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    Dozens feared dead in Russia plane crash

    An Antonov An-24 passenger plane carrying about 50 people has crashed in Russia's far east and initial information suggests everyone on board has been killed.

    Body in creek fourth grim discovery on Gold Coast

    Body in creek fourth grim discovery on Gold Coast

    A woman's body has been found in a creek at a popular tourist destination, the fourth grim discovery in the area's waters in less than a week. Emergency services were called to Currumbin Creek at...

    Trump was told he's in Epstein files: report

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    Trump was told he's in Epstein files: report

    US Attorney General Pam Bondi told President Donald Trump his name appeared in investigative files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Wall Street Journal is reporting.

    French president sues podcaster over wife claim

    French President Emmanuel Macron and wife Brigitte. Photo: Getty Images

    French president sues podcaster over wife claim

    The Macrons have filed a defamation lawsuit in the US against a claim that France's first lady is male.

    UN court: countries can be held responsible for emissions

    Climate activists and campaigners demonstrate outside the International Court of Justice. Photo:...

    UN court: countries can be held responsible for emissions

    The UN's highest court has found that countries can be held legally responsible for their greenhouse gas emissions, in a ruling highly anticipated by Pacific countries frustrated with action on climate change.

    Japan's PM denies talk he will quit

    Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. Photo: Reuters

    Japan's PM denies talk he will quit

    Japan's Prime Minister has denied talk that he would quit after reports that he planned to step down following a bruising upper house election defeat.

    Trump strikes trade deal with Japan to cut tariffs

    President Donald Trump told reporters he thought the United States could make a deal with China,...

    Trump strikes trade deal with Japan to cut tariffs

    The United States and Japan have struck a deal to lower the hefty tariffs President Donald Trump threatened to impose on goods from its Asian ally.

    Angry protests in Bangladesh as plane crash toll mounts

    Students protest in Dhaka demanding the actual number of deaths from the plane crash be revealed....

    Angry protests in Bangladesh as plane crash toll mounts

    Police have used tear gas to disperse angry students in Bangladesh after an air force fighter jet crashed into a Dhaka school and killed 31 people, at least 25 of them children.

    World Court poised to mark future course of climate litigation

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    World Court poised to mark future course of climate litigation

    The United Nations' highest court will deliver an opinion on Wednesday that is likely to determine the course of future climate action across the world.

    'Godfather of Heavy Metal' Ozzy Osbourne dies

    Ozzy Osbourne in 2010.  Photo: Reuters

    'Godfather of Heavy Metal' Ozzy Osbourne dies

    The frontman of 1970s heavy metal band Black Sabbath and reality TV star gave his last concert just two weeks ago.

    Trump releases Martin Luther King assassination files

    US President Donald Trump says he'll speak with Russia's Vladimir Putin on Monday to discuss...

    Trump releases Martin Luther King assassination files

    The US Justice Department has released more than 240,000 pages of documents related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

    27 dead, scores injured in Bangladesh plane crash

    Firefighters and army personnel work next to the aircraft wreckage following the crash. Photo:...

    At least 27 dead, scores injured in Bangladesh plane crash

    At least 27 people, most of them children, were killed when a Bangladesh Air Force training jet crashed into a college and school campus in Dhaka, officials say.

    No action over Kneecap comments at Glastonbury

    Mo Chara of Kneecap, wearing a keffiyeh, performs at Glastonbury Festival last month. Photo:...

    No action over Kneecap comments at Glastonbury

    British police will not take any action against Irish rap group Kneecap following an investigation into comments made by its members during a recent performance at Glastonbury.

    Man 'duct taped, pointed gun at toddlers': police

    Man 'duct taped, pointed gun at toddlers': police

    An Australian man has been charged after he allegedly bound two young children with duct tape and took a photo while pointing a gun at them.

    Israel sends tanks into suspected hostage area

    Smoke rises during Israeli strikes amid the military operation in Deir Al-Balah, in the central...

    Israel sends tanks into suspected hostage area

    Israeli tanks have pushed into southern and eastern districts of the Gazan city of Deir al-Balah for the first time, where Israeli sources say the military believes hostages may be held.

    UK sanctions regime for people-smuggling gangs

    British Foreign Secretary David Lammy. Photo: Reuters

    UK sanctions regime for people-smuggling gangs

    Britain has launched a new sanctions regime targeting people-smuggling gangs and their enablers in what the government says is the first move of its kind globally.

    'Cosby Show' star Malcolm-Jamal Warner dies by drowning at 54

    American actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner. Photo: Reuters

    'Cosby Show' star Malcolm-Jamal Warner dies by drowning at 54

    American actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who played Bill Cosby's son Theo on the 1980s TV hit "The Cosby Show," has died at age 54 by drowning.

    NZ condemns 'inhumane', 'horrifying' killings in Gaza

    Palestinians gather to receive food from a charity kitchen, amid a hunger crisis, in Nuseirat,...

    NZ condemns 'inhumane', 'horrifying' killings in Gaza

    New Zealand has joined 24 other countries in calling for an end to the war in Gaza, and criticising what they call the inhumane killing of Palestinians.

    China starts work on world's largest hydropower dam

    A section of the Yarlung Zangbo River in Medog County, Tibet. Photo: Getty Images

    China starts work on world's largest hydropower dam

    China says construction has begun on what will be the world's largest hydropower dam, on the eastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau, at an estimated cost of at least $US170b.

    'Terrrible tragedy': Two men killed in plane crash

    'Terrrible tragedy': Two men killed in plane crash

    A pilot and flight examiner have died in a light plane crash that ignited a "fireball" in south-eastern Queensland.
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