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Woman illegally strip-searched by police ‘reasonably thought’ officers would call her a liar, judge says
Jun 5, 2026 - World 
NSW seeking leave to appeal against successful class action including aggravated damages of $20,000 awarded to woman strip-searched at music festivalGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe woman awarded $93,000 after an illegal strip-search by NSW police thought until “just before” the trial that she would be called a liar in the proceedings by the officers who conducted the search. This was despite the officers submitting statements 12 months before her appearance that they had no recollection of the woman or the search, a court was told on Friday.Lawyers acting for the woman, Raya Meredith, and 6,000 music festivalgoers appeared before the NSW court of appeal on Friday in the final day of a two-day hearing where NSW is seeking leave to appeal after losing a class action over unlawful strip-searches conducted at music festivals between 2018 and 2022. Continue reading...
Israel strikes southern Lebanon after evacuation warnings to several villages
Jun 5, 2026 - World 
Israel's air force struck different parts of southern Lebanon on Friday as the military issued evacuation warnings for nine villages, including one that has been spared much of the destruction and was sheltering thousands of people displaced by the three-month war.
China's Xi to visit Kim in North Korea next week
Jun 5, 2026 - World 
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang next week, both countries announced Friday.
LISTEN: Why robots are at the center of U.S.-China competition
Jun 5, 2026 - World 
Barry Hinckley, the president of Blue Ops, joins the show to talk about why the U.S. needs thousands of unmanned surface vessels in its fleet, how America can reignite its lagging shipbuilding industry, and whether the U.S. has lost a maritime edge compared to its rival, China.
Pope Leo's visiting Europe's migration hot spots
Jun 5, 2026 - World 
Pope Leo XIV will visit two flashpoints of migration from Africa to Europe over less than a month starting on June 11
