World - Tuesday, June 9, 2026

This blog is closed Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Albanese says Australia still impacted by Middle East conflict ‘each and every day’ The prime minister, Anthony Albanese , is now on the ABC News Breakfast couch. He said Australia remains concerned about the economic impact of the turmoil in the Middle East. Our job now is to demonstrate that we are a genuine and credible alternative to this terrible Labor government. He’s a great supporter of the party, he’s a great supporter of Angus Taylor, I think this is a great opportunity. The Liberal party has always been what John Howard called the broad church: we like having different opinions. We listen to everybody’s views, and we represent them. Continue reading...

The exchange came after President Trump said Iranian forces had shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz.

In a rare interview, a senior executive at TSMC discusses the AI boom, the geopolitics of chips and what it means for the price of electronics.

Emily C Marks finds method proposed to kill Jeffery Lee violates ban on cruel and unusual punishment A federal judge on Tuesday permanently blocked Alabama from executing a man with nitrogen gas after declaring the method violates the ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Alabama became the first state in the nation to use the execution method in January 2024, but has faced repeated legal challenges to its use. Emily C Marks, a US district judge, permanently enjoined the state from executing Jeffery Lee by nitrogen gas. Lee was scheduled to be executed Thursday at an Alabama prison. Continue reading...

The suspect, who the police said is 30 and Sudanese, was charged with having attacked another man in an assault in Belfast that was recorded and spread quickly online.

Former UK political operative endorsed by Trump will face off against Democrat Xavier Becerra in November election Republican Steve Hilton, the former UK political operative turned Fox News personality, has advanced to the November general election in the race to become California ’s next governor, facing off against Democrat Xavier Becerra , a former congressman, state attorney general and US health secretary. Hilton’s success, a remarkable achievement for a recent immigrant, came after he was endorsed by Donald Trump . Continue reading...

The BBC travels with rebels to frontline positions in Myanmar to see how the war is unfolding.

A Sudanese man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a knife attack in Belfast, Northern Ireland left a man in his 40s with serious injuries.

Families hope to recover their loved ones after the most powerful earthquake in 50 years to hit the Philippines.

President backs Pulte for acting DNI chief despite backlash that puts reauthorization of key surveillance law at risk Donald Trump met with the House speaker, Mike Johnson , at the White House on Tuesday as pressure mounts on the president to nominate a permanent director of national intelligence, the step some Republicans now believe is the only way to save a controversial and powerful surveillance law before it expires by the end of the week. At stake is section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a post-9/11 authority that allows US intelligence agencies to collect the communications of foreign targets overseas without a court warrant. While the program is intended to target non-Americans abroad, it can also sweep up communications involving Americans. This powerful and contentious spy tool is set to expire at midnight on Thursday. Continue reading...