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Ukraine drones strike deep in Russian territory on eve of new talks
2 Jun 2025Zelensky hailed the "brilliant" results of Operation 'Spider's Web', which he said had used 117 drones launched from inside Russia.
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Wave of anger could sweep liberals to victory in South Korea election
2 Jun 2025Voters are hoping the winner will calm the economic and political shocks that have roiled the country since December's martial law decree.
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These Pacific Islands are building walls to stop rising seas. Will it work?
Pacific Islands are building seawalls to defend themselves against rising sea levels. But climate adaptation researchers say seawalls have a clear downside.
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Two dead as Paris football side's Champion League win sparks riots
2 Jun 2025Two people died, hundreds were arrested and cars set ablaze in France overnight as football fans celebrated Paris Saint-Germain's victory.
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Bombers burn as Ukraine hits Russian airbases
2 Jun 2025The large-scale drone strikes have destroyed multiple combat planes, says a source in the Ukrainian Security Service.
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Earth's core is bleeding precious metals
1 Jun 2025A new study suggests Earth's inner core, once thought sealed off, is slowly leaking rare precious metals.
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More than 30 killed near aid site in Gaza - Palestinian authorities
2 Jun 2025Witnesses said the Israeli military had opened fire as Palestinians gathered to collect food in Rafah.
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PBS sues Trump to reverse funding cuts
The suit claims the US president's executive order to cut federal funding for the public broadcaster is an unconstitutional attack that would "upend public television".
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Pentagon chief Hegseth warns of imminent China threat
1 Jun 2025"Beijing is credibly preparing to potentially use military force to alter the balance of power in the Indo Pacific," US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has warned, at a regional forum.
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Hamas seeks changes in US Gaza proposal; Witkoff calls response 'unacceptable'
1 Jun 2025Hamas reiterated demands for an end to the war and withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza, conditions Israel has rejected.
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Trump plans to double steel, aluminum tariffs to 50%
1 Jun 2025The doubling of steel and aluminum levies intensifies Trump's global trade war.
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'I am NOT taking drugs': Musk denies report
1 Jun 2025The New York Times has reported that the billionaire adviser to US President Donald Trump used so much ketamine that he developed bladder problems.
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Britain plans six new weapons factories
1 Jun 2025Britain will build at least six new factories producing weapons and explosives as part of a major review of its defence capabilities.
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Bee alert: Warning after 250 million insects escape truck crash
31 May 2025A truck crash that set 250 million bees free has sparked warnings in the western US.
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Google pushes to keep Chrome browser
1 Jun 2025Google has urged a US judge to reject the notion of making it spin off its Chrome browser to weaken its dominance in online search.
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Guatemalan ex-paramilitaries sentenced in Maya Achi rape trial
1 Jun 2025Three members of the Civil Self-Defense Patrol were given 40 years each, after being found guilty of raping six Indigenous women between 1981 and 1983.
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From TACO to FAFO, investors love parodies of Trump acronyms
31 May 2025Traders are using snappy acronyms like TACO ('Trump Always Chickens Out') to make sense of the US President's second-term market chaos. Audio
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Possible dwarf planet spotted near the edge of our solar system
A 700km-wide object, 2017 OF201, has been found orbiting far beyond Neptune. It could reshape our understanding of our solar system's edge. Audio
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Loretta Swit, 'Hot Lips' Houlihan on M*A*S*H, dies at 87
31 May 2025Loretta Swit, who played no-nonsense US Army combat nurse Major Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan in the hit TV series M*A*S*H, has died at the age of 87.
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Taylor Swift buys back own music to gain control
31 May 2025The pop superstar shared a heartfelt message on her website announcing she has regained full ownership of her master recordings.
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'Hungriest place on Earth': UN warns entire population of Gaza at risk of famine
31 May 2025It came as as Israel vowed to build a "Jewish Israeli state" in the occupied West Bank.
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Russell Brand pleads not guilty to rape and sexual assault charges
31 May 2025The alleged assaults took place between 1999 and 2005. He has previously denied all the allegations.
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'Beacon of courage': Abortion pill inventor dies in France
Etienne-Emile Baulieu 'enabled women to win their freedom' with the invention of the abortion pill that became available in 1982.
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Dengue fever cases in Tonga rise to 815
31 May 2025Tonga's Ministry of Health says 22 new cases of dengue fever were picked up in recent tests.
![A dengue outbreak was declared in Tonga on 19 February. Google translate of caption: While visiting areas confirmed to be infected with the Mofi Tengi virus, outside staff of the Ministry of Health or Health Inspectors are visiting houses to reduce the number of mosquitoes. easily injured by this fokoutua.
During the shooting, [spraying] schools that have already had students infected with Mofi Tengi and schools that are vulnerable to Mofi Tengi.](https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--RHveRzn9--/c_crop,h_960,w_1536,x_0,y_731/c_scale,h_960,w_1536/c_scale,f_auto,q_auto,w_288/v1740609642/4KBBYC8_Tonga_dengue_1_jpg?_a=BACCd2AD)
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