WORLDThe Papers: 'Andrew cashed in' and 'Kate shares in mum's joy'Report reveals Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's 'rent deals' and the Princess of Wales celebrating a mum ending cancer treatment lead Friday's papers.BBC News·June 5, 2026
WORLDBarnaby Joyce and One Nation colleague bungle details of key housing policy in ‘trainwreck’ interviews<p>Sky News host Andrew Bolt says blunder shows Pauline Hanson’s party is ‘literally making up policy as it goes along’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jun/05/tax-changes-labor-coalition-politics-housing-prices-nsw-pharmacists-trump-tariffs-ntwnfb">Follow The Guardian·June 5, 2026
WORLDWhat To Know as China’s Xi Jinping Heads to North KoreaAs Xi Jinping visits Pyongyang, he faces an emboldened North Korean dictator, whose alliance with Russia has reduced his dependence on China.NY Times·June 5, 2026
WORLDMount Everest climber recounts moment he lost guide who survived alone for six daysChris Thrall speaks about his last sighting of Dawa Sherpa, who was spotted alive by a cleaning crew as he slid slowly down the world's tallest mountain.BBC News·June 5, 2026
WORLDS&P 500 futures tick lower as Wall Street awaits May jobs report: Live updatesThe S&P 500 is on track to finish the week slightly higher, which would mark its 10th straight week of gains and its longest win streak since 1985.CNBC·June 5, 2026
WORLDAndreeva vs. Chwalinska: Who will win the French O...Mirra Andreeva will take on Maja Chwalinksa on Saturday at the French Open, in one of the most unlikely finals in recent history. We break it down.ESPN·June 5, 2026
WORLDHezbollah rejects renewed ceasefire agreed by Israel and LebanonThe United States announced the ceasefire agreement on Wednesday night following a fresh round of talks.BBC News·June 5, 2026
WORLDWhy Mogadishu clashes are deepening Somalia’s political crisis againTensions over Somali elections escalate into violence, leaving Mogadishu residents grappling with fear and disruption.Al Jazeera·June 5, 2026
WORLDIn a First, Scientists Precisely Edit Human Embryo GenesResearchers relied on a newer gene-editing technique that may make it possible to engineer embryos, a prospect that has long alarmed bioethicists.NY Times·June 5, 2026
WORLDSpaceX blocked from early U.S. benchmark index entry as S&P reaffirms existing rulesS&P Global said Thursday it was not changing the requirements for entry into its major indices, dealing a setback to the IPO plans of Elon Musk's SpaceX.CNBC·June 5, 2026
WORLDHow Trump's White House ballroom plan has doubled in size and cost over a yearBBC Verify examines how the biggest change to the White House in decades has transformed in the last year.BBC News·June 4, 2026
WORLDNick Bilton, New ‘60 Minutes’ Chief, Pledges IndependenceNick Bilton said he had consulted with the program’s remaining correspondents: Lesley Stahl, Jon Wertheim and Bill Whitaker. All three were deliberating whether to stay with the show, two people said.NY Times·June 4, 2026
