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Trump repeals US environment agency's ability to regulate pollution
The Trump administration has delivered a deadly blow to longstanding US climate policy regulating climate pollution.
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Chilling images are the biggest break so far in the Nancy Guthrie case
13 Feb 2026Video and images showing an armed, masked individual outside the home of Nancy Guthrie have given new life to the search.
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Judge sets date for Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against BBC
13 Feb 2026Trump filed the suit against the British broadcaster last year over the editing of his speech ahead of the US Capitol riot in a documentary.
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The dangers of living by your 'love language'
13 Feb 2026An American pastor's theory that we each have a preferred way of giving and receiving love lacks scientific backing.
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James Van Der Beek was synonymous with one character - he embraced it
13 Feb 2026"The more you make fun of yourself and don't try to go for any kind of respect, the more people seem to respect you," he once said.
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UK nursery worker jailed for 'wicked' serial child sex abuse
13 Feb 2026Vincent Chan filmed himself abusing youngsters at a nursery where he worked and downloaded thousands of indecent images of children.
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Protesters march through Melbourne's CBD as Israeli President concludes visit
12 Feb 2026Isaac Herzog told a crowd in Southbank that he had come to Australia in solidarity following the Bondi attack.
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Russia blocks WhatsApp
13 Feb 2026Instead, it is directing Russian citizens to use its state-backed Max app.
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AI researchers sounding alarm on way out the door
12 Feb 2026Analysis: In just the past few days, a number of high-profile AI staffers have decided to call it quits.
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Five takeaways from Gisèle Pelicot's first televised interview
12 Feb 2026Gisèle Pelicot emerged as a global feminist hero in 2024 by transforming her horrific, personal story into a public battle against rape culture.
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Instagram boss denies social media can be 'clinically addictive'
12 Feb 2026The lawsuit is the first of more than 1500 similar cases to go to trial and could serve as a test of whether the social media giants can be held responsible for claims that they've harmed young users'…
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Latex glove found in hunt for Nancy Guthrie being tested
12 Feb 2026US sheriff's deputies and FBI agents have fanned out along highways, vacant lots and remote dwellings of southern Arizona, combing the desert landscape forany sign of the missing woman.
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A new wave of romance scams is washing across the internet - here’s how to stay safe
12 Feb 2026Beware AI-assisted scams going after your heart and then your wallet.
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18-year-old woman named as Canadian school shooter
12 Feb 2026The country is in mourning after one of its deadliest shootings in decades.
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Deadly mass shooting in Canada: What we know
12 Feb 2026Canada is reeling after a mass shooting targeting a school in a remote mining town. Here is what we know so far.
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Canada stunned by deadliest school shooting in decades
12 Feb 2026"The nation mourns" with British Columbia's Tumbler Ridge, Prime Minister Mark Carney says . Audio
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Israel to join Trump's 'Board of Peace'
12 Feb 2026Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in Washington to discuss Iran with Donald Trump.
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Antisemitism in Australia 'frightening' says Israeli President ahead of Melbourne visit
12 Feb 2026Police were preparing for thousands of people to gather in Melbourne's CBD to protest against the visit.
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Samoa authorities detain NZ passport holder following marijuana seizure at airport
The Samoan national, 43, who resides in Australia, was allegedly found in possession of six bottles containing marijuana and other drug paraphernalia.
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People stranded in Alice Springs as town inundated with 'very unusual' floodwater
12 Feb 2026Australia's emergency services are working to rescue multiple people isolated by flooding.
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Australian opposition leader faces spill motion
12 Feb 2026A letter was provided to Sussan Ley to call for an urgent party room, where a spill would be called.
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Dawson’s Creek star James Van Der Beek dies aged 48
12 Feb 2026Van Der Beek rose to fame for his role as Dawson in the teen drama series.
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Democrats accuse US attorney general of Epstein 'cover-up'
12 Feb 2026Pam Bondi is defending the US Justice Department's handling of the records about the convicted sex offender at a fiery hearing attended by several Epstein victims.
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Trump tells Netanyahu, he will continue talks with Iran
12 Feb 2026The two leaders have met for the seventh time in nearly 13 months.
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