https://www.sbs.com.au/news World News Australia's neighbour has spent years investigating how the lethal virus would impact its unique wildlife. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australia-bird-flu-mass-mortality-nz-response-vaccine/8vogcqplb 0000019f-c621-d519-a3df-e7a92e570000 Mon, 3 Aug 2026 08:32:33 +0000 World Environment 0 McDermott Aviation had leased helicopters to Greece as wildfires continue to spread across southern Europe. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/mcdermott-aviation-greece-firefighting-helicopter-crash/umdzldug5 0000019f-c4d3-d76b-adff-d5dbcc640000 Mon, 3 Aug 2026 01:44:50 +0000 World Australia 0 Despite the US' announcement of a path for Hamas' disarmament, Israeli airstrikes in Gaza have continued. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/israeli-strikes-kill-18-in-gaza-minister-no-deal-halt-attacks/et0ya05io 0000019f-c435-d718-adff-dd77f5bb0000 Sun, 2 Aug 2026 21:23:50 +0000 World 0 As Iranian mediators battle to revive June's memorandum of understanding, the 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https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/fifa-abandons-world-cup-privatisation-plan-after-fierce-backlash/bgzvz1rid 0000019f-ba92-deb3-a9df-bbf729400000 Sat, 1 Aug 2026 00:07:51 +0000 World FIFA World Cup 2026™ 0 The Spanish government says the vast majority of the more than 50,000 migrants who crossed into Ceuta had returned to Morocco. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/at-least-57-migrants-die-crossing-into-spanish-enclave-as-thousands-voluntarily-return/ay2u073lq 0000019f-b9fa-dbc3-a5ff-fffe710b0001 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 21:27:43 +0000 World 0 What some critics say is a surprising omission has sparked debate. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/christopher-nolan-the-odyssey-greek-cast-controversy/zmlsp7dtn 0000019f-b598-d36a-adff-f7db66590000 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:40:16 +0000 Life Entertainment World 0 Major hurdles remain unresolved in what Trump has characterised as a "historic" Hamas disarmament deal. 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Now it's become a flashpoint. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/spain-army-hundreds-migrants-enter-ceuta-from-morocco/775vg1bfw 0000019f-b4fa-d36a-adff-f7fb41760001 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 01:36:31 +0000 World 0 Conditions of the deal are expected to be published in two weeks, but US officials say Israel is "sceptical" Hamas will disarm. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/trump-announces-agreement-for-complete-disarmament-of-hamas/t6pow5hnl 0000019f-b539-db2b-a79f-f7791c6f0000 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:54:27 +0000 World Middle East 0 Egypt, largely spared from the Middle East conflict so far, saw overnight drone attacks on energy facilities. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/pakistan-mediators-iran-us-talks-ongoing-egypt-targeted/6eek0cgfl 0000019f-b4ce-db2a-a9df-b5de3bc20000 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 21:27:44 +0000 World Middle East 0 A plan to privatise the World Cup has turned the football world against its international governing body. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/grotestque-football-revolt-fifa-controversial-world-cup-plan/lthau46m9 0000019f-b48a-d800-adbf-fedae8590000 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:51:35 +0000 World Sport Football 0 On a remote Pacific island chain, a new era of rivalry is testing an old way of life. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/pacific-nation-palau-matters-in-us-china-rivalry/cwdxlltfz 0000019f-a224-ddb9-abbf-ebaf5aa40000 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:35:36 +0000 World Pacific US Politics 0 Australia and Russia both cited terrorism concerns, though for very different reasons. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/esafety-telegram-lawsuit-terrorist-content/k8416xqwm 0000019f-b062-d4c0-a5df-f4f67ce30000 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:50:37 +0000 World Australia 0 Rescuers continue to search the wreckage of an Aeon Mall complex that collapsed during the earthquake. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/japan-urgent-search-survivors-kumamoto-earthquake-death-toll-stands-at-13/vamp7i58i 0000019f-afc7-de24-afbf-bfeff0ae0000 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:08:50 +0000 World Asia 0 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned his people ahead of the major Russian wave of attacks. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/zelenskyy-ukrainians-brace-massive-russian-attack-oil-refinery-strikes/7m98wbvbh 0000019f-af95-d934-a3ff-bff7b0270000 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:53:54 +0000 World Europe 0 A brief halt in the fighting between the US and Iran appears to be over, as more of the region is drawn into the conflict. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/iran-attacked-bases-jordan-trump-hit-back-hard/794wf1ce4 0000019f-af63-d4c0-a5df-fff79e610001 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:29:50 +0000 World Politics 0