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    Pedro Sanchez. Photo: Reuters

    Spanish PM says sorry over corruption claims

    Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez yesterday asked his compatriots for forgiveness following fresh allegations of corruption.

    Israel intercepting Iranian drones after strikes

    Israel intercepting Iranian drones after strikes

    Israel's Defence Forces say they're working to intercept more than 100 drones launched by Iran after major Israeli strikes across the Islamic Republic.

    Air India Dreamliner crash kills over 240

    A view of the site where a plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel...

    Air India Dreamliner crash kills over 240

    More than 240 people were killed when an Air India plane bound for London crashed moments after taking off from the city of Ahmedabad, authorities said, in the world's worst aviation disaster in a...

    Air India crash survivor 'jumped out of emergency exit'

    Crash survivor Ramesh Viswashkumar. Photo: Twitter

    Air India crash survivor 'jumped out of emergency exit'

    Ramesh Viswashkumar, the only known survivor out of the 242 people onboard an Air India plane that crashed in Ahmedabad, jumped out of an emergency exit, police say.

    Iran launches retaliatory missiles at Israel

    Rescue and security personnel work at an impact site following missile attack from Iran on Israel...

    Iran launches retaliatory missiles at Israel

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    Iran has launched retaliatory airstrikes at Israel, with explosions heard in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, following Israel's biggest-ever military strike against its longstanding enemy.

    'Many killed' in India plane crash

    Rescue team members work as smoke rises at the site where an Air India plane crashed in Ahmedabad...

    'Many killed' in India plane crash

    An Air India plane bound for London with 242 people on board crashed after taking off from the Indian city of Ahmedabad, and "many people" have reportedly been killed.

    Northern Ireland hit by third night of violence

    Riot police members gather as riots continue in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. Photo: Reuters

    Northern Ireland hit by third night of violence

    Violence erupted in different parts of Northern Ireland for the third successive night, but unrest in the primary flashpoint of Ballymena was notably smaller in scale.

    More denials from mushroom murder-accused

    Erin Patterson. File photo

    More denials from mushroom murder-accused

    Disagree. Disagree. Disagree. Those were Erin Patterson's responses to the prosecution's final three questions in her murder trial.

    Global Insight: US headed for authoritarian rule?

    Police and members of the California National Guard stand next to demonstrators during a protest...

    Global Insight: US headed for authoritarian rule?

    The next couple of days could reveal whether the United States is headed for authoritarian rule under President Donald Trump.

    US-China trade truce back on track, Trump says

    US President Donald Trump speaks prior to signing phase one of the US-China trade agreement in...

    US-China trade truce back on track, Trump says

    A deal getting the fragile truce in the US-China trade war back on track is done, US President Donald Trump said, after negotiators from Washington and Beijing agreed on a framework covering tariff...

    Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson dies at 82

    Brian Wilson performs on stage at the Vienna State Opera House as part of the Vienna Jazz...

    Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson dies at 82

    Beach Boys co-founder Brian Wilson, who created some of rock's most enduring songs in a career that was marked by a decades-long battle between his musical genius, drug abuse and mental...

    Musk 'regrets some posts' about Trump

    Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump at a press conference in the Oval Office of the White...

    Musk 'regrets some posts' about Trump

    Billionaire Elon Musk says he regrets some of the posts he made last week about US President Donald Trump as they went "too far".

    Northern Irish rioters attack police for second night

    Officers stand guard behind police vehicles during clashes on the second night of riots in...

    Northern Irish rioters attack police for second night

    Hundreds of rioters attacked police and set homes and cars on fire in the Northern Irish town of Ballymena, following a protest over an alleged sexual assault in the town.

    Police search for answers after mass school shooting in Austria

    Police officers stand guard near the school following the shooting in Graz, Austria. Photo: Reuters

    Police search for answers after mass school shooting in Austria

    Austrian authorities were searching on Wednesday for answers to why a 21-year-old gunman shot 10 people in a rampage at his former high school before killing himself.

    Death cap cook denies 'wild goose chase'

    Mushroom murder-accused denies 'wild goose chase' about grocer

    Erin Patterson has been accused of sending health authorities on a "wild goose chase" to track down the shop where she claimed to have bought dried mushrooms used in a deadly lunch.

    Marines arrive in LA on Trump's orders

    US President Donald Trump pumps a fist during a rally in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on Tuesday....

    Marines arrive in LA on Trump's orders

    Hundreds of US Marines are in the LA area under orders from President Donald Trump, as the mayor declared a curfew for parts of the city and police arrested 197 people in a fifth day of protests.

    US criticises allies as NZ bans top Israeli ministers

    Foreign Minister Winston Peters. Photo: RNZ

    US criticises allies as NZ bans top Israeli ministers

    Foreign Minister Winston Peters says the Israeli pair "actively undermine peace and security", but the US has called sanctions "extremely unhelpful".

    Ex-pupil kills 10 at Austrian school

    People light candles in the main square following Tuesday's deadly school shooting in Graz. Photo...

    Ex-pupil kills 10 at Austrian school

    A former pupil has killed 10 people and himself at a secondary school in Austria's second city, Graz, in the worst school shooting in the nation's modern history.

    Deported Greta Thunberg denounces Gaza 'war crimes'

    Swedish activist Greta Thunberg speaks to media in Paris. Photo: Reuters

    Deported Greta Thunberg denounces Gaza 'war crimes'

    Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg has been deported from Israel, a day after the Israeli navy prevented her and a group of fellow pro-Palestinian activists from sailing to Gaza.

    Alleged mushroom murderer accused of lying

    Erin Patterson. File photo

    Alleged mushroom murderer accused of lying

    Accused triple-murderer Erin Patterson has been accused of lying about throwing up remains from a beef Wellington and serving herself on a different plate.
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