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Jun 25, 2026 - World

Russia is burying the carcasses of livestock infected with anthrax within occupied Ukraine in an apparent attempt, according to Kyiv, to spread the disease to nearby residential areas.

Jun 25, 2026 - World

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday he did not discuss the purported $300 billion Iran reconstruction fund with Persian Gulf leaders during his visit this week, even as other U.S. officials say the Gulf Cooperation Council members will support the effort.

Jun 25, 2026 - World

Vice-president, leading a foundering peace deal to end the kind of war he’s opposed in the past, is left holding the bagJD Vance has taken the greatest gamble of his vice-presidency by making himself the face of the Iran ceasefire deal – a shaky agreement that already seems to be unraveling at the seams.But after months spent in limbo due to the war, it may be the best chance for him to find his feet again. Continue reading...

Jun 25, 2026 - World

Australian woman Leah Stewart no longer in critical condition but doesn’t yet have use of her handGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman who was attacked by a great white shark at Sydney’s Coogee beach is no longer in a critical condition and “remembers the whole event in detail”, her brother has said.Leah Stewart’s brother Joshua provided the update on a fundraising site on Thursday, writing that it was “amazing to hear from her so much sooner than anyone expected” and that his sister had been “overjoyed” to see her daughter for the first time since the incident almost two weeks ago. Continue reading...

Jun 25, 2026 - World

A senior Iranian official on Thursday rebutted U.S. claims that Tehran would use its unfrozen assets to buy American farm products, saying the U.S. only exports "broken promises."