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A man transports air coolers on a cart along a street on a hot summer day in the Indian city of Varanasi

'Longer, stronger, and more frequent'

India issues heatwave warnings as fear of El Nino looms

Ghida Krisht and Wael Sabbagh both lost relatives in an Israeli strikes

Families of Beirut strike victims vow to fight for justice

Making history: Nepalese director Abinash Bikram Shah and actresses Jasmine Bishwokarma, Aliz Ghimire and Pushpa Thing Lama at Cannes

On trans women, wild elephants

Elephant in the room: Nepal's first Cannes film takes on taboos

Anita Among has faced allegations of corruption for years, leading to international sanctions by Britain and the United States

Impounded Rolls-Royce

Uganda president's son moves against senior politician for corruption

Years of record-breaking heat have become increasingly common in the UK

'Increased ambition' needed

UK climate advisers urge setting maximum working temperature

During Bosnian war

Austria opens probe into Sarajevo 'weekend snipers'

President Prabowo Subianto announced commodity export controls as Indonesia battles economic headwinds

To boost tax revenues

Indonesia's Prabowo announces export controls for coal, palm oil

Sameh Shtayyeh, father of 15-year-old Youssef who was killed by Israeli soldiers, hugs another son as they visit Youssef's grave in the village of Till, west of Nablus, in the West Bank

'Designed to kill'

Shot for throwing stones: Israeli forces killing West Bank teens weekly

Such vast journeys by humpback whales -- which can grow up to 17 metres long -- are exceedingly rare

'Exceedingly rare'

Humpback whales make record swims between Australia and Brazil

Eels are a popular food in Japan but have proven stubbornly unwilling to breed in captivity without intervention

Easing pressure on endangered fish

Japan to sell eels bred in captivity in 'world first'

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te has said China is the "root cause" of regional instability

As US bargains with arms sales

Taiwan leader says 'foreign forces' cannot decide island's future

Bangladesh players celebrate winning the second Test against Pakistan in Sylhet

Taijul takes six to lead Bangladesh to Pakistan Test series sweep

'Global solidarity remains extremely important', said Helen Clark

'Not there yet'

Ebola, hantavirus show world's risk preparedness lagging: pandemic expert

LIV Golf promised a $500,000 prize money boost for this week's Korea Open

LIV cash crunch hits Asian Tour as Korea Open prize money cut

American actress Tina Fey stars in the Netflix comedy 'The Four Seasons' alongside Colman Domingo

Lifelong friendships 'hold it together'

'The Four Seasons' star Tina Fey says old friends are gold

For some fishermen on the Congo River, selling the plastic they trawl from the water has become more profitable than fishing

More waste than fish

DR Congo fishermen resort to trawling plastic waste

Rep. Thomas Massie speaks with supporters after his concession speech on 19 May 2026 in Hebron, Kentucky. Massie, who has served Kentucky's 4th Congressional District since 2012, conceded his loss after the most expensive US House Primary in US history against Trump-endorsed candidate Ed Gallrein.

'Major sleazebag'

Republican who stood up to Trump defeated in Kentucky primary

Russia's 2022 invasion has wrought yet more suffering on Ukraine's birdlife

War-scarred landscapes

'Wiped out': Ukraine's bird lovers long for peaceful skies

Morning Roundup

Suspects flee after ATM blast, Europe seals US tariff deal, and Arsenal are Premier League champions

The new Boots Riley film 'I Love Boosters' features an ensemble cast

Signature absurdism

Director Boots Riley says new film 'I Love Boosters' is an 'optimistic' satire

The new 'bridges' are key to helping the monkeys navigate a fragmented habitat crisscrossed by busy roads where the animals are often killed

'We have to coexist'

Sky bridges, citizen science protect endangered Malaysia monkeys

US Vice President JD Vance says a planned deployment of 4,000 troops to Poland has been delayed rather than canceled

Back to 2021 levels

Pentagon says it has reduced brigades in Europe from four to three

Alexandra Eala hits a backhand against Elena Rybakina on the clay in Rome

Eala and Tjen bring a Southeast Asian 'sense of pride' to Roland Garros

Kylian Mbappe, in white, in action for France against Brazil in March -- these two nations are among the leading contenders to win the upcoming World Cup

How are the World Cup favourites shaping up?

Havana residents play dominoes to pass the time amid frequent Cuban blackouts and the looming threat of US invasion

Amid four-month US oil blockade

Cubans want change, but not at gunpoint

Bear the koala rescue dog has retired, and an Australian animal welfare group is looking for his successor

Is your dog looking for a job?

Help wanted: Australian conservation group seeks new koala rescue dog

Ahead of Wall Street liftoff, SpaceX backers say the company is the gatekeeper to space itself

Claims worth up to USD1.75 trillion

SpaceX's IPO moonshot draws some doubters on Wall Street

Some Iranians see the national football squad as not representing the people, but rather as handpicked by the government in Tehran

US, Iran trade threats but Trump says Tehran wants peace deal

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