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Robert Duvall at the Golden Globe Awards in 2015. Photo: Reuters

Oscar winning actor Robert Duvall dies

Oscar winner Robert Duvall, a versatile actor who made lasting impressions in a range of parts from starring to supporting roles like the napalm-loving colonel of "Apocalypse Now" or the spectral Boo Radley in "To Kill a Mockingbird," has died at age 95.

Search for missing Aussie boy resumes in major-crime probe

Search for missing Aussie boy resumes in major-crime probe

The search for a missing Australian four-year-old has resumed after police declared the boy's disappearance a major crime and indicated they had identified a possible suspect. Gus Lamont was last...

NSW police search for elderly man mistakenly kidnapped

Police say the kidnapping of Chris Baghsarian is a case of mistaken identity. Photo: Supplied /...

NSW police search for elderly man mistakenly kidnapped

The search continues for a grandfather who was abducted by mistake, in a botched underworld kidnapping.

'De-facto annexation': Israel approves West Bank land registration

Israeli soldiers stand guard during a weekly settlers' tour in Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied...

'De-facto annexation': Israel approves West Bank land registration

Israel's cabinet has approved further measures to tighten Israel's control over the occupied West Bank and make it easier for settlers to buy land, a move Palestinians called a "de-facto annexation".

Epstein files prompt France to open new inquiries

Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in a New York cell earlier this year. Photo: NY State Division of...

Epstein files prompt France to open new inquiries

French authorities opened new probes into possible sexual and financial crimes linked to Jeffrey Epstein and are revisiting the file on modelling agent Jean-Luc Brunel.

US military pressure builds against Iran

People rally against the Iranian government under the motto "No to the Shah, No to the Mullahs",...

US military pressure builds against Iran

The United States military is preparing for the possibility of sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran if President Donald Trump orders an attack, two US officials told Reuters.

New crew for ISS

The International Space Station. Photo from Wikimedia.

New crew for ISS

A new crew has arrived at the International Space Station after Nasa brought the previous team home early because of a medical issue.

Dancing dragon heralds Lunar New Year

Dancing dragon heralds Lunar New Year

Children interact with a dragon as traditional dragon dancers perform during a Lunar New Year procession showcasing traditional Chinese arts and performances.

Ukraine ‘ready for agreement’

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo: Getty Images

Ukraine ‘ready for agreement’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said yesterday peace negotiations with Russia were not failing because of a lack of willingness on Kyiv’s part.

Mixed progress for looted treasure

An example of the 116 objects Cambridge University has transferred to Nigeria. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Mixed progress for looted treasure

The decision by Cambridge University to return looted Nigerian sculptures puts other British institutions in the spotlight, Barnaby Phillips, of The Observer, writes.

Is Tehran actually holding any cards?

Smoke rises from a fire in Tehran, Iran. Photo: Social Media/via Reuters

Is Tehran actually holding any cards?

Ruth Michaelson, of The Observer, makes sense of Iran’s last point of leverage: highly enriched uranium that may or may not exist.

Political cowardice at the ‘Post’

A woman attends a "Save the Post" rally outside The Washington Post earlier this month. PHOTO:...

Political cowardice at the ‘Post’

This month, 300 of The Washington Post’s journalists lost their jobs, apparently sacrificed to owner Jeff Bezos’ plan to keep Donald Trump happy.

World in pictures

Monks pass through Spotsylvania, Virginia, during the "Walk for Peace" in which two dozen...

World in pictures

Recent photographs from Reuters.

European allies say Navalny poisoned by dart frog toxin

Russian opposition leader Alexi Navalny died in an Arctic prison colony in February...

European allies say Navalny poisoned by dart frog toxin

Five European allies have blamed Russia for killing Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny using toxin from poison dart frogs while he was held in an Arctic penal colony.

Aussie Liberals dump first female leader after nine months

Sussan Ley lasted just nine months as leader of the Liberal Party. Photo: North East CMA via...

Aussie Liberals dump first female leader after nine months

The Liberals' first female leader Sussan Ley will resign from parliament after she was knifed by conservative Angus Taylor nine months into the job.

Global Insight: Govt urged to show leadership

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon with members of the National Party at the Beehive last month....

Global Insight: Govt urged to show international leadership

Young people want New Zealand politicians to show leadership on the world stage, Prof Robert Patman says.

Trump revokes landmark ruling on greenhouse gases

US President Donald Trump has reversed a key Obama-era scientific ruling that underpins all federal actions on curbing planet-warming gases.

Obituary: Cora Weiss, activist

Obituary: Cora Weiss, activist

Cora Weiss was one of the most prominent figures in the United States peace movement in the 1960s and was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize several times.

Obituary: Ludwig Minelli, Dignitas founder

Ludwig Minelli, founder of Dignitas, in 2006. Photo: Getty Images

Obituary: Ludwig Minelli, Dignitas founder

The founder of Swiss right-to-die organisation Dignitas, Ludwig Minelli, died as one might expect: through assisted suicide.

AI fuelling 'insidious' love scams in Australia

AI fuelling 'insidious' love scams in Australia

Australians looking for love are having their social media used against them as AI is used to tailor romance scams before Valentine's Day.

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