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SYDNEY, June 10 (Reuters) – Sydney’s new A$5.6 billion ($3.6 billion) airport will open to passengers in October after more than a decade of planning, adding red-eye flight options from Australia’s largest city as the existing hub operates under night curfew restrictions. The current airport, located closer to Sydney’s central business district, can host takeoffs …
WASHINGTON, June 9 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration asked a judge on Tuesday to reject an effort to halt an Ultimate Fighting Championship event on the White House lawn this weekend, arguing that the event was lawful and the challengers had waited too long to sue. Two Washington-area residents have asked U.S. District Judge …
SYDNEY, June 10 (Reuters) – A man accused of committing one of Australia’s worst mass shootings, at Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach last December, has been charged with 19 additional offences. Police say the attack that killed 15 people at a Hanukkah celebration was inspired by Islamic State. They initially charged Naveed Akram with 59 offences in …
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan said Wednesday that Pakistan launched new airstrikes targeting the country, killing at least 13 people and wounding 14 others. Taliban chief spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid announced the airstrikes, which he said targeted the Afghan provinces of Khost, Kunar and Paktika. He said the strikes killed 11 children, one woman and one …
BRUSSELS, June 10 (Reuters) – The world has just experienced the second-hottest May since records began, as climate change and the developing El Niño weather pattern conspired to push up average land and sea temperatures, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Wednesday. • The hottest May on record was in 2024, …
Primary day wrapping up in Maine as voters grapple with Graham Platner’s scandals – CBS News Watch CBS News Democrats in Maine appear poised to officially choose Graham Platner as their nominee to take on Republican Susan Collins for her U.S. Senate seat. CBS News’ Caitlin Huey-Burns and Robert Costa have more.
Hollywood-turned Broadway stars open up at the Tonys: “I’m really proud” – CBS News Watch CBS News Hollywood stars like Daniel Radcliffe and Rachel Dratch took to the stage this Broadway season. CBS News’ Taylor Masi spoke with some of the stars at the 2026 Tony Awards.
Emotions were high after a jury in Texas found 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony guilty of murder in the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a high school track meet last year. Immediately after the verdict, tension erupted outside the courthouse. Jonah Kaplan reports.
6/9: The Takeout with Major Garrett – CBS News Watch CBS News Primary day wrapping up in Maine as voters grapple with Graham Platner’s scandals; U.S. launches retaliatory strikes against Iran.
Democratic strategist Kendra Barkoff Lamy and Republican strategist Sarah Chamberlain join “The Takeout” with their thoughts on some of the top political headlines of the day.