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World NewsWhy many are celebrating ‘hot assassin’ who shot CEO

MAUREEN CALLAHAN: The collective adulation of the man who shot dead the UnitedHealth CEO – however deplorable – is delivering a bracing message. 

Maureen Callahan

The NightlyVegan parents let three-year-old son wither and die

A vegan couple whose obsession with ‘clean eating’ led to the death of their malnourished toddler after they set up their own ‘kingdom’ are facing jail. 

Claire Duffin

THE NIGHTLYTsunami warning update after magnitude 7.0 quake rocks US

A tsunami warning update has been issued after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake has hit the US West Coast that sparked an urgent warning from officials who told locals ‘you are in danger’.

Max Corstorphan

World NewsPremiumNASA again pushes back astronaut flights to the moon

NASA says its Artemis program - sending four astronauts around the moon and back - is now targeted for April 2026.

Marcia Dunn

World NewsShock clue on bullets that killed CEO, new images released

The New York Police Department has released new images of the man they would like to speak to after a US health insurance chief executive was shot dead, as three words are found on the bullets used.

Max Corstorphan

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Tsunami warning update after magnitude 7.0 quake rocks US

A tsunami warning update has been issued after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake has hit the US West Coast that sparked an urgent warning from officials who told locals ‘you are in danger’.

Max Corstorphan

The NightlyBoy, 2, dies from sepsis after doctors diagnose constipation

The parents of a two-year-old boy who died of a ‘brain injury caused by sepsis’ just four days after doctors allegedly diagnosed him with constipation, have demanded answers from the hospital who treated him.

Megan Howe

LEGAL FIGHTVideoAustralian grandmother jailed in Japan issues statement: ‘Extremely disappointed’

The Australian grandmother jailed overseas after falling for an alleged romance scam has broken her silence.

James Carmody in Chiba and Bryce Luff

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Gunman on the run: Urgent manhunt after NYC CEO shooting

Chilling images have emerged of the moment a major corporate chief executive was assassinated on the streets of New York City.

Matt Shrivell

SMUGGLING VERDICTVideoAussie grandmother learns fate over drug smuggling plot in Japan

The 58-year-old has always maintained her innocence and says she was the victim of a love scam.

James Carmody in Chiba and Bryce Luff

World PoliticsComments‘South Korea’s Donald Trump’: Who is President Yoon Suk Yeol

President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol waas a divisive figure even before he entered office, but his popularity has only declined since for stoking what critics have called ‘K-Trumpism’.

Georgina Noack

World PoliticsCommentsWhy Australia left US, Israel behind in shock UN call

RECAP: Australia has split from the US and Israel at the UN. Here’s what the significant shift in foreign policy means.

Max Corstorphan

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President backflips after shock martial law declaration

Just hours after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law over the ‘threat of North Korean communist forces’, he has issued an astounding reversal, saying he will revoke the shock decision. 

Max Corstorphan

COURTS & JUSTICE PremiumPerth woman accused of drug smuggling in Japan to learn fate

Perth woman Donna Nelson will learn her fate on Wednesday after being accused of smuggling drugs into Japan.

James Carmody 7NEWS

UpdatedPremiumMajor update on return of Bali Nine

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has discussed the return of the remaining members of the Bali Nine with his Indonesian counterpart in Jakarta.

Joanne Williamson, Jessica Wang

The NightlyBride’s last words before being killed on wedding day

During the sentencing of the woman who caused her death, Samantha Miller’s broken groom shared his bride’s devastating final words moments before his life was changed forever. 

Olivia Lambert

THE NIGHTLYTop royal pulled from official engagements

Buckingham Palace has made a last-minute change to an official state visit, pulling one of the most senior royals from the majority of duties.

Max Corstorphan

Royal FamilyVideoTop royal pulled from official engagements

Buckingham Palace has made a last-minute change to an official state visit, pulling one of the most senior royals from the majority of duties.

Max Corstorphan

Conflict and WarPremium‘Hell to pay’: Trump vows to hit Hamas if hostages not released

If the terrorist organisation does not release all Israeli hostages before Donald Trump's inauguration as US president, he has promised that those responsible ‘will be hit harder than anybody has been hit’.

newsWhy ex-Israeli minister blocked from Aus

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said he barred the ex-Israeli minister from coming to Australia due to concerns her views could “undermine social cohesion”.

Jessica Wang

The NightlyRemains of couple reported missing 44 years ago found

Charles and Catherine Romer vanished while driving home four decades ago.

Antonio Planas

World NewsPremiumGeorgia detains at least 100 anti-government protesters

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in Georgia in the past 48 hours to contest the government's decision to end European Union accession talks.

Felix Light

FIERY CRASHThree dead, one injured in fiery Tesla Cybertruck crash

‘The devastation pales into comparison to what these families are dealing with this morning.’

Patrick Smith

World NewsGeorgian protesters, police clash after EU talks halted

Demonstrations have erupted after an announcement by Georgia's ruling Georgian Dream party that it would not pursue EU accession talks until 2028.

Staff Writers