31 October 2025
Buckingham Palace has announced Prince Andrew will lose his royal titles and honours. But where does his surname Mountbatten Windsor come from?
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31 Oct: Hundreds of thousands of ultra-orthodox Jews have shut down one of the busiest junctions at the entrance to Jerusalem in protest against moves to force them to serve in the Israeli military.... more
31 Oct: On Halloween night in 1936, the tiny, white-haired widow of Harry Houdini made her final attempt to contact him from beyond the grave. Today, the tradition continues.... more
31 Oct: Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt is not concerned about rules prohibiting some of his key overseas-based players from lining up against England at Twickenham this weekend.... more
31 Oct: Many Palestinians returning to what is left of their homes face the risk of unexploded bombs hidden under rubble, which aid groups say may take decades to clear.... more
31 Oct: A new analysis of a controversial tyrannosaur fossil reveals the dinosaur wasn't a teenage version of T. rex as once thought, but instead a distinct miniature dinosaur.... more
30 Oct: Donald Trump is on a revenge tour during his second stint in the White House and now his gaze has shifted to an enemy who once "humiliated" him — Nicolas Maduro.... more
30 Oct: Almost four weeks after a $25 million Australian-gifted patrol boat ran aground on a reef while ferrying government officials, the Vanuatu government has yet to reveal the circumstances around the grounding, saying "an investigation is continuing".... more
