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Evacuation flights leave Tenerife after cruise ship virus outbreak

Groups of passengers and crew disembarked from a cruise ship hit by ​a deadly hantavirus outbreak on Sunday to be evacuated to their home countries where they will isolate according to national protocols to prevent further spread of ‌the disease.

May 11, 2026 4:40 pm
 

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Trump rejects Iran's response to US peace proposal as 'unacceptable'

President Donald Trump’s swift rejection of Iran’s response to a U.S. peace proposal ​sent oil prices surging higher on Monday amid concerns the 10-week-old conflict will drag on, keeping shipping through the Strait of Hormuz paralyzed.

May 11, 2026 2:13 pm
 

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'Need to do more': PM flags housing changes in budget

Not enough has been done to help younger generations enter the housing market since Labor was re-elected last year, the prime minister has admitted ahead of the federal budget.

May 11, 2026 12:13 pm
 

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French national shows symptoms on return from hantavirus-hit ship

A passenger of a cruise ship that was struck by an outbreak of hantavirus has shown symptoms of the disease while being repatriated to France, the country’s prime minister has said.

May 11, 2026 11:08 am
 

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Trump calls Iran's response to US peace proposal 'unacceptable'

President Donald Trump on Sunday rejected Iran’s response to a U.S. proposal for peace talks, dashing hopes for an imminent end to the 10-week-old conflict ​that has caused widespread damage in Iran and Lebanon, paralyzed maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz and driven up global energy prices.

May 11, 2026 10:15 am
 

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Modi urges limits on fuel use, travel and imports to save forex

Indian ​Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged a ‌spate of measures including fuel conservation, work-from-home practices and limits on travel and imports, as a surge in global energy ​prices puts pressure on the country’s foreign exchange ​reserves.

May 11, 2026 8:09 am
 

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Passengers evacuated after deadly virus outbreak on cruise ship

The first passengers evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak near Spain’s Canary Islands have arrived in Madrid.

May 11, 2026 6:17 am
 

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Putin says he thinks Russia-Ukraine war is coming to an end

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on ​Saturday that he thought the Ukraine war was coming to an end, remarks that came just hours after he had vowed victory in Ukraine at Moscow’s most ‌scaled-back Victory Day parade in years.

May 10, 2026 6:05 pm
 

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At least 11 in Miami area injured by 'possible' boat explosion, officials say

At least 11 people were injured ​on Saturday in what ‌Miami-Dade Fire Rescue described as a “possible vessel explosion” near a ​popular tourist attraction close ​to Miami Beach.

May 10, 2026 1:50 pm
 

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US, Iran no closer to ending war as Qatari tanker sails toward Strait of Hormuz

A state of relative calm prevailed around the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, after days of sporadic flare-ups, as the United States waited for Iran’s ‌response to its latest proposals to end more than two months of fighting and begin peace talks.

May 10, 2026 9:20 am
 

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Historic win for One Nation in regional by-election

Voters in the regional federal seat of Farrer have decisively chosen a non-coalition candidate for the first time in its history.

May 10, 2026 8:52 am
 

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Australian Jews detail 'unfair' backlash linked to Gaza

The chance to share their experiences of bullying, harassment and fear in the face of anti-Semitism has been years in the making for many Jewish Australians.

May 9, 2026 2:23 pm

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