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Soldiers of the U.S. Army's 2nd Cavalry Regiment in Bavaria have successfully launched an attack drone built and armed entirely within the unit, using a commercial quadcopter fitted with a 3D-printed casing called a 'Dragoon bomb' and an electronic safety device, according to a report by Stars and Stripes.
With the Cop31 climate summit in Antalya, Turkey, just a month away, hosts Australia and Turkey are facing criticism from activists for their partnership in a coal supply chain and near silence on plans to phase out fossil fuels.
· 2 sourcesAustralia is debating whether sharply cutting net overseas migration would deliver a population 'reset' and restore stagnant living standards or 'trash the economy', with both sides pointing to Canada as a test case. One Nation has proposed cutting temporary migrants by more than 750,000 over three years, while Labor maintains a longer-term target of 225,000 net arrivals per year.
· 2 sourcesYemen's Saudi-backed government has announced a sweeping military offensive to reclaim all territory held by the Houthi rebel group, even as the insurgents cut a key supply route to the besieged city of Taiz and launched missile attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities. The contradictory developments highlight the precarious position of the internationally recognised government, which has struggled to counter a recent Houthi surge.
· 2 sourcesYemen's internationally recognised, Saudi-backed government has declared an all-out military campaign to retake every area held by the Houthi militia, a move that appears to close the door on any negotiated truce in the country's long-running civil war. The announcement followed an exchange of strikes between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition and a Houthi offensive that seized Yemen's Red Sea coast.
· 7 sourcesJapan has summoned US ambassador George Glass after a 20-year-old US Marine was arrested on suspicion of murdering a Japanese woman in a hotel in Okinawa, prompting Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to lodge a strong protest and demand stricter discipline of American personnel.
· 7 sourcesA US marine stationed on Japan's southern island of Okinawa has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 39-year-old Japanese woman at a hotel in the city of Naha, police said on Sunday, prompting a formal protest from Tokyo and renewed tensions over US military presence in the region.
Victorian Opposition Leader Jess Wilson has pledged $99 million to establish patient transit lounges at hospitals, a plan she says will free up beds faster, reduce emergency department overcrowding and ease ambulance ramping. The promise, part of the opposition's election platform, would deliver up to 10 new or expanded lounges where patients who are ready to leave hospital can wait for medication or transport. Premier Ben Carroll immediately criticised the plan, accusing the Liberals of funnelling public money into private healthcare and seeking to 'Americanise' the public health system.
· 3 sourcesA Reform UK councillor on Hillingdon Council has been accused of stoking hatred after she commented 'import the 3rd world you get the 3rd world' on a social media post about a machete attack in Cowley, Uxbridge. The Metropolitan Police confirmed no information about the suspects' background had been published at the time.
Katie Amess, daughter of Conservative MP Sir David Amess who was murdered five years ago, has told the BBC that politicians remain at risk and questioned whether anything has improved since her father's death. She described the past five years as 'absolutely devastating and heartbreaking' and said the threats against members of parliament are not isolated.
Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald has said the party will co-operate with any Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) investigation into the ongoing protest on the Garvaghy Road in Portadown, which police have described as unnotified and therefore illegal.
An analysis of data from the V-Dem project and government policy actions reveals that Donald Trump's administration has significantly expanded state ownership of the US economy through equity stakes in critical industries, even as the former president campaigns against communism. According to the V-Dem index of state control over the economy, the United States dropped from being the second-least state-controlled economy in 2024 to 16th place in 2025, the first year of Trump's second term.
· 2 sourcesMax Verstappen secured his first Formula 1 victory of the season at the Bahrain Grand Prix, held in Malaysia due to the Iran conflict, after George Russell retired with five laps remaining, handing a significant championship advantage to teammate Kimi Antonelli.
Rory McIlroy has urged leading professional golfers to play in the Australian Open, according to reports.
· 4 sourcesAustralia has recorded its first achievement of the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets — a global benchmark for HIV diagnosis, treatment and viral suppression — as new data shows annual diagnoses have fallen by a quarter over the past decade. However, researchers from the Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney warn the gains are not shared equally, with First Nations Australians, overseas-born communities and people diagnosed late continuing to face heightened risks.
The Japanese government has expanded its sanctions against Russia over the continuing war in Ukraine, adding the Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex to an asset freeze list that restricts payments and capital transactions with the targeted parties.
