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May 3, 2026 - World

The man said he was never told what the liquid was, only given paper towels to hold against the ceiling.

May 3, 2026 - World

Claire Freemantle was involved in a collision at the Study Prep School in Wimbledon that led to the death of Indian-origin schoolgirl Nuria and her schoolmate Serena Lau, both eight years old at the time, in July 2023.

May 3, 2026 - World

Man, 32, due to appear in court on Monday over incident at Rosemeadow in early hours of Sunday morningFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has been charged with three counts of murder and one of attempted murder after allegedly attacking his family members in a Sydney home.New South Wales police arrived at the house in Rosemeadow in Sydney’s south-west on Sunday just after 1.30am after reports of an assault.This article was updated on 3 May 2026 to correct the age of one of the men who died after clarification from NSW police. Continue reading...

May 3, 2026 - World

Antwerp port is stepping up scanning of goods amid warnings country risks becoming a narco-stateSara Van Cotthem takes a safety knife and precisely slices open the side of a cardboard box to unpack its contents, an aluminium stepladder made in China. Working under harsh fluorescent lights at the border inspection post at the port of Antwerp, Van Cotthem checks the paperwork and taps the ladder with a magnet to check if it really is aluminium and not another metal.It is an everyday operation for customs officers at Antwerp, one of Europe’s main commercial gateways, which handled the equivalent of 13.6m 20ft-long (6 metres) containers last year. Everything is in order and the lorry, jam-packed with identical boxed ladders, can get on its way to Germany. Continue reading...

May 3, 2026 - World

The war, launched by the United States and Israel in late February, has been on hold since April 8, with one failed round of peace talks having taken place in Pakistan.