World News

Niger suspends nine French media bodies: Watchdog slams ‘abusive’ decision 

09 May 2026

Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned Niger’s suspension of nine French media publications as t...

One dead in US after being struck by taking off Frontier Airlines plane 

09 May 2026

News|Aviation A person has died after jumping an airport perimeter fence in the US state of Colorado and being struck by...

Peter Magyar sworn in as Hungary’s PM, ending Orban’s 16 years in power 

09 May 2026

News|Politics Peter Magyar has officially been sworn in as Hungary’s new prime minister, almost a month after he swept...

Bahrain rounds up dozens over alleged links to Iran’s IRGC 

09 May 2026

News|US-Israel war on Iran Bahrain’s Interior Ministry says it has arrested dozens of people in the country accused of...

Israel to release two detained Gaza flotilla activists 

09 May 2026

Israel is set to release two Gaza-bound humanitarian aid flotilla activists who were abducted by Israeli authorities, a ...

Australia’s populist One Nation scores first-ever lower house victory 

09 May 2026

News|Elections Australia’s far-right One Nation party has captured a seat in the country’s House of Representatives ...

US military kills two people in new eastern Pacific Ocean attack 

09 May 2026

The United States military said it killed two people, leaving one survivor, in its latest attack on vessels in the easte...

Scaled-back Victory Day parade held in Moscow 

09 May 2026

Russia has held one of its most scaled-back Victory Day parades in years, citing the threat of attack from Ukraine, wher...

Hacked educational platform partially restored for millions of students 

09 May 2026

An educational platform used by thousands of schools and universities has been partially restored following an internati...