Ferntree Gully cricket club confirms death of 17-year-old Ben Austin after incident in cricket nets on TuesdayA Melbourne teenager has died after reportedly being struck in the neck with a ball during cricket practice earlier this week.Emergency servic…
Trump approves nuclear submarine for South Korea
It’s unclear how involved the U.S. would be or what the timeline for such a project would be.
Hurricane Melissa Leaves Trail of Destruction
Hurricane Melissa swept through the Caribbean, leaving at least 20 dead in Haiti and three in Jamaica as it moved toward the Bahamas. Officials are still searching for survivors in the deadly aftermath.
Mark Zuckerberg says Threads has 150M DAUs, up from 100M+ in December 2024, and Meta has rolled out ads globally in the Threads feed with plans to add video ads (Karissa Bell/Engadget)
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Mark Zuckerberg says Threads has 150M DAUs, up from 100M+ in December 2024, and Meta has rolled out ads globally in the Threads feed with plans to add video ads — Ads in the Threads feed have rolled out glob…
Australian man living in Washington DC pleads guilty to selling trade secrets to Russian broker
US department of justice says Peter Williams, 39, stole material over three-year period working for US defence contractorFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn Australian man …
Chinese Officials Heap Praise on Trump and Xi Before They Meet
President Trump and the Chinese leader Xi Jinping are being described as “irreplaceable” and “world class leaders” before a meeting seen as critical for shoring up a trade truce.
Commentary: The ‘ASEAN Way’ was on full display at KL summit, but how far can it go?
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ informal, personality-driven approach has proven valuable in times of global flux, says political analyst James Chai.
Meta reports mixed financial results amid spree of AI hiring and spending
Tech company brings in record quarterly revenue but major tax bill dampens earnings per shareMeta reported mixed financial results for the third quarter of 2025. The company brought in record quarterly revenue but reported a major tax bill that dampene…
‘Trucker girl’ influencer Oti Cabadas dies suddenly aged just 41 leaving petrolhead fans in mourning
BELOVED “trucker girl” influencer Oti Cabadas has died suddenly aged 41. Tributes are pouring in for the star, who racked up hundreds of thousands of followers for her upbeat trucking videos. Oti, known online as Coco Trucker Girl, passed away on Monda…
Laughing JD Vance brags about his Oval Office showdown with Zelensky: ‘Most famous thing I’ve ever done’
Eight months after the shocking Oval Office confrontation, Vice President said he had sensed ‘some rudeness’ from the embattled Ukrainian leader during the heated exchange