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World
At least 18 bodies pulled from river as desperate search for US plane crash survivors continues
Thursday, 30 January 2025, 4:10pmA US passenger plane carrying 64 people crashed into Washington’s chilly Potomac River on Wednesday after colliding mid-air...
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World
Human stampede at religious festival in India kills at least 30
Thursday, 30 January 2025, 1:12pmA pre-dawn human stampede at the world’s largest religious gathering has killed at least 30 people in India. Many more were...
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World
Sydney terror plot: Explosives, list of Jewish targets found in caravan
Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 9:10pmExplosives and a list of Jewish targets were found in a caravan in Sydney’s northwest. NSW Police and other agencies are...
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World
Trump moves to bar ‘transgender ideology’ from US military
Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 1:30pmDonald Trump signed an order removing “transgender ideology” from the military, affecting LGBTQ rights. He reinstated service...
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World
Israel defies UN, vows to cut ties with UNRWA
Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 11:14amIsrael, supported by the US, will cease contact with the UN’s Palestinian relief agency UNRWA. Israel claims UNRWA sites...
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World
Police kill Trump-pardoned Capitol rioter during traffic stop
Tuesday, 28 January 2025, 1:41pmA man charged over the January 6, 2021 assault on the US Capitol and pardoned by President Donald Trump was killed by police...
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World
'A very rare event': UK confirms human case of bird flu
Tuesday, 28 January 2025, 12:45pmA “rare” human case of bird flu has been detected in England, the UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) announced on Monday. “The...
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World
Colombia imposes 25% tariffs on US imports after Trump sanctions
Monday, 27 January 2025, 3:14pmDonald Trump has imposed tariffs on Colombia for refusing military deportation flights, escalating tensions with President...
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Sport
Watch: Zverev heckled over domestic abuse allegations after final
Monday, 27 January 2025, 6:59amAlexander Zverev refused to be drawn after a spectator shouted the names of two women, one of whom had settled assault accusations...
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World
Four Israeli hostages reunited with families as 200 Palestinian prisoners released
Sunday, 26 January 2025, 4:36pmApplause and cheers filled a Tel Aviv square today NZT as Gaza militants released four Israeli hostages, followed by celebrations...
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World
CIA says Covid ‘more likely’ to have leaked from lab
Sunday, 26 January 2025, 4:22pmThe Central Intelligence Agency has shifted its official stance on the origin of Covid-19, saying on Saturday it was “more...
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World
‘Widespread massacre’: Trump fires govt watchdogs in ‘purge’
Sunday, 26 January 2025, 9:45amPresident Donald Trump sacked at least a dozen internal government watchdogs, US media reported. The dismissals affected...
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Sport
Australian Open: Novak Djokovic forced to retire from semifinal
Friday, 24 January 2025, 6:45pmNovak Djokovic retired injured after losing a gruelling first set of his Australian Open semifinal to Alexander Zverev, leaving...
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Sport
Keys stuns Swiatek in thriller to reach Australian Open final
Friday, 24 January 2025, 2:55pmMadison Keys fought back from a set down on Thursday to shock Iga Swiatek in a nail-biter and set up an Australian Open final...
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World
Trump declassifies JFK, RFK, Martin Luther King Jr assassination files
Friday, 24 January 2025, 11:45amUnited States President Donald Trump signed an executive order today declassifying files on the 1960s assassinations of President...
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World
Teen who killed three girls at Taylor Swift dance party gets 52 years
Friday, 24 January 2025, 7:27amA UK judge sentenced Axel Rudakubana to life for murdering three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. Rudakubana,...
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Business
Elon Musk, Wikipedia founder in row over how to describe ‘Nazi salute’
Thursday, 23 January 2025, 4:46pmElon Musk is urging the defunding of Wikipedia after it described his gesture as a Nazi salute. Musk’s actions highlight...
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World
Thai the knot: Hundreds to wed as Thailand's same-sex marriage law comes into force
Thursday, 23 January 2025, 3:49pmHundreds of same-sex couples are set to tie the knot in Thailand on Thursday as it becomes by far the largest nation in Asia...
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World
‘Get out’: New explosive wildfire erupts near Los Angeles
Thursday, 23 January 2025, 11:57amA new wildfire has erupted north of Los Angeles, exploding in size and sparking thousands of evacuation orders in a region...
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Sport
Australian Open: Sinner cruises to semifinal silencing illness concerns
Thursday, 23 January 2025, 11:15amDefending champion Jannik Sinner put any illness worries to bed by crushing home hope Alex de Minaur in a straight-sets rout...
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World
Netherlands must lower nitrogen emissions, court rules
Thursday, 23 January 2025, 10:53amThe Netherlands must meet its 2030 target to reduce nitrogen emissions or face a €10 million ($18.3m) penalty, a court said...
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Travel
P&O Australia says cruise staff dressed as ‘snow cones’ not Ku Klux Klan in viral video
Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 9:21pmCruise ship staff clad in pointed white hoods for an Australian costume party were “snow cones” not the Ku Klux Klan, a company...
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Politics
Trump pardons 'Silk Road' drug kingpin in surprise move
Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 4:07pmUnited States President Donald Trump said today that he had pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the man behind the “Silk Road” online...
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World
22 states sue over Trump’s ‘un-American’ plan to end birthright citizenship
Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 3:15pmTwenty-two states filed lawsuits to block Donald Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship. The order aims to stop citizenship...
