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Woman seriously injured in shark attack at Sydney beach
A woman swimmer was seriously injured in a shark attack at a Sydney beach on Saturday
Tech executives to attend G7 summit as leaders address AI, online safety
The agenda will address the world’s crises and broad economic challenges
Global liquor companies chase Indian state dues of $400m
Indian groups representing alcohol giants Diageo, Pernod Ricard, Heineken and Carlsberg, accused the southern Indian state of Telangana of breaching accounting rules over dues it owes them totalling nearly $400m.
El Niño, a threat elsewhere, likely to help Argentina’s crops, experts say
While intense El Niño conditions could hurt harvests in much of the world, the climate phenomenon is likely to boost agricultural production in Argentina, say climate specialists
Funding cuts drive sharp drop in HIV prevention, UNAids says
Almost 40% fewer people received a drug to help prevent HIV infection in 2025 than in the previous years as global aid funding cuts hit preventive services particularly hard, early data presented by UNAids on Friday showed.
Minority groups live in fear in Belfast after racist rampages
After watching images of masked groups rampaging through the streets of Belfast — some targeting the homes and businesses of those believed to be immigrants — members of the city’s ethnic minority communities say they are afraid to leave their homes.
Italian police bust illegal TV streaming hubs ahead of World Cup
Authorities said the sting was part of efforts to fight digital piracy
Eight killed in successive Hungary highway crashes
Victims were foreign nationals, says Hungarian PM Peter Magyar in Facebook post
Loved and hated Elon Musk becomes the world’s first trillionaire
SpaceX raised a record $75bn in its initial public offering on Thursday
US-Iran talks stall over frozen funds and blockades
Efforts to reach an interim deal to end hostilities between Iran and the US have intensified, Iranian and western sources told Reuters on Thursday, despite strikes launched by both sides.
Belfast violence is ‘racist thuggery’, says Northern Ireland minister
Anti-immigration violence in Northern Ireland is nothing but racist thuggery, Britain’s minister for the province said on Thursday, after police deployed water cannon to tackle rioters for a second night.
US and Iran exchange fire for a second day, undermining shaky ceasefire
The US and Iran traded air attacks for a second straight day on Thursday, with President Donald Trump vowing further strikes if Tehran does not immediately agree to a peace deal.
Taiwan calls China ‘trouble-maker’ over Chinese coast guard patrols
China and Taiwan sparred on Wednesday over the legality of Chinese coast guard patrols to the east of the island, after the government in Taipei said merchant ships had been “harassed” close to its waters.
US House passes $70bn bill to fund ICE, border patrol
A longstanding political stalemate in the US Congress over money for immigration enforcement ended on Tuesday when the Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a $70bn bill to fund US immigration and customs enforcement and border patrol.
WATCH | Iran strikes US bases in Jordan, Gulf after Trump orders attack near Hormuz
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have carried out attacks against a US base in Jordan and 21 other targets in the Gulf on Wednesday in retaliation for American strikes around the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media reported.













