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Thirteen people have been killed in bear encounters this year, double the previous record.

"On Earth, there is no room for God if there is no room for the human person. To refuse one is to refuse the other," said the pope said, lamenting lack of care for children, the poor and immigrants.

It was not immediately clear how many people were injured, though witness Isa Musa Yusha'u told AFP: "I saw many victims being taken away for medical treatment."

The US Justice Department has released a new batch of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein - which include many more mentions of Donald Trump.

The power plant would supply Russia's lunar space programme and a joint Russian-Chinese research station, as major powers rush to explore the earth's only natural satellite.

Ukraine won some concessions in the latest version of a US-led draft plan to end the Russian invasion, though key questions remain over territory and whether Moscow will accept the new terms.

Throughout the Gaza war that began with Hamas's attack on Israel in October 2023, a sombre tone marked Chistmases in Bethlehem, the biblical birthplace of Jesus Christ.

Perth man pledged support for Bondi shooters hours after attack, court hears.

The NSW government has passed its controversial package of law changes in reaction to the Bondi terror attack.

The former Samoa Prime Minister confirmed the navy ship had been surveying the south coast as part of security for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting and King Charles.

Two people are dead and others are missing after a fire and explosion tore into a nursing home on the outskirts of Philadelphia.

The recipients will include police, medical staff and members of the community who rushed to help in the wake of the 14 December attack, Anthony Albanese says.

The documents include an email indicating President Donald Trump travelled aboard late financier Jeffrey Epstein's private jet "many more times than previously has been reported".

The strikes killed at least three people and cut power to thousands in freezing winter temperatures across Ukraine, as US-led talks to end the nearly four-year war faltered.

The documents include an email indicating President Donald Trump traveled aboard late financier Jeffrey Epstein's private jet "many more times than previously has been reported".

A City of London spokesperson said two other people had been arrested for throwing red paint at a building.

Tens of thousands of Gazans still live in tents or damaged homes in areas where the Israeli army maintains control and operates checkpoints.

Analysis - Vance could inherit a conservative movement that is increasingly riven over antisemitism and conspiracy theories in its midst.

Only two flight attendants seated in the tail section of the plane survived the crash which killed 179 people.

Trump's pressure campaign on Nicolas Maduro has included a ramped-up military presence in the region.