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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LA fires report highlights lack of resources, outdated alerts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LA fires report highlights lack of resources, outdated alerts

Lack of resources and outdated policies for sending emergency alerts led to delayed evacuation warnings as flames began consuming neighbourhoods during deadly LA wildfires, a review says.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

Sinkhole 50m deep forms near Bangkok hospital

A massive sinkhole opens on Samsen Road near Vajira Hospital, in Bangkok. Photo: Reuters

Sinkhole 50m deep forms near Bangkok hospital

Thai authorities rushed to contain a massive sinkhole near a hospital in central Bangkok that disrupted utilities and traffic, officials said today.

Super typhoon kills 15 in Taiwan

A car is partially submerged following flooding brought by Super Typhoon Ragasa in Hualien,...

Super typhoon kills 15 in Taiwan

Residents in an eastern Taiwan town where flooding from a strong typhoon killed 17 people took to shelters fearing further disaster.

Russian drone defence concerns neighbours

An Estonian border guard patrols the Russian border near Vinski, Estonia. Photo: AP

Russian drone defence concerns neighbours

Estonia is extending a fence along its border with Russia and building anti-tank ditches and bunkers in preparation for a potential conflict with Moscow.

Mother and daughters are 'waiting to die' in Gaza

Noor Abu Hassira's husband, Raed, smiles as he holds his three daughters, Jouri, Maria and Maha,...

Mother and daughters are 'waiting to die' in Gaza

Explosions shake the walls of the dim basement in Gaza City where Noor Abu Hassira and her three daughters are sheltering.

Trump scathing at UN: 'Your countries are going to hell'

US President Donald Trump asked what the purpose of the United Nations was. PHOTO: AP

Trump scathing at UN: 'Your countries are going to hell'

Donald Trump's hour-long speech before the UN was both grievance-filled and self-congratulatory, saying some world leaders' countries were “going to hell."

In tune with the seasons

In tune with the seasons

People participate in fire rituals during the Autumn Equinox celebration in Vilnius, Lithuania, yesterday.

Kiwi in China bracing for super typhoon

Pedestrians battle against the weather as Super Typhoon Ragasa hits Taiwan. Photo: AP

Kiwi in China bracing for super typhoon

A New Zealander living in southern China says her workplace is shut, streets are quiet and authorities are clearing anything that could be taken away in winds as a super typhoon bears down.

World leaders rally behind Palestinian statehood

"We must pave the way for peace," France's president Emmanuel Macron said at the start of the...

World leaders rally behind Palestinian statehood

Dozens of world leaders have gathered at the UN to embrace a Palestinian state - a landmark diplomatic shift nearly two years into the war in Gaza.

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