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The US Government believe Iran’s Supreme Leader is alive and becoming more involved.

Major US update on Iran’s ‘missing’ Supreme Leader

The US Government has shared a bombshell new claim about Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not been seen since his father was killed in February.

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Middle East on edge as Trump-Iran deal hangs by a thread.

Trump’s Iran peace gamble enters make-or-break territory

As Israeli attacks on Lebanon threaten to further derail peace talks between the US and Iran, President Donald Trump denies they have halted altogether.

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Health workers disinfect a coffin containing the body of a man presumed to have died of Ebola at a hospital in Mongbwalu, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 25, 2026.

As Ebola spreads, scientists race to find vaccines

Health workers are rushing to provide supportive care in Congo and Uganda, hoping that some patients will recover on their own, while isolating the sick and tracing contacts of the infected.

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Seven people, including a suspected gunman, are dead following a series of shootings in Iowa. (AP PHOTO)

'Act of evil': Gunman kills six people in several locations

Six people have been killed in a shooting spree at multiple locations across an Iowa city.

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A university student was treated as a ‘time-waster’ before collapsing and dying.

‘Time-waster’: 20yo’s death linked to hospital neglect

A university student was treated as an ‘annoyance’ and ‘time-waster’ before collapsing and dying.

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Ruslan Gaus, pictured with girlfriend Violetta Parushkina, was shot dead by a deer hunter.

‘Drunk’ hunter mistakes boy for deer, shoots him dead

The teenager was killed after a member of a hunting party allegedly opened fire on what he believed was a roe deer.

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The woman empties what appears to be ashes onthe streets of Oia in Santorini

Tourist’s ‘sick’ act to honour loved one sparks outrage

Locals are up in arms over the incident described as a ‘health bomb’ by a furious official.

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Peter Mandelson. MUST CREDIT: Justin Chin/Bloomberg

Mandelson refused to hand over personal phone to UK probe

The UK government released a vast trove of documents relating to Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador but the former envoy refused to allow them access to his personal phone.

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Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu have reportedly shared a fiery call.

‘Everybody hates you’: Trump erupts at Netanyahu

US President Donald Trump has reportedly called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ‘crazy’ in a tense phone call over the deteriorating position in the Middle East.

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A fireworks factory in Malta has been destroyed in a massive explosion.

Major explosion at fireworks factory blasts historic town

Shocking footage circulating online captured the moment the 1.9 magnitude blast shook the surrounding area.

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The state said the company and its CEO, Sam Altman, had engaged in negligence and violated Florida’s prohibition on unfair and deceptive practices.

‘Dangerous’: Florida becomes first State to sue OpenAi

THE NEW YORK TIMES: In the lawsuit, the State said OpenAI had built ‘a dangerous online product’.

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Several people on board the Hondius cruise ship were infected with the hantavirus in May. (AP PHOTO)

Major update on cruise ship hit with hantavirus outbreak

Oceanwide Expeditions, the company that owns the Hondius cruise ship, which was hit by a hantavirus outbreak, have shared a major update.

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Iran is the latest battlefield where Donald Trump’s predictions of an easy American military triumph have been subverted.

Trump’s international interventions hit a stinging stalemate

In Ukraine, Gaza and now Iran, the US President’s early declarations of easy wins have given way to harsh reality.

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A view of burnt car after an Israeli drone strike in Saadiyat, south of Beirut, Lebanon on May 13, 2026.

‘All shooting will stop’: Trump’s shock call questioned

US President Donald Trump has revealed details of an urgent call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after Iran reportedly walked away from ceasefire talks over Lebanon.

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