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Australia, Vanuatu sign deal barring foreign military base on Pacific island 29 Jun 2026 - 11:59 am
Vanuatu's Trade and Commerce Minister Samson Samsen, Foreign Minister Marc Ati, and Prime Minister Jotham Napat pose for a group photo after an agreement signing ceremony with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Defence Minister Richard Marles, Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Minister for Defence Industry and Pacific Island Affairs Pat Conroy, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen, and Minister for Immigration and Citizenship Tony Burke at Parliament House in Canberra on June 29, 2026. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)
Malaysia extends agreement on searching MH370 for another year 29 Jun 2026 - 11:20 am
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$1.4m turtle sock smuggling operation earns Chinese man a 2-year prison sentence 28 Jun 2026 - 07:39 pm
The turtles were tied in knotted socks when US officials found them (Photo from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
Latest developments in Europe's heatwave 28 Jun 2026 - 05:40 pm
A woman takes a photo toward St. Paul's from the south side of the River Thames in central London on June 28, 2026, as people come out to take advantage of cooler temperatures following days of extreme heat. The UK broke the record for a June temperature for the third day in a row on June 26, the Met Office weather agency said, as a sweltering heatwave strained schools and hospitals and drove down business. (Photo by CARLOS JASSO / AFP)
Several injured in lightning strike at Swedish amusement park 28 Jun 2026 - 05:25 pm
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Bangladesh's fugitive ex-PM says will return to Dhaka 'this year' 28 Jun 2026 - 04:00 pm
File photo of Bangladesh's fugitive former leader Sheikh Hasina
Aramco helicopter crash kills 14 in Saudi Arabia: SPA 28 Jun 2026 - 03:42 pm
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Take brutally hot weather seriously, heatstroke survivor warns 28 Jun 2026 - 03:17 pm
People cool off with the water of a fountain in Berlin on June 28, 2026. (Photo by Ralf Hirschberger / AFP)
Skydiving plane crash kills 11 in France 28 Jun 2026 - 02:43 pm
This photograph shows the wreckage of a Pilatus PC-6 light aircraft after it crashed at Tomblaine, on the outskirts of Nancy, eastern France on June 28, 2026. Photo by Jean-Christophe VERHAEGEN / AFP
Uganda army chief shuts down leading independent media group 28 Jun 2026 - 01:28 pm
(Files) Muhoozi Kainerugaba (C), son of Yoweri Museveni and Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces, inspects a military parade on May 12, 2026. (Photo by Badru Katumba / AFP)
From rubble to music: Gaza's Oud repairman 28 Jun 2026 - 01:19 pm
Displaced Palestinian craftsman Suhail Abu Shawish tunes a Oud musical instrument at his makeshift workshop in the Nuseirat camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip on June 23, 2026. (Photo by Eyad Baba / AFP)
Cycling industry bets on smart bikes to boost sales 28 Jun 2026 - 12:58 pm
An employee prepares a booth at the EUROBIKE 2026 fair of the international bicycle industry in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany on June 23, 2026. (Photo by Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP)
Iraqi forces raid Baghdad's Green Zone, arrest officials 28 Jun 2026 - 12:32 pm
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'High-strung' camels race in Australian outback 28 Jun 2026 - 10:14 am
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France records around 1,000 excess deaths in heatwave: health agency 28 Jun 2026 - 10:09 am
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Kuwaiti General Staff: Air defenses are intercepting hostile missiles, drones 28 Jun 2026 - 08:11 am
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Death toll from Israeli aggression on Lebanon rises to 4,246 27 Jun 2026 - 11:16 pm
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Venezuela quake toll rises to 1,430: national assembly chief 27 Jun 2026 - 09:23 pm
This aerial view shows collapsed buildings in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on June 27, 2026, following earthquakes that struck the region. Nearly 1,000 people have been killed and more than 50,000 remain missing after two consecutive earthquakes in Venezuela, where growing anger has been reported over the lack of official aid to swiftly rescue survivors. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)