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A young couple has paid $1.65 million for a two-bedroom terrace in Stanmore after a competitive auction, beating another couple who were seeking to buy their first home. The period property in Aubrey Street features decorative arches, ceiling roses, a backyard and an outdoor dining area. It had initially been advertised with a guide of $1.5 million, which was later increased to $1.525 million after a pre-auction offer was received. Four parties registered for the auction, although only two took part in the bidding. The opening offer was $1.45 million, with the price rising in small increments before reaching $1.635…

West Indies beat India in a record ODI run chase in Chandigarh, reaching 352 for five with 10 balls remaining to win the third match by five wickets. Captain Shai Hope led the pursuit with an unbeaten 162, guiding his side to their highest successful one-day international chase after India had posted 351 for seven. India had already secured the three-match series with eight-wicket victories in Thiruvananthapuram and Guwahati. The defeat was nevertheless their first against West Indies since 2023. Shai Hope steers West Indies to record ODI chase Hope moved up to open the batting after Jewel Andrew reportedly…

A heat advisory has been extended across much of the Bay Area until 10pm on Wednesday, with inland communities including Concord, Livermore, San Jose and Gilroy facing several days of temperatures close to 100F (38C). The National Weather Service said the advisory would remain in place for the inland Bay Area and parts of the Central Coast as hot conditions persist into the working week. Coastal areas, including San Francisco, coastal Marin and beaches around Monterey Bay, are covered by a separate warning lasting until 10pm on Sunday. Inland temperatures are expected to reach between 95F and 102F (35C to…

Thunder have won the Syd Jackson Cup at the 2026 GWABA Bunbury Football Carnival, defeating Koolbardis 5.2 (32) to 3.6 (24) in a closely fought grand final. Seventeen-year-old Lebron Yarran was the decisive figure, kicking four goals and being named best on ground as Thunder completed an unbeaten campaign. Yarran gave Thunder control early, scoring three goals in the first half, including two in quick succession after a free kick. Koolbardis responded through Taryn Thomas soon after half-time, but Thunder immediately restored an 11-point advantage. The reigning champions reduced the margin to three points late in the match before Yarran…

Ted Cruz has called JD Vance “insecure” after the Vice President accused the Texas senator of preparing to run for president in 2028. Cruz said he was concentrating on the upcoming midterm elections after Vance claimed in an NBC News interview that it was “really obvious” he was seeking the Republican nomination. “In my experience, people engage in political bomb-throwing when they’re feeling insecure,” Cruz told Politico. “So he’s welcome to make whatever comments he likes. I’m going to keep focusing on the midterms and helping us win on Election Day in the next 30 days.” The exchange followed remarks…

High school students at the Western Maricopa Education Center, known as West-MEC, are being trained for careers in advanced manufacturing as Arizona prepares for thousands of new jobs in semiconductor production and related industries. The Phoenix-area programme gives pupils practical experience with machinery, tools and safety procedures, offering a route into sectors including aerospace, automotive manufacturing and chip production. For Lilo Taputu, joining the course opened up a career possibility she had not previously considered. “It was just a whole new world that I stepped into,” she said. “I really thought, this is something I could do in my future.”…

A University of Western Australia student has become the first from the state to be selected for a pioneering Indigenous space programme, securing a 10-week placement at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. Alaxandrea O’Brien, a third-year environmental engineering student, was chosen for Monash University’s National Indigenous Space Academy. She is one of eight First Nations tertiary students undertaking placements in the United States and the UK, including at JPL and RAL Space. The Dulgubarra-Mamu and Jirrbal woman, who grew up in the Kimberley and Goldfields, said the opportunity had exceeded anything she imagined while developing her interest in science…

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has said the Houthis are “not in a position” to bring peace to Yemen, accusing the group of destabilising the region. In an exclusive interview, Mr Mohamud also accused the Houthis of disrupting navigation through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. His comments linked the group’s activities to wider regional instability and interruptions to shipping through the strategic waterway.

Joshua Jackson reunited with his Dawson’s Creek co-star Mary-Margaret Humes at the Barbara Berlanti Heroes Gala benefiting F Cancer in Santa Monica on Saturday. The pair attended the event at Barker Hangar, where they were joined by Dawson’s Creek creator Kevin Williamson, production consultant Julie Plec and executive producer Greg Berlanti. Jackson, 48, and Humes, 72, starred together in the long-running drama series. Their reunion came at a gala chaired by Berlanti and his husband, Robbie Rogers, who also attended with their two children. The event honours Berlanti’s late mother, Barbara, who died in 2017 from complications arising from lung…

A 58-year-old man has been hospitalised with serious injuries after an alleged road rage attack in Melbourne, during which he was punched and struck with a knife. The man from Maribyrnong was driving along Pascoe Vale Road near Glenroy Road in Glenroy at about 7.15pm on Saturday when his car was allegedly sideswiped by a moped, police said. The rider, a pillion passenger and two people travelling on a second moped stopped and approached the driver and his passenger. After a brief verbal exchange, one of the riders allegedly threatened the man with a knife. Police said the driver was…