Most gen Z fathers in Australia believe it’s solely their job to provide financially, research finds

Survey also found 65% of gen Z think ‘things are better if men do paid work and women do care work’

Younger fathers are more likely to cling to outdated ideas that frame men as the money earners and women as caregivers, new research has found.

The Australian State of the World’s Fathers report is based on a global survey of 8,000 parents, with 533 from Australia.

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Israel suspends battalion over attack on CNN journalists – dw.com

  1. Israel suspends battalion over attack on CNN journalists  dw.com
  2. Israel Pulls Battalion From West Bank After Soldier Talks of ‘Revenge’  The New York Times
  3. IDF pulls entire battalion from West Bank action after alleged assault of CNN crew  The Times of Israel
  4. Israel punishes a military unit that assaulted a CNN crew in the West Bank  AP News
  5. IDF suspending Netzah Yehuda reservists following CNN team debacle  The Jerusalem Post
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Recent $167m lottery winner arrested for allegedly stealing $12,000 in Kentucky

Burglary arrest was James Farthing’s latest run-in with the law after winning the Powerball jackpot last year

A man who recently won a $167m Powerball lottery jackpot stands accused of stealing the relatively paltry sum of $12,000 after breaking into a house in his home state of Kentucky on Saturday, according to authorities who arrested him.

James Farthing’s arrest on Saturday on counts of burglary and illicit marijuana possession reportedly was at least his third since winning Kentucky’s most lucrative lottery prize ever.

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JD Vance says aliens are ‘demons’ and details obsession with UFOs

Vice-president promises ‘to get to the bottom of’ reports of US government files about unidentified flying objects

JD Vance, the vice-president of the United States, said this weekend that he considers aliens to be “demons”.

As the war in Iran continues, petrol and grocery prices soar and chaos continues at US airports as a partial government shutdown endures, Vance appeared on the conservative Benny Show podcast, released Saturday, to promise that he would spend time looking into what he called his “obsession” with UFOs and extraterrestrial visitors.

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Zelenskiy Urged to Curtail Russia Energy Strikes, Proposes Truce – Bloomberg.com

  1. Zelenskiy Urged to Curtail Russia Energy Strikes, Proposes Truce  Bloomberg.com
  2. Zelensky says allies asked him to scale back attacks on Russian energy  BBC
  3. Ukraine war briefing: allies asked Kyiv about reducing attacks on Russian energy sector, Zelenskyy says  The Guardian
  4. Zelenskyy Confirms Partner Requests to Reduce Strikes on Russian Oil Facilities Amid Energy Crisis  UNITED24 Media
  5. Kremlin Responds Coolly to Zelenskiy Idea of Easter Energy Attack Truce  U.S. News & World Report
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Apple subsidiary fined by UK government over Moscow sanctions breach

Apple Distribution International, based in Ireland, made payments worth £635,000 to a Russian streaming service

The UK government has fined a subsidiary of Apple £390,000 for breaching sanctions against Moscow over payments it made to a Russian streaming platform.

Apple Distribution International (ADI), based in the Republic of Ireland, instructed an unnamed UK-based bank to make two payments to a company owned by a sanctioned Russian entity.

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Trump ‘pretty sure’ of Iran deal, but can Pakistan-led efforts end the war? – Al Jazeera

  1. Trump ‘pretty sure’ of Iran deal, but can Pakistan-led efforts end the war?  Al Jazeera
  2. Analysis: Why the nation trying to broker US-Iran peace talks risks being drawn into the conflict  CNN
  3. Islamabad talks signal emergence of new four-nation bloc in Middle East  The Guardian
  4. How Pakistan Became a Major Player in Peace Negotiations Between the U.S. and Iran  The New Yorker
  5. Pakistan under pressure to host successful US-Iran talks  dw.com
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First Thing: Iran accuses US of plotting ground assault while publicly seeking talks – The Guardian

  1. First Thing: Iran accuses US of plotting ground assault while publicly seeking talks  The Guardian
  2. Iran threatens to ‘rain fire’ on US troops as possible ground war looms  CNN
  3. Iran accuses US of plotting ground attack, as Israel steps up bombardment  Al Jazeera
  4. Iran says it's 'waiting' for a possible U.S. ground assault as 3,500 troops arrive in Middle East  NBC News
  5. Iran Warns U.S. Against Ground Invasion  WSJ
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Spain closes airspace to US military over Iran war, widening rift with US

Spain’s defence minister confirms move and describes US-Israel war on Iran as ‘profoundly illegal and unjust’

Spain has ramped up its opposition to the US-Israel war on Iran by closing its airspace to US aircraft involved in attacks, underlining its position as Europe’s leading critic of the conflict.

