South Asia
Nepal hit by deadly floods after days of heavy monsoon rains
Disaster officials report at least 47 people killed as landslides and floods wreak havoc.
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Australian police search for motive in rare mass shooting in Sydney
Police say 60-year-old man in custody after he shot 50 bullets into busy Sydney street, injuring one person critically.
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Nobel Prizes 2025: What they are, when the awards are announced
Nobel Prize for medicine announced on Monday, followed by five other prizes to be declared over the next week.
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Hundreds of thousands join Amsterdam’s ‘red line’ protest for Gaza
Rally organisers say around 250,000 people marched in Amsterdam’s ‘red line’ protest against Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
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France’s new Prime Minister Lecornu resigns hours after naming cabinet
President Emmanuel Macron accepts resignation of newly appointed prime minister after criticism over cabinet lineup.
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Trump says UFC fight at White House to be staged on his 80th birthday
US President Donald Trump announces the 'big UFC fight' on the White House grounds will now take place on June 14.
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North Darfur displacement worsens as Sudan paramilitary tightens siege
El-Fasher’s population has plummeted by 62% as RSF attacks intensify, marking one of Sudan’s worst humanitarian crises.
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Trump predicts Gaza ceasefire talks will go ‘very quickly’
US President Donald Trump said he believes negotiations involving Israel and Hamas will go “very quickly”.
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Greta Thunberg “humiliated” by Israeli forces
Italian journalist Lorenzo D’Agostino says Israel subjected him and Global Flotilla members to “barbaric” treatment
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Barcelona suffer shock defeat at Sevilla in La Liga
Barcelona's unexpected loss to Sevilla drops the Spanish champions two points behind Real Madrid on La Liga ladder.
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LIVE: Aid seekers killed in Gaza as Egypt hosts Israel, Hamas officials
Israeli continues to attack Palestinians in Gaza as delegations from Hamas, Israel and mediators convene in Egypt.
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Governor slams ‘Trump’s invasion’ as troops deployed in Illinois
Texas governor applauds move to deploy 400 National Guard members from his state to Illinois, Oregon and other states.
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Australia, Papua New Guinea sign mutual defence treaty
Pukpuk treaty commits the two neighbours to greater military cooperation, although the text is yet to be released.
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More than 350 trekkers escape blizzard-hit Everest, hundreds still stranded
Rescued trekkers reach China's Qudang township while 200 others still face treacherous Everest conditions awaiting help.
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,320
Here are the key events from day 1,320 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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Israel strikes Gaza, killing 24 before Egypt talks on Trump ceasefire plan
Israel and Hamas set to hold indirect talks on Monday to discuss a US-led initiative largely accepted by both sides.
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Parents see tragedy, not fault, in Indonesia school collapse
Rescue teams search for survivors in Indonesia as the boarding school collapse death toll rises to at least 40.
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Gov Newsom says Trump is sending California National Guard troops to Oregon
The deployment would mark the latest escalation of Donald Trump’s use of US federal intervention in Democrat-led cities.
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White House threatens mass layoffs amid deepening US government shutdown
US President Donald Trump blames Democrats for looming federal layoffs as shutdown enters fifth day.
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Iran says nuclear cooperation with IAEA ‘no longer relevant’
Iran FM warns that Europe has 'eliminated justification for talks' with nuclear watchdog after triggering UN sanctions.
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