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Police say they believe abducted child was murdered as body found in Outback

3 hours 29 min ago
Five-year-old Sharon was last seen on Saturday at an Aboriginal town camp near Alice Springs.
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Christchurch mass killer loses bid to overturn conviction

4 hours 12 min ago
White supremacist Brenton Tarrant's appeal is "utterly devoid of merit", a New Zealand court has ruled.
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Oil jumps to highest price since 2022 after report Trump to be briefed on new Iran options

4 hours 17 min ago
Axios reported that US Central Command has prepared a plan for a wave of "short and powerful" strikes on Iran.
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Joy as record-breaking runner Sawe returns home

6 hours 20 min ago
BBC reports from Kenya, home to Sabastian Sawe, the first man to run a marathon in under two hours.
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'Attacked 28 times in a day' - BBC visits heavily targeted US-UK base in Iraq

6 hours 36 min ago
Before the fragile ceasefire in the region, this was one of the most heavily targeted US and UK military bases in the Middle East.
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Royal commission into Bondi shooting says gun reform should be prioritised

6 hours 57 min ago
An interim report also says policing arrangements for Jewish holidays should be extended to other 'high-risk' events.
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Watch: Aerial video shows destruction after tornado strikes small Texas town

7 hours 27 min ago
A severe storm outbreak has been battering parts of the Midwest and Southern United States for nearly a week.
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The King and Queen in the Big Apple: What the royals did on their third day in the US

7 hours 46 min ago
After visiting the 9/11 Memorial, Queen Camilla read to children at the New York Public Library and King Charles visited a community organisation in Harlem.
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US charges Mexican governor and other leaders with aiding drug cartel

8 hours 23 min ago
The governor of Sinaloa, Rúben Rocha Moya, hails from the same party as the president of Mexico.
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'I did not expect it': Kenya's Sabastian Sawe welcomed home with jubilant celebrations

8 hours 29 min ago
The first man to run a marathon in under two hours in a competitive race received a hero's welcome from supporters and family when he arrived home.
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Indians lost $25bn to digital fraud in 2025 - now its central bank is fighting back

8 hours 47 min ago
The RBI is mulling measures to tackle rising cases of digital fraud in India - but will they work?
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The 'Polar Bear Capital' with Arctic gateway ambitions

8 hours 48 min ago
Canada is weighing whether a year-round northern trade route to Europe from Churchill, Manitoba, is viable, as climate change speeds Arctic warming.
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King and Queen lay flowers at 9/11 Memorial in New York

8 hours 50 min ago
King Charles and Queen Camilla on their state visit to the US visit the memorial in New York.
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King and Queen lay flowers at 9/11 Memorial in New York

8 hours 50 min ago
King Charles and Queen Camilla on their state visit to the US visit the memorial in New York.
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A son overlooked and a jailed tycoon: Inside Samsung's succession drama

9 hours 2 min ago
The family dynasty behind Samsung is so complicated it regularly makes headline news in South Korea.
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US singer D4vd bought tools online to dispose of girl's body, prosecutors allege

9 hours 24 min ago
The Tiktok star's attorneys have maintained his innocence and vowed to "vigorously defend" him.
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Hegseth clashes with lawmakers over Iran war in nearly six-hour-long hearing

10 hours 1 min ago
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth sparred with Democratic lawmakers during a nearly six-hour-long hearing, in his first time facing questions under oath since the start of the Iran war.
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Florida lawmakers approve new voting maps to favour Republicans

10 hours 23 min ago
The state is the latest to act in a national redistricting war that could shape what political party controls the US House of Representatives.
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Comey's seashell post got him indicted. But experts are sceptical the government can win

12 hours 5 min ago
Acting AG Todd Blanche said the case was investigated for months, adding "it's serious when you threaten the president."
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Syria trial seen as first step on long road for Assad's victims

12 hours 12 min ago
There were highly charged scenes as former senior regime official, Atef Najib, appeared before a Damascus court.
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