11 September 2026
The state has had its credit rating downgraded for the first time in 17 years, sparking a war of words with Canberra.
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11 September 2026
There was never any doubt Melbourne would embrace the NFL with open arms and deliver a sporting spectacle to remember.
11 September 2026
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw speaks with NBC Sports Bay Area's Jennifer Lee Chan before their 2026 NFL season opener in Australia. Dre Greenlaw shares what it means to reunite with 49ers ...
11 September 2026
Emergency services were called to an open-cut mine south of Coober Pedy just before 9. 30am on Thursday after the body was discovered.
11 September 2026
(Six logistics CEOs and €10bn. Who gets the money?) Running a global logistics company has never been particularly easy. Today it looks even less comfortable. Freight markets remain volatile, geopolitics can rewrite networks overnight, customers want lower rates and better technology, while shareholders somehow expect margins to improve regardless.
11 September 2026
The tanker sale that has dominated market chatter this month has finally taken shape, with Dubai-based trading house Onex DMCC linked to an extraordinary $200m purchase of a near-new VLCC from George Procopiou’s Dynacom Tankers. VesselsValue’s latest sales register identifies the ship as the 306,000 dwt Pinios, built this year at China’s Hengli Heavy Industries. …
11 September 2026
Yemen’s Houthis have seized the strategic Red Sea port city of Mokha, bringing the Iran-backed group to within around 80 km of the Bab al-Mandab Strait. The capture was confirmed by Houthi and Yemeni officials, with pro-government forces withdrawing south towards Dhubab. Mokha’s fall gives the Houthis greater control over Yemen’s western coastline and potentially …
11 September 2026
The activists were sentenced to about 5 to 7 years in prison in a case widely seen as a barometer of the city's eroding freedoms as Beijing clamps down on dissent. (Image credit: Kin Cheung)
