The family of an Australian man has made a heartfelt plea after he went missing while visiting Nepal when a terrifying ‘tsunami from the sky’ engulfed villages. Footage has emerged of locals sprinting for their lives as a catastrophic flood tore through a town in the country’s Rasuwa region on Wednesday,…
How ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan’s adopted daughter is causing uproar in a tiny Scottish paradise: Is she a victim of parochial islanders, or a high-handed Hollywood blow-in?
Bathed in the late summer sunshine on the western fringes of the Isle of Lewis, it’s easy to see why Great Bernera, with its white sandy beaches and ancient history, might appear the perfect balm for a troubled soul. And so it must have seemed for 62-year-old Claire Kellerman, a…
Relive private Chinese rocket’s explosive 1st landing attempt (video)
LandSpace’s first attempt to land a rocket was quite a spectacle, as newly released video footage reminds us. The Beijing-based company’s Zhuque-3 launcher reached orbit successfully during its debut mission on Dec. 3, 2025 — quite a feat for any rocket. But Zhuque-3 couldn’t pull off the twofer. Its first…
Man charged a year after daylight kebab shop shooting in Sydney that targeted a notorious underworld figure
By SAMANTHA LOCK FOR AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: 03:23 BST, 29 August 2026 | Updated: 03:29 BST, 29 August 2026 The man allegedly behind a brazen daylight shooting on a busy shopping strip has been charged over the attack that left three people fighting for life and two permanently wounded.…
Controversial Daniel Andrews statue that would have cost taxpayers $134,000 is cancelled
By AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: 02:58 BST, 29 August 2026 | Updated: 02:59 BST, 29 August 2026 A taxpayer-funded statue of former premier Daniel Andrews has been scrapped, with Victoria’s new premier saying the project did not align with community expectations. Andrews was to be immortalised in bronze at a…
‘Silo’s’ Common and Alexandria Riley on shocking season 3 truths and writers tearing their on-screen marriage apart (interview)
Warning: Potential “Silo” Spoilers Ahead! Get back in the Silo if you aren’t up to date! Apple TV’s “Silo” season 3 is nearing its final two episodes, depicting the Before Times’ doomsday silo project as well as the shakeup inside Silo 18 with Juliette’s memory returning. The ongoing tempest includes…
‘Swift Justice’ TV show host who sentenced OJ Simpson dies aged 70
By WILKO MARTÍNEZ-CACHERO, US REPORTER Published: 01:52 BST, 29 August 2026 | Updated: 02:17 BST, 29 August 2026 The TV show judge who previously sentenced OJ Simpson to prison has died at the age of 70. Former Clark County Judge Jackie Glass, who replaced Nancy Grace as the host of…
‘It’s going to be beautiful’: President Trump signs order to create U.S. Space Academy
The United States will soon have a new service academy — or something like it, anyway. President Donald Trump today (Aug. 28) signed an executive order creating the U.S. Space Academy, an institution of higher learning that will train students for a career studying, exploring, exploiting or helping to protect…
Trump announces record-breaking oil deal with Venezuela to double US reserves and slash gas prices
Donald Trump claimed he’s landed the ‘biggest oil deal in world history,’ giving the US control of over 65 billion barrels of proven oil reserves in Venezuela. The President has sought American control over the South American nation’s reserves since it deposed dictator Nicolas Maduro earlier this year in Operation…
‘Terrifying’ Ronnie O’Sullivan mural leaves fans snookered as artist insists ‘zombie-like’ tribute to potting star is not finished
By JOSHUA HAINING, NEWS REPORTER Published: 19:11 BST, 28 August 2026 | Updated: 01:13 BST, 29 August 2026 A ‘terrifying’ Ronnie O’Sullivan mural has left fans snookered as the artist insisted that the ‘zombie-like’ tribute to the sporting star is yet to be finished. The giant 30-foot-tall artwork was commissioned…