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Jun 4, 2026 - World

Police allege the 44-year-old lauded for disarming one of the gunmen in December’s attack put his father in a headlockGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Sydney man who disarmed one of the Bondi terror attackers has been charged with assaulting his father.Ahmed al-Ahmed, 44, is accused of allegedly putting his father in a headlock on 9 March at a house in Bankstown, in the city’s west. Continue reading...

Jun 4, 2026 - World

Despite deal, which is dependent on Hezbollah ceasing fire, Israel carries out multiple drone strikes in southern LebanonMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael and Lebanon have agreed to implement a ceasefire to end hostilities, the Trump administration has announced, as the US attempts to overcome one of the largest barriers to reaching a broader deal to end the war with Iran.The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is contingent on a complete cessation of fire from the Iran-aligned Hezbollah armed group and the evacuation of all its fighters south of the Litani River in south Lebanon, said a statement from the US, Lebanon and Israel, released by the US state department after negotiations in Washington. Continue reading...

Jun 4, 2026 - World

After analysing 194 countries between 2000 and 2021, the United Nations health agency found that 886 million people contract an illness linked to the consumption of unsafe food a year

Jun 4, 2026 - World

Washington-Havana relations have tumbled as the United States has slapped sanctions on Cuba, which has also been under a US-imposed energy blockade since January.

Jun 4, 2026 - World

The agreement will increase passenger flight rights by 56 weekly flights to 664 from 608, and cargo rights by 14 weekly flights to 68 from 54