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The world’s biggest democracy is about to become a one-party state

Despite economic headwinds, election defeats for two major rivals this week have left India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi looking increasingly unassailable.

Wed, 06 May 2026 19:30:00 +1000

Canary Islands doesn’t want hantavirus-hit cruise ship to dock there

The regional government of the Spanish islands says it is not confident that allowing the afflicted luxury cruise ship MV Hondius into port at Tenerife is safe.

Wed, 06 May 2026 19:11:26 +1000

World in pictures this week, May 7, 2026

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors

Wed, 06 May 2026 18:58:45 +1000

RIP Project Freedom: Trump’s latest Iran plan didn’t make it past day two

Beyond the question of why Trump let his cabinet secretaries (and top military adviser) waste their time marketing a soon-to-be-jettisoned policy, there is the question of why he pressed pause at all.

Wed, 06 May 2026 16:12:00 +1000

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship to head to Spain as human-human transmission suspected

The Dutch-flagged polar cruise ship will sail to the Canary Islands where its passengers will be examined as disease experts share theories on how and where the unusual outbreak began.

Wed, 06 May 2026 15:40:06 +1000

Pete Hegseth won't confirm or deny kamikaze dolphins

Pete Hegseth won't confirm or deny the US Navy is using kamikaze dolphins.

Wed, 06 May 2026 11:49:57 +1000

Trump ‘pauses’ mission to guide ships through Strait of Hormuz after less than 48 hours

The US president’s decision came just hours after Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a news conference talking up the so-called Project Freedom mission, as he declared combat operations were “over”.

Wed, 06 May 2026 11:26:44 +1000

Pope Leo reasserts Church's mission to preach peace in Trump rebuke

Pope Leo speaks on the Church's message of peace and answers question on the Iran war in a rebuke of Trump.

Wed, 06 May 2026 07:48:02 +1000

Views from inside the cruise ship after suspected hantavirus outbreak

A cruise ship with nearly 150 people aboard was waiting for help off the coast of Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday after three passengers died and at least three other people were left seriously ill in a suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus, according to the World Health Organization and the ship’s operator.

Wed, 06 May 2026 07:10:03 +1000

Medical experts board virus-struck cruise ship

Medical teams have boarded a stranded cruise ship to investigate three deaths from hantavirus.

Wed, 06 May 2026 06:00:50 +1000

Italy’s Meloni shares deepfake lingerie photo to denounce ‘dangerous’ political trend

The prime minister took the unusual step of sharing the fake image to confront online critics who fell for the falsehood and complained that she should be ashamed of herself.

Wed, 06 May 2026 05:58:57 +1000

Trump is trying to break the OPEC oil cartel. The UAE has done exactly what he wanted

The United Arab Emirates’ decision to leave the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries advances Donald Trump’s goal of weakening the powerful oil bloc.

Wed, 06 May 2026 05:02:00 +1000

15-foot crocodile airlifted in South Africa as search for missing driver turns tragic

A South African police officer had to brave crocodile-infested waters of the Komati River to recover human remains.

Tue, 05 May 2026 17:06:45 +1000

Blast at China fireworks factory kills 21

Vision showed thick smoke billowing from a large site with ruined buildings and debris strewn around the area.

Tue, 05 May 2026 15:30:00 +1000

Trump turns up the volume on economic wins and acing his tests

The US president says the economy is “roaring” despite the fallout from the Iran war making things more expensive. And delivering a focused message on the economy is not much in Trump’s style.

Tue, 05 May 2026 15:30:00 +1000

Blast at fireworks factory in China’s Hunan kills 21

A blast at a fireworks factory in China’s Hunan province has killed 21 people and injured 61, prompting President Xi Jinping to call for a thorough investigation.

Tue, 05 May 2026 13:13:04 +1000