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2026-09-06 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Election shockwave: Meet the smiling new leader set to bring hard-right upheaval to Germany

🔮 Voters responded with a thumping endorsement for Siegmund and the party he leads, the Alternative für Deutschland (Alternative for Germany), known as the AfD. Interim results showed the AfD won 44 per cent of the vote, although it is not yet clear whether this will be enough to install Siegmund in power. assertive

2026-09-16 · The Sydney Morning Herald

‘We’ll forget her soon enough’: Diana’s brother makes explosive claim about Charles

🔮 King Charles has hit back at an explosive claim that he said people would forget his first wife, Diana, “soon enough” after her death in a high-speed car crash in 1997. mixed

2026-09-17 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Every peaceful moment in Kyiv is a miracle. If only there were more

🔮 The war is all around us, and yet people will not let it crush them. assertive

2026-09-18 · The Sydney Morning Herald

‘Total war’: The human face of the assault on Ukraine

🔮 There are times at night when Svitlana Dvorchina will not leave her apartment when the air-raid alarm goes off. assertive

2026-09-20 · The Sydney Morning Herald

‘We are made of iron’: the workers who keep trains running under fire

🔮 Looking at the smashed windows and the blackened interior, many railway staff might think twice about their daily work. assertive

2026-09-21 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Surprise! Putin just won the Russian elections. But his biggest win was elsewhere

🔮 How could 42 per cent be allowed to choose anyone else? assertive

2026-09-23 · The Sydney Morning Herald

‘Gaslighting’: Diana’s brother hits back at palace over his claim about the King

🔮 Spencer stood by his controversial claim that King Charles – then the Prince of Wales – had said the world would “forget” Diana after she died in a tragic car crash in 1997. assertive

2026-09-26 · The Sydney Morning Herald

U2 rock their old school with surprise concert to mark 50 years

🔮 Lead singer Bono joked to Irish national broadcaster RTE that the band’s lead guitarist, The Edge, was worried the students at their old school, Mount Temple Comprehensive, might not have liked the band. assertive

2026-09-28 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Terror suspects released on bail after UK air base arrests, as Iran denies role

🔮 The move ignited debate about the scale of the threat to the base and the surrounding community following fears that the alleged perpetrators could have bombed the airfield, amid suspicions that Iran was behind the plot. assertive

2026-09-28 · The Sydney Morning Herald

‘Exclude her’: British Jews urge UK to bar entry for Australian author over October 7 remarks

🔮 The statement heightens the debate about the author’s visit next week after a Conservative Party frontbencher, Chris Philp, called on the UK government to consider refusing or cancelling any visa or travel clearance she might have. assertive

2026-09-29 · The Sydney Morning Herald

UK air base ‘terror plot’ foiled when one of the suspects phoned police: report

🔮 Taylor acknowledged the release on bail would have come as a surprise to many people, but he said it was an investigative decision and was “grounded in experience” and a careful consideration of policing powers. assertive

2026-09-30 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Why British PM named Iran as likely culprit in air base plot

🔮 “We will say more in due course, but we can confirm our belief that we believe Iran to have played a part.” assertive

2026-09-30 · The Sydney Morning Herald

‘I grabbed the terrorist’: How hero passengers helped save Flight FZ1073

🔮 “I watch Mayday,” he said. assertive

2026-10-03 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Flydubai co-pilot allegedly wielded axe in attempted terrorist attack

🔮 Following the release of the prosecutor general’s statement, Anwar Gargash, a senior adviser to the UAE president, said on X that the Gulf country had zero tolerance for terrorism and would show no leniency toward extremist rhetoric. assertive

2026-10-05 · The Sydney Morning Herald

The Conservative Party has a bold agenda – but there’s a problem

🔮 Badenoch argued that the UK could simply not afford all the policies it would like to have and would have to cut its spending to suit the times. assertive

2026-10-05 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Andrew is now a pariah. Here’s why he wants to turn the tables on police

🔮 Thames Valley Police wanted witnesses to come forward with anything they knew about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor so they could assess claims of sexual misconduct during his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. assertive

2026-10-06 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Natalie’s brother went missing within a year of signing up. She still doesn’t know where he is

🔮 “There are guys who are dying at the front line, and if you will not support them, you have no idea what Russia will do in the next couple of years and where the front line will be. assertive

2026-10-06 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Tens of thousands protest housing crisis, as Spain calls early election

🔮 Feijoo and the People’s Party are promising an alternative plan that includes building 250,000 new homes a year and claiming this would help create 600,000 jobs. “If Spaniards give me their trust, my priority, my success, will be housing policy,” said Feijoo on Sunday. assertive

2026-10-08 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Police search warrants for former prince Andrew were unlawful, judge rules

🔮 The decision is a significant victory for the former prince nine months after his arrest made global headlines, and it raises questions over the evidenced gathered and whether he may ever be charged. assertive

