What makes us happy, and why are some places in the world seemingly perennially cheerful — and more so than others?
Adrian Lowe
US President Donald Trump has appeared to endorse the idea of joining the Commonwealth of Nations — the organisation largely composed of former British colonies and run by King Charles III.
Drunk passengers, medical emergencies and blow-ups over ham-and-cheese toasties. It’s all in a day’s work for Qantas and Virgin flight attendants.
Duncan Evans
The world’s biggest airlines, including Qantas, are in scramble mode as they try to steer their fleets around the world and on time in the wake of the Heathrow airport fire - Here’s what they are saying.
Matt Shrivell
Amid controversy over the rapper’s anti-Semitic outbursts and rumours around domestic violence, Kanye West and his wife Bianca Censori have unfollowed each other on Instagram.
A snorkelling trip in paradise has turned to terror after a boat carrying at least 11 Australians capsized and a woman drowned off the coast of Bali.
A snorkelling trip in paradise has turned to terror after a boat carrying at least 11 Australians capsized before a woman from Canberra drowned off the coast of Bali.
The backpacker has been missing for over a week after visiting a popular beach in Krabi.
Sarah Keszler
Australian travellers have been caught up in international flight chaos after London’s Heathrow Airport was closed for the day due to a massive power outage caused by a fire.
David Johns
A British man has caught on camera the ‘scariest moment’ of his life as a troop of monkeys chased him out of resort swimming pool in Thailand.
Peta Rasdien
US tech giants Meta, Google, Amazon and X are targeting Australia’s online laws, but Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he will stand up for Aussie parents.
The 14-year-old suffered a fractured nose, an eye injury and bruising, according to court documents.
Dominique Tassell
After an incredible 286 consecutive days in space, the mental toll on NASA’s astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore may be more serious than their smiles and thumbs-up signals indicated.
US President Donald Trump, sitting amongst a group of young students at desks, has signed an executive order ‘eliminating the Federal Department of Education’.
Max Corstorphan
Israel’s latest military escalations have killed almost 600 Palestinians across Gaza since Tuesday, with the IDF celebrating the elimination of Hamas leaders as ground and air operations continue.
The deceased pet’s body was found by an employee.
Taylor Renouf
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams’ space odyssey is finally over after 286 days but the fallout from their grueling mission is only just beginning.
It may look a little sad, but the blobfish, once crowned the world’s ugliest animal, has plenty of reasons to smile after securing yet another major accolade.
Israel has retaken the Netzarim Corridor in the Gaza Strip, splitting the Palestinian territory in half, as the United States warned the window for extending a ceasefire is ‘closing fast’.
A 46-year-old man, who spent almost his entire adult life in jail, has become the first person in the US state of Louisiana executed using nitrogen gas.
Sara Cline
JFK assassination files released to the public for the very first time have revealed correspondence between Australian and US intelligence marked as “secret”.
Clareese Packer
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