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Australia's cyber intelligence agency says the latest AI models have caused a worrying surge in malicious online attacks.

Oil prices fell as traders weighed fresh regional efforts to ease tensions involving Iran against Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and risks to shipping through the Hormuz Strait.

The Greens complained to the Advertising Standards Authority about the ads.

Two men and two women have been charged in connection with a fire at a south-west Victorian home while a father and his children were still inside.

<p>The Jordanian military said it had struck “terrorist organisations” in neighbouring Syria on Monday in retaliation for a <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2039342">deadly attack on a church</a> last week, hours after authorities arrested three men they accused of the killings.</p> <p>It said air force jets had “destroyed several terrorist positions” and

Israel's longest-serving prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, faces a battle to stay in power amid fierce competition from a bloc led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot. Arab parties are projected to play kingmakers.

In het gemeentehuis van Wielsbeke kreeg Yaron Tack (25) de bronzen medaille en het diploma van het Carnegie Hero Fund. Een jaar geleden redde de Vichtenaar een gewonde man uit zijn brandende woning in Sint-Baafs-Vijve. "Ik kon het intussen allemaal een plaats geven. Sterker nog, ik zou het meteen opnieuw doen", reageert hij.

IPOH, Oct 27 &mdash; Three 19-year-old men have been arrested in Penang over alleged arson and paint-splashing attacks o...

Arsonists rammed the front gates of the Manor Street home of Simon Pitard and set two luxury cars alight.

Top officials from four countries to continue talks on peace and security as Saudi forces down more Houthi missiles.

Destruction orders for the two dogs were withdrawn last week, and dangerous dog declarations proposed.

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The attack on a village in Syria killed five people, including women and children, Syrian health officials said.

Independent federal Senator Fatima Payman has stunned a committee by asking whether Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was waiting for a Helen Haines-style attack on her before granting her additional staff.

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Security upgrades to MPs’ homes, as well as swifter office upgrades, are on the table. Some politicians also want duress alarms.

BC Conservatives pledged to end open drug use, improve access to mental health care and empower police to enforce the Mental Health Act to connect people with mandatory treatment.

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The 20-year-old was also taken to hospital with self-inflicted injuries, police said.

Ten years ago, this list would have shocked most PC gamers.

MPs are back at George Street for a week marking the halfway point of the election cycle, with bail laws set to pass and a new minister to face question time.

Syria closes border crossings with Jordan after air strikes kill seven people in Deraa and Suweyda, including children.

Jordan’s air force has carried out several strikes in southern Syria in response to Friday’s church attack.

Campaigns and their allies are making their closing arguments, and they've spent more than the annual budgets of a handful of states doing it. Much of that money is aimed at voters' wallets, but the attacks are also getting more personal and more artificial. Lisa Desjardins explains.

Senator Fatima Payman invoked the attack on independent MP Helen Haines while asking Senator Don Farrell why she’d been denied extra staff to deal with threats.

<p>Jordanian air force says it carried out strikes against ‘terrorist groups’ tied to killing of nine in Karak</p><p>Jordan has carried out airstrikes against armed groups in Syria in retaliation for <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/24/seven-killed-and-40-injured-after-gunmen-open-fire-at-church-funeral-in-jordan">Friday’s attack on a Gree

Israel’s military chief resisted the prime minister, who then pressed in recent days for a separate action, short of an overt strike, according to an official and a person briefed on the matter.

On International Religious Freedom Day, the biggest threat facing religious freedom in SA is an institution created to protect it.

The husband of a Victorian Liberal Party candidate has allegedly been assaulted during a dispute over campaign signs.

The Democratic candidate for the US Senate has been the subject of Islamophobic attacks from Trump.

