Interstellar comet may be oldest object seen in our solar system, scientists say
Observations suggest comet spent billions of years on ‘vast unimaginable trajectories’ around our galaxy An interstellar comet that blazed past the sun last year could be nearly three times older…
Iran agrees to UN nuclear inspectors’ return as part of agreement with US
Other measures include Washington lifting sanctions on Tehran’s oil exports and reopening the strait of Hormuz Iran has agreed to allow UN nuclear inspectors back into the country as part…
Brown skuas and giant petrels rarely make landfall. When they were found in WA, scientists feared ‘bad news’ for wildlife
Experts thought H5N1 bird flu would more likely reach Australia’s north. But an arrival from Antarctica had always been possible Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get…
Who is Andy Burnham, the ‘man of the people’ likely to be next UK prime minister?
Expected successor to Keir Starmer has promised to understand voters outside London and those who feel unheard In the story that Andy Burnham tells about himself, “the turning point” in…
Trapped by floods and fearing death in the heat: the Australians taking legal action over the climate crisis
Ten people affected in different ways by extreme weather are taking a case against the federal government to the UN Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get…
Trump claims ‘vandals’ foiled his $14m revamp of DC’s reflecting pool. What actually happened?
Trump’s pre-Fourth of July renovation project has endured problems with algae, peeling paint and an inflating price tag Donald Trump’s rush to repaint the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, a symbol…
Jordan v Algeria: World Cup 2026 – live
⚽️ Kick-off time: 8pm local/1pm AEST/4am BST/11pm EDT⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail Martin The stadium is slowly starting to fill in San Francisco and the…
AI models capable of devastating attacks on governments and business months away, rare Five Eyes statement warns
Signal agencies in Australia, the US, the UK, New Zealand and Canada sound alarm after Trump blocks foreign nationals from Anthropic’s Fable AI model Powerful AI models capable of devastating…
Australia undergoing historic decline in support for multiculturalism amid rising fear and pessimism, poll finds
Share of people who say cultural diversity has been good for the nation plunges from 90% in 2024 to 73% in 2026, Lowy Institute survey finds Follow our Australia news…
Australia politics live: Jim Chalmers hails ‘important day for tax reform’ after deal with Greens; paraquat herbicide gets regulator green light despite Parkinson’s fears
Minor party says it will support Labor’s negative gearing and capital gains tax changes this fortnight in the Senate. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app…