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Mar 27, 2026 - World

A stranded whale in Germany’s Baltic Sea has finally swum free after rescuers cut an escape route, but it still faces danger

Mar 27, 2026 - World

Malcolm Turnbull asks defence department official what Australia would do if the promised Virginia-class and Aukus-class submarines don’t arrive Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia will be left with no submarines if it abandons the Aukus deal with the US and UK, a senior defence official has warned, declining to publicly countenance an alternative plan if Australia’s promised nuclear-powered fleet does not arrive under Australian command.“Defence has been directed to pursue Aukus and we are pursuing Aukus and that’s our plan. I would not venture into the space about ‘Plan B’ or ‘Plan C’,” defence department deputy secretary, Hugh Jeffrey, told a Sovereignty and Security Forum in Canberra on Friday. Continue reading...

Mar 27, 2026 - World

Mothers in a displacement camp in southern Somalia struggle to keep their children alive as drought and aid disruptions deepen hunger, a crisis that now also has a link to the far-away Iran war

Mar 27, 2026 - World

March 20 - 26, 2026 Soldiers held a vigil in Bogotá, Colombia, for the victims of a military cargo plane crash in Puerto Leguizamo in the country's south. Soccer star Lionel Messi took part in a training ahead of an Argentina friendly against Mauritania in Buenos Aires. Migrants marched through Chiapas state protesting long waits for paperwork and requesting authorization to move to areas with greater employment prospects. ___ This gallery was curated by photographer Martín Mejía, based in Lima, Peru. ___ AP photography: https://apnews.com/photography Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apnews

Mar 27, 2026 - World

Nepal’s youngest prime minister will take the oath of office in a ceremony shaped as much by astrology as politics