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Environmental disaster fears grip Russia as Ukraine targets oil refineries 

30 April 2026

When cleanup volunteer Sergei Solovev arrived in the town of Tuapse, on Russia’s Black Sea coast, an unpleasant odour ...

Myanmar’s blanket prison term reduction trims Aung San Suu Kyi’s sentence 

30 April 2026

News|Aung San Suu Kyi Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing has cut all prisoners’ sentences by one-sixth, a blanket measu...

Could the US-Iran war become a protracted ‘frozen’ conflict? 

30 April 2026

Two months since the US and Israel launched a joint surprise attack on Iran, negotiations appear deadlocked, as competin...

Iran war: What’s happening on day 62 as Trump asks Iran to ‘give up’? 

30 April 2026

EXPLAINER News|US-Israel war on Iran United States President Donald Trump says Washington’s blockade of Iranian ports ...

New Zealand court denies bid by mosque mass shooter to appeal conviction 

30 April 2026

News|Islamophobia Australian white supremacist killer Brenton Tarrant has lost an appeal to overturn his conviction and ...

Can the EU’s Article 42.7 offer Europe NATO-like collective defence? 

30 April 2026

European leaders are seeking to clarify a little-used mutual defence clause in the European Union treaty as questions gr...

Oil prices soar on fears of long supply disruption, US siege of Iran ports 

30 April 2026

Oil prices soared more than 6 percent on worries about prolonged supply disruption in the Strait of Hormuz and fears of ...

US charges Sinaloa state governor, 9 others over Mexican drug cartel links 

29 April 2026

United States prosecutors have brought charges against Mexico’s Sinaloa state Governor Ruben Rocha Moya and nine curre...

Iran war live: Trump urges Tehran to ‘just give up’ as oil prices surge 

29 April 2026

Skip linksSkip to Content Video Duration 02 minutes 38 seconds play-arrow02:38 Trump says Iran must abandon nuclear ambi...

Israeli military speedboats block Gaza-bound aid ship 

29 April 2026

Organisers of a humanitarian aid ship sailing towards Gaza to help break Israel’s blockade say the vessel has been app...