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Participants with the family name of O’Sullivan and Sullivan gather a bid to break a world record for the largest gathering of people with the same surname, in Castletownbere

Sullivan clan gathering in Cork breaks world record

Almost 2,000 people with the last names O'Sullivan and Sullivan travelled from around Ireland and the world to meet in Co Cork, in the largest ever recorded gathering of people with the same surname.

Ireland • 14 mins

Survivors advise rescuers in search for men in Laos cave

From their shared hospital room, several survivors freed from a semi-submerged cave in Laos after more than a week underground are advising rescuers on how to find the last two missing men believed to be trapped even deeper inside.

World • 3 hrs

In this photo taken on May 5, 2026, senior scientific specialist Kwaku Dad Abu Bonsrah points to a image from a microscope of cortical and hippocampal cells on a cell culture plate at Cortical Labs' Physical Containment Level 2 (PC2) laboratory in Melbour

Australian researchers teach brain cells to play 'Doom'

Australian researchers have trained lab-grown brain cells on a silicon computer chip to play the nineties shooter game "Doom" and say they are just scratching the surface of what the neurons could be capable of doing.

News Lens • 8 hrs

Trump eyes replacing anniversary concert with MAGA rally

The US President called for the cancellation of concerts celebrating America's 250th anniversary after several musical acts backed out.

US • 2 hrs

Awareness is raised around Ebola in a market

Ebola spread 'alarming' as WHO chief calls for support

UN health chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called for more international help to combat the spread of the deadly Ebola virus in Democratic Republic of Congo as he arrived in the eastern province worst-hit by a severe outbreak.

World • 18 hrs

US President Donald Trump standing in front of US flags.

US warns of restarting Iran strikes if no deal reached

The US has warned it was "more than capable" of resuming war with Iran after Donald Trump said any peace deal must adhere to his red lines.

Middle East • 30 May

Citizens and relatives of the Palestinian Ahmed Hils attend the funeral ceremony in Gaza city

Advance in Gaza 'blatant violation' of truce - Hamas

Hamas accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of a "blatant violation" of the October 2025 ceasefire after he ordered the army to seize more territory in Gaza.

Middle East • 29 May

Friedrich Merz, Federal Chancellor, attends a cabinet meeting in Berlin, Germany

Merz ousting dismissed as 'speculation' by German govt

The German government dismissed rumours that Chancellor Friedrich Merz's rivals were laying the groundwork to oust him as his popularity craters, reforms stall and the far right gains in strength.

World • 29 May

White House on deep blue sky background in Washington DC, USA.

US judge freezes Trump 'slush fund' for allies

A US federal judge has temporarily blocked the White House from moving ahead with a $1.8 billion compensation package that critics have denounced as a "slush fund" for President Donald Trump's political allies.

US • 29 May

Peter Magyar waves a national flag while standing before a campaign banner

EU to unlock €16bn for Hungary as Magyar presses reforms

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has said the bloc would unlock more than €16 billion for Hungary, as she praised early progress on reforms under the country's new leadership.

Europe • 29 May

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