The move, first reported by El País newspaper and confirmed by the defence minister on Monday, comes after Madrid said the US could not use jointly operated military bases in the country for operations related to the war.

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Painting considered workshop copy is in fact by Rembrandt, expert says

Exclusive: UK owner’s version of Old Man with a Gold Chain reunited in Chicago with undisputed work by Dutch master

A portrait in a UK collection that has long been dismissed as a workshop copy of an almost identical painting by Rembrandt was in fact also painted by the 17th-century Dutch master, according to a leading scholar.

Each of the paintings, titled Old Man with a Gold Chain and dated to the early 1630s, is a near-lifesize depiction of an older man wearing a gold chain and a plumed hat.

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China sanctions Japanese lawmaker over his Taiwan ties. Japan calls the step ‘unacceptable’ – AP News

  1. China sanctions Japanese lawmaker over his Taiwan ties. Japan calls the step 'unacceptable'  AP News
  2. China Sanctions Japanese Lawmaker as Rift Over Taiwan Flares  Bloomberg.com
  3. China sanctions Japanese lawmaker over Taiwan trips  japantimes.co.jp
  4. Beijing sanctions Japan lawmaker for ‘colluding with Taiwan independence forces’  South China Morning Post
  5. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning’s Regular Press Conference on March 30, 2026  fmprc.gov.cn
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Iran rejects US terms as ‘excessive,’ says envoy will not leave Lebanon – ynetnews

  1. Iran rejects US terms as 'excessive,' says envoy will not leave Lebanon  ynetnews
  2. Day 26 of Middle East conflict — Tehran says it does not accept 15-point plan by the US  CNN
  3. United States Said to Have Sent Iran a Plan to End the Middle East War  The New York Times
  4. Iran rejects US ceasefire plan, issues its own demands as strikes land across the Mideast  AP News
  5. Iran Says 15-Point U.S. Plan Consists of ‘Unreasonable Demands’  WSJ
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Pope appoints new Substitute, Nuncio to Italy, and Prefect of Papal Household – Vatican News

  1. Pope appoints new Substitute, Nuncio to Italy, and Prefect of Papal Household  Vatican News
  2. Pope Names Vatican Diplomats to Key Positions in Secretariat of State, Papal Household  National Catholic Register
  3. Pope Leo names Canadian-born Prefect of the Papal Household  aleteia.org
  4. Nuncio to Colombia Named Vatican’s Third-Highest-Ranking Official  ColombiaOne.com
  5. Pope Leo reshuffles top Vatican posts, tapping new chief of staff  Religion News Service
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Israel Debates Law to Allow Hanging of Palestinians Convicted of Deadly Attacks – The New York Times

  1. Israel Debates Law to Allow Hanging of Palestinians Convicted of Deadly Attacks  The New York Times
  2. Israel passes law to give death penalty to Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks  The Guardian
  3. Israeli parliament to vote on death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis  AP News
  4. Israel Knesset set to vote on death penalty law for Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks  reuters.com
  5. Israel's parliament approves death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis  PBS
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Trump is weighing all options on Iran’s Kharg Island – npr.org

  1. Trump is weighing all options on Iran’s Kharg Island  npr.org
  2. Day 30 of Middle East conflict — Iran warns against US ground invasion  CNN
  3. Trump reportedly wants to 'take the oil in Iran' as Tehran targets water, power facilities in Kuwait  CNBC
  4. Pentagon prepares for weeks of ground operations in Iran  The Washington Post
  5. Kharg Island is key to Iran's oil exports. Targeting it carries major risks  PBS
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