Australia closes dozens of east coast beaches after shark attacks
NSW coastline has seen four shark attacks since Sunday, as experts say rainy conditions draw sharks to beach areas.

NSW coastline has seen four shark attacks since Sunday, as experts say rainy conditions draw sharks to beach areas.


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Japanese soldiers are helping in the fight against deadly bear attacks in the country’s north.
Opposition members accuse President Samia Suluhu Hassan of cracking down on dissent to stay in power.

Footage shows the smoldering remains of an airplane that crashed in Kwale, Kenya on Tuesday.
Iceland is no longer among the few places in the world free of mosquitoes. Scientists point to rising temperatures.
Police say 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht was behind fire that destroyed much of the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood.
Rodgers Oloo Magutha, who’s lived much of his life on the streets, has big dreams of one day opening a bird shelter.
Portugal and Spain account for two-thirds of one million hectares of land destroyed by wildfire in Europe in 2025.
Firefighters are battling 21 blazes in western Spain, while a man in Portugal was killed while fighting wildfires.
Authorities are awaiting the arrival of two Dutch water-dumping planes, expected to join other EU aircraft.
The powerful sounds made by blue whales help them communicate with partners or signal the discovery of abundant food.