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    Wife of accused cop-killer 'present' at time of shooting

    The wife of Australia's most-wanted man was present when he allegedly shot and killed two officers, police have revealed as their search effort grows.

    Uber driver stabbed, left for dead on Gold Coast

    Female Uber driver stabbed, left for dead on Gold Coast

    A 16-year-old boy is assisting police after a female rideshare driver was repeatedly stabbed and left for dead in a Gold Coast car park.

    Another quake shakes Afghanistan as toll passes 1400

    Rescue workers search for victims amidst debris of a damaged house in Mazar Dara, Kunar province,...

    Another quake shakes Afghanistan as toll passes 1400

    An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 has shaken southeastern Afghanistan, almost two days after a large quake in the same region killed more than 1400 people and injured thousands more.

    Police fight to keep NZ-born neo-Nazi leader locked up

    Thomas Sewell, leader of the neo-Nazi National Socialist Network, speaks at the March for...

    Police fight to keep NZ-born neo-Nazi leader locked up

    Police are fighting to keep a New Zealand-born neo-Nazi group leader locked up, citing fears of escalating violence after he and his followers allegedly attacked an Aboriginal protest site.

    Thousands of Epstein files released

    Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Photo: Getty Images

    Thousands of Epstein files released

    A Republican-led US House of Representatives committee has released more than 33,000 pages of files on disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

    Xi projects power, says world faces war or peace

    Chinese President Xi Jinping reviews troops during a military parade in Beijing to mark the 80th...

    China's Xi projects power, says world faces war or peace

    Chinese President Xi Jinping warned the world was facing a choice between peace or war as he kicked off his country's largest-ever military parade in Beijing.

    Father Ted creator arrested in UK

    Graham Linehan. Photo: Getty Images

    Father Ted creator arrested in UK

    Graham Linehan, the Irish co-creator of TV comedy show Father Ted, said he had been arrested at London's Heathrow Airport on suspicion of inciting violence.

    North Korea's Kim crosses into China by train

    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un leaves Pyongyang by train to attend China's...

    North Korea's Kim crosses into China by train

    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has crossed the border into China on his special train to attend China's celebration of the formal surrender of Japan in World War Two.

    Hunt for accused cop killer will be 'difficult' to maintain

    Dezi Freeman. Photo via X (Twitter)

    Hunt for accused cop killer will be 'difficult' to maintain

    The search in Victoria for an accused double police killer may be hard to maintain without government support, a former detective says. 

    Taliban asks world for help after deadly quake

    An Afghan man looks for his belongings amidst the rubble of a collapsed mudbrick home in Dara...

    Taliban asks world for help after deadly quake

    One of Afghanistan's worst quakes has killed more than 800 people and injured at least 2800, as rescuers struggle to reach remote areas and the Taliban asks the world for help.

    Camilla fought off attacker with shoe, book says

    Queen Camilla at an event in York last month. Photo: Reuters

    Camilla fought off attacker with shoe, book says

    Queen Camilla fought off a would-be attacker on a train when she was a teenager by hitting him with her shoe, according to a new book about Britain's royal family.

    Israel committing genocide in Gaza, scholars association says

    Mourners during the funeral of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire while trying to receive aid on...

    Israel committing genocide in Gaza, scholars association says

    The world's biggest academic association of genocide scholars has passed a resolution saying the legal criteria have been met to establish Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

    Far-right threat exposed by rallies across Australia

    A strong police presence kept protesters separated during a rally in Melbourne at the weekend....

    Far-right threat exposed by rallies across Australia

    Australia has been urged to take the threat of far-right extremism seriously after nationalists marched alongside neo-Nazis at anti-immigration rallies.

    'Understandings' reached at Alaska summit open way to peace: Putin

    Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping take part in a photo...

    'Understandings' reached at Alaska summit open way to peace: Putin

    Russian President Vladimir Putin says "understandings" he reached with US President Donald Trump at a summit in August have opened a way to peace in Ukraine.

    More than 600 killed in Afghanistan quake

    More than 600 killed in Afghanistan quake

    More than 600 people have been killed and more than 1500 injured in an earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan, authorities say.

    Wife's plea as search for accused cop killer continues

    Wife's plea as search for accused cop killer continues

    Victoria Police are throwing everything at their bushland hunt for alleged gunman Dezi Freeman, who has been on the run for seven days after two officers were killed. 

    Tensions flare as thousands attend anti-migrant rallies

    Protesters clashed in Melbourne, with some scuffles between the two groups. Photos: Getty Images

    Tensions flare as thousands attend anti-migrant rallies

    Draped in flags and shouting expletive-laden slogans, thousands of people have attended anti-immigration rallies across Australia.

    White House moves forward on plans for a Department of War

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

    White House moves forward on plans for a Department of War

    The Trump administration is advancing plans to rename the Department of Defense as the Department of War, after US President Donald Trump raised the prospect on Monday.

    Woman, teen arrested in search for accused cop killer

    Woman, teen arrested in search for accused cop killer

    Armed police arrested a woman and a teenage boy as they continue to hunt for a fugitive accused of murdering two officers in Victoria.

    Iran clean-up likely to remove evidence of nuclear work

    The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi. Photo: Getty Images

    Iran clean-up likely to remove evidence of nuclear work

    Iran has launched a speedy clean-up operation at a nuclear-related site in northern Tehran hit by Israeli airstrikes that will likely remove evidence of any nuclear weapons development work.
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