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Emergency personnel attend the scene of a shark attack at Coogee Beach in Sydney, Australia on June 13, 2026. — Reuters pic

Sydney shark attack that critically injured woman prompts drone rule review at Coogee Beach

A screen capture shows Taiwan’s AI-generated video to recruit Chinese informants.

Taiwan starts AI-powered campaign to recruit Chinese informants and whistleblowers

A screen capture shows purported bungee jumping instructors lifting the woman before hurling her off a bridge without a cord.

Woman, 21, dies after bungee instructors hurl her off 40m bridge in Brazil without attaching safety line (VIDEO)

Stunt performers perform a motorcycle jump on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. on June 13, 2026. — AFP pic

In middle of war, Trump celebrates 80th birthday with US$60m UFC cage match on White House lawn

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on June 12, 2026. — AFP pic

Coincidence? Israel attacks Lebanon as US-Iran peace deal hangs in balance

Workers prepare scaffolding before removing lettering from the facade of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. on June 13, 2026. — Reuters pic

‘Big win’ for DC: Trump’s name stripped from Kennedy Center

US President Donald Trump gestures as he walks to board a plane at Morristown Airport in Morristown, New Jersey on May 22, 2026. — AFP pic

Trump announces Iran peace deal signing today, but Tehran has different story

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Britain’s Defence Secretary John Healey meet with BAE system apprentices during a joint visit in Barrow-in-Furness March 20, 2025. — Oli Scarff/Pool pic via Reuters

Healey’s exit spotlights UK PM Starmer’s defence dilemma — and the limits facing any challenger

Kalshi logo appears in this illustration taken April 22, 2026. A US mayoral race triggered a flood of misinformation from online influencers sponsored by betting companies — exposing a new threat analysts warn could undermine the integrity of future elections. — Reuters pic

US election misinformation surge tied to influencers sponsored by betting firms

A family member prays at the crash site during the first anniversary of the Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crash in Ahmedabad June 12, 2026. — Reuters pic

Air India crash: One year on, no final report timeline as families of 260 victims seek answers

The Russian messaging app MAX is displayed on a smartphone next to a screen showing the state flag of Russia in this illustration taken September 4, 2025. — Reuters file pic

Two phones and an app: How Russians skirt Putin’s digital iron curtain

An American consultant and author of a memoir about Myanmar’s 2021 coup is being detained in the country over a property dispute, a police source told AFP today. — AFP pic

Myanmar detains US businessman who wrote about 2021 coup on breach‑of‑trust complaint, sources say

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi meets with Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, in Tehran June 7, 2026. — Iranian Foreign Ministry/WANA (West Asia News Agency) handout pic via Reuters

Mediator Pakistan says US and Iran expected to sign initial peace deal within 24 hours

A woman walks past a banner with a picture of the late Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran June 7, 2026. — Majid Asgaripour/Wana (West Asia News Agency) pic via Reuters

National funeral for Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei to begin July 4, with burial in Mashhad on July 9

A person holds a sign after National Park Service workers reinstalled a slavery exhibit at the President’s House, following a US judge’s order to reinstall it, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania February 19, 2026. — Reuters pic

Judge says US govt must tell ‘full history’, orders reinstatement of slavery references on national monuments

Five Indian air force personnel were killed when a military plane crashed while landing at a base in the country’s remote north-east today, the military said in a statement. — Reuters pic

Five personnel killed, co-pilot survives as Indian Air Force transport plane crashes while landing in Assam