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_4480,w_6720/743714' alt='A member of the security forces stands guard during preparations for the funeral of victims of a church shooting in Karak, Jordan, October 25, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/ALAA AL SUKHNI)' title='A member of the security force

A viral video shows members of an Islamic group’s first aid unit chanting for AK-47s to attack ‘infidels’ in Enugu and Jos, prompting calls for a probe. Read More: https://punchng.com/islamic-group-members-ask-for-ak-47s-to-attack-infidels-in-enugu-jos/

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Jewish Australians are among the tens of thousands of people flying into Israel for the first election since the October 7 attacks.

Police are investigating a suspected arson attack at the Moonee Vale Clinic overnight, as well as a separate incident outside a Brighton home.

The NASA STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Enhancement in Earth Science (SEES) Internship Program at the University of Texas Center for Space Research places high school students on small, mission-focused research teams mentored by NASA, academic, and industry experts. During summer 2026, the SEES Mission Architecture Tool for Research

CAIRO, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Parliament authorised Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday to take "all necessary measures" to help Saudi Arabia defend itself – a move that could push Cairo more directly into the conflict between the kingdom and Yemen's Iran-allied Houthis.

Jordanian authorities have arrested three relatives over a church attack in Karak that killed eight people.

<p>Israeli prime minister increases alarmist rhetoric as his far-right coalition narrowly trails in polls</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/oct/27/israel-elections-knesset-netanyahu-likud-eisenkot-gaza-latest-updates">Israel election – live updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Benjamin Netanyahu has resorted to increasingly alarmist r

Australia's cyber-spy agency offers an insight into how it is dealing with the surge in AI threats.

UN commission notes Russian weaponisation of cold in nearly five years of attacks on heating plants and power lines.

Predator Free Wellington is homing in on the CBD in its mission to eradicate pests.

Both sides of the Cook Strait continue to be lashed by wild weather as a front moves up the country.

Police in Sokoto State have confirmed a bandit attack in a community near Usmanu Danfodiyo University, where one person was shot and 28 cattle rustled. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-confirm-bandit-attack-near-sokoto-varsity/

The student was reportedly attacked while walking to school from his mother’s house at Paloliparamba on Monday.

US singer Chris Brown receives an eight-month suspended jail sentence for attacking music producer Abe Diaw with a tequila bottle at a London nightclub. Read More: https://punchng.com/chris-brown-gets-suspended-jail-term-over-london-nightclub-attack/

The R&B star previously pleaded guilty to affray, after attacking a music producer with a glass bottle.

The singer had pleaded guilty in July to affray, a public order offense, and appeared in Southwark Crown Court on Monday for sentencing.

More than 40 people were killed in a religiously motivated attack on Orthodox Christian churches and homes in Ethiopia’s Oromia state, residents report. Read More: https://punchng.com/dozens-killed-in-attack-on-ethiopia-orthodox-christians/

Philip and Kim English and their children Callum (12) and Jayden (9) died in the fire in Birchwood estate on October 13th

Israel is holding its first parliamentary election since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks by Hamas. Zvika Klein, the editor-in-chief of The Jerusalem Post, joins CBS News with more.

Two brothers and their brother-in-law suspected of attacking a church have been arrested following a shootout with Jordanian security forces.

Efforts would be made to restore aquatic ecosystems and convert the invasive plants into value-added products, says Water Resources Minister Mons Joseph

The cybercrime police are continuing efforts to track down the suspect and others, allegedly involved in distribution of the sting video related to former CM

Grammy award winning singer Chris Brown has been sentenced to eight months in prison, suspended for 12 months – therefore avoiding jail time – in relation to a “vicious and unprovoked” attack at a London nightclub in 2023. Before sentencing, Judge Tony Baumgartner had warned Brown, “I take account of your employment and long-established career […]

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_720,w_1280/743617' alt=' Soldiers are seen at Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum on October 3, 2026. (photo credit: Ebrahim Hamid / AFP via Getty Images)' title=' Soldiers are seen at Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum on October 3, 20

<img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2140,w_3802/743612' alt='Houthi military release drone footage of drone strikes on vehicles and troops on the south coast highway, near Al Bahiya, Lahij Governorate, Yemen in this screengrab obtained from a handout video released on October 5, 2026. (