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US-backed Gaza group suspends aid amid claimed Hamas threats
A controversial humanitarian organisation backed by the US and Israel has accused Hamas of making "it impossible" to operate in the enclave. Audio
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UN corrects statement
9 Jun 2025Spokesman's comments that 14,000 babies in Gaza could die in 48 hours have been retracted.
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'Just ruined': Gold Coast beaches 'lost' in cyclone damage
8 Jun 2025Beaches remain stripped of sand three months on from Cyclone Alfred and after $30 million of sand pumping.
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Trump deploys National Guard as Los Angeles protests against immigration agents continue
It comes as the US President has pledged to deport record numbers of people who are in the country illegally and lock down the US-Mexico border.
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Colombian presidential candidate shot at campaign event, suspect arrested
The wife of the Colombian presidential candidate says he is "fighting for his life" as the government offers a $730,000 reward for information.
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Trump says Musk will face 'serious consequences' if he funds Democrats
8 Jun 2025The president also suggested a review of federal government contracts held by Musk.
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Iran says US travel ban shows 'deep hostility' for Muslims
US President Donald Trump's travel ban will bar citizens from 12 countries from travelling to America.
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Hundreds rally in Australia over deaths in police custody
8 Jun 2025Rallies were held across the nation, including in Brisbane, Sydney and Alice Springs.
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Rio Tinto in bailout talks for Australian aluminium smelter
7 Jun 2025The future of the facility has been uncertain for months due in part to spiralling energy costs.
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'Fragile' networks: Call for action to prevent repeat of warship internet outages
7 Jun 2025Experts say the government must do more to prevent a repeat of an Australian navy ship knocking out services to parts of the country.
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Australian navy ship accidentally blocks internet and radio in NZ
7 Jun 2025It happened earlier this week during a visit intended to celebrate the sister city relationship between Canberra and Wellington.
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Ukraine denies postponing prisoner swaps with Russia
8 Jun 2025Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky said Kyiv had unexpectedly postponed the exchanges indefinitely.
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Psychologist explains Musk-Trump break-up
8 Jun 2025Analysis - Psychologically, Musk's rejection of Trump is an attempt to simultaneously elevate himself and diminish the man behind the bill, writes Geoff Beattie.
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Body of Thai hostage retrieved from Gaza
7 Jun 2025Nattapong Pinta had been held in Gaza since Hamas' 7 October 2023 attack, Israel's Defence Minister says.
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ICE raids spark protests in downtown Los Angeles
7 Jun 2025Helmeted riot police used tear gas, pepper spray and "flash-bang" concussion rounds in a tense confrontation with protesters, after a day of federal immigration raids.
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Can the intellectually disabled be executed? US Supreme Court to reconsider
In 1997 Joseph Smith killed a with a hammer and saw but avoided execution after US courts found him intellectually disabled. That decision is now being appealed.
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Russian Kharkiv attack kills three, wounds 22
Among those killed was a one-and-a-half-month-old baby, according to the city's mayor.
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Israel arming Hamas rivals, opposition calls it 'complete madness'
7 Jun 2025Israel has confirmed it is arming local militias in Gaza in an effort to counter Hamas in the besieged enclave.
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New push in Europe to curb children's social media use
7 Jun 2025France, Greece and Denmark believe there should be a ban on social media for under-15s, while Spain has suggested a ban for under-16s.
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World's highest railway bridge opens in conflict-hit Kashmir
7 Jun 2025Decades in the making, the arched Chenab Bridge sits 359 meters above the river of the same name.
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Community grieves as police find remains of Queensland teenager Pheobe Bishop
Floral tributes line the street as a community in mourning plans a candlelit vigil for 17-year-old Pheobe Bishop, as police work to identify remains found in dense bushland.
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North Korea's internet hit by a major outage
7 Jun 2025North Korea's internet is experiencing a major outage, said a UK-based researcher, but the cause may be internal rather than a cyberattack.
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Trump-Musk divorce threatens a business empire
7 Jun 2025Analysis - Elon Musk's decision to go all in on Donald Trump never made much sense. His scorched-earth approach to breaking up with Trump is even harder to square.
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Second machete incident sends Melbourne mall into lockdown
7 Jun 2025The Victorian government enacted a total sales ban on machetes last month after a previous incident.
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