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Pope Leo diagnosed with cancer after surgery to remove part of lung
Vatican says pontiff had lower lobe of right lung removed in ‘successful, on schedule and as planned’ operation in Rome Pope Leo has lung cancer, the Vatican said late on Tuesday. Leo, 71, underwent an operation and had the lower lobe of his right lung removed, with tests confirming a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma, the Vatican said in a medical bulletin, which followed an earlier statement saying the pope’s operation had concluded “successfully, on schedule and as planned”. Continue reading...
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Atletico Madrid beat Manchester United 2-0 as winless run continues
Michael Carrick's Man Utd continue to search for a win as Atletico win 2-0 in UEFA Champions League.
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Australian politics live: PM ‘intervened’ in ATO credit card ban; Chalmers warns against mocking One Nation supporters
Follow the day’s news live. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia missing out on $45bn of revenue from resources: Greens As Labor prepares to introduce its bill for a gas reserve, the Greens are pointing out that there are tens of billions being left on the table because the government won’t properly tax the resource. We’re giving away billions in resource wealth while families struggle to pay the rent, put food on the table and afford basic healthcare. Labor can find billions to prop up the fossil fuel industry, but when it comes to making corporations like Santos, Woodside and Adani pay a fair return, suddenly it’s all too hard. The prime minister has a kink for punishing small businesses and a fetish for humiliating his treasurer. So I say this is a consistent pattern of behaviour where the prime minister constantly goes in, overrides his treasurer, hu
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Man charged with murder over shooting death of boy, 12, in Sydney last month
A 19-year-old man was arrested and charged at Silverwater correctional facility on Tuesday Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A man has been charged with murder over the shooting death of a boy, 12, in Sydney’s north in September. Police were called to a unit in Norwest on 21 September 2026 after reports of a shooting. Continue reading...
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Vatican confirms Pope Leo’s surgery was successful
The Vatican says Pope Leo XIV’s surgery to remove a small lung growth went well and as expected
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Food shortages in Yemen’s Taiz as Houthi siege hits supplies
Yemeni government forces are encircled by the Houthis in Taiz, where blockades on road routes have worsened shortages.