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Meta slams Australia's social media ban as it blocks child accounts

Meta slams Australia's social media ban as it blocks child accounts

More than half a million accounts have been wiped from Facebook, Instagram and Threads since Australia's under-16s were banned from social media in December.

Over 1000 Kyiv apartments left without power after Russian attack

A resident stands on a balcony of his apartment, damaged during Russian drone strike, amid Russia...

Over 1000 Kyiv apartments left without power after Russian attack

More than 1000 apartment buildings in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv are still without heating following a devastating Russian attack early on Friday (local time), local authorities said on Sunday.

More than 500 dead in Iran protests

Protesters gather as vehicles burn, amid evolving anti-government unrest, in Tehran, Iran, in...

More than 500 dead in Iran protests

Unrest in Iran has killed more than 500 people, a rights group has said, as Tehran threatened to target US military bases if President Donald Trump carries out threats to intervene on...

Tragedy as body found with bushfires burning out of control

A resident returns to find his property ablaze near Longwood, Australia. Bushfires have burned...

Tragedy as body found with bushfires burning out of control

A person has been confirmed killed in bushfires after police found human remains about 100 metres from a vehicle as more than 30 blazes ravage Victoria.

Grateful Dead co-founder and rhythm guitarist Bob Weir dead at 78

Bob Weir is show in this 2025 file photo. Photo: Getty Images

Grateful Dead co-founder and rhythm guitarist Bob Weir dead at 78

Veteran rock musician Bob Weir, the Grateful Dead's rhythm guitarist who helped guide the legendary jam band through decades of change and success, has died at age 78.

Trump says US must 'own' Greenland 'whether they like it or not'

Donald Trump is flanked by vice president JD Vance (left) and secretary of state Marco Rubio...

Trump says US must 'own' Greenland 'whether they like it or not'

The US needs to own Greenland to prevent Russia or China from occupying it in the future, President Donald Trump says.

ICE killing: Agent's cellphone video shared by White House

The newly released shows Renee Good moments before her fatal shooting in Minneapolis. Photo:...

ICE killing: Agent's cellphone video shared by White House

The White House has reposted a video taken from the cellphone of the US Immigration officer who fatally shot a Minnesota woman in her car this week, adding to the documentation of an incident that has sparked days of nationwide protests.

Dozens dead in crackdown on Iran protests

Iran is largely cut off from the outside world after authorities blacked out the internet to curb growing unrest, and video shows buildings aflame in anti-government protests raging in cities across the country.

Towns destroyed as bushfires rage in Victoria

Fire rages near the town of Longwood in central Victoria. Photo: via Jacinta Allan

Towns destroyed as bushfires rage in Victoria

An unknown number of homes and properties have been destroyed in Victoria's escalating bushfire crisis, amid a state of disaster declaration.

Obituary: Lauded for science work at Lauder

Gordon Keys adjusts a spectrometer used for analysing atmospheric gases at the Niwa research...

Obituary: Lauded for science work at Lauder

John Gordon Keys (known as Gordon), former leader of Lauder’s Atmospheric Research Station, was born in Palmerston North on November 9, 1930, but spent most of his childhood, including the war...

Border agent shoots two people in Portland, Oregon

FBI agents work next to an evidence truck outside Adventist Hospital after the shooting incident...

Border agent shoots two people in Portland, Oregon

A US immigration agent shot and wounded a man and a woman in Portland, Oregon, leading officials to call for calm.

One Nation hits historic high in bombshell poll

Pauline Hanson's One Nation hits historic high in bombshell poll

Right-wing minor party One Nation' s popularity has skyrocketed with Australian voters to tie it with the coalition for the first time.

Three missing amid Victoria bushfire carnage

Properties have been lost in the Longwood fire. Photo: Tatong CFA/Facebook

Three missing amid Victoria bushfire carnage

Three people are missing in central Victoria and many properties have been destroyed as out-of-control bushfires escalate in catastrophic hot and windy conditions.

Astronaut medical issue forces early return

The International Space Station is a permanently crewed orbit laboratory. Photo: Getty Images

Astronaut medical issue forces early return

A "serious medical condition" with a crew member on the International Space Station has led NASA to initiate the first emergency return in the orbiting lab's 25-year history.

Albanese unveils royal commission inquiry into Bondi attack

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Photo: Getty

Albanese unveils royal commission inquiry into Bondi attack

Australia will hold a Royal Commission inquiry into the Bondi Beach mass shooting in which 15 were killed, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said today.

Aussie capital transformed into petrolhead paradise

Petrolheads have descended upon the usually quiet Australian capital for a weekend of burnouts, drag races and supercharged cars.

Properties lost in fires as heatwave ramps up in Australia

Properties have been lost to an emergency-level bushfire in Victoria, as crews scramble to contain the growing blaze ahead of catastrophic fire conditions.

Anger as US agent fatally shoots woman driver

Videos of the shooting posted on social media and verified by Reuters raised doubts about the...

Anger as US agent fatally shoots woman driver

WARNING. GRAPHIC CONTENT: A US immigration agent has fatally shot a woman in her car in Minneapolis, but the city's mayor angrily rejects the Trump administration's assertion it was self-defence.

Greenland: Senators foresee vote on reining Trump in

President Donald Trump told reporters he thought the United States could make a deal with China,...

Greenland: Senators foresee vote on reining Trump in

US senators say they expect the Senate will eventually vote on legislation seeking to rein in President Donald Trump's ability to attempt to seize Greenland from Denmark.

US seizes tanker linked to Venezuela

A US Coast Guard official keeps an eye on the Marinera. PHOTO: US EUROPEAN COMMAND via X and ...

US seizes tanker linked to Venezuela

The US has seized an empty Russian-flagged, Venezuela-linked oil tanker in the Atlantic as part of President Donald Trump's aggressive push to dictate oil flows in the Americas.

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