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Researchers found the odds of adult koalas being admitted into care or dying in the Australian state of NSW rose when average maximum temperatures over a 7-day period reached 27C

Sedentary and vulnerable

Even moderately hot days raise risk of koala deaths: study

North Korea said it tested a new lightweight multi-purpose missile launching system

Eighth test in 2026

North Korea tests new multi-purpose missile launch system: KCNA

Iranian officials have stressed that, despite the long-standing US demand for an end to its uranium enrichment, talks on the issue of Iran's contested nuclear programme have been deferred until after an initial agreement

As negotiators arrive in Doha

New strikes threaten ceasefires in Iran, Lebanon

Jannik Sinner plays a forehand to Clement Tabur at the French Open

On the brink of career Grand Slam

Sinner, Sabalenka cruise in French Open first round

British conductor Daniel Harding has been named conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic

'Thrill and inspiration'

Hitting the high notes: Pilot Daniel Harding named as chief of LA Philharmonic

The defendant, a 36-year-old freelance journalist who worked in a kindergarten to help make ends meet, denies the accusations

Following flurry of allegations

Paris school aide tried for alleged sexual assault of preschoolers

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) met Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan (R)

Looking westward

US, Armenia pledge to move forward on corridor during Rubio visit

Vice President JD Vance and the Vatican have sparred over migration policy, with Pope Leo condemning the White House's policy on mass deportations

Despite close ties to tech

Vance hails Pope Leo's AI encyclical as 'profound'

Shares of chip company Micron surged about 20 percent, lifting its valuation to more than $1 trillion

Peace deal hopes boost Wall Street stocks despite latest US strikes

A woman cools down with a portable fan in Nantes, western France

Record temps as spring heatwave bakes Europe

More than 1.5 million people have joined the hajj this year

Sacred tradition

Pilgrims pray on Mount Arafat as hajj reaches peak

Rajat Patidar slapped a 33-ball 93 not out against Gujarat to blast Royal Challengers Bengaluru into the IPL final

Indian Premier League

Patidar stars as Bengaluru hammer Gujarat to reach IPL final

Temperature records for May were broken in France and Britain

Climate experts explain

Why is Europe the world's fastest warming continent?

German border region

Investigation opened after body found near Mariensäule in Trier

The theft at the Louvre museum sent shockwaves around the world

Louvre heist to be turned into film

Senegal lawmakers defied the president and appointed the ousted PM Ousmane Sonko as speaker of parliament

Opposition boycotts vote

Senegal parliament elects ousted PM as speaker in challenge to president

Energy prices have been under pressure on concerns that US President Donald Trump's tariffs will crimp economic growth

Latest leadership shakeup

BP ousts chairman over 'serious' governance concerns

Great cormorant adults are estimated to eat 180 kilogrammes (400 pounds) of fish a year

Calls to reduce population

Fish-eating cormorant lands in EU's crosshairs

Quad foreign ministers met in New Delhi (L-R): Australia's Penny Wong, India's S. Jaishankar, Japan's Toshimitsu Motegi and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio

Suspicions by China

Rubio revives 'Quad' with new Asia projects after questions on US

Crown Princess Mette-Marit (C) has recently appeared in public wearing a device to help her breathe

Diagnosed with rare condition

Norway crown prince 'worried' about wife's health

Texas attorney general Ken Paxton (right) has surged ahead of incumbent John Cornyn in the Texas Senate runoff

Central tension in Republican Party

Trump flexes muscle in Texas Senate runoff

Organised crime

Ten held over violent robberies and ram raids on Tenerife

Cheese-rolling contest

German YouTuber wins 2026 edition of iconic Gloucestershire race

Rituals at the hajj have been a constant for centuries but technology is changing the pilgrims' experience

During sacred tradition

Saudi Arabia turns to drones to shield pilgrims from extreme heat

Britain's Attorney General Richard Hermer said an appeals court would review whether the sentences were 'unduly lenient' in the 'horrific case'

Following public outcry

Appeals court to review UK judge sparing teen rapists jail

Jonathan Andic, seen here at his arrest, called the claim he had murdered his billionaire father 'serious, unjust and unfounded'

'Biased, distorted' narrative

Mango founder's son says accusation he killed his father 'unfounded'

Measuring over two meters in length and weighing between 200 and 250 kilograms, the dolphin is believed to be between six and eight years old

Saint-Jean-de-Luz

'Curious' dolphin charms French town but experts concerned

A Qatar Airways plane carrying Australians linked to suspected IS jihadists lands in Melbourne

After years in Syria

IS-linked women, children return to Australia

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