2026-10-12 · The Sydney Morning Herald

The president of pretence: Why Trump’s latest ceasefire ‘trick’ failed its first test

🔮 (Biden also placed limits on what Ukraine could do with weapons). assertive

2026-10-14 · The Sydney Morning Herald

‘People will die’: Elon Musk urged to restore crucial Starlink access for Ukraine

🔮 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the surprise slowdown and warned that more civilians would be killed if Musk did not act to restore full Starlink services to Ukrainian forces. “We understand what is going on – they switched off, it’s their decision,” Zelensky told media host Piers Morgan in an interview aired late on Wednesday in London (about 3.30am on Thursday, AEDT) amid escalating concerns about the risk to Ukraine’s military capacity. assertive

2026-10-17 · The Sydney Morning Herald

‘Planned operation’: the test result that reveals a dangerous Trump betrayal

🔮 The speed test was undertaken in recent days by Ukrainian personnel who took Starlink equipment into a nearby European Union country to check whether they would get the same slow speeds they experienced when using the terminals in Ukraine. assertive

2026-10-18 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Macron addresses nation after riots, looting as Trump says ‘France is burning’

🔮 On Sunday, he argued the protest movement was driven by genuine grievances over real issues, saying that people could no longer bear the high cost of living. “The situation for high school students and college students is hellish. assertive

2026-10-19 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Nothing left to loot: Parisians ponder the real cost of another night of riots

🔮 She worries that politicians and the media will misrepresent the images from the protests. assertive

2026-10-19 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Students blockade Louvre as France rolls out local curfews

🔮 In Nice, Mayor Eric Ciotti announced a curfew for young people from 9pm to 6am for the rest of this week. assertive

2026-10-20 · The Sydney Morning Herald

France sends in troops as Paris simmers in aftermath of riots

🔮 Troops will be deployed to reinforce police in a bid to quell riots on French streets after an outcry over the violence last weekend and a growing political debate about a breakdown in social cohesion. assertive

2026-10-23 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Deadly shooting outside Paris a ‘terrorist attack’, say police

🔮 Police said they were treating the attack as terrorism and were aware of reports that the killer had set traps in his home to kill visitors that he expected to investigate him after the shootings. assertive

2026-10-23 · The Sydney Morning Herald

I try not to complain about crime in London – an ancestor of mine snatched and ran

🔮 England was at peace after defeating Napoleon, but London was ravaged by crushing poverty – and a small square of silk could be worth about two days’ wages. assertive

2026-10-23 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Prince William reveals he once dreamt of being ‘DJ Xara’ or a career as a policeman

🔮 Prince William has revealed he once dreamt of becoming a policeman or a DJ when he considered careers other than being heir to the throne. assertive

2026-10-28 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Ten dead in high-speed train crash in Spain

🔮 Two trains have collided on a high-speed line in central Spain in a crash that has killed at least 10 people, with authorities warning the number is expected to rise. assertive

2026-10-29 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Revealed: The final words in the moments before the Spanish train disaster

🔮 Finding the facts will take time, however, because Spain goes to a national election on November 29. assertive

2026-10-30 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Police launch inquiry into Andrew and Epstein at royal estate in Scotland

🔮 “We would never confirm details of ongoing inquiries, and it would be inappropriate to comment further.” assertive

2026-10-31 · The Sydney Morning Herald

The King and the colonies: Why Charles will have to confront slavery

🔮 But every stop takes the King closer to a meeting in Antigua where he will have to navigate the grim history of slavery in his talks with Commonwealth leaders from former British colonies. assertive

2026-10-31 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Despair and decline: the risks for Europe behind the riots

🔮 Its budget deficit is 5.4 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) this year and will improve only if the National Assembly can agree on budget reforms, an unlikely prospect when all parties are preparing for elections next year. assertive

2026-11-02 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Albanese warns world leaders of growing threat to democracy after Haines attack

🔮 Democracies are under increasing danger from violent threats and political polarisation, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will warn in a speech to political leaders at a Commonwealth summit of 56 nations. assertive

2026-11-02 · The Sydney Morning Herald

King Charles joins Albanese, Forrest aboard climate ship

🔮 “Renewable energy will lower costs, not increase them, and will boost economic growth and productivity,” the prime minister said. assertive

2026-11-02 · The Sydney Morning Herald

Albanese blasts Taylor on Caribbean travel demand

🔮 The federal government’s gross debt is forecast to surpass $1 trillion this financial year. assertive

2026-11-03 · The Sydney Morning Herald

‘Fills my heart with horror’: King Charles expresses personal sorrow over slavery

🔮 He warned of the risks from technologies that were being released at “at dizzying speed” and urged the Commonwealth to address some of the changes this would bring. assertive

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