EU commends Spain's 'swift response' to Ceuta migrant crisis
Image source, Europa Press via Getty ImagesImage caption, Hundreds of migrants were pictured lined up on a beach in Ceut...
Qatar says indirect talks continue to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Qatar says indirect talks continue to reopen Strait of Hormuz Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Dr. Majed al-Ansari say...
Oil prices fall on hopes Strait of Hormuz could reopen
Image source, Getty ImagesByMichael RaceBusiness reporter, Reporting fromNew YorkPublished4 August 2026, 15:58 BSTUpdate...
Elon Musk’s X latest to block Saudi dissident accounts inside kingdom
Exclusive: More than 60 accounts on X have been made unavailable in Saudi Arabia, after similar action on Snapchat and F...
Drone appears to stalk man before exploding
A drone was seen following a man at a minibus-turned-market in Kherson, southern Ukraine, before exploding on Tuesday.
Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination will advance to full US Senate vote
Blanche, one of Trump’s most trusted legal aides, had confirmed in writing that $1.8bn slush fund for president’s allies...
More Than 150 Migrants Rescued From Burning Boat in English Channel
No deaths or injuries were reported. Many migrants try to reach Britain in small, often unseaworthy vessels.
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey gives UK poetry sales an epic boost
Poetry sales surpassed £8m in the first 30 weeks of 2026 and are expected to reach a record high this year thanks to blo...
Reading and writing worsens in Australian schools as one in three students fail to meet Naplan benchmarks
Education minister Jason Clare says the results showed ‘real challenges’ but numeracy scores were hearteningFollow our A...
‘Did you send that report?’ The Icac bombshell that came late for Damien Tudehope
The former Liberal finance minister was questioned by Icac counsel assisting, Peggy Dwyer, on TuesdayGet our breaking ne...
Mentions of ‘gender’ scrubbed from Queensland Office for Women website amid alleged effort to ‘dewokify’
Comparisons of live and archived pages show more than 20 mentions have been removed, including in reference to the gende...
Melbourne anti-weapons protest being investigated as terrorist act by ‘far-left extremists’
Federal police say those who vandalised a defence manufacturer and torched nearby cars could face life imprisonmentGet o...