Wildfires Jun 21, 2026 Wildfire in Central Utah Prompts Evacuation Order for Hundreds of People The Iron fire had burned more than 13,000 acres by Saturday night. Containment efforts have been made more difficult by the region’s steep terrain. Wildfire in Central Utah Prompts Evacuation Order for Hundreds of People The Iron fire had burned more than 13,000 acres by Saturday night. Containment efforts have been made more difficult by the region’s steep terrain. See more
Bird flu Jun 22, 2026 Western Australian poultry farms locked down as second wild bird dies from H5N1 bird flu Poultry producer Ingham’s announces move, as a brown skua and a giant petrel the first confirmed H5 cases on Australia’s mainlandFollow our Australia news li... Western Australian poultry farms locked down as second wild bird dies from H5N1 bird flu Poultry producer Ingham’s announces move, as a brown skua and a giant petrel the first confirmed H5 cases on Australia’s mainlandFollow our Australia news li... Share
Australian politics Jun 22, 2026 Zali Steggall expected to launch teal party after months of secret talks Allegra Spender, Sophie Scamps and Nicolette Boele are understood to be open to the idea but other crossbenchers are firmly againstFollow our Australia news... Zali Steggall expected to launch teal party after months of secret talks Allegra Spender, Sophie Scamps and Nicolette Boele are understood to be open to the idea but other crossbenchers are firmly againstFollow our Australia news... Share
Sydney Jun 22, 2026 Almost three tonnes of cocaine found buried under Sydney property in Australia’s biggest ever seizure, police say Australian federal police arrested and charged two men after allegedly finding $800m worth of cocaine in ‘bunkers’ under shipping containersFollow our Austra... Almost three tonnes of cocaine found buried under Sydney property in Australia’s biggest ever seizure, police say Australian federal police arrested and charged two men after allegedly finding $800m worth of cocaine in ‘bunkers’ under shipping containersFollow our Austra... Share
Brisbane Jun 22, 2026 Teen accused of planning terror attack on Peter Dutton and Brisbane march was making ‘edgy joke’, court told Defence barrister claims teenager was a ‘troubled kid’ but crown prosecutor says he was serious when he wrote of copying US domestic terroristsGet our breaki... Teen accused of planning terror attack on Peter Dutton and Brisbane march was making ‘edgy joke’, court told Defence barrister claims teenager was a ‘troubled kid’ but crown prosecutor says he was serious when he wrote of copying US domestic terroristsGet our breaki... Share
Australian politics Jun 22, 2026 Jonno Duniam calls Pauline Hanson’s push for monoculture ‘bizarre’ – as it happened This blog is now closedWestern Australian poultry farms locked down as second wild bird dies from H5N1 bird fluGet our breaking news email, free app or daily... Jonno Duniam calls Pauline Hanson’s push for monoculture ‘bizarre’ – as it happened This blog is now closedWestern Australian poultry farms locked down as second wild bird dies from H5N1 bird fluGet our breaking news email, free app or daily... Share
Netherlands Jun 22, 2026 Dutch PM apologises for Moluccan soldiers’ mistreatment after Indonesian independence Rob Jetten acknowledges grief and pain of Moluccan families as crowdfunded monument unveiled in RotterdamThe Dutch prime minister, Rob Jetten, has formally a... Dutch PM apologises for Moluccan soldiers’ mistreatment after Indonesian independence Rob Jetten acknowledges grief and pain of Moluccan families as crowdfunded monument unveiled in RotterdamThe Dutch prime minister, Rob Jetten, has formally a... Share
Canada Jun 22, 2026 Canada’s policies force asylum seekers into US to face deportation, critics say Advocates say the Safe Third Country Agreement forces immigrants to head to an unsafe country: the United StatesIt was the threat of gang violence in Hondura... Canada’s policies force asylum seekers into US to face deportation, critics say Advocates say the Safe Third Country Agreement forces immigrants to head to an unsafe country: the United StatesIt was the threat of gang violence in Hondura... Share
Colombia Jun 22, 2026 Far-right millionaire wins Colombia’s razor-tight presidential election Leftwing opponent alleges vote count irregularities after Trump-endorsed lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella secures narrow majorityThe Trump-admiring far-right... Far-right millionaire wins Colombia’s razor-tight presidential election Leftwing opponent alleges vote count irregularities after Trump-endorsed lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella secures narrow majorityThe Trump-admiring far-right... Share
South Africa Jun 22, 2026 Sweat, tears and camaraderie as 20,000 runners take on world’s largest ultramarathon For one day every June, South Africa’s searing racial inequality seems to melt away at Comrades raceIn the early morning dark, thousands of runners waited, j... Sweat, tears and camaraderie as 20,000 runners take on world’s largest ultramarathon For one day every June, South Africa’s searing racial inequality seems to melt away at Comrades raceIn the early morning dark, thousands of runners waited, j... Share
Amnesties Jun 22, 2026 Trump Administration Shuttered a Criminal Probe Into Fraudster’s Clemency Federal prosecutors had been examining the circumstances behind the commutation of David Gentile’s sentence. He was aided by a Catholic priest friendly with... Trump Administration Shuttered a Criminal Probe Into Fraudster’s Clemency Federal prosecutors had been examining the circumstances behind the commutation of David Gentile’s sentence. He was aided by a Catholic priest friendly with... Share
Religion-State Relations Jun 22, 2026 A Diocese Tries to Protect Its 29-Foot Jesus From Trump’s Border Wall In a battle of symbols, the Catholics of Las Cruces, N.M., argue that religious freedom should stop the wall from scarring a mountain that has attracted pilg... A Diocese Tries to Protect Its 29-Foot Jesus From Trump’s Border Wall In a battle of symbols, the Catholics of Las Cruces, N.M., argue that religious freedom should stop the wall from scarring a mountain that has attracted pilg... Share
United States Politics and Government Jun 22, 2026 Protect Every Animal From Cruelty? Not in 2026, Oregon Democrats Say A possible referendum in Oregon on animal rights would end fishing, hunting, even pest control, just when Democrats are trying really hard not to be seen as... Protect Every Animal From Cruelty? Not in 2026, Oregon Democrats Say A possible referendum in Oregon on animal rights would end fishing, hunting, even pest control, just when Democrats are trying really hard not to be seen as... Share
