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'Shockingly brazen': Masked men shoot three in lunchtime attack
16 Jun 2025The three victims were thought to be inside a kebab shop in Sydney's west.
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Iran lauds 'new method' as missiles hit Israel's Tel Aviv, Haifa
16 Jun 2025Iranian missiles struck Israel before dawn on Monday, destroying homes and fuelling concerns among world leaders at this week's G7 meeting that the confrontation could lead to a broader regional… Audio
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Three hikers killed by lightning strike in Austrian Alps
16 Jun 2025A spokesperson for the Alpine police say all three people likely died from the same lightning strike.
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Mushroom murder accused engaged in 'sinister deception'
The prosecution made closing arguments on Monday, with the defence to follow Tuesday.
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Manhunt for alleged Minnesota assassin ends
16 Jun 2025Suspect Vance Boelter is custody after killing a politician and her husband while posing as a police officer.
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Samoan fashion designer fatally shot at Salt Lake City protest
Arthur Folasa Ah Loo, known as Afa Ah Loo, an "innocent bystander", died despite efforts by paramedics to save his life.
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What weapons does Iran have to continue Israel strikes?
16 Jun 2025Recent Israeli strikes on Iran's military infrastructure may limit its capabilities to keep fighting back.
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Nuclear powers building up arsenals, creating a new era of threat - watchdog
The world's nuclear-armed states are beefing up their atomic arsenals and walking out of arms control pacts, a think tank said on Monday.
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'Nuclear holocaust' prevented with attack on Iran, Netanyahu says
16 Jun 2025"That is something that we couldn't possibly accept," he said. Audio
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Police hunt for gunman after 'politically motivated assassination' in US
16 Jun 2025The gunman posed as a police officer before shooting a Democratic state politician.
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Sydney team develop AI model to identify thoughts from brainwaves
16 Jun 2025What if you could operate your phone just by thinking about it?
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Trump vetoed Israeli plan to kill Iran's supreme leader, US officials say
16 Jun 2025They say the Israelis reported that they had an opportunity to kill the top Iranian leader. Audio
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Helicopter crash kills 7 in northern India
15 Jun 2025The aircraft crashed while ferrying passengers on a popular Hindu pilgrimage route in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, officials said.
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After day of nationwide protests, Trump's military parade rolls through Washington DC
15 Jun 2025The procession was a show of might marking the US Army's 250th anniversary and the president's birthday.
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Death tolls rise as Israel and Iran strikes continue
15 Jun 2025Trump says conflict can easily be ended as Iran and Israel resumed airstrikes and missile attacks on each other for a third successive night.
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US-Australia defence alliance alive and well, insists expert
15 Jun 2025Professor Alan Tidwell believes the agreement will change, but never end.
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Israel says attacks on Iran are nothing compared with what is coming
15 Jun 2025Iranian authorities report 60 people including 29 children were killed in an attack by Israel on a housing complex in Tehran.
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'Politically motivated assassination': US lawmakers shot
15 Jun 2025The gunman posed as a police officer.
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UK announces national inquiry into 'grooming gangs'
15 Jun 2025The child sexual abuse scandal revealed how gangs of mostly Pakistani men had groomed, trafficked and raped young white girls more than a decade ago.
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Israel's attacks on Iran hint at bigger goal - regime change
14 Jun 2025Analysis - Israel's surprise attack aims to disrupt Tehran's nuclear programme, but the scale, choice of targets and its politicians' own words suggest another objective.
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Iran vows to continue strikes against Israel, US bases
Iran's senior military officials said the war would "spread in the coming days to all areas occupied by this [Israeli] regime and American bases".
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Investigators pin hope on crashed Air India plane's black boxes
14 Jun 2025Investigators have recovered equipment from in Ahmedabad, India, which could shed light on the final moments on the flight deck.
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Iran launches waves of missiles at Israel in airstrike response
Iran and Israel targeted each other with missiles and airstrikes early on Saturday after Israel launched its biggest-ever air offensive against its longtime foe in a bid to prevent it from developing… Audio
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Aussies fooled into buying 'teacup' pigs that grow into enormous hogs
14 Jun 2025"Teacup pigs are completely false, the term shouldn't be used," a pig breeder said.
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