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World NewsUS closes Ukraine embassy over ‘significant attack’ threat

The US embassy in Kyiv warned of a ‘potential significant air attack’ and shuttered its doors, following Russia’s vow to respond after Ukraine fired longer-range US missiles at its territory for the first time.

Max Corstorphan

SpaceCommentsTrump and Musk hug as SpaceX launch hits trouble

President-elect Donald Trump has joined SpaceX founder Elon Musk for the latest test launch of his Starship rocket, watching on as the vessel spectacularly launched into space before trouble broke out.

Max Corstorphan

The NightlyGo bags ready: Preparing to be a target of Trump’s revenge

Donald Trump’s victory alone has set off alarms among some of his most outspoken critics, as well as within parts of the intelligence and national security communities he denigrated as the ‘deep state’.

Isaac Stanley-Becker, Ellen Nakashima

The NightlyFive arrested after 2yo boy found naked and locked in cage

The little boy was found by police in a wooden and metal cage closed with a padlock.

Marlene Lenthang

The NightlyMan found dead in tanning bed at gym

The man was found days after his family reported him missing.

Marlene Lenthang

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What will the VP’s Saturday Night Live appearance achieve?

Harris appeared opposite the comedian who’s sent her up for the past five years in the dying days of the US election. But can it be used to swing what she really needs — votes?

Max Corstorphan

THE NIGHTLYThe best-selling book being pulled from school libraries

In 2007 it was a best-seller, now it’s topped the list of books most banned in schools.

arts, culture and entertainmentThe best-selling book being pulled from school libraries

In 2007 it was a best-seller, now it’s topped the list of books most banned in schools.

Staff Writers

World PoliticsCommentsMore heckle than Harris as crucial Phoenix rally derailed

Vice President Kamala Harris was shouted down by Trump supporters and pro-Gaza protesters at her own campaign stop in a crucial swing state.

Max Corstorphan

CourtsPremium‘Crippling guilt, shame’: WA killer driver jailed over crash

A well-known Wheatbelt identity convicted of killing two motorists in a head-on crash in the US has been sentenced.

Conor Powell

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How a WA child abuse case led to major arrest by the FBI

A Perth man’s mobile phone, which allegedly contained a sickening trove of child abuse material, has resulted in a dental worker in the US facing abhorrent sex charges after a tip off was sent to the FBI.

Phil Hickey

US electionCommentsTrump ‘Lovin’ it’: McDonald’s campaign visit mocks Harris

Former President Donald Trump put on an apron and got to work at a US McDonald’s on Sunday, making fries and working the drive-through in a move aimed at mocking Vice President Kamala Harris.

Max Corstorphan

SEE THE PICSCamera IconOG Angels are back as controversial fashion show returns

The glamourous famed Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show has returned after a five-year hiatus, promising to relaunch with a fresh and more inclusive vision.

Kellie Balaam

THE NIGHTLYThird Donald Trump ‘assassination attempt’ foiled by police

Police have foiled a third ‘assassination attempt’ on former President Donald Trump, arresting a Las Vegas man with multiple guns outside a rally in California.

Max Corstorphan

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Third Donald Trump ‘assassination attempt’ foiled by police

Police have foiled a third ‘assassination attempt’ on former President Donald Trump, arresting a Las Vegas man with multiple guns outside a rally in California.

Max Corstorphan

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White House race ‘critical’ to US, world: John Kerry

Former US Secretary of State John Kerry has taken aim at social media and a ‘breakdown in respect for truth and facts’, in a wide-ranging speech in Perth. 

Dylan Caporn

Natural DisastersVideoCommentsMilton death toll rises, alligator and flood warnings issued

As day broke in Florida, the extreme destructive force of Hurricane Milton was on full display. The death toll has risen as 11 million remain at high risk from flooding and displaced alligators.

Max Corstorphan

NATURAL DISASTERCommentsHurricane Milton leaves multiple fatalities in its wake

RECAP: Hurricane Milton, one of the largest storm systems ever recorded in the US has made landfall on the west coast of Florida. 

Max Corstorphan and Artemisia Blythe

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‘Too late to evacuate’: Hurricane Milton gains size

Hurricane Milton has weakened slightly, now an extremely strong Category Three, but is gaining in size and threatening an ever larger area of the Florida coast with its 251km/h winds and dangerous rains.

Max Corstorphan

THE NIGHTLY‘Life or death’: Grim warning as 5.9m evacuate Milton’s path

President Joe Biden has issued a grim warning to 5.9 million Americans in the path of Category Five Hurricane Milton, as the ‘devastating’ storm system threatens to be the worst US storm ‘in a century’.

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Natural DisastersComments‘Life or death’: Grim warning as 5.9m evacuate Milton’s path

President Joe Biden has issued a grim warning to 5.9 million Americans in the path of Category Five Hurricane Milton, as the ‘devastating’ storm system threatens to be the worst US storm ‘in a century’.

Max Corstorphan

The NightlyThe troubling childhood of an alleged teenage school shooter

The spiralling path that led 14-year-old Colt Gray to a jail cell offers an extraordinary case study on the making of yet another young man accused of gunning down children in their classrooms and hallways.

Sarah Blaskey, John Woodrow Cox, Hannah Natanson, Laura Meckler, Shawn Boburg

THE NIGHTLYHurricane Helene's $22b clean-up begins after 89 killed

The United States is grappling with a rising death toll and property devastation, as a $22b clean-up operation begins to deal with the carnage caused by ‘unsurvivable’ Hurricane Helene.

World News‘Tragedy’: 90 dead, many missing as $22b Hurricane Helene clean-up begins

The United States is grappling with a rising death toll and property devastation, as a $22b clean-up operation begins to deal with the carnage caused by ‘unsurvivable’ Hurricane Helene.

Staff Writers