May 04 • 2 weeks ago
Iran executes three men in relation to January anti-regime protests
Hangings are latest in wave of near-daily killings as authorities seek to instil fear amid war with US and Israel
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May 04 • 2 weeks ago
‘Project Freedom’: a grand humanitarian gesture, or a fast track to more war?
After banging his battle drum, Trump is back in Nobel peace prize mode. But the move has dramatically raised the stakes“Project Freedom” has all the trappings of a classic episode of the Tru
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May 04 • 2 weeks ago
Donald Trump sends warships to break Iran’s strait of Hormuz blockade
US operation announced as ‘Project Freedom’ dramatically raises stakes in conflict
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May 04 • 2 weeks ago
Austria expels three Russian embassy staff after ‘forest of antennae’ discovered
Austrian foreign minister says Russian diplomatic mission in Vienna was being used for illicit collection of dataAustria has expelled three Russian embassy staff on suspicion of spying after
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May 04 • 2 weeks ago
Weather tracker: Cold spells in Greece and Turkey, and storms in Bangladesh
High winds have hit the South Aegean and heavy rain has fallen in Turkey, but Central Europe has felt summer heatGreece and Turkey have found themselves in the grip of a late-season cold spe
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May 04 • 2 weeks ago
Albanese won’t bring in a gas export tax next week – but he’ll struggle to hold off pressure forever
The PM is clearly not prepared to risk backlash from Asian energy trading partners during a fuel crisis – but his government will face domestic challenges if it doesn’t move eventually<
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May 04 • 2 weeks ago
Australia news live: four Australians among passengers on luxury cruise ship hit by deadly suspected hantavirus outbreak
MV Hondius remains off the coast of Cape Verde after a suspected respiratory virus outbreak killed three people and left three more seriously ill. Follow today’s news liveGet our
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May 04 • 2 weeks ago
Victoria state budget 2026: state back in black forecasting two back-to-back surpluses
Labor’s 2026-27 budget shows state has recorded $700m surplus this financial year, first of its kind since before the Covid-19 pandemic
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May 04 • 2 weeks ago
One in four humanities students in Australia to take more than 25 years to pay off student loans, Treasury finds
Job-ready graduates program will also leave almost two-thirds of humanities and creative arts students with debts exceeding $50,000
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May 04 • 2 weeks ago
Australia’s property investor borrowing rises at fastest rate in a decade - despite interest rate rises
Owner-occupier mortgage growth slowed under growing costs while investor loans grew by $42bn in the year to March, a 9.6% increaseGet our
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Scramble to evacuate two people from cruise ship amid suspected hantavirus outbreak
Cape Verde blocks MV Hondius from docking in order ‘to protect public health’ after deaths of three passengers
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‘They know they’re safe’: beagles saved from US research facility after protests
Big Dog Ranch Rescue made deal to buy 1,500 dogs from Ridglan Farms, a Wisconsin breeding and research facilityThe first beagles removed from a
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