BTS announces return with new world tour in 2026 and 2027
K-pop band to start tour in April after nearly four-year hiatus due to all seven members needing to complete South Korea’s mandatory military service The BTS comeback is upon us:…
Musk’s AI tool Grok will be integrated into Pentagon networks, Hegseth says
Defense secretary says AI tool will join military systems later this month as it comes under fire for sexual imagery Pete Hegseth announced on Monday that the US military will…
Ten Sydney Harbours’ worth of threatened species habitat approved for destruction in 2025, report finds
ACF analysis finds amount of habitat approved by Albanese government for land-clearing hit a 15-year high last year Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Sign up for…
NSW government calls for rethink on capital gains tax discount to ease housing affordability
Federal parliamentary inquiry hears tax concessions undercut policies, including first home buyer assistance Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or…
‘Madness’: two US citizens violently detained by ICE in Minnesota, officials say
Two Target employees forced to the ground, then into SUV, then dumped in different parking lot Two US citizens who are employees of a Minnesota Target store were detained by…
New proposed Ukip logo compared to iron cross used by Nazi regime
Anti-racism campaign group Hope Not Hate warned that the logo was ‘echoing Nazi-style imagery’ A proposed new Ukip logo likened to the black military cross associated with the German empire…
Bill and Hillary Clinton refuse to testify in House Epstein investigation
James Comer said he would move to hold former US president in contempt for not appearing for testimony Bill and Hillary Clinton announced they would not comply with a subpoena…
Iran protests live updates: Trump warns of ‘very strong action’ if Iran executes protesters, as death toll soars
US president says ‘help is on its way’, as reported death toll rises into the thousands and concerns Tehran may carry out first protest-related execution, that of Erfan Soltani Trump…
Australia news live: Randa Abdel-Fattah threatens legal action against SA premier; Sydney prayer hall linked to controversial cleric closes permanently
Author accuses Peter Malinauskas of making ‘defamatory’ remarks about her after her disinvitation from Adelaide writers’ week. Follow live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast…
Meet the merpeople: ‘Once I put the tail on, my life was changed forever’
Professional mermaids risk hypothermia, seasickness and the cling of skin-tight silicone, but the reward is becoming an ‘ocean ambassador’ – and a bit more colour in the world Propelled by…