Explosions heard on Qeshm Island as US conducts ‘defensive strikes’ against Iran in Strait of Hormuz

Geoff and Delwyn Ballantyne went out for an evening coffee last week. When they returned they found Hex admiring himself in the mirror Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A peacock that seemingly fell hopelessly in love with himself in a bathroom mirror after breaking into a Brisbane house remains on the run after being evicted. Geoff and Delwyn Ballantyne left their Alexandra Hills home last week for an evening coffee and returned to find a fully grown peacock gazing ado

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), being hosted by Antigua and Barbuda, has attracted global attention.

Thousands of European troops are set to participate in a military exercise in Poland later this month

The midterms will shape Congress for the last years of his presidency, writes Sarah Smith, but they are also a test of what politics may look like without him.