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Lewis Capaldi makes emotional return to UK's Glastonbury Festival
28 Jun 2025It comes two years after he struggled to finish "Someone You Loved" while performing at the festival, and took a break to focus on his mental health.
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California Governor sues Fox News for $1.3 billion over Trump phone call
28 Jun 2025He claims the network defamed him by lying about his phone call with Donald Trump.
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Bezos, Sanchez say 'I do' in a divided Venice
28 Jun 2025Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez have tied the knot at a sumptuous ceremony.
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Stepson of heir to Norway's throne charged with rape, sexual assault
28 Jun 2025Marius Borg Høiby faces multiple charges but his lawyer said he doesn't accept wrongdoing in most of the cases.
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Trump hails 'giant win' after top court curbs judges
28 Jun 2025However, a top Democrat says the Supreme Court's ruling is a "terrifying step toward authoritarianism".
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Combs' lawyer says prosecutors trying to criminalise his 'private sex life'
28 Jun 2025Prosecutors had presented a "fake trial" to use Combs' sexual proclivities as evidence of a criminal conspiracy centred on his businesses, his lawyer says.
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'The big gold': Nugget worth $165k dug up in Western Australia
27 Jun 2025An 895-gram gold nugget has been found by lucky prospectors near Sandstone, an eight hour drive north east of Perth.
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Trump ends trade talks with Canada over tax on US tech firms
28 Jun 2025He called the country "very difficult" to trade with.
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US says deal with Beijing will expedite rare earth exports from China
27 Jun 2025It comes amid efforts to end a trade war between the world's biggest economies.
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Why Trump needs the world to believe Iran's nuclear program is 'obliterated'
27 Jun 2025Analysis - Evidence that Iran retains the capability to manufacture nuclear weapons or to restart its program after daring US bombing raids would raise an uncomfortable question.
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Olympic Committee looks to 'protect the female category'
27 Jun 2025The IOC will spearhead discussions on gender eligibility criteria in sports four years after the ruling body had urged federations to handle the issue independently.
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SpaceX says debris recovery attempts hindered after Starship explosion
27 Jun 2025A massive Starship spacecraft by SpaceX exploded into a dramatic fireball during testing in Texas.
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Vogue editor-in-chief Dame Anna Wintour stepping down
27 Jun 2025Dame Anne Wintour, who has been editor-in-chief for 37 years, will continue to hold a senior role at the company.
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Lalo Schifrin, composer of the Mission: Impossible theme, has died
27 Jun 2025He was known for his large body of film and TV scores, including Mission: Impossible, Bullitt and Enter the Dragon, and the Dirty Harry films.
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs used violence to traffic women, prosecutor says
27 Jun 2025The prosecuter has delivered her closing argument.
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Black box data downloaded from fatal Air India crash
27 Jun 2025Earlier this month the London-bound Boeing 787 crashed and killed 241 of the 242 people on board.
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'Spectacular': Pentagon chief backs Trump on success of Iran strikes
27 Jun 2025Pete Hegseth has berated the media for covering an intelligence report that questioned the results of the operation.
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Nearly a third of Tuvalu residents apply for Australian climate visas
Australia is offering visas under a climate migration deal Canberra has billed as "the first agreement of its kind anywhere in the world".
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Khamenei says Trump 'exaggerated' impact of US strikes on nuclear sites
26 Jun 2025Iran's supreme leader made the comments in a statement published by state media.
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Global cocaine boom keeps setting new records
26 Jun 2025An annual United Nations drug report showed that in 2023, the latest year for which comprehensive data was available, the cocaine trade went from strength to strength.
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'Daddy has to sometimes use strong language': NATO's Trump flattery
26 Jun 2025Analysis - There is nothing subtle about NATO's strategy to keep the US president on board. Audio
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World's only known eyeless wasp found mummified in cave
26 Jun 2025The insect was discovered in 10km long limestone cave network under the Nullarbor Plain, Australia.
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Trump says Washington to hold talks with Iran after US 'victory'
26 Jun 2025The US president said he didn't think a nuclear agreement with Iran was "that necessary". Audio
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Dallas Mavericks pick Cooper Flagg with No.1 draft pick
26 Jun 2025The 18-year-old is the second youngest player ever to be drafted No.1, with LeBron James being the youngest.
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