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How Trump turned America’s refugee programme into a pathway for white people
New York Times: Trump created an exception to his refugee ban for white South Africans.
Journalist who exposed Putin's secret life dies after eating toxic mushrooms
He was found dead at his home in the Latvian capital Riga on June 19.
As Europe warms, scientists ask: How much hotter could summers get?
New York Times: Scientists warn of the limits to Europe's heat tolerance.
Police divers discover $1m of cannabis in cave on Italian island
The cave sits beneath Chiaia di Luna Beach, closed for years due to rock falls.
Starmer vows 'orderly' transition as Labour MPs mull bid to be PM
Sir Keir Starmer has authorised access talks with possible successors.
40 people drown as France seeks relief from record heat
At least 45 people have died in France as record heat grips the country.
A diocese tries to protect its 9m Jesus from Trump’s border wall
New York Times: The diocese says a wall at Mount Cristo Rey would desecrate a holy site.
Why Trump has been attacking the Supreme Court, with 3 key rulings ahead
Washington Post: Tensions are running high – even with the president's own appointees.
Dead duckling in reflecting pool adds to Trump’s renovation troubles
The dead bird adds to the pool's algae growth and peeling paintwork.
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Coogee Beach shark attack victim Leah Stewart briefly woken from induced coma
"I love you" she said to her mum and partner after coming out of her coma.
US Congress votes to rein in Trump on Iran in rare rebuke
It sends a strong message that the war lacks support in Congress - much to the ire of the president.
Airbus to inspect 16 A380s after cracks found on plane wings
Cracks have been found in a key wing component on aircraft used by the Emirates and Qantas airlines.
Barnacles and sea gunk: The latest problem in the Strait of Hormuz
Barnacles, mussels, clams, algae and other fauna and flora have latched onto hundreds of massive oil tankers anchored in the Persian Gulf.
Israel's 'deliberate targeting' of children part of ongoing Gaza 'genocide' - UN probe
The latest report by the United Nations is being slammed by Israel.
Savannah Guthrie begs for information after kidnap note says mother Nancy is dead
The television news host pleaded for anyone with information about the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, 84, to contact authorities.
Forty drown in France as people seek relief from Europe's heatwave
France has experienced its hottest day on record while Britain, Italy, Switzerland and Spain are also sweltering.
Football: Donald Trump to present trophy at FIFA World Cup final
United States president Donald Trump will be on hand at New York New Jersey Stadium on 19 July.
Wall Street is getting trampled by an AI sell-off
Volatility has returned to the stock market, and AI is once again the culprit.
Christopher Luxon wishes UK's Keir Starmer well after resignation announcement
Starmer announced he will stand down as leader of the UK Labour Party, following a period of plummeting personal and political popularity.
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What homegrown herbs make the best tea?
Settling in with a cup of homegrown herbal tea – hot or iced – can be a relaxing ritual. Here's how you can make it happen.
McCullum insists no rift with Stokes after English cricket turmoil
England cricket coach Brendon McCullum insists his relationship with “good friend” and captain Ben Stokes hasn't been strained by the chaotic events of the past two weeks
Man arrested in Hungary for taking human body parts from cemeteries
Officials suspect the hospital orderly obtained body parts through his work and by digging in abandoned cemeteries.
AI, big tech sell-off prompts sharp drops of Wall St stock market
The selling largely targeted companies that have seen their values surge amid the frenzy over artificial intelligence technology.
Canberra's town crier crowned world's loudest person
Joseph McGrail-Bateup's yell of "now" was in the noise range of a chainsaw, a jet aircraft taking off and an ambulance siren at close range.
Guthrie family remains 'in agony' over missing mum, begs public for info
"We are in agony, and we cannot be at peace... We love our mom. We'll never stop looking for her," Guthrie said at the Today desk in New York.
US eases travel restrictions on Iran's World Cup team
The squad will be allowed to travel into the country two days before its next match according to the US Department of Homeland Security.
France records hottest day ever as Europe withers in heat wave
France has recorded 40 fatalities from drowning in the past week as people seek relief in rivers and other bodies of water, despite authorities' warnings.
US and Iran dispute whether Tehran has agreed to nuclear inspections
US President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday that if Iran had not agreed to inspections, he would cut off talks with Tehran immediately.
