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Judge agrees to reduce Trump fraud bond
26 Mar 2024Donald Trump's legal team said he was unable to secure the original $788m bond from a private company, now he will have to come up with $297m.
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Donald Trump's hush-money trial to begin 15 April
26 Mar 2024Donald Trump had tried to delay the criminal trial over hush money paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
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US, UK accuse China of spy campaign that may have hit millions
26 Mar 2024Officials have accused Beijing of massive campaign that hit politicians, electoral services, academics, journalists and more.
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Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to step down in shakeup amid safety crisis
26 Mar 2024It is part of a a broad management shakeup brought on by the planemaker's sprawling safety crisis exacerbated by a January mid-air panel blowout on a 737 MAX plane.
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UN Security Council passes resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire
The UN Security Council has called for an "immediate ceasefire" in Gaza, after the US did not veto the measure in a shift from its previous position.
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Men charged with Moscow attack appear in court blindfolded, injured
25 Mar 2024Video showed some of the suspects being marched by masked police into a court in the Russian capital..
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Four killed as race car hits spectators at Hungary rally
25 Mar 2024At least eight people including a child were injured as the car left the road and hit spectators.
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Grief and anger as more than 100 killed in Moscow concert attack
25 Mar 2024Across the country the Russian tricolour is flying at half mast, entertainment and sports events have been cancelled, TV newsreaders are wearing black.
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Few voters globally worried about climate change
25 Mar 2024More voters are heading to the polls in 2024 than in any year before, and the potential impact for climate change is significant.
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Ireland's new, 37-year-old Prime Minister
25 Mar 2024Simon Harris became Ireland's prime minister in waiting on Sunday after he was elected unopposed to succeed Leo Varadkar as leader of the governing Fine Gael party.
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Kyiv, Lviv under Russian air attack, Poland activates aircraft, officials say
24 Mar 2024In a major attack on Lviv, Russian missiles have been flying close to the Polish border.
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Kate's cancer the latest bombshell in royal family's year of woe
24 Mar 2024Three cancer diagnoses and a shock death have rocked the Windsors in what some are describing as the darkest period for the family in years.
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Nigerian captors release 200 kidnapped school children and staff
24 Mar 2024The children were taken from a school in north-western Kaduna state on 7 March.
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What is ISIS-K, the group that attacked a Moscow concert?
24 Mar 2024The group has a reputation for extreme brutality and was behind a spate of bombings in Iran and Afghanistan.
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'We don't live, we're just alive' - Afghan girls despair at Taliban school ban
24 Mar 2024The new term has begun, but secondary school remains closed to girls for another academic year.
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William and Kate 'enormously touched' by public support
24 Mar 2024Their latest statement added they were "grateful" the public understood their request for privacy.
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Inside the Moscow concert that became a massacre
24 Mar 2024One man barricaded himself into a VIP box, only to find smoke billowing throughout the theatre. Another saw the attack unfold: "Everything started burning."
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Australia outranks NZ for happiness, but are they better off?
24 Mar 2024Australia has pushed New Zealand down a spot to become the 10th happiest country in the world, according to the latest World Happiness Report. Audio
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Putin vows to punish those behind Russia concert massacre
24 Mar 2024President Vladimir Putin pledged to track down and punish those behind the attack.
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Israel says 170 gunmen dead as battles rage around Gaza hospital
24 Mar 2024The hospital is one of the few healthcare facilities even partially operational in the northern Gaza Strip and has also been housing displaced civilians.
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Kiwi lawyer was lying on road before NSW hit-and-run, court told
23 Mar 2024A rideshare driver kept picking up passengers after allegedly running over Mitch East, who previously worked at NZ's Supreme Court.
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'You just never know' - Princess's cancer a wake-up call to others
23 Mar 2024Cancer Society New Zealand says the announcement by the Princess of Wales is a reminder for everyone to look after their health.
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Russia arrests suspected attackers after mass shooting kills 93 at concert
23 Mar 2024Russia has arrested 11 people including four suspected gunmen in connection with a shooting rampage that killed 93 people in a concert hall near Moscow, the Kremlin said on Saturday.
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Trump poised for billions as stock market deal passes
23 Mar 2024Donald Trump appears to be scrambling for funds to pay a $464m fraud fine. Could the stock market ride to his rescue?