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Australians slam ban on World Cup screenings at Federation Square
Matches from the World Cup 2026 will not be screened after poor fan behaviour at previous public watch parties in 2023.
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What happened to Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’?
Donald Trump announced ‘Project Freedom’, an operation to escort stranded ships through the strait. Then paused it.
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Watch: Passengers evacuated from virus-hit cruise ship off Cape Verde
The Dutch foreign ministry confirmed that a British, German and Dutch national had now been taken from the virus-hit ship.
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Iran says Strait of Hormuz passage to be ensured after US pauses operation
Navy of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says safe transit will be ensured with new procedures in place.
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What is the FDD, the pro-Israel think tank shaping Trump’s Iran policy?
FDD's talking points on the US-Israel war on Iran have been picked up by the Trump administration.
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Orphaned baby hippo to be hand-reared by keepers at Kenya sanctuary
The baby hippo, which has been named Bumpy, was found clinging to its lifeless mother at a lake.
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How hunger rewires the biology of an entire generation
The first 1,000 days of a child's life decide how they will grow up. Today, 35 million children spent those days hungry.
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Protests erupt over Israeli settlement sales in New York
Hundreds protested outside an Israeli real estate event linked to settlement sales in the occupied West Bank.
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Canary Islands refuses to allow MV Hondius with hantavirus to dock
Three people have died from the disease so far but the WHO says the risk to the public is still 'low'.
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Lessons from the war: A call for strategic reckoning in West Asia
The Israeli-US war on Iran shattered long-held assumptions about security, deterrence and stability in the region.
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Massive Alaska megatsunami was second largest ever recorded
A new scientific analysis of the event shows tiny earthquakes triggered a massive landslide.
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Has the US accepted Iran’s demand to settle Hormuz first, nuclear later?
US pauses Hormuz escorts after Pakistan-led mediation gains traction, signalling shift towards a limited framework deal.
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Robot wars - what an operation in Ukraine tells us about the battlefield of the near future
After Ukraine's President Zelensky said territory had been captured using just robots and drones, what is the future of unmanned warfare?
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Russia ignores Ukraine's unilateral ceasefire and attacks kindergarten
Ukraine's president says Russia has "spurned the ceasefire" and Kyiv is deciding on further action to take.
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Low US hotel bookings paint grim hospitality picture at the World Cup
Report says several factors, including visa barriers and geopolitical concerns are to be blamed for low booking numbers.
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China calls for a ‘complete’ end to war on Iran
China calls for a ‘complete’ end to war on Iran
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German police raid neo-Nazi criminal youth groups
Police search locations in 12 states, mainly in the East and South of the country in what prosecutors say is a targeted raid.
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‘Operation Epic Fury’ has ended: Is the Iran war over?
Experts say Trump's pause of 'Project Freedom' could be the 'beginning of the end' for the war on Iran.
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Sudan blames Ethiopia, UAE for recent drone attacks: What we know
Sudan recalls its ambassador to Addis Ababa as drone attacks shatter sense of calm after years of civil war.
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Saudi Arabia posts $33.5bn budget deficit amid drop in oil sales
Kingdom announces sharp rise in budget shortfall amid the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Israeli attacks on southern, eastern Lebanon kill at least six people
Israel issues forced displacement orders for 12 villages in southern Lebanon.
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China calls for Strait to be reopened 'as soon as possible' in Iran talks
Wang Yi is holding talks with Iran's foreign minister Aragchi who is on his first trip to China since the war began.
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Colombia tourist jewel plagued by violence
Armed groups’ extortion and turf wars in Colombia’s Sierra Nevada threaten Indigenous communities and tourism boom.
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FIFA chief Infantino defends World Cup ticket prices
Eye-watering prices reflect demand to watch the World Cup in the US, Infantino says, amid criticism from fans.
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