Trump and the battle for US identity on its 250th anniversary
The creation of Freedom 250, an organisation aligned with the White House, has come to rival America 250, a bipartisan group founded by Congress a decade ago.
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‘I love you’: Sydney shark attack survivor’s first words after emerging from coma
Leah Stewart has taken some positive first steps on a long-road to recovery. Meanwhile, another shark survivor has re-entered the water.
US Senate votes to block Trump from restarting Iran war in rare rebuke
Follow live updates about the conflict in the Middle East.
‘Tragic scourge of drownings’: 40 die seeking relief in France’s record heat
France recorded its hottest day ever on Tuesday amid an exceptional early heat wave across Europe, the national weather agency said.
Europe is under a heat dome. Here’s what that is
Europe is sizzling under an early heat wave this week, with millions of people experiencing extremely high temperatures, and experts say a phenomenon known as a heat dome is to blame.
Trump’s troubled reflecting pool faces fresh scrutiny over vandalism claims and duck deaths
The saga over the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool took a turn as President Donald Trump said that six people have been arrested over recent damage.
Boy, 14, arrested after schoolgirl found dead in UK park
Body of 14-year-old girl discovered in Blaina on Monday after family reported her missing
China’s newest aircraft carrier sails through the Taiwan Strait
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s newest and most powerful of its three aircraft carriers sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, the Taiwanese defense ministry said, a day after Taiwan began a five-day military exercise on responding to a Chinese attack.
Kenyan authorities to charge students with murder in dorm fire that killed 16 girls
Prosecutors in Kenya have prepared murder charges against students accused of starting a dormitory fire in May that killed 16 girls at a secondary school, officials said Tuesday.
Philippines temporarily blocks gaming app used by suspect in deadly school shooting
Philippine authorities say they will temporarily block an online game that one of two students blamed for a deadly school shooting has avidly used.
Estranged husband of former Scottish leader sentenced to more than 5 years in prison
Peter Murrell admitted using party funds to buy a high-priced motorhome, a Jaguar electric SUV, luxury goods such as Bremont watches.
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First person under age of 12 euthanised in Netherlands
A gravely ill child has become the first person under the age of 12 to be euthanised in the Netherlands, a Dutch minister has revealed.
Top UK politician’s husband jailed for five years
Former Scottish chief minister Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband has been imprisoned for more than five years after he admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the SNP in "calculated crimes of dishonesty".
Trump, without evidence, blames vandals for damage at Reflecting Pool; says 6 arrested
The US president’s US$14 million-plus rehabilitation project has gone awry, becoming a flashpoint ahead of the country's 250th anniversary celebrations.
Staggering amounts of fentanyl hit streets as DEA watched, records show
A US Drug Enforcement Administration tactic of allowing drug shipments to go unseized to allow agents to trace supply chains back to their source has come under the spotlight due to the potential of fentanyl to kill users.
France records its hottest day ever as Europe withers in heat wave
Punishing temperatures extended to the United Kingdom and Spain, where weather agencies issued red alerts — like France — about the risks of extreme heat for tens of millions of people.
Vance says talks with Iranian officials set 'good foundation' for a deal to end the war
US Vice President JD Vance yesterday said his lengthy talks with senior Iranian officials in Switzerland created a “good foundation for a successful final deal” as they seek a permanent end to the war that the US and Israel began in late February.
Mexico's president seeks to restart oil shipments to Cuba as island's crises deepen
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said yesterday that her country seeks to restart oil shipments to Cuba soon, a move that could provide much-needed relief as the island’s crises deepen given a lack of petroleum.
F1 driver who saved Niki Lauda’s life at German Grand Prix – obituary
The circuit was too long and too dangerous, Niki Lauda cautioned before the start of the 1976 German Grand Prix. Safety provisions were inadequate, and the weather forecast was worrying.
10 songs to memorialise Clive Davis, the larger-than-life music executive
No music executive has ever been so powerful as to become synonymous with the whole of the music industry itself. But if anyone came close, it was Clive Davis.
How Starmer's blankness undid his premiership
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, backed by his staff, announces his resignation outside 10 Downing Street on Monday.
