Today in History – What Happened on this Day

July 15, 2026

15 July 2026

Today in History - What Happened on this Day

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Trump uses primetime address to raise doubts about US elections

'Jurassic Park' actor Sam Neill died from pneumonia, agent says

At least two people killed and five injured after Russia's attack on Kyiv

Korean-Australian alternative hip-hop collective 1300

What remains of the Iran deal as fighting rages

Sam Neill, New Zealand actor who starred in 'Jurassic Park' and 'The Piano,' dies at 78

Iran-backed Houthi leader in Yemen threatens escalation with Saudi Arabia

Nicole Kidman, Richard E. Grant, Cillian Murphy mourn death of Sam Neill

Ukrainians protest Zelenskyy's ouster of his popular defense minister

Angus Taylor warns One Nation would bring 'an eternity of pain'

Slumping AI stocks drag down markets around the world

With El Niño looming, Australia has new laws to stop water market manipulation

Andy Burnham is poised to become Britain's next prime minister

Australia's government has woken up to the risks of AI

US airstrikes on Iran appear to have damaged Gulf of Oman port facility

Derryn Hinch was a bombastic journalist fuelled by righteous outrage

Editorials from The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Guardian and others

One Nation says photo ID will help stop Medicare 'rorts'. Here's why that's wrong

Trump races the clock to rebuild US tariff wall knocked down by Supreme Court

Can picking personal Lotto lines change the odds of winning?

UK intelligence watchdog raps MI5 for lying to courts about a neo-Nazi informer

France storm back with 30 straight points to beat Australia 42-26

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New Zealand PM on potential of India relationship during Modi visit

U.S. Navy fighter jet flies low over beach

Olympic gold medalist McKeown is out of Commonwealth Games with glandular fever

Brazil calls Trump's 25% tariff unjustifiable, vows to impose reciprocal tariffs

How does a Telstra outage bring down trains? A telco expert explains

Ukraine's parliament approves Serhii Koretskyi as the country's new prime minister

'We must disagree with this action' Albanese tells Beijing

UK urges FIFA to investigate Argentina over Falklands banner at World Cup

Is porn actually addictive? The science isn't straightforward

TV networks struggle to find the right balance for Trump speech

Pharmacists will be able to vaccinate children under 5. Here's what to know

News Minute - Video of Major World Affairs - July 16

A timing glitch was behind Telstra's nationwide outage. It points to a bigger vulnerability

America already tried permanent daylight saving time. It lasted less than a year

Wallabies turn to rookie Declan Meredith for test against France

US hits more bridges in Iran in an expansion of its airstrike campaign

AI's opportunities and risks front and centre on Albanese government's agenda

Settler violence surges across the West Bank

How negative gearing rules might accidentally favour some property investors

Argentine President Milei won't attend the World Cup final, citing superstition

How a nationwide Telstra outage rocked the Australian economy

Exclusive: ICE officer in Maine shooting has history of violent behavior

It's time for Australia to be a good neighbour to the Pacific

Poland charges man allegedly paid by Russia to inflame Polish-Ukrainian tensions

A big El Niño is likely. Australia needs to get ready now for drought and fire

UK nationalizes Chinese-owned British Steel to protect nation's steelmaking capacity

Australia agrees to sell uranium to India, ending a long stalemate