World

Iran, US reach deal to extend ceasefire, pending Trump's approval

The United States and Iran reached an agreement on Thursday to extend their ceasefire and lift restrictions on shipping through ​the Strait of Hormuz, sources told Reuters, though U.S. President Donald Trump has yet to approve it and Iranian state media said it had not been ‌finalized.

May 29, 2026 8:00 am
 

World

Australia extends quarantine for hantavirus-hit cruise ship passengers

Australia’s health minister said the ​quarantine period for repatriated ‌passengers on a Dutch-flagged luxury cruise ship hit by a ​hantavirus outbreak will be ​extended to 42 days total ⁠until June 23.

May 28, 2026 5:06 pm
 

World

Oil surges after Iran targets US airbase in retaliation

Oil prices jumped more than 3% on Thursday after Iran’s ​Revolutionary Guards said they targeted a U.S. airbase in response ‌to a U.S. attack near Bandar Abbas airport.

May 28, 2026 4:20 pm
 

World

Zelenskiy asks Trump for air defence as Russia escalates strike threats

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged U.S. President Donald Trump to help Ukraine with air ‌defence systems and interceptors as Russia threatens new strikes, saying that ballistic missiles remain Moscow’s “last major advantage on the battlefield.”

May 28, 2026 12:31 pm
 

World

More Australian firms are panicking and paying ransoms

Australian businesses are among the most likely to pay a ransom to retrieve or protect stolen information, with more than half admitting they have given money to online criminals.

May 28, 2026 10:20 am
 

World

Jury out on child ban compliance by social media giants

Six months into Australia’s under-16 social media ban coming into effect, the online safety regulator says it’s still too early to call whether platforms are meeting their obligations.

May 28, 2026 9:54 am
 

World

Russia's Putin gifts four Amur tigers to Kazakhstan

Russia has handed Kazakhstan four Amur tigers, two of them cubs, to help the country restore ​its numbers of the animals, President Vladimir Putin ‌said in an article issued ahead of his visit to the Central Asian nation this week.

May 27, 2026 3:28 pm
 

Climate Change

'Biggest hypocrite': clash over climate expenses

Australia’s energy minister has accused the coalition of being unpatriotic, as he defended taxpayer-funded travel and staffing costs for a major climate conference.

May 27, 2026 1:55 pm
 

World

Drone incursions sow fear, chaos along NATO's Baltic and Finnish borders

Military drones straying into the airspace of Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are stoking concerns that the war in Ukraine is spilling over into NATO’s northern borders with Russia.

May 27, 2026 11:35 am
 

World

Vietnam leader to visit Philippines next week for trade, security talks

Vietnam’s top leader To Lam will visit the Philippines next week, Manila said, as President Ferdinand ​Marcos Jr seeks to further strengthen his country’s ‌regional alliances and security partnerships.

May 27, 2026 11:25 am
 

World

Pentagon spars with SpaceX over Starlink price hike

As U.S. kamikaze drones guided by Elon Musk’s Starlink network began to make visible gains in the war against Iran, senior SpaceX officials reached a conclusion: The Pentagon should be paying more for access to their satellite Wi-Fi network.

May 27, 2026 10:17 am
 

World

Iran says new US strikes violate ceasefire

Iran said the United States had violated a ceasefire ​by striking targets near the contested Strait of Hormuz, potentially complicating efforts to bring the war to a close.

May 27, 2026 9:19 am

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