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Mar 6, 2026 - World

US President Donald Trump on Thursday described Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky as the obstacle to a deal with Russia, whose leader Vladimir Putin he insisted was cooperative.

Mar 6, 2026 - World

Briton with cancer operated on by doctor located 1,500 miles away using four-armed robot fitted with 3D cameraThe patient was in Gibraltar. The surgeon was in London. The outcome was a remarkable triumph for remote robotic surgery that saved the life of a 62-year-old football fan with prostate cancer.Inside the operating theatre at St Bernard’s, the only hospital in the British overseas territory, a hi-tech robot with four arms, and fitted with a 3D camera, removed the prostate of Briton Paul Buxton, who moved to Gibraltar 40 years ago. Continue reading...

Mar 5, 2026 - World

The United States asked Ukraine for help to fend off Iranian drone attacks in the Middle East, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday, adding that he had ordered expert support to be given.

Mar 5, 2026 - World

Cause of death of 19-year-old in January was drowning ‘in the setting of multiple injuries, due to, or as a consequence of a dingo attack’Canadian backpacker Piper James died “as a result of drowning” following a dingo attack at K’gari, the Queensland coroners court says.The court on Friday said Piper’s cause of death had been determined by a forensic pathologist and accepted by the investigating coroner. Continue reading...

Mar 5, 2026 - World

Residents in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi reported hearing a series of loud explosions on Thursday, with UAE air defences responding to a missile threat as Iran pressed on with its retaliation campaign in the Gulf.