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What scientists have learned from Mount St. Helens’ devastating eruption, 45 years later

It was 45 years ago today when Mount St. Helens erupted, triggering the biggest landslide in Earth’s recorded history and creating an ash cloud that reached across the country. John Yang looks back at the deadliest and most destructive volcanic eruption in U.S. history with Steve Olson, author of β€œEruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens.”

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

How India-Pakistan conflict redefines the global security landscape

The battlefield testing of Chinese weapons systems during the India-Pakistan clash may signal a paradigm shift in global military dynamics.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Israel says it will allow 'basic' amount of aid into Gaza as it expands ground offensive

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his cabinet was acting at the recommendation of the IDF because of "the operational need to enable the expansion of intense fighting."

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Live: Nationals leader weighing up options on way forward for nuclear

Nationals leader David Littleproud has charted a potential path forward for the Coalition's nuclear policy. Follow live.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Israeli strike kills woman in central Gaza

Israeli strike kills woman in central Gaza An Israeli air strike has killed a Palestinian woman in a tent housing displaced people on Al-Barakah Street in central Gaza's Deir el-Balah, according to Al Jazeera Arabic. Several others were injured in the attack.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Portuguese Ruling Alliance Goes First as Far-Right Runs Second

The Democratic Alliance (AD), of Portugal’s acting Prime Minister LuΓ­s Montenegro, is in the lead in the legislative elections in Portugal, with 33.40% of the votes and 55 seats, while the far-right force Chega is second, with 23.24% and 33 seats, with 95.15% of the votes counted. RELATED: First Polling Stations Close in Portugal’s Legislative […]

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Cost blowout for AFL high-performance centre with Tasmania to pay $45m more

The Tasmanian government reveals the cost of building a new AFL high-performance centre for the Tasmania Devils has increased from a proposed $70 million to $115m.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Israel to allow β€˜basic’ aid into Gaza as military expands operations

Decision will end an almost three-month blockade that has stopped food and medicine entering Palestinian enclave

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Live: ASX set to slip after US credit downgrade

Wall Street closed just before the US credit rating was cut by Moody's over concerns about mounting debt. Follow the day's events and insights from our business reporters on the ABC News live markets blog.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Biden diagnosed with prostate cancer: What is it?

President Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, according to his office.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Former US President Joe Biden Is Diagnosed With Aggressive Prostate Cancer

Former US President Joe Biden (2021-2025) was diagnosed with prostate cancer in an β€œaggressive” state with metastases to the bones, his office announced this Sunday in a statement. RELATED: Biden Expounds on Decision to Drop Out of Presidential Race β€œLast week, PresidentJoe Bidenwas seen for a new finding of a prostate nodule after experiencing increasing […]

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Centrist Trzaskowski leads first round in Poland’s tight presidential poll

The ruling party's pro-EU candidate and a right-wing nationalist are set for a decisive second-round showdown on June 1.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Trump faces serious GOP questions over Air Force One Qatar plan

President Trump has returned from the Middle East to mounting questions about whether it’s appropriate for him to accept a luxury Qatari jet to serve as the next Air Force One, including from Republicans increasingly dubious that the move is a smart and worthwhile idea. Republicans have given the president a wide berth on a...

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Church seeks to sell property to pay child sex abuse claims

The Anglican Diocese of North Queensland is on the brink of financial collapse as it struggles to pay millions in compensation to victims of historic child sexual abuse.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Former US President Biden diagnosed with β€˜aggressive’ prostate cancer

Doctors discovered the cancer in Joe Biden last week after urinary symptoms and detection of a prostate nodule.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Pro-EU centrist wins Romanian presidential race over hard-right nationalist

An election that many viewed as a geopolitical choice between East and West comes months after the cancellation of the previous vote, which plunged Romania into its worst political crisis in decades.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

Israel will allow limited aid into Gaza after nearly 3 months of blockade, Netanyahu says

Israeli PM said allowing some β€˜basic’ aid in would enable Israel to expand its new military operation, which began on Saturday.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Morning Mail: Israel launches new Gaza assault; NSW police β€˜extraordinary’ search power; Biden’s cancer diagnosis

Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterGood morning. We lead today with Israel declaring it is launching a renewed β€œextensive” ground offensive to seize territory in Gaza, where the war-ravaged civilian population is already facing starvation.Also overseas: former US president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an...

