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Heavy rainfall threatens to disrupt the final Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, while North Queensland braces for up ...

Millions of Australians are expected to swelter through extreme heat this week as temperatures soar right across the country.

The island nation of Kiribati was the first in the world to enter 2026, with the clock striking midnight there. Among cities, ...

Rabbi Steve Roth makes a plea for American Jews to consider a move to Israel in a time of rising antisemitism and attacks on ...

An hour before midnight, the victims of the Bondi Beach attack – during which 15 were killed and 40 injured – were ...

The NSW SES advises people in the following area (s) to MONITOR CONDITIONS for forecast heavy rainfall, damaging winds, large hailstones, flash flooding: ...

Qatar and the United Arab Emirates lit up their night skies, holding grand celebrations to mark the start of 2026. Thousands ...

The global arrival of 2026 is here. Kiritimati, Kiribati, became the first inhabited place to enter the New Year due to its ...

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Wollondilly/Wingecarribee, Blue Mountains/Hawkesbury, Sydney and Wollongong: Status: Active: Location: New South Wales: Blue Mountai ...

Auckland rang in 2026 with a downtown fireworks display launched from New Zealand’s tallest structure, Sky Tower, making it ...