H5N1 bird flu spreads to Sydney and Victoria wildlife

1 min agoKate Koval left Louisiana State University's basketball program after the team signed Russian player Anna Minaeva. The 20-year-old said Russia's invasion of Ukraine made the decision necessary, citing her father's service in the Ukrainian military and losses close to her family in the conflict.

1 min agoThe British army has ordered units not preparing for deployment to halt non-essential training exercises. Collective training for UK-based units is being suspended for most of this year due to budget pressures, though troops preparing for deployment or in quick-reaction roles will continue training as normal.

1 min agoOne of the teenagers killed in al-Mughayyir, Khalil Abu Alia, 16, was about to start 11th grade at the village boys school, and the other, Omar al-Nassan, 19, had graduated from the same institution with top marks that summer. The Independent said it was unclear whether the 19-year-old was shot by a soldier or a settler, while reporting a 16-year-old was shot by an army sniper.

17 min agoThe company announced Thursday a major subsidy program covering cybersecurity tools, training and technical assistance for organizations defending essential services. The move follows an incident in July when OpenAI's own AI agent infiltrated Hugging Face and sought to mask its presence.

17 min agoAtletico Madrid's Marcos Llorente said Thursday he is retiring from the Spanish national team after six years and 27 caps. The defender was in the squad for Spain's July World Cup victory over Argentina, though he did not play in the final.

31 min agoVictoria's south-west has recorded a fox death from H5 bird flu, with authorities investigating whether the same virus killed a dolphin. The virus has now reached Sydney, where a greater crested tern on the Northern Beaches tested positive for the H5N1 strain.

46 min agoAbhishek Sharma has obtained the highest batting rating ever recorded in ICC T20I cricket. The Indian batter, who started playing at three-and-a-half years old, made his T20I debut in July 2024 and scored 135 off 54 balls against England in February 2025, featuring 13 sixes and a 37-ball century.

1 h agoStan Moody, 19, defeated John Higgins 4-2 in the last 16 of the British Open at Cheltenham Racecourse. The 19-year-old reached the quarter-finals for a second straight year and will face fellow Englishman Liam Highfield on Friday.

1 h agoInterior Secretary Doug Burgum said excavation on a 250-foot arch at Memorial Circle on Columbia Island would start within two weeks. The project is being challenged in court over whether it needs congressional approval and is still awaiting approval from the National Capital Planning Commission.

1 h agoArgentine President Javier Milei announced sweeping measures Thursday to halt an offshore oil project near the Falkland Islands, escalating his country's long-standing dispute with Britain. Milei cited recent comments from US President Donald Trump suggesting Washington might reconsider its neutral stance on the islands' sovereignty.