US foes and allies denounce Trump’s ‘crime of aggression’ in Venezuela at UN meeting
US ambassador defends attack as ‘law enforcement’ action against an ‘illegitimate’ leader, not an act of war The ‘Putinization’ of US foreign policy has arrived in Venezuela The US has…
US traders make big profits betting on Maduro’s capture in January
Arrest of Venezuelan president appears to have been anticipated on ‘prediction markets’ where people bet on future events Gamblers appear to have made large profits after successfully betting on the…
‘Soy inocente’: Maduro defiant in surreal New York courtroom spectacle
The Venezuelan leader entered a heartfelt not guilty plea – and told a member of the gallery he was a prisoner of war Venezuela crisis – latest updates At noon…
Trump suggests US taxpayers could cover cost of boosting Venezuelan oil production – live
President faces criticism at home and abroad for military attack to capture Nicolás Maduro, which some nations denounced as ‘crime of aggression’ by US Deposed Maduro pleads not guilty after…
In ending, Stranger Things committed TV’s ultimate crime
It felt like a punishing endurance test, coming to a head countless times … and yet it’s not over. Where the Upside Down is concerned, it’s never over We’ve all…
My rookie era: I’m learning to swim in the ocean, braving the waves and marine life
I’ve swum and squealed alongside enormous blue gropers, tiny stingrays, silver and striped fish and even a Port Jackson shark More summer essentials I’ve wanted to be an ocean swimmer…
Australian books to look forward to in 2026: from a 278-page sentence to a memoir about a ‘cursed vagina’
It promises to be a marvellous year ahead for OzLit, with new books from the likes of Kate Grenville, Siang Lu, Antoinette Lattouf, Shaun Micallef, Judith Lucy and more Get…
Is Trump really as lawless as he seems? Or is he just a law unto himself? | Fiona Katauskas
It’s open to interpretation See more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading…
PM must ‘yield’ as ex-Labor MPs join Bondi inquiry call
Anthony Albanese is being urged to “yield” to growing calls for a royal commission into anti-Semitism following the Bondi massacre, as a group of former Labor politicians join the push.…
Massive sinkhole opens up near major tunnel project
A large sinkhole, several metres wide, has opened at a sports oval where tunnel-boring machines are carving out a major underground road project. The sinkhole was discovered on Monday at…