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Seven deaths in France linked to record-high temperatures
May 26, 2026 - World 
Five of the deaths were by drowning while two people died competing in sporting eventsSeven people have died in France in an extreme early-summer heat event that is affecting a swathe of western Europe, as France and the UK set record highs for May and temperatures were forecast to rise further on Tuesday.“What I can say today is that there have been seven deaths linked directly or indirectly to the heat,” a French government spokesperson, Maud Bregeon, told TF1 television, adding that five of the deaths were by drowning. Continue reading...
Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto
May 26, 2026 - World 
Pope Leo XIV has called for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit
NT police won’t be charged over Kumanjayi White’s death as Lidia Thorpe criticises lack of justice
May 26, 2026 - World 
Police commissioner acknowledges outcome causes ‘significant distress’ for 24-year-old Warlpiri man’s family and wider communityWarning: This article contains references to Indigenous Australians who have diedNorthern Territory police will not lay any charges against officers after an Indigenous man died while being restrained in an Alice Springs supermarket in 2025.Kumanjayi White, a 24‑year‑old Warlpiri man who lived with cognitive disabilities, died on 27 May last year during a confrontation with police in a Coles supermarket. Continue reading...
Planes carrying 19 Australians linked to the Islamic State group land in Melbourne and Sydney
May 26, 2026 - World 
Two planes carrying 19 Australian women and children linked to the Islamic State group in Syria have landed in Melbourne and Sydney
Russia maintains attacks on Ukraine as Kyiv warned to brace for possible major barrage
May 26, 2026 - World 
Russia fired more than 100 drones and two ballistic missiles at Ukraine overnight, the Ukrainian air force said Tuesday, as the country's foreign ministry noted that Moscow's recent threat to hit Kyiv especially hard from the air brought nothing new.