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Guardian Australia favicon Guardian Australia

Khanna criticizes Trump agreement to put AI data center in Dubai: What about 'America First'?

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on Sunday criticized the Trump administration’s deal with the United Arab Emirates to build a massive artificial intelligence (AI) data center in Dubai, suggesting the president should have sought to build the hub on American soil. In an interview on ABC News’s β€œThis Week,” the Silicon Valley congressman questioned whether the...

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Pope Leo XIV calls for unity at inaugural mass and meets Zelensky

The new pontiff railed against harm done to the poor and the environment in his first mass at the Vatican.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: BBC Europe favicon BBC Europe

A mobile clinic brings vital care to Ukraine's liberated communities in the Kharkiv region

"A country cannot exist without its people. So we’re here, helping people so our country isn’t completely destroyed", says Anna Nikonenko, Co-Founder of Dignitas Ukraine

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Former US President Biden diagnosed with 'aggressive' cancer

The 82-year-old Democrat was diagnosed with prostate cancer on Friday, his office has said. He served as president from 2021 to 2025 and abruptly ended his bid for reelection last July.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Joe Biden diagnosed with β€˜aggressive form’ of prostate cancer

Former US president’s office said the cancer cells had spread to the bone and Biden, 82, was reviewing treatment options with doctors.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Biden diagnosed with aggressive form of prostate cancer

The disease included β€œmetastasis to the bone,” according to a statement from his personal office.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

Rare 'scraggly looking' Tasmanian eucalypt thrives while others die

Plant scientist Rebecca Jones recommends planting the heat-tolerant Risdon peppermint, which is currently found only on Hobart's eastern shore.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive form of prostate cancer, his office says

Former PresidentJoe Bidenwas diagnosed with prostate cancer on Friday, with the cancer cells having spread to the bone, his office said Sunday.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Rubio says 'we'll find out pretty soon' if Russia is 'tapping us along' in Ukraine talks

Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed cautious optimism about the Kremlin's commitment to brokering peace with Ukraine, while President Trump expressed frustration over the stagnant talks and threatened harsher sanctions if progress isn't made.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Joe Biden diagnosed with 'aggressive form' of prostate cancer

Former US president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive form" of prostate cancer that has metastasised to the bone, his office says in a statement.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Netanyahu says Israel will allow 'basic amount' of aid into Gaza

Netanyahu says Israel will allow 'basic amount' of aid into Gaza Israel will allow a "basic amount" of humanitarian aid into Gaza, Benjamin Netanyahu's office has said. "Due to the need to expand the fighting, we will introduce a basic amount of food to the residents of Gaza to ensure no famine occurs," the Israeli prime minister's office said. This comes more than two months after Israel imposed a total blockade on...

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Sexyland workers allege 'disgusting and traumatic' harassment and sales

Workers at adult store chain Sexyland say they are harassed and threatened by customers on an almost nightly basis, with the stores lacking reporting systems to monitor abuse.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: ABC Australia favicon ABC Australia

Why is southern Australia in drought – and when will it end?

Southern Australia is suffering some of the lowest rainfall levels on record. The drought won’t break until the return of low pressure systems bringing heavy rain.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

Wine is still Australia’s most popular alcoholic drink – but many producers face an uncertain future

Changing consumer tastes and the dominance of a few big players are putting sustained pressure on the industry – especially smaller producers.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

1 in 5 Gazans face starvation. Can the law force Israel to act?

International law is clear: β€˜the use of starvation as a method of warfare is prohibited’. Israel’s blockade of the strip is in clear defiance of this.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

AI is moving fast. Climate policy provides valuable lessons for how to keep it in check

Existing efforts to regulate AI share a limitation: they’re built around intended use, not the messy, creative and often unintended ways it is actually being used.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)

More people are trying medicinal cannabis for chronic pain. But does it work?

One in five people experience chronic pain. Here’s how likely you are to find relief with medicinal cannabis.

Published on: May 18, 2025 | Source: The Conversation (Australia) favicon The Conversation (Australia)