https://www.sbs.com.au/news World News The handwritten note was made public after being sealed in courthouse vault for nearly five years. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/court-releases-suicide-note-purportedly-written-by-jeffrey-epstein/x54ns0mn7 0000019e-005e-d3f8-adde-fc7e2d960000 Thu, 7 May 2026 04:14:13 +0000 World US & Canada US Politics 0 Key elections will soon be underway in the UK — and polls paint a dire picture for the Labour party. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/uk-labour-wales-election-losses-starmer/0uk5rpjn9 0000019d-ff5f-d92f-af9f-ffff31810000 Thu, 7 May 2026 00:55:59 +0000 World Politics 0 Ukraine reported Russian drone attacks just hours after a unilaterally announced ceasefire was supposed to begin. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/russia-disregards-ukraine-truce-launches-wave-of-fresh-attacks/dgiaqcjbj 0000019d-fefd-d92f-af9f-ffff2a260000 Wed, 6 May 2026 21:04:52 +0000 World 0 All eyes are on Iran as it considers the US' latest proposal after weeks of deadlocked negotiations. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/trump-says-us-and-iran-very-close-to-a-deal-tensions-high-as-israel-resumes-strikes/6jrwdq31z 0000019d-fec3-d92f-af9f-ffef39730000 Wed, 6 May 2026 20:17:07 +0000 World 0 US President Donald Trump has frequently touted the country's host status for world football's centrepiece event, but he has also launched a wide-ranging crackdown on visas for visitors to the United States. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/world-cup-hotel-bookings-in-us-lagging-far-behind-expectations/d9zl395br 0000019d-fb73-d022-adff-ff7359770000 Wed, 6 May 2026 08:55:47 +0000 FIFA World Cup 2026™ World Sport 0 A Syrian Kurdish official told SBS News a group of women and children understood to be en route to Australia spent a week in Damascus. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/overjoyed-al-roj-camp-official-describes-is-linked-families-last-days-in-syria/ve71jt48f 0000019d-fbc8-d3f8-addd-ffee91be0001 Wed, 6 May 2026 07:20:16 +0000 Australia World Immigration 0 Human-to-human transmission of hantavirus has been confirmed on a cruise ship. It sounds alarming — but experts say it's very different from Covid. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/hantavirus-spread-between-people-cruise-ship-should-you-worry/j291m4emd 0000019d-faf1-d3f8-addd-feff2b920000 Wed, 6 May 2026 03:13:37 +0000 World Health 0 Spain is allowing a cruise ship hit by hantavirus and three deaths to dock in the Canary Islands, as authorities investigate if transmission occurred on board. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/suspected-hantavirus-patients-to-be-evacuated-from-ship-as-contact-tracing-efforts-sharpen/h4850veez 0000019d-f9c2-d92f-af9f-fbef56f80000 Tue, 5 May 2026 20:45:59 +0000 World 0 The so-called "Project Freedom" was supposed to help vessels depart the Strait of Hormuz under US guard. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/trump-pauses-day-old-hormuz-operation-in-latest-push-for-iran-deal/kq52n7gnd 0000019d-f9a9-d4b9-a1ff-f9a985910000 Tue, 5 May 2026 20:06:30 +0000 World Middle East 0 Japan and Australia have signed a sweeping package of agreements — sealed with an AC/DC drum skin and a very expensive melon. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australia-japan-minerals-energy-defence-deals/o6ybqh7oi 0000019d-f4b3-d9fa-a1bf-fdfb5b3a0000 Tue, 5 May 2026 01:03:07 +0000 Politics Australia World 0 A US travel blogger onboard the stranded ship said there was "a lot of uncertainty" about what would happen next. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australians-cruise-ship-hantavirus-outbreak-cape-verde/nwoyh95os 0000019d-f51c-db5f-addd-ff1c50440000 Tue, 5 May 2026 00:19:50 +0000 World Health Illness 0 Political quarrelling has deepened between the two countries as the US' diplomatic eye has been drawn to the Middle East. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/ukraine-and-russia-declare-separate-ceasefires-as-enmity-deepens/6e3ukl55u 0000019d-f49b-d36d-a5fd-f5db5d1c0000 Mon, 4 May 2026 20:41:12 +0000 World 0 The US attacks come after president Donald Trump's announcement of 'Project Freedom' on Sunday. