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Jun 9, 2026 - World

Pope Leo XIV will bridge 1,000 years of church history Wednesday when he visits a medieval monastery on a mountaintop that local Catholics consider sacred and then celebrates Mass at Barcelona’s famous Sagrada Familia Basilica

Jun 9, 2026 - World

Victorian premier says she will always call out ‘misogynist’ views after One Nation leader says ‘if the shoe fits’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJacinta Allan has dismissed leadership speculation and says she will continue to call out “sexist, misogynist, hateful” commentary directed at her, despite the One Nation leader Pauline Hanson’s advice to “suck it up, sweetheart”.On Sunday, the Victorian premier criticised a truck-mounted billboard, which has been travelling around Melbourne for several weeks, featuring AI-generated images of her wearing a black pointed hat alongside the phrase “ditch the witch”. Continue reading...

Jun 9, 2026 - World

People told not to enter damaged buildings for fear of aftershocks from magnitude-7.8 quakeAt least 37 people have died and hundreds have been injured after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake shook part of the southern Philippines early on Monday, collapsing buildings and triggering tsunami alerts.The quake hit early in the morning about 20km (12.4 miles) off the coast of Sarangani province, with tremors felt strongly across Mindanao and 420km away in the city of Manado on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Continue reading...

Jun 9, 2026 - World

Artisans in Guangopolo, Ecuador, are struggling to keep the traditional craft of weaving horsehair sieves alive

Jun 9, 2026 - World

Protesters in Bolivia demanding the resignation of conservative President Rodrigo Paz were hurling firecrackers, stones and sticks at police who responded