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    Any Western troops in Ukraine 'fair targets': Putin

    Russian President Vladimir Putin says any Western troops deployed to Ukraine will be legitimate targets for Moscow to attack, in a warning to Kyiv's allies.

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    Aftershocks hit Afghanistan as quake toll tops 2200

    Two powerful aftershocks struck Afghanistan 12 hours apart, triggering fears of more deaths and destruction in a region where recent earthquakes have killed about 2200 people.

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    The incident occurred at the MCG in April this year. File photo: Getty

    Man jailed for taking firearm into packed MCG

    A man who brought a loaded gun into a packed MCG has been jailed for 22 months, and a magistrate has strongly condemned the alarming incident. 

    NZ-born neo-Nazi leader refused bail in Melbourne

    Thomas Sewell. File photo: Getty

    NZ-born neo-Nazi leader refused bail in Melbourne

    New Zealand-born neo-Nazi group leader Thomas Sewell has been refused bail after allegedly attacking an Aboriginal protest site.

    Portugal investigates Lisbon crash that killed 16

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    Portugal investigates Lisbon crash that killed 16

    Portuguese authorities are investigating what caused a Lisbon funicular railway popular with tourists to hurtle down a hill, killing at least 16 people and injuring 22 more.

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    Argentine Federal Police escort Patricia Kadgien, daughter of a former Nazi official, to a...

    Argentina investigates daughter of former Nazi official over stolen painting

    Argentina officials are investigating the daughter of a former Nazi official and her husband after authorities recovered an iconic painting that had been missing for 80 years.

    Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani dies at 91

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    Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani dies at 91

    Designer Giorgio Armani, who helped to put Italy at the forefront of global fashion and dressed Hollywood stars, has died at the age of 91.

    Trump commits to pursuing Russia-Ukraine peace: report

    Donald Trump's focus on tariffs has rattled investor, consumer and business confidence&nbsp...

    Trump commits to pursuing Russia-Ukraine peace: report

    US President Donald Trump said he remained committed to pursuing a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine despite mounting uncertainty, CBS News reports.

    Brawling Aussie pair pulled from burning house

    Brawling Aussie pair pulled from burning house

    Two men caught in a physical altercation have been rescued from a burning house in Sydney.

    15 dead, many hurt in Portugal funicular crash

    The yellow tram-like funicular, which carries people up and down a steep hillside in Lisbon, has...

    15 dead, many hurt in Portugal funicular crash

    At least 15 people have died and about 18 injured after Lisbon's Gloria funicular railway car, popular with tourists, derailed and crashed.

    Wife of accused cop-killer 'present' at time of shooting

    Wife of accused cop-killer 'present' at time of shooting

    The wife of Australia's most-wanted man was present when he allegedly shot and killed two officers, police have revealed as their search effort grows.

    Uber driver stabbed, left for dead on Gold Coast

    Female Uber driver stabbed, left for dead on Gold Coast

    A 16-year-old boy is assisting police after a female rideshare driver was repeatedly stabbed and left for dead in a Gold Coast car park.

    Another quake shakes Afghanistan as toll passes 1400

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    Another quake shakes Afghanistan as toll passes 1400

    An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 has shaken southeastern Afghanistan, almost two days after a large quake in the same region killed more than 1400 people and injured thousands more.

    Police fight to keep NZ-born neo-Nazi leader locked up

    Thomas Sewell, leader of the neo-Nazi National Socialist Network, speaks at the March for...

    Police fight to keep NZ-born neo-Nazi leader locked up

    Police are fighting to keep a New Zealand-born neo-Nazi group leader locked up, citing fears of escalating violence after he and his followers allegedly attacked an Aboriginal protest site.

    Thousands of Epstein files released

    Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Photo: Getty Images

    Thousands of Epstein files released

    A Republican-led US House of Representatives committee has released more than 33,000 pages of files on disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

    Xi projects power, says world faces war or peace

    Chinese President Xi Jinping reviews troops during a military parade in Beijing to mark the 80th...

    China's Xi projects power, says world faces war or peace

    Chinese President Xi Jinping warned the world was facing a choice between peace or war as he kicked off his country's largest-ever military parade in Beijing.

    Father Ted creator arrested in UK

    Graham Linehan. Photo: Getty Images

    Father Ted creator arrested in UK

    Graham Linehan, the Irish co-creator of TV comedy show Father Ted, said he had been arrested at London's Heathrow Airport on suspicion of inciting violence.

    North Korea's Kim crosses into China by train

    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un leaves Pyongyang by train to attend China's...

    North Korea's Kim crosses into China by train

    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has crossed the border into China on his special train to attend China's celebration of the formal surrender of Japan in World War Two.

    Hunt for accused cop killer will be 'difficult' to maintain

    Dezi Freeman. Photo via X (Twitter)

    Hunt for accused cop killer will be 'difficult' to maintain

    The search in Victoria for an accused double police killer may be hard to maintain without government support, a former detective says. 

    Taliban asks world for help after deadly quake

    An Afghan man looks for his belongings amidst the rubble of a collapsed mudbrick home in Dara...

    Taliban asks world for help after deadly quake

    One of Afghanistan's worst quakes has killed more than 800 people and injured at least 2800, as rescuers struggle to reach remote areas and the Taliban asks the world for help.
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