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/us-sinks-numerous-iranian-ships-uae-condems-first-missile-strikes-since-ceasefire-began/fkxk0xeh0 0000019d-f483-d7a5-a9dd-fdc7d09a0001 Mon, 4 May 2026 20:00:23 +0000 World 0 Two other non-Australian flotilla participants continue to be detained by Israeli authorities. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/australian-gaza-aid-flotilla-activist-returns-home-following-israeli-detention/1bewgp5xx 0000019d-f29f-d9fa-a1bf-ffffa3050000 Mon, 4 May 2026 11:16:51 +0000 World Australia 0 Here's what we know about the suspected outbreak of a rare infection that killed three people on a cruise ship on the Atlantic Ocean. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/what-is-hantavirus-cruise-ship-outbreak/jh25h768v 0000019d-f006-d36d-a5fd-f5d7d6bd0000 Mon, 4 May 2026 01:05:14 +0000 Health World 0 It comes a day after Trump said he'd likely reject the latest Iranian proposal because "they have not paid a big enough price". https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/trump-says-us-will-start-a-project-to-guide-stranded-ships-out-of-hormuz-from-monday/bghacf967 0000019d-efa1-db5f-addd-ffb97dd30000 Sun, 3 May 2026 21:27:32 +0000 World 0 The World Health Organization said one of three people who died had a confirmed case of the virus. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/hantavirus-outbreak-atlantic-cruise-ship/1sctjt0pa 0000019d-ef72-d36d-a5fd-eff3e13c0000 Sun, 3 May 2026 20:18:19 +0000 World Health 0 Christians in Israel experienced over 150 incidents of harassment and violence in 2025, according to one inter-religious organisation. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/israeli-police-arrest-a-man-suspected-of-attacking-a-nun-near-jerusalems-old-city/a1wp3z7c7 0000019d-ec35-db5f-addd-ff3d031d0000 Sun, 3 May 2026 07:17:37 +0000 World Middle East 0 The ruling reinforces controversial laws enacted last year that limit eligibility through distant ancestry. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/italys-top-court-upholds-tightened-citizenship-laws/cpy2tjirz 0000019d-e250-d36d-a5fd-e7d13a8c0000 Sun, 3 May 2026 02:22:59 +0000 World Politics Immigration Australia 0 The US president has said he "can't imagine" that Iran's latest proposal would be acceptable to him. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/trump-to-review-irans-new-proposal-warning-the-us-could-strike-again/ya45sl5ux 0000019d-eaee-d7a5-a9dd-efeff9960000 Sun, 3 May 2026 00:35:27 +0000 World Middle East 0 The German foreign minister said his country was "prepared" for a reduction in US troops and was discussing it with NATO bodies. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/us-announces-troop-withdrawal-from-germany/rcaptqyxz 0000019d-ea9c-d36d-a5fd-efdd3c910000 Sat, 2 May 2026 21:52:02 +0000 World Europe 0 Three released Australian activists have said they were subjected to violence and mistreated while on board an Israeli vessel. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/six-australian-gaza-flotilla-activists-released-in-greece/wbulsqxl7 0000019d-e6ae-d9fa-a1bf-ffff5e900000 Sat, 2 May 2026 05:05:56 +0000 World Australia 0 The US has said it did not want to exit ⁠its confrontation with ‌Iran early "and then have ‌the problem arise in three more years". https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/trump-rejects-iran-proposal-to-end-war/5kjmvy72y 0000019d-e589-db5f-addd-ff99ca440000 Sat, 2 May 2026 03:03:31 +0000 World Middle East 0 Police have charged a man with attempted murder in the stabbing of three people in London. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/uk-police-charge-essa-suleiman-after-stabbing-attack/a3uw9iayg 0000019d-e32d-d9fa-a1bf-ff7d217f0000 Fri, 1 May 2026 11:23:08 +0000 World 0 "It's going to make life so much easier," a passenger boarding the return flight to Miami said. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/us-venezuela-flight-lands-caracas/1xwq3mp5x 0000019d-e147-db5f-addd-ff5f2c530001 Fri, 1 May 2026 03:27:45 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