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May 19, 2026 - World

Hundreds of firefighters continue to battle the wind-driven fire in the Simi Valley area as at least one home is destroyedMore than 17,000 people were under evacuation orders in southern California on Tuesday as a wildfire threatened suburban homes.The wind-driven Sandy fire was reported on Monday in the hills above Simi Valley, about 30 miles (48km) north-west of Los Angeles. Continue reading...

May 19, 2026 - World

Around him are engineers, some junior to him in experience, some once his classmates in Maharashtra. But for nearly nine years, Sayyad says, he could not officially call himself one.

May 19, 2026 - World

NSW police establish crime scene at Canley Heights home after two pairs of men present at different hospitalsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne man has died in hospital and four others have been left in serious condition after a shooting at a home.Police set up a crime scene at a home in Canley Heights in south-west Sydney after the men self-presented to two nearby hospitals. Continue reading...

May 19, 2026 - World

The comment follows Trump's recent statement on Sunday that "the clock is ticking" for Iran to accept a peace deal with the United States and "there won't be anything left of them" if Tehran's leaders don't "get moving, FAST".

May 19, 2026 - World

Former Tesla AI executive and one of OpenAI's founding members Andrej Karpathy has joined Anthropic, he said on Tuesday.