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Feb 4, 2026 - World

The US military shot down an Iranian Shahed-139 drone after it approached an aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Tuesday.

Feb 4, 2026 - World

As anti-migration policies sweep the continent, the Spanish PM is going against the tide by announcing plans to legalise the status of undocumented migrants• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereYou don’t need a degree in political science to understand why so many supposedly centrist European leaders have begun talking about immigration in terms that would have been unthinkable even a few years ago.Far-right parties across the continent have fuelled their rise by seizing on the issue as a political cosh with which to beat their more mainstream and established rivals, whom they accuse of complacency, inaction and a failure to defend borders. Continue reading...

Feb 4, 2026 - World

First lady Melania Trump met with freed American-Israeli hostages Keith Siegel and Aviva Siegel at the White House on Wednesday to mark the one-year anniversary of his release.

Feb 4, 2026 - World

RSL, federal opposition and local MPs cast doubt on the plan, which Labor says will result in about $3bn for defenceGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastVeterans say the government’s planned sell-off of more than 60 defence properties will take at least a decade and cost billions, urging Labor not to repeat the mistakes of previous divestment drives.The RSL, the federal opposition and local MPs expressed doubts about the plan announced on Wednesday, set to raise as much as $1.8bn from the sale of properties including training sites, bases, warehouse and disused land, all deemed to offer no strategic value. Continue reading...

Feb 4, 2026 - World

Report offers alternative of the US navy retaining boats and operating them out of Australian basesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA new United States congressional report openly contemplates not selling any nuclear submarines to Australia – as promised under the Aukus agreement – because America wants to retain control of the submarines for a potential conflict with China over Taiwan.The report by the US Congressional Research Service, Congress’s policy research arm, posits an alternative “military division of labour” under which the submarines earmarked for sale to Australia are instead retained under US command to be sailed out of Australian bases. Continue reading...