Watch: Drones crash into water after Sydney light show malfunction
Almost 90 drones fell from the sky over Sydney’s Darling Harbour during a popular winter light show.
Month: May 2026
Australia confirms first diphtheria death amid worst outbreak in decades
Most cases are in the Northern Territory with some also in Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland.
Ferrari unveils the Luce, a five-seat electric car co-designed with Jony Ive
The Maranello firm’s first all-electric model starts at €550,000, runs to more than 1,000 horsepower and arrives with deliveries in the fourth quarter. Ferrari pulled
Brussels prepares biggest-ever DMA penalty for Google
The European Commission is preparing to fine Google a sum running into the high hundreds of millions of euros for breaching the Digital Markets Act
Rubio says Iran deal could take days after US forces launch new attacks
US forces say they hit Iranian missile sites and boats as Iranian delegation in Qatar for talks on extending ceasefire.
Iran war day 88: US attacks near Strait of Hormuz; talks under way in Qatar
US forces carry out series of attacks in the country’s south as Iranian delegation holds talks in Qatar.
Pakistani women in tent-pegging
Al Jazeera’s Hala Al Shami explains how Pakistani women are making strides in tent-pegging.
63 years ago, the Quakers stood up for gay dignity & they’re still fighting for our LGBTQ+ rights
Quakers, like most Protestant denominations, hold differing views of homosexuality within their ranks. But no other mainstream Protestant religion has embraced LGBTQ+ identity like the
PCOS name change ‘more representative of condition’
Health experts in Jersey say the change helps people realise it is not an ovaries-only condition.
US launches new strikes on Iran, targeting missile sites and boats
US Central Command says the strikes were taken in “self-defense”. It comes as senior Iranian negotiators arrive in Qatar for talks to end the war.
Jazz legend Sonny Rollins dies aged 95
Known as the “saxophone colossus”, Rollins had a lauded career spanning decades.
Rescuers race to free seven people trapped in flooded Laos cave
A team of experts who helped free a teen football team from a Thai cave in 2018 are among the rescuers.
Delhi’s most exclusive club is under threat of shutdown – can it survive?
The British-era Gymkhana Club is facing eviction, triggering a legal battle and a wave of nostalgia.
Netanyahu vows to ‘smite’ Hezbollah with ‘overwhelming’ force
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to ‘smite’ Hezbollah with ‘overwhelming’ force.