President Donald Trump has embarked on a 32-day campaign blitz ahead of next month's midterm elections, but some Republicans fear his signature rallies are turning into a liability as his approval rating sinks to a career low and voters express anger over the cost of living, the Iran war and immigration crackdowns.
Ethiopian federal forces and allied fighters have taken control of Mekelle, the capital of the northern Tigray region, after the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) announced a temporary withdrawal from the city. The development marks a significant shift in the renewed conflict that erupted in late September, reviving memories of the devastating 2020-22 civil war.
· 5 sourcesIran has said the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States accepts its seven-day plan to reopen the waterway, with Tehran's top negotiator insisting that Washington's latest proposals do not change Iran's position.
At least two vessels were struck over the weekend in waters near Oman and in the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran reiterated that the strategic waterway will not reopen until its conditions under the Islamabad Memorandum are met. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre confirmed the attacks, and the United States is deploying additional forces to the region.
· 2 sourcesJames Tedesco has been awarded the Clive Churchill Medal for best on ground after the Sydney Roosters held off a valiant Newcastle Knights 19-18 in one of the tightest NRL grand finals in memory. The victory was sealed by a one-point margin, with Spencer Leniu departing the club with a fourth premiership ring.
· 9 sourcesNewcastle Knights captain Kalyn Ponga remained on the field during Sunday's NRL grand final despite a high shoulder shot on Sydney Roosters forward Victor Radley, a decision that left Roosters skipper James Tedesco questioning the consistency of on-field officiating. The incident in the 25th minute at Accor Stadium drew only a penalty and a report, with bunker official Chris Butler declining to instruct referee Adam Gee to send Ponga off. Tedesco was overheard telling Gee, 'If we're consistent with the rules, that's a shoulder to the head. It's been a sin bin all year.' Ponga, who had been sin-binned for a similar act during State of Origin earlier this season, went on to run 95 metres for a try that extended Newcastle's lead to 10-0.
· 3 sourcesIn today's Column 8, readers share lighthearted observations on everything from a Boeing-inspired baby name to the correct classification of tawny frogmouths, alongside reflections on Latin, private clubs, and the arrival of bogongs in MacMasters Beach.
· 3 sourcesA UK immigration tribunal has overturned a Home Office decision blocking mothers and children in Gaza from reuniting with family members granted refugee status in Britain, ruling the government acted unlawfully in how it applied its policy on unsafe journeys. The judgment could affect an estimated 250-300 people stranded in similar circumstances.
· 2 sourcesMark Nawaqanitawase delivered two moments of freakish brilliance to steer the Sydney Roosters to a 19-18 NRL grand final victory over Newcastle at Accor Stadium on Sunday, a performance that has sharpened the debate over whether the dual-code international will stay in the NRL.
· 9 sourcesWith Israeli elections one month away, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is suing an Israeli newspaper over its reporting on what he knew before the October 7 attack, as campaign discourse narrows to the question of his accountability.
Reality TV personality and fitness entrepreneur Sam Wood has been refused bail on domestic violence charges and terminated from the fitness empire he founded, as the full extent of the business fallout from the allegations emerges.
· 20 sourcesRMIT University has confirmed that Hamam al-Hammami, the Omani co-pilot accused of attempting to hijack a Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv, was a former student enrolled in an engineering course at its Melbourne campus but did not complete the qualification. The Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team is investigating his time in Australia.
· 8 sourcesFormer Tory minister Jacob Rees-Mogg has accused US rightwing commentator Tucker Carlson of ‘verging on defending Hitler’ after Carlson suggested Britain should not have fought Nazi Germany and asked ‘who cares?’ about the prospect of a British defeat.
President Donald Trump told a crowd in Vandalia, Ohio, on Saturday that he would be less willing to provide federal assistance to the state if Democrats win key races in the November midterm elections, mixing the warning with profane attacks on his opponents. The rally for Republican candidates came as Ohio's two top races are rated competitive and Trump's approval ratings have fallen amid rising gasoline prices.
Pennsylvania is preparing for the measles outbreak to spread beyond its current epicentre in Lancaster County, where 381 of the state's 943 confirmed cases have been recorded. With only seven of 67 counties having their own health departments, public health officials say it is 'only a matter of time' before the disease reaches new communities.
Tens of thousands of people have rallied across Spain after the conservative-dominated parliament rejected two emergency housing decrees proposed by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's minority left-wing coalition government, deepening a political crisis sparked by the eviction of an 87-year-old woman in Madrid.
