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One dead as Japan's biggest fire in decades ravages 170 buildings
19 Nov 2025Hundreds of houses have been reduced to rubble and thick plumes of smoke are rising from the hilly Saganoseki district of Oita city.
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Rise of the robots: the promise of physical AI
19 Nov 2025Welcome to the future of AI as it starts to infiltrate the material world in the form of smart robots, self-driving cars and other autonomous machines.
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Senate unanimously agrees to send Epstein bill to Trump for signing
19 Nov 2025The vote swiftly followed another in the lower House, forcing the release of documents from the investigation into the convicted sex offender. Audio
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What are the 'Epstein Files'?
19 Nov 2025Both the US House of Representatives and Senate moved to order the release of government files related to the investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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More than a million Syrian refugees returning home to an uncertain future
19 Nov 2025For many it has been a difficult decision to leave life in refugee camps and return to the unknown, a country badly scarred by war.
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Israeli strike on a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon kills 13 people
19 Nov 2025The Israel Defence Forces said the strike had targeted "a Hamas training compound".
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The sole politician who voted against releasing the Epstein files
19 Nov 2025Clay Higgins is the only member of Congress to oppose the bipartisan bill. Here's what he said.
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The Epstein bill's possible path in the Senate
19 Nov 2025It's not yet clear how many Republican senators are willing to vote for the bill but momentum is now fully behind it.
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Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing
19 Nov 2025The US president says the journalist was "extremely controversial" and that raising the subject in his meeting was meant to embarrass his visitor.
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Australian prisoner says Vegemite a human right
19 Nov 2025Simply tasting Australia's spread might seem like cruel and unusual punishment to some but a convicted murderer sees it differently.
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Tonga prepares for general election amid fuel shortages in Nuku'alofa
The shortage highlights a variety of challenges Tongans are juggling as they prepare to head to the polls.
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Trump hosts Saudi prince for first time since Khashoggi killing
19 Nov 2025The US President laid on a noisy military flypast featuring fighters Washington will sell to Riyadh.
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At least 98 Palestinians died in Israeli prisons in two years
When asked about the allegations in the report, the Israel Prison Service said it operated in accordance with the law.
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Asbestos contamination of children's sand was a fluke discovery in Australian lab
18 Nov 2025Australian authorities did not know about the contamination until they were told by their NZ counterparts.
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Sewer-blocking plastic wet wipes face ban in England
19 Nov 2025A water industry research group found wet wipes contribute to 94 percent of sewer blockages in the United Kingdom.
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Sydney person dies after outdated phone software blocked 000 calls
18 Nov 2025TPG Telecom said its mobile network was operational and no outages had occurred.
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'Sure I would': Trump on signing a bill to release Epstein files
18 Nov 2025US President Donald Trump says he will sign a bill to force the release of the "Epstein files" if the legislation gets through Congress.
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The infamous photo former prince Andrew can't outrun
18 Nov 2025Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has always denied the allegations
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Kurt Cobain’s most unnerving performance - and why he hated it
18 Nov 2025It was nearly a disaster, but Nirvana going acoustic for MTV ended upbeing one of the most iconic live performances ever and cemented Kurt Cobain as a tortured genius.
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UN Security Council passes US resolution on Trump's Gaza plan
18 Nov 2025The UN Security Council has passed a US-drafted resolution endorsing President Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza.
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Singapore jails 'attention seeking' Australian over Ariana Grande incident
18 Nov 2025Grande's co-star Cynthia Erivo rushed to her defence when 26-year-old Johnson Wen jumped a barricade and put his arm around the actor.
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Schools closed in ACT, SA and Tasmania over coloured sand recalls
18 Nov 2025Dozens of public schools in Australia's ACT will reopen or partially reopen on Tuesday, but 25 remain closed for all students.
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BBC 'determined to fight' Turmp lawsuit over doco edit
18 Nov 2025The US president says he could sue the British national broadcaster for as much as US$5 billion.
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Polish railway track blast an 'unprecedented act of sabotage', PM says
18 Nov 2025Donald Tusk has vowed to catch those responsible for the incident which he says could have ended in tragedy.
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