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Haley quits US election, clears path for a Trump-Biden
7 Mar 2024Donald Trump beat Nikki Haley soundly in 14 of 15 Republican nominating contests.
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Concerns over 'disturbing' Australian video of children cable-tied
7 Mar 2024Police responding to a call about children swimming at a vacant property found a six and seven-year-old cable tired together.
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Australia and ASEAN call for restraint in South China Sea, ceasefire in Gaza
6 Mar 2024Australia and Southeast Asian nations ended a three day summit on Wednesday calling for restraint in the contested South China Sea and a lasting ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
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Hamas says it will continue negotiating for ceasefire as Ramadan nears
6 Mar 2024US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that it was in the hands of Hamas whether to accept a deal on the table.
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Māori Hui aa motu movement backed by Pacific leaders
29 Feb 2024At a conference in Fiji, they expressed support for the Hui aa motu movement launched by Kiingi Tuheitia at Turangawaewae Marae.
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Haiti PM in Puerto Rico as gang violence continues
6 Mar 2024Ariel Henry lands in San Juan after armed gangs attacked Haiti's main airport to stop his re-entry.
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Super Tuesday: Trump, Biden dominate contests as they march toward rematch
6 Mar 2024Joe Biden and Donald Trump have swept to victory in statewide nominating contests across the US, setting up a historic rematch, despite low popularity ratings for both candidates.
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Football star's legal team bids to have criminal charge thrown out
6 Mar 2024Matildas captain Sam Kerr is accused of the racially aggravated harassment of a police officer in London.
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British Army to remove claim Kate will attend event
6 Mar 2024Confusion after British Army said Princess Catherine would be at June event, which would have been her first confirmed outing since surgery.
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Haiti gangs try to take over Port-au-Prince airport
6 Mar 2024Soldiers have been deployed to defend the airport of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, from an assault by armed gangs.
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Four things to watch out for as Americans vote
6 Mar 2024At stake are more than a third of delegates to the Democratic and Republican conventions, which will determine the two major parties' presidential candidates.
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Emaciated children at Gaza hospitals as hunger crisis worsens
6 Mar 2024Children suffering from malnutrition arriving at hospitals in Gaza in unprecedented numbers.
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Colin Firth's Pride and Prejudice wet shirt up for auction
6 Mar 2024Mr Darcy's wet white shirt is up for auction and could make more than $20,000.
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Facebook, Instagram hit by 2-hour outage
6 Mar 2024Meta says a "technical issue" caused the worldwide two-hour outage.
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US election Super Tuesday: Why is it so important?
6 Mar 2024Super Tuesday, the biggest day so far in the 2024 race for the White House, is almost upon us.
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Oversized delivery boxes, single-use plastics face European ban
5 Mar 2024The European Union has reached a provisional deal to cut packaging waste and ban single-use plastics, albeit with exemptions for certain sectors.
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UN team says Hamas likely carried out sexual violence in Israel on 7 October
They also said there was "convincing information" that hostages had been subjected to sexual violence.
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Haiti's neighbours prepare for 'drastic escalation' in violence after jailbreak
5 Mar 2024Haiti's neighbours began shoring up their defences and recalling embassy staff as a gang conflict in the Caribbean nation escalated and thousands fled fresh fighting.
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Papua New Guinea MP in custody over alleged sex offences
5 Mar 2024The MP representing Goroka in the Papua New Guinea national parliament, Aiye Tambua, has been charged with 26 sexual offences.
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Sam Kerr charged over alleged racially aggravated harassment of cop
5 Mar 2024The Matildas captain has appeared in court in London with UK media reporting she pleaded not guilty, and is set to face a trial in February 2025.
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Israel says UN trying to keep quiet on report about Hamas sexual attacks
5 Mar 2024Israel has recalled its UN ambassador over alleged attempts by the United Nations to "keep quiet" over the report.
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Trump let back on the ballot by Supreme Court
5 Mar 2024In a major victory, the court ruling has ruled Colorado could not ban Donald Trump from the presidential race.
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France makes abortion constitutional right
5 Mar 2024The prime minister told parliament the right to abortion had remained "in danger" and "at the mercy of decision makers" before the vote.
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