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Israel, Russia added to UN blacklist on sexual violence in conflicts

News May 29, 2026

Israeli and Russian security forces have been added to a United Nations blacklist on sexual violence in conflict, according to a report reviewed on Thursday by AFP. Published annually by the UN, the l...

Trump's face could appear on US $250 bill

Sports May 28, 2026

US President Donald Trump could soon appear on a new $250 bill, in the Republican’s latest move to shatter US traditions by putting his personal stamp on national institutions. A proposal for the ne...

Global temperatures likely to remain at record levels in 2026-2030: UN

News May 28, 2026

Global average temperatures are likely to continue at or near record levels this year and for the next four years afterwards, the United Nations warned on Thursday. The 11 hottest individual years eve...

Oil prices bounce higher after new US strikes on Iran

News May 28, 2026

Oil prices bounced higher on Thursday while Asian stocks mostly fell, as new US strikes on Iran marked the latest test of a shaky ceasefire in the Middle East war. The price jumps erased much of Wedne...

Zelensky asked Trump for air defence munitions: AFP

News May 27, 2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged the United States to provide more ammunition for its Patriot air defence systems to counter Russian ballistic missiles, according to a document reviewe...

India orders demolition drive along Pakistan border

News May 27, 2026

India’s interior minister has ordered the demolition of illegal buildings within 15 kilometres of the border with Pakistan, his office said Wednesday. Home Minister Amit Shah is known for his hardli...

Trump Board of Peace's official Gaza fund is empty

Health May 27, 2026

US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace has no cash in its official Gaza reconstruction fund, despite member countries pledging billions of dollars, a source familiar with the board told AFP on W...

Hundreds flee India migrant crackdown towards Bangladesh

News May 27, 2026

Hundreds of people in India’s border region with Bangladesh have fled to the frontier, police said Wednesday, after the government ordered the construction of detention centres for undocumented Bang...

No feasts, no joy: Gazans mark a dark Eid

Business May 27, 2026

New clothes for children, sacrificial sheep and Eid biscuits, the hallmarks of the Muslim holiday, are all either unaffordable or unavailable in Gaza, casting a shadow over what is usually a time of c...

Marsh out of Pakistan ODIs, Inglis to captain Australia

News May 27, 2026

Australia captain Mitchell Marsh has been ruled out of the one-day international series in Pakistan after picking up an ankle injury while playing in the Indian Premier League. Josh Inglis will take o...