World - Sunday, May 31, 2026

Pauline Hanson’s One Nation now the most popular political party in the country, poll suggests. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Abbott unbothered by One Nation poll showing but says Coalition ‘obviously’ in competition Tony Abbott, the new party president of the Liberals, said he wouldn’t get “too excited” by the poll showing One Nation’s surging support. But he told RN this morning he believes the country is in trouble and the Liberal/National Coalition is best positioned to lead the nation. Our economy is stagnant, our society is fragmenting, our security is imperiled, and yes, we don’t believe in ourselves nearly enough. I think the current government is making all of this worse. And it’s really important that we get a better government as soon as possible. … Obviously, we are in a degree of competition with other parties and voices on the centre-right. But in the end, our opponent, our enemy, if you like, is a really bad Labor government, a really bad Green-left-Labor government. Which in its budget, [has led an] assault on aspiration and wealth creation. The point I make is: if you normally vote Liberal, if you’re interested in public life, if you think our country is in trouble, please don’t complain on the sidelines. Join the party and make a difference. Continue reading...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls the capture of the strategic fortress a "decisive shift" in Israel's campaign against Hezbollah, as European governments criticise the escalation.

Drone expert warns Hezbollah's nighttime drone capabilities are game changing, using thermal sensors to target IDF troops under cover of darkness.

The country has spent decades perfecting a surveillance state at home. Now it’s promoting its ideology of state control, and the technology to enforce it, abroad.

Modernisation bill would require GPs and hospitals in England to share data, reducing errors and duplication Sharing access to patients’ health data across NHS providers in England could result in 20,000 fewer A&E visits a year and save £20m annually, the government has claimed, before the second reading of the NHS modernisation bill on Monday. The bill, which would also abolish NHS England , sets out measures including single patient records (SPR) for every person receiving health and social care in England, requiring GPs and hospitals to securely share data as part of the government’s 10-year health plan. Continue reading...

Iran's supreme leader launched a sweeping counteroffensive against President Donald Trump, seeking to rally Middle Eastern nations into an anti-American alliance, an analyst says.

The election tests the legacy of the country’s first leftist leader against a rising far-right outsider and a traditional conservative.

The election comes after months of public recrimination between current left-wing President Gustavo Petro and his US counterpart Donald Trump.

Fans estimated at hundreds of thousands fill north London streets to celebrate women’s and men’s teams’ triumphs About 75 people had to be rescued from height and 16 people were arrested during Arsenal’s victory bus parade on Sunday, emergency services said. What were estimated as hundreds of thousands of fans lined the streets around the Emirates stadium in north London to celebrate the Gunners winning the men’s Premier League for the first time since 2004 and the women’s team lifting the first ever Fifa Women’s Champions Cup . Continue reading...

Crews extinguished blaze before finding a child who died in Werribee home, Victoria police said Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A child has died and a man has been left seriously injured after an early morning house fire in Melbourne’s south-west. Emergency services were called to Newbury Street in Werribee just after midnight on Monday. Continue reading...