28 October 2026
Viral footage showing microchipped trolleys in the US sparked panic among shoppers.
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28 October 2026
Nothing done to stop planting weapons on dead Afghans, ADF inspector says, as ‘breakdown of command’ allowed ‘egregious behaviour’ Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast Some Australian SAS officers knew that soldiers under their command were using “throwdowns” – planting weapons on dead Afghan civilians to portray them as combatants – but did nothing to stop the unlawful practice, a previously unpublished military report has said. Posted online this week, the executive summary of a 2021 investigation into the “cultural context” of the special operations command by the inspector general of the Australian Defence Force (IGADF) is scathing about the “breakdown of command” and the erosion of military discipline during special forces operations in Afghanistan, which “resulted in episodes of potential and actual egregious behaviour”.
28 October 2026
Australia fight back in afternoon and evening against South Africa to spare the blushes of captain Pat Cummins in third Test.
28 October 2026
Channel 7's Tom Morris and Bharat Sundaresan recap a strong Day 2 for the Aussies after they took the lead with wickets to spare.
28 October 2026
The Department of Health and Human Services will let small compounding pharmacies make six peptides that haven't been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. It may not be enough to meet demand. (Image credit: Heather Diehl)
28 October 2026
Police say a man has been arrested in connection with one of three suspicious fires which happened in central Napier on Monday morning.
28 October 2026
National's highest-ranked Asian candidate on the party list demands an apology from NZ First leader Winston Peters for 'racist' remarks made to Green MP Lawrence Xu-Nan in a parliamentary debate in July.
28 October 2026
India overcame a spirited Black Caps fightback after a blazing start to secure a thrilling four-wicket victory in Christchurch.
