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said he expected the war against Iran was "not going to take years", as the conflict widens with Israel attacking Hezbollah targets in Lebanon and Iran hitting Gulf states that host US bases.
Clinton says Trump told him of 'great times' with Epstein
Clinton says Trump told him of 'great times' with Epstein
Former US President Bill Clinton told lawmakers that President Donald Trump told him he had "some great times" with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein before their relationship soured, video released shows.
Israeli troops enter southern Lebanon
Israeli troops enter southern Lebanon
The Israeli military deployed additional forces to southern Lebanon overnight, to take up what a military spokesperson on Tuesday described as defensive positions to protect Israeli civilians and...
Aussie troop base hit in Iran drone strikes
'All safe': Australian troop base hit in Iran drone strikes
Australian personnel at a United Arab Emirates air base are all accounted for after it was hit by a drone strike as the war in the Middle East escalates.