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Trump orders military into Portland, authorising 'full force'

US President Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters

Trump orders military into Portland, authorising 'full force'

US President Donald Trump said he was directing the US military to deploy to Portland, Oregon to protect federal immigration facilities against "domestic terrorists", saying he was authorising them to use "full force, if necessary."

Netanyahu speech prompts mass walk-out at UN

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu speaking at the UN. Photo: Reuters

Netanyahu speech prompts mass walk-out at UN

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sharply denounced Western countries for embracing Palestinian statehood, accusing them of sending the message that "murdering Jews pays off."

Devotees bare their soles

Devotees bare their soles

Hindu devotees perform Garba, a traditional folk dance, with bare feet on tiny cotton fire balls spread inside a ring, as part of the Navratri festival celebrations in Jamnagar, India, yesterday.

Life in disarray

Chang Hsueh-mei, 78, climbs through aisles of fallen goods inside her grocery store to reach the second floor after flooding brought by Super Typhoon Ragasa

Obituary: pulp culture icon who transcended professional wrestling

Hulk Hogan gestures to the audience during his 2009 Hulkamania Tour in Perth, Australia. Photo:...

Obituary: pulp culture icon who transcended professional wrestling

Hulk Hogan was a mustachioed, headscarf-wearing, bicep-busting icon of professional wrestling who turned the sport into a massive business

Interpol arrests 260 online romance scam suspects in Africa

Interpol has arrested 260 cyber crime suspects. Photo: AP

Interpol arrests 260 online romance scam suspects in Africa

A crackdown on cybercrime coordinated by Interpol has led to the arrests across 14 African countries of 260 people suspected in online romance and extortion scams.

UK to implement digital ID to combat illegal immigration

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Photo: Reuters

UK to implement digital ID to combat illegal immigration

Britain has said today it would introduce a mandatory digital ID scheme for British citizens and residents starting a new job as a measure to deter illegal immigration.

Four dead as another storm hits Philippines

Residents and their dogs are evacuated by rescuers as floods rise due to Typhoon Bualoi in Ormoc,...

Four dead as another storm hits Philippines

Another tropical storm barreled across Philippine islands today, causing at least four deaths and the evacuations of more than 433,000 people from landslide- and flood-prone villages long...

Former French president jailed over criminal conspiracy

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy reacts as he talks to journalists after the verdict in...

Former French president jailed over criminal conspiracy

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced to five years in jail this morning for criminal conspiracy over attempts to raise campaign funds from Libya.

Trump vows Israel will not annex West Bank

US President-elect Donald Trump attends Turning Point USA's AmericaFest in Phoenix, Arizona....

Trump vows Israel will not annex West Bank

US President Donald Trump said today that he would not allow Israel to annex the West Bank.

LA fires report highlights lack of resources, outdated alerts

Megan Mantia, left, and boyfriend Thomas return her damaged home after the Eaton Fire swept...

LA fires report highlights lack of resources, outdated alerts

Lack of resources and outdated policies for sending emergency alerts led to delayed evacuation warnings as flames began consuming neighbourhoods during deadly LA wildfires, a review says.

Estate agent suspended for buying cut-price vulnerable man's home

The 82-year-old man was promised he could remain living at the property for the rest of his life....

Estate agent suspended for buying cut-price vulnerable man's home

An Australian real estate agent who believed she was doing the "right thing" by buying a vulnerable retiree's property half a million dollars below market value has had her licence suspended.

Powerful quakes hit Venezuela

The Hikurangi Subduction Zone is New Zealand's largest fault because of the area that could move...

Powerful quakes hit Venezuela

Four earthquakes hit northwestern Venezuela within a span of several hours late Wednesday and early Thursday, including two powerful tremors exceeding magnitude 6.

Australia's social media ban for teens draws praise at UN

Australia's social media ban for teens draws praise at UN

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promoted his government's world-first teen social media ban at an event in New York, warning the challenges posed by social media for children...

Over 1000 sick from Indonesian school lunches

Students receive treatments for food poisoning after eating government-sponsored free school...

Over 1000 sick from Indonesian school lunches

More than 1000 children in Indonesia's West Java have suffered food poisoning this week from school lunches, authorities said.

Miners rescued after 43 hours trapped underground

A miner embraces his relatives after he was rescued from a gold mine that had collapsed in...

Miners rescued after 43 hours trapped underground

Twenty-three workers were rescued today after spending 43 hours trapped in a collapsed underground gold mine in northern Colombia.

Big sinkhole swallows Bangkok street

A ute teeters on part of collapsed road near Vajira Hospital in Bangkok. PHOTO: AP

Big sinkhole swallows Bangkok street

Part of a road in Bangkok has collapsed, leaving a large sinkhole that disrupted traffic, damaged infrastructure and prompted evacuations in the surrounding area.

Drones shut down another Danish airport

Aalborg Airport in Denmark is the latest to be affected by drone sightings. Photo: YouTube

Drones shut down another Danish airport

Another airport in Denmark has been forced to close due to drones in its airspace, a spokesman says, two days after another in the capital Copenhagen and one in Norway shut down.

Trump and Epstein statue removed

A statue depicting US President Donald Trump and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein holding hands has been removed from the National Mall in Washington.

Albanese to meet Trump at White House next month

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Photo: Getty Images

Albanese to meet Trump at White House next month

US President Donald Trump will meet Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on October 20 in Washington, the White House and Albanese said today.

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