FRIDAY 24 APRIL 2026
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Breaking News
Updated 3:10 AM AEST
Trump orders US Navy to attack any boats laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing US-Iran war
4 mins ago · The Guardian · 6 sources

Previously

Lebanon accuses Israel of deliberately targeting journalist Khalil, killed in Israeli air strike
just now
What the world is talking about
01
Trump administration escalates Iran tensions with military threats in Strait of Hormuz
Trump is threatening to shoot Iranian boats laying mines as the US seizes oil tankers and peace talks stall, representing a major escalation in Middle East conflict.
02
Pete Hegseth fires Navy Secretary John Phelan amid Trump administration restructuring
The Defense Secretary's removal of a senior Navy official signals major personnel changes and potential policy shifts within Trump's military leadership.
03
Warner Bros shareholders approve $111 billion Paramount takeover
This massive media industry merger reshapes Hollywood's corporate structure and streaming landscape competition.
04
EU approves 20th sanctions package against Russia and Ukraine loan as war continues
The escalating international economic pressure on Russia and continued Western support for Ukraine represents a major development in the two-year conflict.
05
Trump administration moves to ease federal marijuana restrictions
A significant policy reversal on drug enforcement signals potential major changes to US narcotics law under Trump's second term.
Developing situations
Australian Values Visa Testpinned
No significant updates today
Australia
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Nothing significant right now.

Archaeology & Palaeoanthropology
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Genetic analysis suggests Neanderthals may be partial descendants of an early modern human population that migrated into Eurasia, reversing the conventional directional gene-flow model
6 days ago · New Scientist
02
Neanderthal neonates had significantly larger body mass than modern human infants, according to new analysis of juvenile fossil remains
6 days ago · New Scientist
03
New genetic evidence re-examines the bottleneck hypothesis for a near-extinction of the human lineage, casting doubt on the severity or timing of the proposed population crash
1 week ago · New Scientist
04
Reanalysis of African archaeological sites links a sweeping replacement of Middle Stone Age toolkits around 200,000 years ago to environmental pressure rather than cognitive or cultural innovation
1 week ago · New Scientist

Previously

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New genomic analysis proposes that some Neanderthal populations may derive partial ancestry from early modern humans rather than being purely ancestral to them, partially reversing the conventional lineage direction
1 week ago · New Scientist
02
Genetic evidence reexamines the proposed human population bottleneck event, suggesting the near-extinction episode around 900,000 years ago may be an artefact of the analytical methods used rather than a real demographic collapse
2 weeks ago · New Scientist
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Neanderthal neonates had significantly larger body masses than modern human infants at birth, according to new analysis of juvenile fossil remains
1 week ago · New Scientist
Football
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01
Erling Haaland scores to give Manchester City a 1-0 win at Burnley, sending City to the top of the Premier League table and condemning Burnley to relegation
20 hrs ago · The Guardian · 4 sources
02
Liam Rosenior sacked by Chelsea just three and a half months into a contract that ran until 2032
22 hrs ago · The Guardian · 4 sources
03
Leicester City relegated to League One after a catastrophic decline under their current ownership
yesterday · The Guardian · 4 sources
04
Jed Philogene penalty earns Ipswich a 1-0 win at Charlton to lift them back into the Championship top two
20 hrs ago · The Guardian · 4 sources
05
Real Sociedad lose to Getafe in La Liga the day after winning the Copa del Rey, slipping further down the table
4 hrs ago · The Guardian · 2 sources
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Getafe's win over Real Sociedad lifts them into contention for a European place in La Liga
2 hrs ago · Marca · 2 sources
07
Betis open a gap over their rivals in the race for La Liga's fifth-place European spot after their latest result
8 hrs ago · Marca · 3 sources
08
Umar Sadiq ends his worst scoring drought at Valencia with a goal, though the club are in mourning
9 hrs ago · Marca · 4 sources

Previously

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Liam Rosenior leaves Chelsea just three and a half months into a contract that ran until 2032, sacked after Brighton defeat triggered a club review
17 hrs ago · The Guardian · 3 sources
02
Leicester City are relegated to League One after a rapid two-season decline from Premier League to third tier
18 hrs ago · The Guardian · 4 sources
03
Rayan Cherki provides a creative point of difference as Manchester City's title charge gathers momentum with five games remaining
13 hrs ago · The Guardian · 4 sources