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Sun, 21 Sep 2025 16:33:00 +1000Trump’s war on free speech won’t stop with Jimmy Kimmel or Stephen Colbert
When I wrote for The Tonight Show, the last thing I was thinking was, “Will this joke annoy the president?” The whole point of my job was to take jabs at political figures.
Sun, 21 Sep 2025 14:14:18 +1000‘A big coming together for America’: Loyal followers gather for Kirk memorial
The memorial, to be held at the cavernous State Farm Stadium in Phoenix, will be the biggest event in MAGA-world since US President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Sun, 21 Sep 2025 12:35:30 +1000Zelensky to push Trump on security guarantees at UN meeting
The Ukrainian president’s comments came as British fighter jets flew their first NATO air defence sortie over Poland following a Russian drone incursion earlier this month.
Sun, 21 Sep 2025 10:59:30 +1000Duchess of York wrote to ‘supreme friend’ Epstein after vow to cut contact
The duchess had previously apologised for the “terrible, terrible error of judgment” in associating with the disgraced financier.
Sun, 21 Sep 2025 10:54:36 +1000Trump turns on his attorney-general for failing to prosecute political enemies
In an extraordinary public intervention explicitly directed at Attorney-General Pam Bondi, the president said: “We can’t delay any longer, it’s killing our reputation and credibility.”
Sun, 21 Sep 2025 08:00:00 +1000Soldiers build giant wall of dirt around city to trap – and starve – 260,000 people
Satellite images taken over Sudan show the earthen berm being built around El Fasher. Now residents face a dire choice: stay – or try to run.
Sun, 21 Sep 2025 06:44:46 +1000Eurovision host tries to head off boycott over Israel’s inclusion
Austria, which is due to host the event in May, implored European ministers to keep politics out of the singing competition.
Sun, 21 Sep 2025 05:18:00 +1000Europe splits on climate in ‘major embarrassment’ before UN summit
French President Emmanuel Macron is being blamed for stalling a formal pledge to cut emissions by 2035, while leaders from Italy and Poland have also argued against deeper cuts when Europe confronts low growth and the war in Ukraine.
Sun, 21 Sep 2025 05:01:00 +1000‘Gobsmackingly illogical’: Twiggy lashes Trump on climate as Aussies hit New York
As Anthony Albanese and other high-profile Australians arrive for the United Nations summit, the mining billionaire lashed out at the US president over his administration’s opposition to a “carbon tax” for the shipping industry.
Sun, 21 Sep 2025 05:00:00 +1000‘Xi is watching’: How Trump’s aid cuts have left Australia ‘holding the bag’
It was the end of January, just a week after Donald Trump returned to office, when the email arrived in the inboxes of FHI 360.
Sun, 21 Sep 2025 05:00:00 +1000Under Trump, America’s descent into authoritarianism may be unstoppable
Like the famous Ernest Hemingway quote, the demise of American democracy has happened gradually and now, all at once.
Sat, 20 Sep 2025 21:02:37 +1000Trump warns of ‘trouble’ after Russian jets enter Estonian airspace
Donald Trump has warned of “big trouble” after Russian military jets entered Estonian airspace.
Sat, 20 Sep 2025 19:00:21 +1000Cyberattack disrupts operations at European airports including Heathrow, Brussels
A cyberattack at a service provider for check-in and boarding systems has disrupted operations at several major European airports.
Sat, 20 Sep 2025 14:35:33 +1000Estonia invokes NATO defence treaty after Russian jets violated airspace
Three Russian fighter jets have triggered a security alert over Europe by flying over Estonian territory before being intercepted by NATO aircraft.
Sat, 20 Sep 2025 11:27:57 +1000Trump claims third boat carrying 'narcoterrorists' destroyed
Donald Trump has posted a video of a third boat he claims was carrying "narcoterrorists" being destroyed.
Sat, 20 Sep 2025 11:04:25 +1000‘Right out of Goodfellas’: Powerful Republican breaks ranks with Trump over Kimmel
Senator Ted Cruz said threats to issue broadcasters with fines, or to pull their licences over the content of their shows, were “dangerous as hell”.
Sat, 20 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +1000‘That’s good’: The moment Starmer showed Albanese how to handle Trump
If and when Anthony Albanese meets Donald Trump in New York it will be in the context of Australia joining an international push to recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations.
Sat, 20 Sep 2025 08:04:12 +1000Russian jets enter Estonian airspace
Italian jets were scrambled after Russian planes made a 12-minute incursion into the NATO country of Estonia.
Sat, 20 Sep 2025 08:00:00 +1000Trump, Kim, his nukes – and a tiny village caught in the middle
For Cho Yong-hae and his neighbours, ghostly wailing sounds blasting their village have finally stopped. But for the West, the problem is only growing louder.
Sat, 20 Sep 2025 06:28:26 +1000Trump pats Starmer on the back
The British PM delivered one of the best moments of a fairly dry joint news conference when he was asked if recognising Palestine rewarded Hamas.