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'Bomb cyclone' pummels Sydney with heavy rains, winds
Authorities warned that parts of New South Wales could expect up to 250 millimetres of rain and winds up to 125kph.
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Thailand's PM suspended by Constitutional Court
1 Jul 2025A petition from 36 senators accuses Paetongtarn Shinawatra of dishonesty and breaching ethical standards.
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Can US Customs search your phone? What you need to know
1 Jul 2025Explainer - When travelling to America as a tourist or on a visa, US Customs have the right to search your devices - as do many other countries. Audio
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Satellite imagery reveals ongoing work at Iranian nuclear site
1 Jul 2025New satellite images show continuing work at Iran's Fordow nuclear enrichment plant, which was struck by US B-2 bombers just over a week ago.
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Victorian Premier 'horrified' as childcare worker charged with sexual assault
More than 1000 children aged between five months and two to be tested after man charged with sexual offending.
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Thousands left disappointed in lottery error
1 Jul 2025Norway's national lottery has apologized after thousands of players were mistakenly told that they had won large sums in the Eurojackpot draw.
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As the jury retires, here's the evidence heard in Erin Patterson's trial
1 Jul 2025As a jury considers its verdicts in the Erin Patterson triple-murder trial, here's a recap of some of the evidence put before them.
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NSW 'bomb cyclone' could be more explosive than forecast
1 Jul 2025A 'bomb cyclone' has formed in the western Tasman Sea, and its intensification shows signs of being even more explosive than initially forecast.
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Israel acknowledges 'harm to civilians' at aid sites
1 Jul 2025The Israeli military said Israeli forces had been issued new instructions following what it called "lessons learned".
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Idaho student killings: Kohberger agrees to plea deal
1 Jul 2025The deal consisted of Bryan Kohberger pleading guilty to four counts of murder in exchange for the government not pursuing the death penalty.
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Netanyahu to visit White House as Gaza truce pressure mounts
1 Jul 2025Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit the White House next week for talks with President Donald Trump, a US official says.
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What we know about Wess Roley, the 20-year-old suspect in the Idaho fire shooting
1 Jul 2025The suspect who police believe killed two firefighters after starting a brush fire in Idaho wanted to pursue a career as a firefighter himself, his grandfather told CNN.
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US Senate begins nail-biting vote on Trump spending bill
1 Jul 2025The bill, described by Elon Musk as "utterly insane", is expected to pave the way for a redistribution of wealth from the poorest 10 percent of Americans to the richest.
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How jurors will decide the outcome of mushroom triple-murder trial
Erin Patterson is accused of murdering three relatives and attempting to murder a fourth at a lunch at her home in south-east of Melbourne.
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Shooter dead after firefighters killed in Idaho
30 Jun 2025Kootenai County Sheriff Robert Norris said a shelter-in-place order has been lifted, but an active wildfire remains on the mountain.
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Dalai Lama set to reveal succession plan as China watches
30 Jun 2025Beijing views the Dalai Lama, who fled Tibet in 1959 after a failed uprising against Chinese rule, as a separatist and said it will choose his successor.
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Norwegian fund bars US, German arms makers over Gaza war
30 Jun 2025Norway's biggest pension fund has dropped companies from its portfolio for selling weapons and equipment used by Israel in Gaza.
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Jury to begin deliberating Diddy's fate
30 Jun 2025Sean 'Diddy' Combs, 55, faces upwards of life in prison if convicted on five federal charges that include racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation for purposes of prostitution.
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Boy hospitalised after shark attack in Australia
30 Jun 2025It is unknown what type of shark attacked the teen.
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Fires break out in Europe as heatwave intensifies
30 Jun 2025Firefighters backed by specially adapted planes are battling blazes in France and Turkey.
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Iran could be enriching uranium within months, IAEA chief says
30 Jun 2025The head of the UN nuclear watchdog Rafael Grossi US strikes were a significant setback to Iran's progamme but "one cannot claim everything has disappeared'.
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Ukraine loses an F-16 pilot and his jet in one of Russia's biggest ever aerial attacks
30 Jun 2025A Ukrainian pilot was killed and his F-16 fighter jet crashed after Russia launched a huge aerial assault involving hundreds of drones and scores of missiles overnight, the Ukrainian military says.
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'Not only were we starving, but we were freezing'
29 Jun 2025Beth Rodden - one of the world's greatest free climbers - was tackling a sheer face in Kyrgyzstan, when a nightmare began.
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Trump's Big Beautiful Bill clears first political hurdle
29 Jun 2025The US President's sweeping tax-cut and spending bill has narrowly advanced past the Republican-controlled Senate.
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Trump slams Israel's prosecutors over Netanyahu corruption trial
The Israeli Prime Minister's trial began in 2020 and involves three criminal cases.
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Former Beauty and the Geek contestant accused of murder
Tamika Chesser is accused of killing her partner Julian Story, with some of his remains yet to be found.
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Streaming giants help bring Korean dramas to world - but much lost in translation
29 Jun 2025The global rise of a small subset of K-dramas is impacting the entire Korean TV landscape - and it's not all for the best.
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Thousands gather in Budapest to defy ban on Pride events
Hungarian lawmakers passed legislation barring Pride events and permitting the use of facial recognition to identify participants.
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