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Police face questions over response to Texas school massacre

The gunman in the Texas school massacre barged unchallenged through an unlocked door, then killed 19 children and two teachers while holed up in their classroom for an hour before a tactical team...

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US would defend Taiwan from China attack: Biden

US President Joe Biden attends a news conference with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida after...

US would defend Taiwan from China attack: Biden

US President Joe Biden said he would be willing to use force to defend Taiwan, in a series of critical comments about China he made in Tokyo that an aide said represented no change in US policy on...

Deadly storms in Canada leave hundreds of thousands without power

The death toll from powerful thunderstorms in Canada's two most populous provinces has risen to at least eight, as emergency crews continue a massive clean-up to restore power to half a million people.

Russia intensifies push for Donbas, Ukraine rules out ceasefire

Flags of newly slain Ukrainian soldiers fly next to the graves of previously fallen troops in a...

Russia intensifies push for Donbas, Ukraine rules out ceasefire

Ukraine ruled out a ceasefire or concessions to Moscow on Saturday as Russia intensified an offensive in the eastern Donbas region and stopped providing gas to Finland.

Aussies vote for change

Labor Leader Anthony Albanese, his partner Jodie Haydon and his son Nathan celebrate victory in...

Aussies vote for change

Australia's Labor Party has ended almost a decade of conservative rule, as the government was swept away in an election by a wave of support for candidates who campaigned for more action on climate change.

A pragmatist who promises unity

Those who know Anthony Albanese say he is genuinely motivated by the mix of pragmatism and...

A pragmatist who promises unity

Anthony Albanese, set to be Australia's next Prime Minister, is a pragmatic leader from a working-class background who has pledged to end divisions in the country.

US Speaker barred from communion over abortion stance

US Speaker barred from communion over abortion stance

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi can no longer take communion because she supports abortion rights and also publicly invokes her Catholic faith, the archbishop of San Francisco says.

Aussie voters head to polls in close-run election

Local resident Jim Finn, holding 8-month old daughter Allegra, votes at a Bondi Beach polling...

Aussie voters head to polls in close-run election

Australians are voting in a national election, with opinion polls showing the opposition Labor Party narrowly ahead of the ruling conservative coalition.

Australia reports first monkeypox case in traveller from Britain

Australia reports first monkeypox case in traveller from Britain

Australia has recorded its first official case of monkeypox in Victoria, with another suspected infection identified in NSW.

'We are going to die': Sri Lanka going from fuel shortage to food shortage

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Photo: Getty Images

'We are going to die': Sri Lanka going from fuel shortage to food shortage

Sri Lanka's prime minister has warned of a food shortage as the island nation battles a devastating economic crisis and vowed the government will buy enough fertiliser for the next planting season...

Oscar-winning 'Chariots of Fire' composer dies

Vangelis at the premiere of the movie "Christophe Colomb" in Paris - 1992. Photo: Getty Images

Oscar-winning 'Chariots of Fire' composer dies

Vangelis, the Greek composer whose rousing electronic theme music for the Oscar-winning 1981 film "Chariots of Fire" became one of the most loved movie scores, has died at the age of 79.

'Quiet Australians' to decide election: PM

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. File photo

'Quiet Australians' to decide election: PM

Quiet Australians will again deliver a Liberal-National government, the prime minister says.

'Bulldozer' Morrison bowls over boy

Aussie PM Scott Morrison has joked a football team could use him as a "bulldozer" for their new grandstand after knocking over a child during a mock match.

Global food crisis: Focus on restoring Ukraine grain exports

Russia and Ukraine together account for nearly a third of global wheat supplies. Photo: Reuters

Global food crisis: Focus on restoring Ukraine grain exports

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says he's in "intense contact" with Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, the US and the EU in an effort to restore Ukrainian grain export as a global food crisis worsens.

Surprise visit to open Elizabeth line

The Queen unveiled a plaque at Paddington Station, officially opening the Elizabeth line. Photo:...

Surprise visit to open Elizabeth line

The Queen has made a surprise appearance at a ceremony to mark the completion of a long-awaited London train line named in her honour.

Tory MP arrested on suspicion of rape

A British lawmaker from Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party has been arrested on suspicion of rape and other sexual offences committed over a seven-year period.

Biden condemns 'poison' of US white supremacy

President Joe Biden: "We need to say as clearly and forcefully as we can that the ideology of...

Biden condemns 'poison' of US white supremacy

US President Joe Biden has condemned white supremacists, the media, the internet and politics for spreading racist conspiracy theories as he mourned the killing of 10 black people in New York.

More Aussies struggling under poverty line

More Aussies struggling under poverty line

More Australians are struggling to afford housing, food, and basic medical care, as new research shows most visitors to one charity are living below the poverty line.

Ukraine soldiers evacuated from ruined Mariupol

A bus carrying wounded service members of Ukrainian forces from the besieged Azovstal steel mill...

Ukraine soldiers evacuated from ruined Mariupol

Ukraine's military says it's working to evacuate all remaining troops from their last stronghold in the besieged port of Mariupol, ceding control of the city to Russia after months of bombardment.

Queen enjoys star-studded horse show finale

The Queen has attended the finale of a four-day horse show that celebrated her 70 years on the throne and drew a star-studded cast including actors Tom Cruise and Dame Helen Mirren.

Climate-conscious independents could determine Aussie election

After some of the worst fires and floods ever to hit Australia, a new cohort of climate-conscious independents are threatening to shake up the federal election on Saturday.

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