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The site is still a work in progress, so expect new countries to be added over time.
World News Headlines
- Islamic State-linked women arrive home in Australia from Syria
on May 7, 2026A group of nine women and children has landed in Melbourne while another woman and her child arrived in Sydney.
- Hantavirus-hit cruise ship on way to Canary Islands after three evacuated
on May 7, 2026A British man is among three evacuees sent to the Netherlands after displaying symptoms while aboard the MV Hondius.
- Shell latest oil giant to see profits surge due to Iran war impact
on May 7, 2026The energy giant's profits jump by nearly a quarter as it benefits from the recent volatility in the oil price
- Driver arrested after chasing down child cyclist on footpath
on May 7, 2026Video captures young boy on bike fleeing car that mounts footpath in Washington State
- Top BJP leader's aide shot dead in violence after Indian state election
on May 7, 2026Chandranath Rath was personal assistant to Suvendu Adhikari, front runner to become West Bengal's new chief minister.
- Watch: Passengers told virus-hit ship 'not infectious' after first death
on May 7, 2026YouTuber Ruhi Çenet was on board the ship, and filmed the announcement made on 12 April.
- Ukraine is a global surrogacy hub - but that could be about to end
on May 7, 2026Ukraine is considering a law that would effectively ban foreigners from accessing surrogacy in the country.
- Looksmaxxing influencer Clavicular charged over alleged alligator shooting
on May 7, 2026The looksmaxxing influencer allegedly livestreamed himself firing gunshots from an airboat at an alligator.
- Iran considering US proposal as Trump says war will be 'over quickly'
on May 7, 2026Mediator Pakistan says it is "endeavouring to convert this ceasefire into a permanent end to this war".
- Ted Turner, media mogul who revolutionised TV news by launching CNN, dies at 87
on May 7, 2026The media mogul pioneered the modern 24-hour news culture when he launched the Cable News Network in 1980.
- German tourist wins payout after losing sun lounger race
on May 7, 2026The man sued his tour operator for allowing people to reserve sun loungers with towels despite a hotel ban on the practice.
- The no-nonsense judge calling the shots in Musk v Altman trial
on May 6, 2026The feud has fuelled a costly showdown between two tech titans.
- Key bridge linking North Korea and Russia almost finished, satellite images show
on May 6, 2026The road crossing is the latest sign of the deepening relationship between Pyongyang and Moscow.
- 'Enjoy the show. Ignore the war': Venice Biennale faces backlash after including Russia
on May 6, 2026Protests have taken place at the prestigious arts fair over the inclusion of Russia for the first time since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
- Gas tax: How beer fuelled a debate on Australia's energy giants
on May 6, 2026Campaigners say Australia is giving away its gas 'for free' and should tax exports like Norway and Qatar.
- Former OpenAI board member says Elon Musk offered her sperm donations
on May 6, 2026Shivon Zilis is the mother of four of Musk's children. That relationship began as she advised OpenAI.
- Israel strikes Beirut for first time since Hezbollah ceasefire
on May 6, 2026Israel says it targeted a senior Hezbollah figure in the capital, the first strike of its kind since mid-April.
- Trump's hopes for an Iran peace deal come with caveats
on May 6, 2026There are signs of fresh momentum to end the war, but Trump himself has injected a note of caution.
- Trump pauses Hormuz plan 50 hours after he announced it - what happened?
on May 6, 2026The US president pauses the military operation to get ships through the Strait of Hormuz two days after he announced it.
- Orphaned baby hippo to be hand-reared by keepers at Kenya sanctuary
on May 6, 2026The baby hippo, which has been named Bumpy, was found clinging to its lifeless mother at a lake.
- Massive Alaska megatsunami was second largest ever recorded
on May 6, 2026New research suggests glacier melt driven by climate change is increasing the risk of giant waves.
- Robot wars - what an operation in Ukraine tells us about the battlefield of the near future
on May 6, 2026After Ukraine's President Zelensky said territory had been captured using just robots and drones, what is the future of unmanned warfare?
- Russia ignores Ukraine's unilateral ceasefire and attacks kindergarten
on May 6, 2026Ukraine's president says Russia has "spurned the ceasefire" and Kyiv is deciding on further action to take.
- German police raid neo-Nazi criminal youth groups
on May 6, 2026Police search locations in 12 states, mainly in the East and South of the country in what prosecutors say is a targeted raid.
- Vivek Ramaswamy wins Republican nomination for Ohio governor
on May 6, 2026The staunch Trump ally emerged victorious in one of a series of closely-watched primary contests held in the US Midwest.
- China calls for Strait to be reopened 'as soon as possible' in Iran talks
on May 6, 2026Wang Yi is holding talks with Iran's foreign minister Aragchi who is on his first trip to China since the war began.
- Watch: The Lebanese neighbourhoods shattered by Israel's ten minute bombing raid
on May 6, 2026The BBC’s Nawal Al-Maghafi has been piecing together what happened on 8 April 2026, after one of the deadliest chapters in the country’s recent history.
- To stay or risk the 'Road of Death' - Ukrainian civilians trapped in frontline city
on May 6, 2026People in the Ukrainian city of Oleshky say they have been cut off from fresh supplies of food or medicine for months.
- What is Trump's 'Project Freedom' in the Strait of Hormuz?
on May 6, 2026The US president said the operation has been paused after starting on Monday.
- IS families in Syria have booked tickets home to Australia, minister says
on May 6, 2026The four women and nine children with links to Islamic State have spent years in a Syrian camp.