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Trump's new threat to Russia
The US president has laid out a new deadline for Russia to reach a peace, and a plan to get Ukraine more weapons. Audio
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Ex-Israeli PM says planned city would be 'concentration camp'
37 minutes agoIsrael has told the military to advance plans for the zone in Gaza which would hold hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.
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Antisemitic posts appear on Elmo's social media account after hack
about 1 hour agoThe hack also caused the beloved the "Sesame Street" character to appear to call for the release of Epstein files.
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India orders its airlines to check fuel switches on Boeing jets
3:17 am todayMeanwhile, South Korea prepares to order its airlines to do the same.
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Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes Indonesia
14 Jul 2025No tsunami warnings after 6.7 magnitude quake off the coast of Indonesia's Tanimbar Islands region.
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Players confused as Trump joins football team for trophy moment
6:23 am todayThe US President was arguably the center of attention at the final
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European markets drop after Trump's latest tariff warning
14 Jul 2025European markets have mostly fallen today after Donald Trump's latest trade war salvos saw him threaten to hit the European Union and Mexico with 30 percent tariffs.
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Israel accused of arming gangs looting aid in Gaza
14 Jul 2025The former Israeli defence minister says the Israeli government is giving weapons to a group of criminals in Gaza at the direction of the prime minister.
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'Complete breakdown of security': What led to Trump's assassination attempt
14 Jul 2025A senate report has found a "cascade of preventable failures" by the Secret Service almost cost Trump his life while on the campaign trail. Video
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Trump says US will send missiles to Ukraine
14 Jul 2025He says they are necessary to defend Ukraine.
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Israeli army blames error for killings of Gaza children collecting water
14 Jul 2025At least eight Palestinians, most of them children, were killed as they went to collect water in an Israeli strike which the military said missed its target.
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Feminist icon Gisèle Pelicot awarded France's highest award
14 Jul 2025Pelicot testified at a trial against her former husband, who drugged her and arranged for her to be raped by dozens of men over a decade.
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Velvet Sundown: The popular band that doesn't exist
14 Jul 2025The band has been rising rapidly up the Spotify charts with nearly 2 million monthly listeners. Where does this controversy leave other artists?
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Australia will not commit troops in advance to any conflict, minister says
13 Jul 2025The Pentagon has pressed its ally to clarify what role it would play if the US and China went to war over Taiwan.
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Backpacker's rescuer describes her survival as 'miracle'
13 Jul 2025Carolina Wilga miraculously survived after 12 days in a remote part of Western Australia.
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Bitcoin price passes US$120,00 for the first time
14 Jul 2025It is a major milestone for the world's largest cryptocurrency as investors bet on long-sought policy wins for the industry this week.
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Stocks fall as Trump ramps up tariff threats
12 Jul 2025Trump outlines new tariffs to more than 20 countries if agreements aren't reached by 1 August.
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Air India crash families say preliminary report brings little comfort
The grieving families of people killed when Air India Flight 171 crashed in Ahmedabad are demanding that a final report into the incident provides clarity about what caused the tragedy.
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Trump announces 30 percent tariffs on Mexico and EU
13 Jul 2025They are two of America's biggest trading partners.
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California worker dead, hundreds arrested after cannabis farm raid
12 Jul 2025The farm worker died after falling nine metres, amid arrests of 200 unauthorised workers in a US immigration raid.
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Air India crash: Fuel cutoff switches flicked just after takeoff
12 Jul 2025Three seconds after taking off, the plane's engines fuel cutoff switches almost simultaneously flipped from run to cutoff, starving the engines of fuel.
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Mass layoffs at US State Department begin
12 Jul 2025Critics say the sackings, which affect 1107 civil service and 246 foreign service workers, will hamper US ability to counter threats abroad.
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El Chapo's son pleads guilty to US drug charges
12 Jul 2025Ovidio Guzman Lopez, 35, faces a possible life sentence.
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Several books on the mushroom trial are already cooking
12 Jul 2025Few criminal trials in recent history have piqued the public interest like Erin Patterson's conviction for poisoning three extended family members with a beef wellington spiked with death-cap…
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A ceremony of silence: Echoes of mana and a chief's ascent
In Fiji, a new chief from an eminent dynasty emerges before the crowds, shrouded in silence, accompanied only by the sound of birds.
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UN reports 798 deaths near Gaza aid hubs in six weeks
12 Jul 2025But the Israeli- and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation denies deadly incidents at its sites.
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Australia quietly introducing 'unprecedented' age checks for search engines
11 Jul 2025Australians will soon be subjected to mandatory age checks across the internet landscape.
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Watch: Trump praises English-speaking country's president on his 'good English'
11 Jul 2025The comments have sparked outrage.
Top News stories
- Trump announces novel plan to send weapons to Ukraine and gives Russia new deadline to make peace
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- Space Minister Judith Collins goes to ground over alleged government failures managing NZ's first space mission
- Your child refuses to wear warm clothing in winter - does it matter?
- Auckland more dependent on cars, less density than its peers, report finds
