Commonwealth Games: 2026 event in doubt after Victoria cancels
The Australian state says the cost of the tournament had ballooned to three times original estimates.
1970-01-01 08:00
Millions again under smoke advisory due to Canada wildfires
Smoke returns to the northern and eastern US and parts of Canada as wildfires continue to burn.
1970-01-01 08:00
Typhoon Talim: Thousands evacuated as typhoon hits southern China
Vietnam is also bracing to evacuate people from areas forecast to be hit by the powerful storm.
1970-01-01 08:00
Is the worst over for Sri Lanka's economic crisis?
A year after the start of the crisis, life looks normal in Colombo but is the country out of the woods?
1970-01-01 08:00
Burnt out or jobless - meet China's 'full-time children'
Gruelling work hours and a dismal job market are forcing young Chinese to make unusual choices.
1970-01-01 08:00
RFK Jr's conspiracy theories and Republican supporters
Robert F Kennedy Jr is under fire over comments suggesting Covid-19 was "ethnically targeted".
1970-01-01 08:00
Poland: Plane crash at Chrcynno hangar kills five and injures seven
A small plane crashed into a hangar at an airfield in Chrcynno, 47 kilometres (29 miles) from Warsaw.
1970-01-01 08:00
Typo sends millions of US military emails to Russian ally Mali
Some of the emails reportedly contain sensitive information such as passwords and medical records.
1970-01-01 08:00
Greece wildfires: 1,200 children evacuated from summer camp as blaze nears
Two separate blazes are tearing through the country as it suffers the effects of a scorching Mediterranean heatwave.
1970-01-01 08:00
California crews battle wildfires in extreme heat
One woman reportedly suffered severe burns and was airlifted to hospital amid the brush fires.
1970-01-01 08:00
Tunisia-EU migration: Deal signed to strengthen borders
The memorandum of understanding includes $118m to stop smuggling and return irregular migrants.
1970-01-01 08:00
Russia officially pulls out of Ukraine grain deal
After months of threats to not renew the deal, Moscow has officially announced it will come to a de facto end.
1970-01-01 08:00