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Tyler shot to fame in the 1970s with hits including 'Lost in France' and 'It's a Hearthache'

Five-decades-long music career

Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler 'recuperating' after emergency surgery in Portugal

The suspected outbreak happened on a cruise ship between Argentina and Cape Verde

Outbreak in cruise ship

Hantavirus on the Hondius: what we know

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Lebanese village of Kfar Tibnit on Wednesday

War in Middle East

US awaits Iran response to latest deal offer

Russia's Ukraine offensive has dragged on into a fifth year

Scaled-back celebrations

No tanks, no internet, simmering discontent: Putin to host nervous May 9 parade

Bangladesh's captain Najmul Hossain Shanto (R) and his Pakistani counterpart Shan Masood pose with the series trophy at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on May 7

Cricket rematch

Bangladesh and Pakistan renew rivalry in first Test

Zelensky held talks with other leaders at the European Political Community summit in Yerevan

Former soviet republic

Russia scolds ally Armenia for hosting Zelensky

A group of Australian women linked to Islamic State jihadists in Syria landed on a flight from Doha to Melbourne

Stirred strong feelings

Women linked to IS fighters charged with slavery after landing in Australia

Stocks have soared and oil has plunged this week on hopes for an end to the US-Iran conflict

Optimism Iran war close to ending

Oil prices drop awaiting Mideast peace progress

Either Marine Le Pen, or her lieutenant Jordan Bardella, will run for president next year

Once deemed antisemitic

France's far-right leaders court Israel, Germany envoys ahead of vote

Starmer is facing his biggest electoral test since his July 2024 general election landslide victory ended 14 years of Conservative rule

Millions vote Thursday

Britons set to punish Starmer's Labour in local polls

France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier its escorts were transiting the Suez Canal, the defence ministry said

Tensions remain high

War in the Middle East: latest developments

A person in a hazmat suit (2R) is escorted to an ambulance at Schiphol airport near Amsterdam on May 6, 2026

Global risk 'low'

Latest evacuee from hantavirus-hit cruise lands in Europe

Pope Leo XIV attends the swearing-in ceremony for 28 new Swiss Guard recruits at the Paul VI audience hall in the Vatican on May 6, 2026.

'There's a lot to talk about'

Rubio meets US pope in bid to ease tensions

Couple found dead in Sarreguemines in suspected femicide

AirAsia is looking to the new fleet from Airbus to meet future demand

Reflecting 'scale of our ambitions'

AirAsia signs $19bn deal for 150 Airbus A220 jets

Energy majors have profited from their trades as oil and gas futures swung between big gains and losses on the war's latest headlines

Shell profit jumps as Mideast war fuels oil prices

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India remains "steadfast as ever"

Remains 'steadfast as ever'

India vows to crush terror 'ecosystem', a year after Pakistan conflict

Dafra Circus aims to convey the horrors Burkina Faso's jihadist conflict inflicts on the country's children

Despair, innocence and resistance

Circus tackles jihadist nightmares of Burkina Faso's children

The US-Israeli war with Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have sent aviation fuel prices soaring and raised the spectre of shortages during Europe's peak travel season

Readying for the worst

EU weighs options as summer jet fuel threat looms

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Lebanese village of Kfar Tibnit on Wednesday

'The Blockade will remain in full force'

Iran denies ship attack as Trump warns of renewed bombing, eyes deal

The sapu-sapu was introduced to Indonesia from South America, brought in to keep aquariums algae free but chucked into rivers as they outgrew their tanks

Adept at living in polluted water

Troubled waters: Jakarta battles deadly, invasive suckerfish

Fallou (L) and Bara (R), who lost their mother in 2024 when her pirogue capsized, watch TV at their home in Mbour, Senegal in March 2026

Long-lasting torment of grief

Senegal's children mourn in silence when migrant parents disappear

Japan fired Type-88 missiles during military exercises in the Philippines

Shift in defence policy

Japan fires missiles during drills, drawing China rebuke

An LNG tanker berthed at the Karratha gas plant loading terminal in Western Australia.

To stave off energy shortages

Australia to force gas giants to reserve fuel for domestic use

Kyiv said Russia attacked eastern and southern Ukraine with more than 100 drones overnight

Rejecting efforts to halt fighting

Russia warns diplomats in Kyiv to evacuate in case of strike

Australian Socceroos fans have been accused of unruly behaviour at previous watch parties in Melbourne's Federation Square

Following outcry

Australian state overturns Melbourne ban on World Cup watch party

South Korea has hired hundreds of staff to track and counter manipulated content ahead of local elections

Fighting an uphill battle

AI disinfo tests South Korean laws ahead of local elections

Former fishermen have opted to revive Colombia's coral reefs instead of destroying them

'For me, a coral is life now'

Colombian ex-fisherman swaps trade for saving Caribbean coral

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