2026 • Apr 05
Chance of alien life ‘goes to heart’ of space missions, Nasa chief says
Jared Isaacman says odds of evidence we are not alone are ‘pretty high’ four days after Artemis II rocket lifted off
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2026 • Apr 05
Trump warns Iran to reopen strait of Hormuz by Tuesday or face ‘hell’
President shifts deadline again for attacking power plants and bridges in expletive-ridden social media post
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2026 • Apr 05
‘Unhinged madman’: US politicians react to Trump’s expletive-laden threat to Iran
Marjorie Taylor Greene and Bernie Sanders among those responding with alarm to Trump writing ‘open the fuckin’ strait, you crazy bastards’
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2026 • Apr 05
Uproar in Germany over law requiring men get military approval for long stays abroad
Ministry clarifies clause affecting those up to age 45 that is part of legislation that came into effect in JanuaryA little-noticed clause in sweeping
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2026 • Apr 05
Hungarian PM faces ‘false flag’ claims after Serbia says explosives found near pipeline
Incident prompts political scrutiny across Hungary as Viktor Orbán trails in polls before next Sunday’s electionSerbia has said it found “explosives of devastating power” near a pipeline tha
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2026 • Apr 05
Aboriginal child moved 1,700km from remote NT community should be returned, family court rules
Judge says boy should go back to his community to learn about stories and rituals ‘that can only be taught on country’Get our
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2026 • Apr 05
Australian Human Rights Commission investigates alleged racial discrimination by NSW government
South Asian Muslim and caste-oppressed Hindu community representatives accuse multiculturalism minister and department of discriminationGet our
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2026 • Apr 05
Ministers working with Labour backbenchers to temper Mahmood immigration plans
Exclusive: Starmer urged to go further with exemptions if he wants to avoid widespread anger from his own MPsA number of ministers concerned about Shabana Mahmood’s immigration changes are w
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2026 • Apr 05
Fair Work Agency’s priorities criticised days before its launch
Cornerstone of the UK’s Employment Rights Act ‘in danger of becoming a dead duck’, says Unite bossThe government has asked its new employment rights watchdog to reduce the regulatory burden
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2026 • Apr 05
How Paris swapped cars for bikes – and transformed its streets
Under outgoing mayor Anne Hidalgo, the French capital added bike lanes, cut traffic and reclaimed public space, but not without resistanceWhen Corentin Roudaut moved to Paris 10 years ago, h
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2026 • Apr 05
Bilby boom: breeding trial to reintroduce species to Mallee Cliffs national park shows signs of success
Fifty ‘founder’ bilbies were released in fenced breeding area in 2019 with the aim of establishing first wild population there in a centuryGet our
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2026 • Apr 05
Man arrested attempting to board international flight at Melbourne airport charged with murdering woman
Murder charge laid after missing woman’s body discovered in Victorian town of Little River, near MelbourneGet our
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