Audrey Courty

A magnitude-7.5 earthquake has struck off the east coast of Honshu, Japan, the country's meteorological agency (JMA) says.

A US soldier accused of using classified information to place bets on a covert military operation has thrown a spotlight on the fast-growing world of prediction markets.

Thirteen Australian women and children linked to the Islamic State (IS) group have returned home from Syria, years after the terrorist organisation lost territorial control.

Fri 15 May 2026 at 11:02pm Australia has recorded its first reported death from diphtheria in almost a decade, after the Northern Territory declared an outbreak of the disease in March.

Wed 20 May 2026 at 9:31pm

Thu 21 May 2026 at 8:34pm For years, the so-called Islamic State (IS) not only abducted and enslaved thousands of Yazidi women and children, it also bureaucratised the system.

Thu 21 May 2026 at 8:40pm Iran is tightening its grip on the Strait of Hormuz, asserting an unprecedented level of control over one of the world's most strategically important shipping lanes through a new transit regime.

Mon 25 May 2026 at 5:00am The outline of a potential US-Iran agreement is beginning to emerge, but major questions remain, from how the Strait of Hormuz would reopen to the future of Iran's nuclear program.

Tue 26 May 2026 at 5:46am As US President Donald Trump pushes for a deal with Iran, he is reviving one of the signature foreign policy projects of his first term: the Abraham Accords.

Wed 27 May 2026 at 4:21am More than 50 years after humans last walked on the Moon, NASA is preparing to return, this time with plans to stay.