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'Drop your gun': Bondi hero recounts moment he tackled gunman

December 29, 2025 - 14:47
Authorities say the actions of Ahmed al Ahmed, a shop owner, saved countless lives.
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Five-year-old boy dies after getting caught in Japan ski travelator

December 29, 2025 - 14:13
Officials spent 40 minutes dismantling the travelator to free him, but he was later pronounced dead.
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China to hold military drills around Taiwan as warning to 'separatist forces'

December 29, 2025 - 12:33
The drills come days after the US announced the sale of one of its largest weapons packages to Taiwan.
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An orphan's brutal murder shines a spotlight on child abuse in Somalia

December 29, 2025 - 12:22
The woman who was supposed to care for Saabirin Saylaan was found to have beaten and tortured her.
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John Simpson: 'I've reported on 40 wars but I've never seen a year like 2025'

December 29, 2025 - 12:03
2025 has been a year of multiple major conflicts and it is becoming clear that one of them has geopolitical implications of unparalleled importance.
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Mexico train crash kills 13 and injures almost 100

December 29, 2025 - 11:15
An investigation is under way after the train derailed as it rounded a bend near the town of Nizanda.
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Mexico train crash kills 13 and injures almost 100

December 29, 2025 - 11:15
An investigation is under way after the train derailed as it rounded a bend near the town of Nizanda.
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Trump says progress made in Ukraine talks but 'thorny issues' remain

December 29, 2025 - 11:06
Both the US president and Zelensky describe talks in Florida as "great" and "terrific" but the issue of territory remains "unresolved".
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Living in fear of Lakurawa - the militant group Trump targeted in Nigeria strikes

December 29, 2025 - 10:30
"We cannot live freely. You cannot even play music" - residents tell the BBC of militants' rule.
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