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Health
Kenya isolates flight contacts after first Ebola patient dies
The Bundibugyo strain has no approved vaccine or specific antiviral treatment, leaving health teams dependent on isolation and contact tracing to prevent further spread.
News
US death row woman speaks after surviving botched execution
Christa Pike, convicted of murdering classmate Colleen Slemmer, remains in critical care, her lawyers say. A federal court has blocked another execution attempt.
Politics
Trump calls attacks on California cities 'a small price to pay'
Governor Gavin Newsom called the remarks 'deranged and dangerous', while San Diego's mayor said his city was 'not expendable' amid the US campaign against Iran.
Health
Russia locks down plague lab after technician dies
Authorities classified the death as pneumonia of unknown origin. Russia's health watchdog says no contacts have shown symptoms.
Politics
Albanese's popularity sinks to a record low in latest poll
One Nation narrowly leads Labor on primary vote in the same survey, but the gap is within the margin of error and other polls differ.
News
Soldier dies at Army range with history of safety failures
Five others were injured during the live-fire exercise in the Northern Territory. Defence has not disclosed the cause; Defence and coronial investigations will follow.
Geopolitics
Kim Jong Un brings his family to a hypersonic missile launch
South Korea tracked the missile for more than 700 kilometres. Hypersonic weapons can manoeuvre at high speed, making them difficult for conventional defences to intercept.
Geopolitics
Houthis reject Yemen government's claim to a vital fuel route
Saudi-backed forces claim control of a vital Red Sea shipping route, but the Houthis deny the advance and neither account has been independently verified.
Geopolitics
US pulls all bombers from UK base after terror arrests
Iran's Revolutionary Guards had named the base a target after US strikes on Iranian missile sites. The Pentagon has not explained the withdrawal.