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First person under age of 12 euthanised in Netherlands
A gravely ill child has become the first person under the age of 12 to be euthanised in the Netherlands, a Dutch minister has revealed.
Top UK politician’s husband jailed for five years
Former Scottish chief minister Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband has been imprisoned for more than five years after he admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the SNP in "calculated crimes of dishonesty".
Trump, without evidence, blames vandals for damage at Reflecting Pool; says 6 arrested
The US president’s US$14 million-plus rehabilitation project has gone awry, becoming a flashpoint ahead of the country's 250th anniversary celebrations.
Staggering amounts of fentanyl hit streets as DEA watched, records show
A US Drug Enforcement Administration tactic of allowing drug shipments to go unseized to allow agents to trace supply chains back to their source has come under the spotlight due to the potential of fentanyl to kill users.
France records its hottest day ever as Europe withers in heat wave
Punishing temperatures extended to the United Kingdom and Spain, where weather agencies issued red alerts — like France — about the risks of extreme heat for tens of millions of people.
Vance says talks with Iranian officials set 'good foundation' for a deal to end the war
US Vice President JD Vance yesterday said his lengthy talks with senior Iranian officials in Switzerland created a “good foundation for a successful final deal” as they seek a permanent end to the war that the US and Israel began in late February.
Mexico's president seeks to restart oil shipments to Cuba as island's crises deepen
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said yesterday that her country seeks to restart oil shipments to Cuba soon, a move that could provide much-needed relief as the island’s crises deepen given a lack of petroleum.
F1 driver who saved Niki Lauda’s life at German Grand Prix – obituary
The circuit was too long and too dangerous, Niki Lauda cautioned before the start of the 1976 German Grand Prix. Safety provisions were inadequate, and the weather forecast was worrying.
How Starmer's blankness undid his premiership
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, backed by his staff, announces his resignation outside 10 Downing Street on Monday.
Starmer accepted fate with a small act of vengeance
It was the moment that reality hit home. Shortly after 1.30pm Andy Burnham, the effective prime minister in waiting, emerged in a cab from the bowels of Euston station to make his way to parliament to be sworn in.
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First person under age of 12 euthanised in Netherlands
A gravely ill child has become the first person under the age of 12 to be euthanised in the Netherlands, a Dutch minister has revealed.
Top UK politician’s husband jailed for five years
Former Scottish chief minister Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband has been imprisoned for more than five years after he admitted embezzling more than £400,000 from the SNP in "calculated crimes of dishonesty".
Trump, without evidence, blames vandals for damage at Reflecting Pool; says 6 arrested
The US president’s US$14 million-plus rehabilitation project has gone awry, becoming a flashpoint ahead of the country's 250th anniversary celebrations.
Staggering amounts of fentanyl hit streets as DEA watched, records show
A US Drug Enforcement Administration tactic of allowing drug shipments to go unseized to allow agents to trace supply chains back to their source has come under the spotlight due to the potential of fentanyl to kill users.
France records its hottest day ever as Europe withers in heat wave
Punishing temperatures extended to the United Kingdom and Spain, where weather agencies issued red alerts — like France — about the risks of extreme heat for tens of millions of people.
Vance says talks with Iranian officials set 'good foundation' for a deal to end the war
US Vice President JD Vance yesterday said his lengthy talks with senior Iranian officials in Switzerland created a “good foundation for a successful final deal” as they seek a permanent end to the war that the US and Israel began in late February.
Mexico's president seeks to restart oil shipments to Cuba as island's crises deepen
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said yesterday that her country seeks to restart oil shipments to Cuba soon, a move that could provide much-needed relief as the island’s crises deepen given a lack of petroleum.
F1 driver who saved Niki Lauda’s life at German Grand Prix – obituary
The circuit was too long and too dangerous, Niki Lauda cautioned before the start of the 1976 German Grand Prix. Safety provisions were inadequate, and the weather forecast was worrying.
How Starmer's blankness undid his premiership
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, backed by his staff, announces his resignation outside 10 Downing Street on Monday.
Starmer accepted fate with a small act of vengeance
It was the moment that reality hit home. Shortly after 1.30pm Andy Burnham, the effective prime minister in waiting, emerged in a cab from the bowels of Euston station to make his way to parliament to be sworn in.