World - Sunday, May 10, 2026

Follow live updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast ‘We’re not a party of government … yet,’ says Joyce Barnaby Joyce is doing something of a victory lap for One Nation this morning, hitting the radio and TVs to celebrate the emphatic byelection win. The sort of conceited statement, ‘Oh, you’re not a party of government.’ Well, let’s finish that with a rejoiner, yet. This is a dynamic change. And talking to people last night in the western suburbs of Sydney, last night, they’re quite at home with the idea of One Nation being a dominant force in western Sydney. Absolutely 100% on board with the idea. We know people are under pressure. And the easy path is to say, oh, well, we’ll just sit back and watch that occur. The difficult decision, but the right decision is to do the right thing with the right policies to deliver. And clearly, people are frustrated. Issues like intergenerational equity. People are worried that younger Australians are never going to get a crack at home ownership … too many young people are close to giving up on the opportunity of owning their own home. If we do change our position on any policy, we will explain why it is that that is occurring. Continue reading...

With Eurovision facing its biggest boycott in 70 years, questions are growing over the competition's future.

Maritime intelligence firm detects a second suspected oil slick near Iran's Kharg Island as a larger spill moves toward Saudi Arabian waters.

Small groups of passengers and crew left the ship after it anchored off Spain’s Canary Islands on Sunday. Those aboard were expected to be flown to their home countries, officials said.

Four Australian citizens and one permanent resident from the MV Hondius to fly to Western Australia on Monday Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australian and New Zealand travellers caught up in the hantavirus outbreak will undergo three weeks’ quarantine north-east of Perth, part of compulsory orders to be issued by the federal government. Health Minister Mark Butler said four Australians citizens and one permanent resident would be taken from Perth to the Bullsbrook quarantine facility, next to the Pearce airforce base. The group will be accompanied by one New Zealand citizen who will undergo quarantine in Australia. Continue reading...

Former intelligence official warns China and Russia can inflict devastating economic chaos by targeting undersea cables carrying 99% of global data.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain has pledged to stay in post. But if his opponents mounted a challenge, here’s what would happen.

Iranian authorities have imposed an internet ban but using trusted sources, special correspondent Fergal Keane hears from those traumatised by conflict and government repression.

US president expresses ire at Tehran’s reported demands, as drones strike Gulf nations and Israel warns war ‘not over’ Donald Trump has rejected an Iranian response to a US peace proposal as “totally unacceptable”, on a day the month-old ceasefire showed signs of fraying as drone strikes were reported around the region and Benjamin Netanyahu warned the war was “not over”. The Iranian counter-proposal was passed to Washington through Pakistani mediators. Continue reading...

A recent victory in a key state has put Narendra Modi at the helm of a country in which opponents hold almost no power.