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Dormant volcano wakes up after 600 years

The Krasheninnikov Volcano, dormant for the past 600 years, erupts on Sunday. Photo: Instagram/...

Dormant volcano wakes up after 600 years

The Krasheninnikov Volcano in Kamchatka has erupted for the first time in 600 years, Russia's state news agency and scientists say, as another big quake rattled the region.

Sex offender MP still being paid, delays expulsion

Gareth Ward remains an member of the NSW Parliament, despite being found guilty of sexual assault...

Sex offender MP still being paid, delays expulsion

A disgraced NSW MP in jail for sexual assault has managed to stall his removal from parliament by heading to court, amid claims a senior judge acted beyond their powers.

The spy who changed MI5 dies

Dame Stella Rimington headed MI5 for four years and went on to write espionage novels and a...

The spy who changed MI5 dies at 90

Stella Rimington, the first female director general of Britain's MI5 security and counter-intelligence service, has died aged 90.

New laws mulled in wake of bridge protest

New laws might be needed to stop protests on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the New South Wales...

New laws mulled in wake of Sydney Harbour Bridge protest

Protest laws could be repealed or expanded following a march across an iconic Australian landmark at the weekend.

Diddy loses bid for early release

Sean "Diddy" Combs will stay in jail until sentencing in October. Photo: Reuters

Diddy loses bid for early release

Sean "Diddy" Combs won't be released from jail ahead of his October sentencing, after being found not guilty at his sex crimes trial of the most serious charges he faced.

Maxwell moved to minimum security prison

Maxwell moved to minimum security prison

Ghislaine Maxwell has been transferred from a Florida prison to a lower-security facility in Texas to continue serving her 20-year sentence for helping Jeffrey Epstein abuse girls.

Videos from mushroom murder trial released

Erin Patterson, who cooked the deadly meal. Photo: Supplied

Videos from mushroom murder trial released

Footage of Erin Patterson speaking with detectives at the table where she served her deadly lunch has been released, almost a month after she was convicted of three murders.

Search for couple and dog as plane goes missing off Tasmania

Police remain cautiously optimistic as efforts continue to locate a married couple and their dog aboard a missing light plane.

Four dead, 5900 evacuated after torrential Taiwan rain

A damaged house in Tainan after Typhoon Danas swept through Taiwan. Photo: Getty Images

Four dead, 5900 evacuated after torrential Taiwan rain

Four people died and more than 5900 have been evacuated in southern Taiwan after the island recorded more than a year's rainfall over the past week which caused widespread landslides and flooding.

At least 54 migrants dead as boat sinks

The boat sank off the coast of Yemen in the Bab Al-Mandab strait. Photo: Getty Images

At least 54 migrants dead as boat sinks

At least 54 migrants died when a boat carrying around 150 people sank off Yemen's coast in bad weather, with dozens still unaccounted for, health officials said.

Hamas to allow hostages aid if Israel meets conditions

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Reuters

Hamas to allow hostages aid if Israel meets conditions

Hamas said it was prepared to coordinate with the Red Cross to deliver aid to hostages it holds in Gaza, if Israel meets certain conditions.

Search for woman swept away amid NSW weather chaos

The heavy rain has led to flooding in parts of New South Wales, sparking evacuation orders for...

Search for woman swept away amid NSW weather chaos

Rescue workers in New South Wales are searching for a woman after the car she was a passenger in was swept away in floodwaters.

Court win for pro-Palestinian rally on Sydney Harbour Bridge

Authorities are trying to track down the source of an Omicron cluster at a school in Sydney. File...

Court win for pro-Palestinian rally on Sydney Harbour Bridge

Pro-Palestinian protesters will march across the Sydney Harbour Bridge after a court authorised the rally despite police attempting to have it prohibited.

Working from home a legal right in Australian-first reform

Working from home for two days a week would become a legal right under a proposed reform in...

Working from home a legal right in Australian-first reform

Employees in Victoria will be legally allowed to demand to work from home two days a week if an Australian-first proposed law is passed.

Tesla ordered to pay $243 million over fatal Autopilot crash

A Tesla Model S car on display in a showroom in Santa Monica, California, in January 2018. File...

Tesla ordered to pay $243 million over fatal Autopilot crash

A Florida jury has found Tesla liable to pay $US243 million to victims of a 2019 fatal crash of an Autopilot-equipped Model S.

Thousands pour onto iconic Sydney bridge for Gaza

Protesters have marched on the Sydney Harbour Bridge to call for an end to suffering in Gaza....

Thousands pour onto iconic Sydney bridge for Gaza

One of Australia's most iconic landmarks has become the centrepoint of resistance to Israel's military action in Gaza, with tens of thousands of protesters spilling onto the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Dozens of countries cop steep tariffs

President Donald Trump has tapped emergency powers, pressured foreign leaders and pressed ahead...

Dozens of countries cop steep tariffs

US President Donald Trump has slapped steep tariffs on exports from dozens of trading partners, pressing ahead with his plans to reorder the global economy.

US meets Netanyahu for Gaza aid, ceasfire push

Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Getty Images

US meets Netanyahu for Gaza aid, ceasfire push

US special envoy Steve Witkoff met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today, in a bid to salvage Gaza truce talks and tackle a humanitarian crisis.

Trump plans $340m White House ballroom

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds an image of a rendering of the new White House...

Trump plans $340m White House ballroom

After paving over the Rose Garden and adding gold leaf in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump is building a $NZ340m ballroom at the White House.

Boeing sued by flight attendants over blowout

A plastic sheet covers an area of the fuselage of the Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 plane at Portland...

Boeing sued by flight attendants over blowout

Flight attendants on an Alaska Airlines plane that experienced a mid-air cabin panel blowout in 2024 are suing Boeing for physical and emotional injuries.

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