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Israel prepared to handle any Iran scenario, defence chief says
8 Apr 2024It comes after Iran threatened to retaliate for the killing of Iranian generals on 1 April.
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'A pain you can't describe' - Australia's haunting shame
7 Apr 2024Last year saw record numbers of Aboriginal people die in police custody in Australia, and families want answers.
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Russia-friendly populist elected Slovak president
7 Apr 2024Peter Pellegrini defeated the pro-Western Ivan Korcok with 53 percent of the vote.
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Climate activist Greta Thunberg detained twice at demonstration in The Hague
7 Apr 2024Greta Thunberg detained twice at demonstration
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Australia: Floodwaters and damaged roads cut off NSW communities
7 Apr 2024More than 80 flood warnings are still active across New South Wales following torrential rain across the state on Friday.
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Ukraine's Zelensky warns of dwindling air defence missiles
7 Apr 2024Ukraine could run out of air defence missiles if Russia keeps up its intense long-range bombing campaign, he warned.
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Tens of thousands of Israelis rally in Tel Aviv demanding Gaza hostage deal
7 Apr 2024Protesters chanted "elections now", and "Elad, we're sorry", local media said.
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West faces 'authoritarian' alliance, says NATO head
7 Apr 2024Jens Stoltenberg says Russia, Iran, China and North Korea are increasingly aligned against Western democracies.
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Planes collide at Heathrow, no one hurt
7 Apr 2024Two planes have collided at Heathrow Airport, causing damage to both aircraft.
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Ecuador police storm Mexican embassy, seize former VP
7 Apr 2024Former vice president Jorge Glas, who is wanted on corruption charges, was granted asylum and had been staying at the embassy since December.
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Solar eclipse offers a window into the universe's secrets
7 Apr 2024Eclipse fever is building in North America, but for some those minutes of darkness will be an opportunity for often impossible science experiments - a chance to unravel the secrets of our universe.
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Israeli troops recover slain Gaza hostage, Egypt to host new truce talks
7 Apr 2024Hamas said it would take part in a new round of ceasefire talks in Cairo.
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Capitol rioters' families draw hope from Trump's promise of pardons
6 Apr 2024Every night since August 2022, a small crowd has gathered outside the Washington DC Central Jail, through frigid winter nights and under spring rain, to protest against the US justice system.
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Sierra Leone declares emergency over drug kush - made from human bones
6 Apr 2024Rampant use of kush, a psychoactive blend of addictive substances, has led Sierra Leone's president to declare a national emergency.
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More than 150 rescued from floodwaters in NSW deluge
6 Apr 2024Multiple rainfall records have been smashed by the deluge and scores rescued from floodwaters.
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'He was ours' - Seattle remembers Kurt Cobain on 30th anniversary of his death
6 Apr 2024Fans from around the world descended on Seattle this week to pay tribute to Kurt Cobain 30 years after the troubled lead singer of the seminal grunge rock band Nirvana took his own life.
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NZ-NATO deal to be settled in 'coming months' - Winston Peters
5 Apr 2024The Foreign Minister made the comments following meetings in Belgium.
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New York earthquake 'very strange and surreal' experience, NZer says
6 Apr 2024A New Zealander living in New York says the magnitude 4.8 quake that rocked the north-east US reminded her of home.
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Roads crack, flights grounded as rare earthquake hits US east coast
6 Apr 2024The Statue of Liberty swayed as a "violent rumble" swept through New York.
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Israel dismisses UN resolution on possible war crimes as 'distorted text'
6 Apr 2024The United Nations Human Rights Council has called for Israel to be held accountable for possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip,
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Biden surveys collapsed Baltimore bridge, third victim found
6 Apr 2024US President Joe Biden took an aerial tour of the collapsed Baltimore bridge that is blocking a key East Coast shipping lane, and he pledged federal help in rebuilding the span.
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NY police to pay $17.5m over hijab mugshot row
6 Apr 2024More than 3600 people are eligible for pay-outs in the class action case led by two Muslim women who were forced to remove their hijabs while having mugshots taken.
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Muhammad Ali's 'Thrilla in Manila' trunks expected to sell for $10m
6 Apr 2024Ali's iconic white satin shorts are up for sale with renowned auction house Sotheby's.
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Israeli military dismisses two officers over deadly drone strikes on aid workers
6 Apr 2024The strikes killed seven aid workers who were on a food delivery mission.
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