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Threat of Iran attack on Israel is 'real' - US
13 Apr 2024US officials say Iran is ready to launch a major attack against Israel imminently.
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Russia, Kazakhstan floods: High water levels swamp Orenburg houses
13 Apr 2024Floods in the Russian city of Orenburg have raised water levels to two metres above critical, leaving just the roofs of some houses showing.
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Russia, Germany, UK urge restraint as Iranian threat puts Middle East on edge
12 Apr 2024Russia, Germany and Britain urged countries in the Middle East to show restraint and Israel said it was preparing to "meet all its security needs" in a region on edge over an Iranian threat to strike…
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Birthday cake for Peters at Washington visit
The Foreign Affairs Minister got a surprise for this 79th during a diplomatic visit. Audio
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Roberto Cavalli: Italian fashion designer dies aged 83
13 Apr 2024Cavalli was known for his animal prints on leather and textiles.
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Belgium probes Russian interference in EU elections
13 Apr 2024Moscow's aim was to bring more pro-Russian candidates into the European Parliament, said Prime Minister Alexander de Croo.
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Taylor Swift: Artist's music back on TikTok after dispute
12 Apr 2024Taylor Swift's songs are back on TikTok following a dispute that led her label to stop licensing its content to the app.
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Three men rescued off island after drawing giant 'HELP' sign on beach
12 Apr 2024The three mariners were reported missing after failing to return from a trip.
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OJ Simpson death: Who was 'the Juice'?
12 Apr 2024The fallen football hero turned murder accused has died at the age of 76.
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OJ Simpson dies, aged 76
12 Apr 2024The former American footballer who was controversially cleared of double murder in the "trial of the century".
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Russian missiles pound Ukraine's embattled energy system
The attack damaged substations and power facilities in five regions, causing emergency power cuts for at least 200,000 people, Kyiv officials say.
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New police search for missing mum in Victoria bush
11 Apr 2024Police are using cadaver dogs from NSW police for the first time during the investigation into Murphy's disappearance.
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110,000 people to evacuate as floods swamp Russia, Kazakhstan
11 Apr 2024Floods engulfed cities and towns across Russia and Kazakhstan after Europe's third-longest river burst its banks, forcing about 110,000 people to evacuate.
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The plan to build a road tunnel under Stonehenge
11 Apr 2024Plans to build a road tunnel under Stonehenge have once again come to the fore.
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Teenage gunman among the two shot in Philadelphia
11 Apr 2024At least two people have been shot, neither fatally, near Eid al-Fitr celebration in Philadelphia.
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Australian Foreign Minister raises recognising Palestinian state
11 Apr 2024Analysis - Penny Wong looks beyond the Israel-Gaza war in advancing her party's long-held Palestinian state plans.
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Three sons of Hamas leader killed in Israeli airstrike
11 Apr 2024Hamas says three sons and three grandchildren of its leader were killed in Gaza during an Israeli airstrike.
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Biden 'considering' dropping pursuit of Julian Assange
11 Apr 2024Assange's plight has been a sore point in the close alliance between the US and Australia.
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Charges filed against school official in case of boy, 6, who shot teacher
10 Apr 2024A special grand jury found that former assistant principal Ebony Parker endangered students by ignoring warnings that the child had a gun.
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Simon Harris elected as Ireland's new prime minister
10 Apr 2024Aged 37, the new Fine Gael party leader is the youngest person to lead the Republic of Ireland.
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Israel Gaza: Netanyahu making a 'mistake', says Biden
"I think what he's doing is a mistake. I don't agree with his approach," the US president said in an interview.
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T-E-A-M: Scrabble gets a 'more collaborative' shake-up
10 Apr 2024The new version of Scrabble will offer a 'less competitive more collaborative' option.
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Biden holds 4 point lead over Trump, new poll shows
10 Apr 2024The poll result comes as the Republican candidate prepares for the start of the first of four upcoming criminal trials.
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US state brings back near-total abortion ban from 1864
10 Apr 2024The 160-year-old law makes abortion punishable by up to five years in prison, except where a mother's life is at risk.
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