World - Sunday, March 29, 2026

Porepunkah fugitive, 56, had been on the run after killing two police officers in Australian alpine region in August Full story: Dezi Freeman shot dead by police Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Wayne Gatt , secretary of the Police Association Victoria, issued a statement a little earlier confirming the man fatally shot was Dezi Freeman. He said: Our members said they would find him. They did. Closure isn’t the right word. This represents a step forward for our members, for the families of our fallen members and for the community. It doesn’t lessen the trauma, give back the futures that were callously stolen or lessen the collective fear and grief that this tragic event has instilled in police and the wider public. They have worked tirelessly. During the emergency, in the operation that followed and the months thereafter, members across the state have devoted themselves to this singular pursuit. Days like today offer a sobering reminder that policing happens while you sleep, when the media spotlight on an investigation dims and when everything seems lost and forgotten. RIP Vadim and Neal. Today, we remember you. Continue reading...

Israel said it launched a wave of strikes targeting infrastructure in Tehran and other areas, and Iran retaliated. The speaker of Iran’s parliament accused the Trump administration of engaging in a front of diplomacy while “secretly planning a ground invasion.”

Israeli air force says it intercepted two drones launched from Yemen; Unifil says peacekeeper killed and another critically injured in southern Lebanon Full report: Iran accuses US of plotting ground assault while publicly seeking talks Analysis: what the Houthis’ entry into the Iran war means for the conflict and the wider region Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, has condemned Israel’s killing of three journalists in Lebanon on Saturday. On his Telegram, Araghchi said the killings amounted to “targeted assassination” and “flagrant violation of international law”. He said they were a way of silencing “the voices of those who tell the truth”. Continue reading...

The move drew criticism from the church, global leaders and the US ambassador. Israel's PM said it was a safety measure following recent Iranian strikes.

Diplomats from around the region met in Pakistan, and the U.S.-Israeli bombardment hit a southern Iranian port, killing at least five people, Iranian state media said.

At least 33 bodies, including 25 children, were unearthed from a mass grave in Kericho, Kenya, as authorities investigate a reported hospital morgue transfer.

Opposition leader says you don’t get more gas ‘by raising taxes’. Follow updates live BREAKING NEWS: Dezi Freeman shot dead by police after seven-month-long manhunt Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Trade minister to speak at National Press Club after signing of EU free trade deal Don Farrell , the trade and tourism minister, will speak to journalists at the National Press Club in Canberra today, talking up the government’s new free trade agreement with the European Union. We haven’t had an honest conversation in this country about issues around taxation for a very long time, because the conversation always gets shut down. So I absolutely support us having honest conversations as Australians about what we should be doing into the future that’s in the best interest of our nation. Continue reading...

The paintings were taken from a museum in Parma by four masked men in the middle of the night, police say.

The tanker full of crude oil could reach its expected destination by Tuesday, providing a lifeline to the island amid intense U.S. pressure.

Levi Vargas, 30, was competing in Baker to Vegas race through Mojave desert as US south-west faces extreme heat Los Angeles county sheriff’s deputy Levi Vargas died on Saturday after a medical emergency while participating in an annual relay race through the Mojave desert. He was 30 years old. Vargas had been competing at the Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup relay race, which follows a 120-mile (193km) course from Baker, California, to Las Vegas, Nevada, through the Mojave desert. Several law enforcement agencies send 20-runner teams annually to compete in the race. Continue reading...