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Australian doctor who underwent world-first brain tumour treatment dies
Pioneering Australian doctor Richard Scolyer has died, three years after being diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour.
US government prepares to print $250 note featuring Trump’s face
US President Donald Trump's administration is preparing to print a new $250 bill that could feature his portrait, if lawmakers allow it.
Currency crash and visa crackdowns force Indian students to rethink studying abroad
After many years of careful planning, Pragati Priya, a 29-year-old content creator from the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand, finally decided to enrol in a master's programme abroad this year.
Fewer children got US-backed HIV treatment after aid cuts, study finds
Around 77,000 fewer children worldwide received HIV treatment supported by the U.S. in the year to October 2025 than in the previous fiscal year, according to a study that found declines after the Trump administration’s cuts and changes to foreign aid. The study refers only to U.S.-supported care, and some of the chi...
Zelensky sacks Ukraine’s top army commander after days of protests
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed the country's army commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi.
Ryanair broken window may have been caused by ‘foreign object’
An incident on a Ryanair flight which saw a passenger partially sucked out of a plane window may have been caused by "foreign object damage" to an engine, said the airline's boss.
Dissident Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee dies aged 70
Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee, who defied China and fled to Taiwan, has died aged 70.
China’s internet got so mad about a celebrity’s ‘bad’ singing, her concert was cancelled
Popularity can make or break a career in show business. But for one celebrity in China, even a legion of devoted fans was not enough to stave off the wrath of the internet.
Jeffrey Epstein-linked modelling scout Daniel Siad found dead in France
A modelling scout linked to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead at his home.
‘I wear it on my middle finger’: The rise of the defiant divorce ring
Shimmering on Deb Marino’s finger are diamonds set in an eye-catching gold ring. “Of course it’s a middle finger ring, because, why not?” the Florida-based blogger says on her TikTok feed. Getting rid of her engagement ring would have suggested a regret the 34-year-old doesn’t feel – after all, her marriage brought her...
Lindt’s Easter chocolate sales fall after price hike
Lindt has partially U-turned on its decision to hike prices after Easter chocolate sales dropped.
Ukrainian drones hit more sites of Russian online retailer Wildberries
Ukrainian drones have hit warehouses belonging to Russia's biggest online retailer again, injuring 15 people, according to the company's founder and regional governors.