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Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli strike near the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on May 27

Israel strikes Tyre after declaring 'combat zones' in south Lebanon

Morning Roundup

Heatwave continues, Ebola outbreak raises alarm, and smoking on the rise

US Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum (L), US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (2nd L) and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (R) listen to US President Donald Trump (C) weigh options on Iran in a cabinet meeting

Ready against any attack

US strikes Iran, drawing retaliatory attack on American base

Temperatures likely to remain at record levels in 2026-2030

The New Zealand native kakariki karaka -- or orange-fronted parakeet -- is critically endangered and has twice been declared extinct, only to be rediscovered

New Zealand boosts defence spending in face of 'adverse' security environment

The so-called "IS brides" are Australian nationals and left the Roj camp, controlled by Syrian Kurdish forces, last week

Australia charges woman with terrorism over IS links

An Indigenous woman protests against the government of President Rodrigo Paz on Mother's Day in La Paz

Bolivia at 'breaking point,' president warns protesters

Jannik Sinner is aiming to go one better than last year's runner-up finish at the French Open

Sinner, Sabalenka aim to stay hot at French Open

New Zealand head coach Darren Bazeley (right) will draw on the experience of veteran defender Tommy Smith (left) at the World Cup

'I'm a realist'

Braintree to City of Angels: NZ veteran's unlikely World Cup journey

Mohamed Salah is targeting Egypt's first victory at a World Cup

Unfinished business

Egypt eye World Cup breakthrough in Salah's likely last World Cup

The US multinational maker of Post-it and Scotch tape is also being sued in the United States over its use of PFAS

Billion-dollar action

Australia sues consumer goods giant 3M over 'forever chemicals'

Megaron Txucarramae vowed to carry forward his uncle's fight at a gathering of Kayapo leaders in the village of Pykany last week, who had come to see Raoni before he became too ill to attend

'Will continue to support the struggle'

Chief Megaron: heir to the fight for Brazil's Amazon

The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu is made up of a string of low-lying atolls, scattered halfway between Australia and Hawaii.

AFP investigation finds

Fund for climate-exposed Pacific nation invests in fossil fuels

Guan Ci sits on his bed in his subdivided housing unit in Kowloon, Hong Kong

'Don't know where to go'

'Shoebox' flat reform leaves low-income Hong Kong residents in limbo

Uruguay coach Marcelo Bielsa will lead a third different country to a World Cup

Maverick Bielsa faces Uruguay mutiny ahead of World Cup

Australia and Watford striker Nestory Irankunda could make an impact at the World Cup

'They can make an impact'

From refugees to World Cup for exciting Australian duo

An albino buffalo nicknamed "Donald Trump" has become a social media star and is drawing crowds in Bangladesh

'Trump' buffalo spared sacrifice, sent to Bangladesh zoo

Odeh is the fourth head of the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades that Israel says it has killed since the start of the Gaza war

Despite ceasefire

Israel kills chief of Hamas armed wing in Gaza strike

UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese presents her latest report before delegates at the UN Rights Council, in Geneva in March 2026

After court overruled earlier action

US reimposes sanctions on UN expert on Palestinians

Instagram Plus and Facebook Plus will unlock extra features including better analytics and wider audience reach

Beyond ad revenue

Meta launches paid subscriptions for Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp

Novak Djokovic is targeting a fourth French Open title

Djokovic fights through at French Open, Rybakina dumped out

US President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 27, 2026.

Trump appears to threaten to 'blow up' ally Oman

Doom-laden statements have come to haunt the AI industry as the public, notably in the United States, voices serious discontent in polling with the disruption that tech companies and political leaders predict from AI

Amid growing public hostility

AI chiefs walk back job apocalypse warnings

Matthew Perry, seen here with 'Friends' castmates Lisa Kudrow, Jennifer Aniston and Courtney Cox, suffered from crushing addictions

'Trusted a man without a conscience'

Matthew Perry assistant imprisoned over fatal drug injections

Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Ronwen Williams will captain South Africa at the 2026 World Cup

Named on Wednesday

Sundowns, Pirates dominate South Africa World Cup squad

US Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. grabs two snakes with his bare hands, the latest example of his adventures involving animals

Jr's bizarre adventures

Live snakes, dead bears and brain worms: RFK Jr's wild animal antics

The US State Department said it was setting up a quarantine facility in Kenya

'Working very, very hard'

Rubio vows to keep Ebola out of US

US President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House on May 27, 2026

'Negotiating on fumes'

Trump says 'not satisfied' yet on Iran deal

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