A day of record-breaking heat looms for Victoria, with temperatures forecast to hit 49C in the Mallee and Melbourne facing its hottest day since Black Saturday 2009. It was 26.1C as the sun rose on Tuesday over the small Victorian town of Ouyen, the Mallee town of 1,170 people whose forecast high of 49C would […]
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Winter storm live updates: At least 11 states declare state of emergency
The storm begins Friday afternoon with snow and ice in New Mexico. By the evening, Dallas will see a wintry mix and Oklahoma City will see some snow. Saturday is the most significant days for dangerous icing and heavy snow for the South. By Saturday morning, the wintry mix and freezing rain will be stretching […]
Surfer injured in fourth shark attack in Australian state in 48 hours
A surfer has been bitten by a shark, the fourth attack along Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) coastline in under 48 hours. The 39-year-old man “sustained a wound to his chest” after a shark bit his board on the Mid North Coast on Tuesday morning, police said. He has been released from hospital. It follows […]
Supreme Court appears likely to uphold state bans on transgender athletes : NPR
The U.S. Supreme Court Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court appeared sympathetic to state laws banning transgender athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports. To date, 27 states have enacted laws barring transgender participation in sports. Supporters say the laws are needed to ensure fairness in […]
US and allies strike Islamic State in Syria after attack that killed three Americans | Islamic State
US and allied forces carried out “large-scale” strikes against the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria on Saturday, the US military said, in the latest response to an attack last month that left three Americans dead. Washington said a lone gunman from the militant group carried out the 13 December attack in Palmyra, which killed […]
US military strikes Islamic State group targets in Syria, officials say
The US and its partner forces have carried out large-scale strikes against Islamic State group targets in Syria, the US Central Command (Centcom) has announced. US President Donald Trump directed the strikes on Saturday, which are part of Operation Hawkeye Strike, in retaliation for the Islamic State group’s deadly attack on US forces in Syria […]
Australia news live: ‘countless homes’ lost in fires in Victorian town of Ruffy as state braces for volatile day | Australia news
‘Countless homes’ lost in fires in Victorian town of Ruffy George Noye, the captain of the Country Fire Authority in Ruffy, Victoria, spoke to ABC News this morning after the town was hit by the Longwood bushfire. Noye said the fire had been “absolutely devastating”, saying the area had lost “countless homes”. He said: The […]
Australia news live: Victoria to close public land and campgrounds as state prepares for worst fire risk in six years | Australia news
‘It is not safe to be in bushland areas’: campers told to leave many popular areas in Victoria Chris Hardman, the chief fire officer of Fire Forest Management Victoria, said it is unsafe to be in bushland areas anywhere in Victoria over the coming days, saying public lands in many popular areas are now closed […]
Six new state laws from rideshare driver rights to screen time limits : NPR
The TikTok logo is displayed on signage outside TikTok social media app company offices in Culver City, California on September 30, 2025. A new law in Virginia is designed to limit social media use by kids under 16 to one hour a day. It faces a legal challenge. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide […]
Huge crowds mourn Bangladesh’s first female PM at state funeral
Kelly Ng, Shahnewaz Rocky,BBC Bangla, Dhakaand Anbarasan Ethirajan,BBC World Service Global Reporter, London AFP via Getty Images Hundreds of thousands of people gathered as a motorcade carrying Khaleda Zia’s body drove through Dhaka Hundreds of thousands of people travelled from across Bangladesh to the capital Dhaka on Wednesday to pay their final respects to former […]