Iran’s Revolutionary Guards announce new operating conditions for the Strait of Hormuz, effectively ending previous maritime status for US and Israeli vessels.
Following reports of 600 deaths in Iran protests, President Trump imposes a 25% tariff on countries trading with Tehran. Military action remains “on the table.”
Inside Donald Trump’s “psychological” push for Greenland. From mocking dog sleds to asserting American dominance in the Arctic.
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Patrick Orren Stephenson, 23, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Samantha Murphy. Police continue to search Enfield State Park, near where the 51-year-old’s phone was found, for her body
QLD storm clean-up faces a new threat: a heatwave with temps 10°C above average, as 28,000 insurance claims pour in. Power restoration continues, but schools remain closed, and generator stock is running low
Rail services are down between Parramatta and Richmond/St Mary\’s due to storm damage and power loss, impacting multiple Sydney lines. This follows a fatal tree strike on the Central Coast
Mayor of Borgo Virgilio called the case a \”very sad story\” of loneliness after a 56-year-old former nurse was arrested for impersonating his dead mother for three years to steal her pension
Pauline Hanson’s burqa stunt was condemned as \”pathetic\” and \”shameless attention seeking\” by Greens leader Larissa Waters. Employment Minister Amanda Rishworth downplayed the act as routine end-of-year \”shenanigans
Mark Latham is appealing his $140,000 fine for defaming Alex Greenwich with an explicit tweet. Greenwich is cross-appealing, arguing the damages should be increased due to the severity of the attack on his private life
The second QLD teacher strike has forced over half of 109 schools to reschedule Year 10 and 11 exams, impacting senior student grades. The union is fighting an 8% pay offer that fails to address staff shortages
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a strategic initiative created to bypass the UN as the main aid supplier, has closed operations, with the Trump administration claiming the model was instrumental in achieving a ceasefire by preventing Hamas from \”looting and profiting\” from aid. The GHF’s framework will be adopted by the new US-led Civil-Military Coordination Centre (CMCC), despite humanitarian groups condemning its methods for operating in Israeli military zones and causing hundreds of civilian deaths.
The fatal stabbing of a 17-year-old near a school in Beaumont Hills has shocked the community. Police praised brave bystanders, and local MP Michelle Rowland offered condolences, condemning the \”senseless violence
New study dates Peru\’s Monte Sierpe to the Late Intermediate Period, concluding it was used by the pre-Inca Chincha Kingdom as a barter marketplace before becoming an Inca tribute accounting device