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    German backpacker found alive in outback

    'Remarkable story': German backpacker found alive in Australian outback

    A "brave" German backpacker is recovering in hospital after being found alive following almost two weeks missing in the Australian outback.

    First UN fuel for Gaza in four months

    Israeli troops in Gaza. PHOTO: REUTERS

    First UN fuel for Gaza in four months

    The United Nations has delivered fuel to the Gaza Strip for the first time in more than four months, as Israel’s military campaign in the coastal territory continues to claim dozens of lives.

    Brics may be losing its bite

    Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speakers to media at the Brics Summit, in Rio de...

    Brics may be losing its bite

    No-shows by key leaders at an annual summit underscored the difficulties of an international bloc that once sought to reshape world politics, James Kynge, of The Observer, writes.

    France, Britain unveil nuclear weapons pact

    Sir Keir Starmer (centre) and Emmanuel Macron visited the maritime command centre in Northwood,...

    France, Britain unveil nuclear weapons pact

    France and Britain have agreed to reinforce cooperation over their respective nuclear arsenals as they seek to respond to growing threats to the continent and uncertainty over their US ally.

    More than 160 still unaccounted for after floods

    Fire Station Acuna Mexico performs search and rescue operations in the Guadalupe River near Camp...

    More than 160 still unaccounted for after floods

    Six days after flash floods swept through parts of Texas Hill Country and killed at least 120, authorities say there are still more than 160 people unaccounted for.

    Russia bombards Kyiv before 'frank' talks with US and aid pledges

    Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky. Photo: Getty Images

    Russia bombards Kyiv before 'frank' talks with US and aid pledges

    Russia unleashed heavy airstrikes on Ukraine before a conference in Rome at which Kyiv won billions of dollars in aid pledges.

    Global Insight: What mysterious death may mean for Putin and NZ

    Global Insight: What mysterious death may mean for Putin and NZ

    The unexpected death of Vladimir Putin’s former transport minister marks a fork in the road for Russia - one that also impacts NZ, Prof Robert Patman says.

    Fire near Marseille 'under control'

    Ten homes have been gutted by fire and dozens more damaged. Photo: Reuters

    Fire near Marseille 'under control'

    A wildfire that reached the outskirts of France's second-biggest city of Marseille is under control but not over, officials say, but warn it could flare up again.

    Missing German backpacker's van found

    Carolina Wilga at a service station. Photo: WA Police Force/YouTube

    Missing German backpacker's van found

    A missing German backpacker's abandoned van has been found after she disappeared while travelling solo in Australia's outback.

    Trump sells shift from 'aid to trade' with Africa

    US President Donald Trump gestures, as he hosts a lunch for African leaders of Gabon, Guinea...

    Trump sells shift from 'aid to trade' with Africa

    US President Donald Trump told leaders from five African nations that he was shifting the US approach to the continent from aid to trade and that the United States is a better partner for Africa...

    Posts removed after Musk chatbot Grok praises Hitler

    Since Elon Musk bought what was then known as Twitter in 2022, he has cut back on moderation....

    Posts removed after Musk chatbot Grok praises Hitler

    Social media posts on the X account of the Grok chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s company xAI were removed after complaints it produced content with antisemitic tropes and praise for Adolf Hitler.

    Man dies after sucked into plane engine at Milan airport

    Aircrafts are seen at Milan Bergamo Airport, after flight operations were temporarily suspended...

    Man dies after sucked into plane engine at Milan airport

    All flights at Milan Bergamo Airport were temporarily grounded after a man was sucked into the engine of a departing plane and died, according to reports.

    Mushroom cook murder convictions 'appeal-proof'

    Erin Patterson, who cooked the deadly meal. Photo: Supplied

    Mushroom cook murder convictions 'appeal-proof'

    The judge in Erin Patterson's triple-murder trial has made her case "virtually appeal-proof" and it'll be difficult for her to successfully challenge her convictions, a legal expert says.

    Runway death at Italian airport

    Flight operations were temporarily suspended at the airport. Photo: Reuters

    Runway death at Italian airport

    Italy's Bergamo airport was temporarily closed after a man died on a runway during take-off preparations for a flight.

    Texas floods: 160 still missing as death toll rises to 109

    Campists' belongings lie on the ground following flooding on the Guadalupe River, at Camp Mystic,...

    Texas floods: 160 still missing as death toll rises to 109

    The death toll from the July Fourth flash flood that ravaged a swath of central Texas rose to at least 109, many of them children, as search teams press on through mounds of mud-encrusted debris for scores of people still missing.

    Ageing rather well

    PHOTO: REUTERS

    Ageing rather well

    A handler organises a juvenile Ceratosaurus nasicornis skeleton during the press preview yesterday of Sotheby’s Natural History auction in New York City.

    Disarmament discussed

    Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. Photo: Reuters

    Disarmament discussed

    Turkey’s pro-Kurdish DEM party says a delegation has met with President Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the disarmament process of Kurdistan Workers Party militants.

    Images of deadly beef Wellington revealed

    Erin Patterson passes her phone to police during a search of her home in August 2023. Photo:...

    Images of deadly beef Wellington revealed

    Within hours Erin Patterson's guilty verdict, the Supreme Court released dozens of pieces of evidence that helped prosecutors secure the conviction.

    Former Tory minister Norman Tebbit dies

    Norman Tebbit personified hard-line Conservative Party values. Photo: Reuters

    Former Tory minister Norman Tebbit dies

    Norman Tebbit, an outspoken former British MP and loyal supporter of Margaret Thatcher who only just survived a deadly 1984 bomb attack, has died. He was 94.

    Trump ramps up trade war with higher tariffs

    US President Donald Trump's moves have repeatedly roiled financial markets and sent policymakers...

    Trump ramps up trade war with higher tariffs

    US President Donald Trump today began telling trade partners – from powerhouse suppliers like Japan and South Korea to minor players – that sharply higher US tariffs will start on August 1.
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