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US Supreme Court upholds transgender sports ban 

30 June 2026

News|Politics The US Supreme Court has upheld state laws that bar transgender women and girls from playing on sports tea...

Heavy rainfall kills dozens in Ghana, Ivory Coast 

30 June 2026

Dozens of people have died after floods and landslides triggered by days of torrential rain hit capital cities in Ghana ...

How severe is Russia’s energy shortage because of Ukrainian strikes? 

30 June 2026

Ukrainian drone attacks on energy infrastructure are intensifying fuel shortages in Russia, triggering a rare admission ...

US Supreme Court rules against Trump order to end birthright citizenship 

30 June 2026

The United States Supreme Court has ruled against US President Donald Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship for ...

Monaco prosecutors say no ‘terror’ evidence after blast, suspect at large 

30 June 2026

News|Crime Authorities in Monaco say at this stage have ruled out “terrorism” as a motive in an explosion that left ...

Apple iPhone 18 Pro secrets leaked in Tata Electronics hack: What we know 

30 June 2026

Hackers have stolen more than 630 gigabytes of confidential data from Tata Electronics, one of Apple’s key suppliers i...

US envoys in Doha for indirect talks with Iranian technical delegation 

30 June 2026

US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have arrived in Doha for talks on the Iran-US ceasefire, but no meetings with ...

What privacy settings has WhatsApp changed? 

30 June 2026

Change is coming for some three billion users of the world’s favourite messaging platform, WhatsApp. The social media ...

Are US and Iranian negotiators meeting in Doha? What we know about talks 

30 June 2026

President Donald Trump has claimed that American negotiators will hold talks with Iran in the Qatari capital, Doha, on T...

South Africa deploys police as anti-immigrant protests prompt fears 

30 June 2026

Businesses in South African cities have been shuttered and extra police are deployed to the streets as demonstrators gat...