The head of the Tennessee Department of Corrections has resigned following a failed attempt to execute convicted murderer Christa Pike, state officials confirmed.
· 3 sourcesPolls opened across Brazil on Sunday in a high-stakes presidential election that pits leftwing President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva against far-right Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, the son of jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro. With about 160 million voters registered, the first round will determine whether either candidate secures more than 50 percent of valid votes or whether the race proceeds to a runoff on October 25.
· 7 sourcesThe father of a man fatally attacked by an armed gang in Derby has described the trial that followed as 'hell', after one man was given a life sentence and five others were convicted of manslaughter.
· 2 sourcesThe NRL reversed its decision to have no grand final pre-match entertainment, pivoting to a tribute to former South Sydney Rabbitohs star Jai Arrow, whose forced retirement due to motor neurone disease has been one of the season's most emotional stories. The late change caps a chaotic week in which several high-profile acts fell through and league supremo Peter V'landys initially said he would rather spend the budget on junior development.
· 3 sourcesQueen's University Belfast (QUB) has asked staff to review existing and proposed collaborations with a Chinese research institute after MI5 warned it is a front for the Chinese Ministry of State Security. The UK internal security service said the China General Technology Research Institute (CGTRI) has "very strong ties" to Chinese intelligence and that more than 100 UK-linked academics had contributed to projects it funded, in some cases without knowing the institute's role.
· 2 sourcesNew federal data reveals that 58 Victorian non-government schools and education authorities received a combined $95 million above the nationally agreed funding benchmark in 2025, while public schools continue to battle for their share. Melbourne Grammar School, where median family income is $375,000 – the highest in the state – received $1.18 million more than its entitlement under the School Resource Standard (SRS).
· 3 sourcesThe Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen's internationally recognized government has dismissed as 'misleading' Houthi claims that the Iran-allied group targeted Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh with ballistic missiles and drones, as fighting between the Houthis and government forces escalates across Yemen.
Multiple Australian newspapers have published investigations into the inner circle of controversial influencer Andrew Tate, with one outlet reporting that an Australian member of Tate's cohort taught secret classes on how to 'game' the mega-rich.
· 4 sourcesPolls opened in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Saturday for a general election that will choose the country's multiethnic presidency, national parliament and leaders of its two semi-autonomous entities, a vote that could shape its long-stalled European Union membership bid.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv on Sunday on an unannounced visit, shortly after which a Russian missile struck the city's North Bridge, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko confirmed. The attack follows days of targeting of Kyiv's bridges, as the capital faces an upsurge in Russian aerial strikes.
· 3 sourcesThe Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, has expressed deep sorrow over the killing of two Christian women in an Israeli air attack on Gaza City, which Al Jazeera reports is the latest violation of a US-brokered ceasefire.
Western Australia's Opposition Leader Basil Zempilas has called for more research into the state's shark situation, arguing beaches 'have to be safe for people to enjoy'. The call comes as debate intensifies over the response to a dead humpback whale that washed ashore at City Beach last week, attracting large numbers of sharks including a 3.7-metre great white that was tagged off Floreat Groyne.
· 3 sourcesSt Kilda's AFLW team kicked its lowest ever score on Saturday, managing just a single behind against the Western Bulldogs in Ballarat, a performance that has intensified calls for senior coach Nick Dal Santo to be replaced. Sports reporter Hannah Kennelly, writing for Nine newspapers, argues that Dal Santo's position is now untenable after the Saints' winless start to the season.
· 3 sourcesNewcastle Knights legend Andrew Johns will fulfill his commentary duties for Sunday's NRL grand final despite being offered the option to skip the broadcast and enjoy the club's first title decider in a quarter-century, while South Sydney back-rower David Fifita had his stolen phone recovered during the Prime Minister's XIII trip to Papua New Guinea.
· 3 sourcesThe 2026 AFL trade period officially opened on Monday with a large media pack and recruiting chiefs from multiple clubs gathering at Marvel Stadium. St Kilda have set a steep asking price for contracted ruckman Rowan Marshall, demanding Geelong's first-round draft pick (No. 14) and a player in return, according to sources.
· 8 sourcesPhotographers for Nine newspapers are documenting the 2026 NRL and NRLW grand finals at Accor Stadium, capturing fans arriving early and the atmosphere around the biggest day on the rugby league calendar.
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