Pope Leo visits Canary Islands to highlight perilous journeys of migrants

Keir Starmer faces fresh blow as Al Carns becomes second defence minister to quit

Keir Starmer faces fresh blow as Al Carns becomes second defence minister to quit Keir Starmer has been dealt another blow after his Armed Forces minister resigned - following the departure of his Defence Secretary earlier today Keir Starmer has been dealt another blow after his Armed Forces minister resigned - hours after the departure of the Defence Secretary. Al Carns, a former Marine, resigned from his post after criticising "inadequate defence funding". He said the "machinery of...

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From training in local pool to swimming around Manhattan Island

Country swimmer trains in 25m local pool to swim 45km around New York Fri 12 Jun 2026 at 5:17am More than 16,000 kilometres from New York, Peta Bradley is preparing to swim around Manhattan Island by following a black line on the bottom of a 25-metre council pool at Gulargambone, in the central-west of New South Wales. The town has a population of about 500 people, and is almost four times the size of Peta's home town of Armatree, just down the road. Peta, a cold-water swimmer, makes the...

Middle East put on the brink of war again after fresh Donald Trump outburst

Middle East put on the brink of war again after fresh Donald Trump outburst As US President Donald Trump loses patience over the Iran he again puts the entire Middle East on alert for another escalation with boots on the ground threat saying Iran will be 'hit hard' US President Donald Trump cast further confusion onto Iran peace talks on Thursday - claiming he had cancelled a massive attack after a sudden change in progress. Earlier Trump warned the US would hit Iran “very hard tonight” and...