World Iran’s Araghchi meets Qatari mediators as US calls for nuclear talks Tehran awaits reply on Hormuz plan as a US official says there will be no deal unless nuclear issues are addressed. Al Jazeera·Sep 29, 2026
Technology OpenAI ‘sorry and working to do better’ after hack of Medicare and other Australian government websites Artificial intelligence firm to front parliament as it apologises to Australians for agent attack OpenAI has apologise… The Guardian Technology·Sep 29, 2026
World Lost songs from iconic Australian rockstar found in garage Divinyls frontwoman Chrissy Amphlett recorded the songs with Split Enz's Tim Finn in 1998. BBC World·Sep 29, 2026
Entertainment School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play review – comedy makes a near-flawless Broadway debut Nearly a decade after it was first staged, Jocelyn Bioh’s study of girlhood in 1980s Ghana is better than ever in irre… The Guardian Culture·Sep 29, 2026
World ‘Looked like dried blood’: worker tells Beau Lamarre-Condon trial about finding suspicious belongings in skip Former Sydney police officer, 31, has pleaded not guilty to murdering AFL umpire Jesse Baird and flight attendant Luke… Guiden World·Sep 29, 2026
World Evicted Spanish pensioner can move back home, lawyer says The eviction of Maricarmen Abascal, 87, prompted large-scale protests across Spain. BBC World·Sep 29, 2026
Business OpenAI scraps rollout of new model over safety concerns The AI giant's safety chief said the model 'didn't quite meet the bar' of the firm's security standards. BBC Business·Sep 29, 2026
World Are Trump's US government funded ads illegal? President Trump has faced criticism after fronting adverts which were paid for by the US government. BBC World·Sep 29, 2026
World Hungary lifts immunity of Prime Minister Magyar, two Orban-era ministers Hungary's Parliament lifts immunity of incumbent leader and two former ministers, clearing the way for criminal probes… Al Jazeera·Sep 29, 2026
World Sign before praying: A new conversion law is affecting churchgoers in Indian state A new anti-conversion law in Maharashtra is raising questions about faith, choice and freedom. BBC World·Sep 29, 2026
World OpenAI scraps release of latest AI model over safety concerns AI giant says GPT-6.1 Astra failed to meet alignment standards during internal testing. Al Jazeera·Sep 29, 2026
Entertainment ‘You’ve got to be pretty tough to be a drag queen out there’: Damien Frost’s immaculate queer portraits The photographer’s photos are so meticulously staged that viewers often assume they were taken in a studio – not behin… The Guardian Culture·Sep 29, 2026