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UN force to withdraw most troops from Lebanon by mid 2027

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon plans to withdraw most of its troops by mid 2027, its spokesperson said, after the peacekeepers' mandate expires this year.

World • 22 hrs

Coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef during a mass bleaching event in 2017

Three-year heatwave bleached 51% of planet's coral reef

More than half of the world's coral reefs were bleached between 2014-2017, a new study showed - a record-setting episode now being eclipsed by another series of devastating heatwaves.

News Lens • 23 hrs

Trump told police chief 'everyone' knew about Epstein

US President Donald Trump "fully supports" Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick despite revelations that he maintained ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the White House said.

US • 12 hrs

BARCELONA, SPAIN - DECEMBER 09: La Sagrada Familia stands over residential buildings prior to the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD6 match between FC Barcelona and Eintracht Frankfurt at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on December 09, 2025 in Ba

Barcelona's unfinished basilica hits new heights

Barcelona's eternally unfinished Sagrada Familia has grown to become the world's tallest church, but a conflict with residents threatens to delay the finish date for the monument designed over 140 years ago.

News Lens • 10 Feb

Rubio to visit Hungary after Trump backs ally Orbán

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel next week to Hungary, the State Department said, after President Donald Trump endorsed its right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who is trailing in polls ahead of April elections.

World • 10 Feb

A coast guard boat of the Venezuelan Navy patrols along the Caribbean coast

US strike on alleged drug boat kills two in Pacific

The US military has said it killed two people in its latest strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the eastern Pacific.

US • 10 Feb

Police scuffle with protesters in sydney

Protests in Sydney over Israeli president's visit

Sydney police deployed pepper spray and scuffled with protesters as a rally against a visit to Australia by Israel's President Isaac Herzog turned violent.

World • 09 Feb

Jimmy Lai in a grey blazer and blue shirt.

Global outrage as Jimmy Lai jailed for 20 years

The UN and EU have led a chorus of condemnation over the decision by a Hong Kong court to jail media mogul Jimmy Lai for 20 years following his high-profile national security trial.

Asia • 09 Feb

Unredacted Epstein files opened to US politicians

The US Justice Department opened the unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files to review by members of Congress, as several politicians expressed concern that some names have been removed from the publicly released records.