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NYT

Are These the Bones of the Fourth Musketeer? This Dutch Village Hopes So.

Wolder, near the Belgian border, is waiting to see if the skeleton it dug up in a church is Count d’Artagnan, from Alexandre Dumas’s tale.

NYT

Gulf Countries Arrest Shiite ‘Traitors’ Amid War With Iran

Dozens of Gulf citizens have been accused of belonging to Iran-linked terrorism cells as the war accelerates a shift toward deeper authoritarianism in the region.

ET

PM Shehbaz to embark on official visit to China from May 23-26: DPM Dar

Says launch of IBI headquarters marks transformative milestone in Pakistan-China All-Weather Strategic Partnership

GDN

Australian military plane to join efforts to reopen strait of Hormuz as Marles considers ‘how else we can contribute’

Defence minister says E-7A Wedgetail surveillance aircraft deployed to Gulf in March will join UK and France-led defensive effort to calm Iran conflictFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia will send a hi-tech milita...

GDN

Australian military plane to join efforts to reopen strait of Hormuz, as Marles leaves door open to sending more assets

Defence minister says E-7A Wedgetail surveillance aircraft deployed to Gulf in March will join UK and France-led defensive effort to calm Iran conflictFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia will send a hi-tech milita...

BBC

Ghana to evacuate 300 from South Africa over anti-immigrant protests

The foreign minister says the "distressed" Ghanaians registered with the embassy in Pretoria to be evacuated.

GDN

PM says opposition ‘reduced to a farce’ as government targeted over CGT – as it happened

This blog is now closedSee all our Australia budget 2026 coverageGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia to send military plane to strait of Hormuz reopening missionAustralia will join an international mission to reopen the strait of Hormuz, with plans to contribute a hi...

GDN

Budget 2026 live updates: PM says opposition ‘reduced to a farce’ as government targeted over CGT; CBA shares fall 10% as bank stocks slide

Follow today’s news liveSee all our Australia budget 2026 coverageGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia to send military plane to strait of Hormuz reopening missionAustralia will join an international mission to reopen the strait of Hormuz, with plans to contribute a h...

NYT

Trump’s Shrinking Ambitions on China

The president came into office planning harsher trade moves on China than on the rest of the world. Here’s why he’s had to scale them back.

NYT

Iran War Updates: Trump Says Iran Must Make Deal or Face Renewed Attacks

Iran stuck to its most recent demands after President Trump dismissed them as unacceptable. As Mr. Trump left for a summit in China, he told reporters the war was “very much under control.”

ET

Alleged drug baroness ‘Pinky’ handed over to police on three-day remand

Police tell court that alleged drug baroness Pinky heads a narcotics gang supplying high-value drugs nationwide

GDN

Russian foreign minister says ‘nothing is happening’ in US talks on Ukraine as peace process is stuck – Europe live

Sergei Lavrov comments before leaders of the ‘Bucharest Nine’ meet later today with Nato’s secretary general Mark Rutte Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said that despite some early positive signs about the US-Russia relations under Donald Trump, “nothing is happening” in reality as the peace...

GDN

Wes Streeting leaves No 10 after planned talks with Keir Starmer - UK politics live

A number of the health secretary’s allies called for the prime minister’s resignation but Streeting has yet to call for a formal leadership challengeReport: Starmer given a lifeline after Streeting challenge fails to materialiseGood morning. There are two main events in the diary today. At this poin...

GDN

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang joins Trump as tech dominates China trip

Invitation to be part of group including Elon Musk and Tim Cook highlights American AI and tech ambitionsThe billionaire chief executive of the chipmaker Nvidia, Jensen Huang, has joined Donald Trump’s China delegation after a reported last-minute invitation, highlighting the US’s AI and tech ambiti...

GDN

Paramedic felt ‘shock and disbelief’ when Clare Nowland shot by NSW police Taser, inquest hears

Coroner is examining 95-year-old’s death and looking at dementia training for aged care staff, police and ambulance officersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA paramedic has relived her disbelief while watching a police officer fatally taser a 95-year-old woman with dementia...

GDN

Paramedic felt ‘shock and disbelief’ when Clare Nowland shot by NSW Police Taser, inquest hears

Coroner is examining 95-year-old’s death and looking at dementia training for aged care staff, police and ambulance officersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA paramedic has relived her disbelief while watching a police officer fatally taser a 95-year-old great-grandmother w...

ET

Parineeti Chopra opens up about ‘mom guilt’ after emotional moment at event

Indian actor also shares post video on Instagram, saying 'Travelling for work today. The mom guilt is REAL'

GDN

Police drop charges against Palestinian Australian protester arrested at Isaac Herzog rally as more set to be withdrawn

Move comes as police review charges against protesters from Sydney rally made under now-defunct public assembly lawFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice have withdrawn their first charges against a protester from Sydne...

ET

Camp Rock 3 set for August release with Jonas Brothers return

Camp Rock 3 releases poster for August release, with Jonas Brothers set to return to the Disney franchise

GDN

London prisoner with muscle-wasting condition claims he has to crawl on floor

Umer Khalid, accused of role in Palestine Action break-in, alleges he has not received proper treatment or wheelchairA prisoner with a muscle-wasting condition accused of taking part in a Palestine Action protest claims he has been forced to crawl around the jail – including to get medicine – becaus...

GDN

Budget 2026 live updates: PM says opposition ‘reduced to a farce’ as government targeted over CGT; three Coalition MPs booted from question time

Albanese defends changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax, which Bill Shorten says will give young people a ‘fighting chance’. Follow today’s news liveSee all our Australia budget 2026 coverageGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia to send military plane to str...

ET

Sebastian Stan says young men lack positive male role models amid rise in toxic masculinity

Opening up about masculinity, fatherhood and why young men need emotional guidance, actor gets candid in interview

ET

Imran Khan 'loses vision' in one eye due to jail torture, alleges Salman Akram Raja

Says the party has exhausted all legal avenues and that taking to the streets is the only option left

GDN

Experts believe breakthrough in US fentanyl crisis may have started in China

US overdose deaths have plunged, but experts warn the ‘supply shock’ from Chinese precursors may only be a temporary fixAs Donald Trump travels to Beijing this week, fentanyl – and China’s role in its supply chain – remains an enduring point of acrimony in bilateral relations.At a UN meeting in Marc...