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How do I know if my teen is getting into 'toxic masculinity'?
21 Oct 2025What does it mean? How can you tell? And what to do about it if you think it's picking up steam.
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Harper Lee’s newly discovered short stories set to be published
21 Oct 2025It's a series of newly discovered short stories Harper Lee wrote in the years before To Kill a Mockingbird, as well as previously published essays and magazine pieces.
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French police may nab Louvre thieves but unlikely to recover their loot
The objects could be quickly broken down into component parts and sold on because they aren't recognisable, an expert says.
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Chinese fighter jet released flares 'very close' to Australian aircraft
21 Oct 2025Australia has lodged a diplomatic protest with Beijing after a close encounter between an Australian plane in the South China Sea and a Chinese fighter jet.
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Trump, Albanese sign critical minerals agreement
21 Oct 2025The US has been looking for access to rare earths and critical minerals around the world as China tightens control over global supply. Audio
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Gaza ceasefire, aid to resume after Israeli strikes kill 26 people
20 Oct 2025The air attacks came after two Israeli soliders were killed on Sunday by an launched an anti-tank missile.
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Trump to Zelensky: Accept Russia's demands or be destroyed
20 Oct 2025In a tense, profanity-laced meeting, the US president pushed the Ukrainian President to give up swaths of territory to Russia, sources say.
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Centrist Rodrigo Paz wins Bolivian presidency, ending nearly 20 years of leftist rule
20 Oct 2025The country's worst economic crisis in a generation helped propel the end of nearly two decades of leftist rule.
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Two dead after plane skids off Hong Kong runway
20 Oct 2025A cargo plane flying from Dubai skidded off the runway into the sea while landing at Hong Kong International Airport.
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Tourists flock to world's biggest tractor
20 Oct 2025One year on from its opening, the orange icon has brought people from all over the country - and the world - to Western Australia's Midwest.
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Israel strikes Gaza, accuses Hamas of attacks
20 Oct 2025It is the latest and gravest test of this month's US-brokered ceasefire. Audio
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Kiwi's arm 'fully snapped' in Japanese bear attack
20 Oct 2025"I was screaming a lot, in fight or flight": Kiwi Billy Halloran, 32, had been out for a casual run when he saw a bear heading towards him. Audio
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Tiger snake slides over passenger's foot during a drive in NSW
20 Oct 2025Tanny Parsons was in the car with his friend and a pet dog when he felt something touch his feet.
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Robbers steal priceless jewels from Louvre in spectacular heist
The daylight robbery took just seven minutes, but it didn't go off without a hitch. Audio
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Police probe claims Prince Andrew tried to smear accuser
20 Oct 2025British police say they are looking into claims Prince Andrew asked an officer to dig up dirt for a smear campaign against Virginia Giuffre.
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What jewels did the Louvre thieves steal?
20 Oct 2025The Culture Ministry said the following eight pieces were stolen.
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'We are in a crisis': Seven million protesters attend anti-Trump rallies, say organisers
19 Oct 2025Huge crowds have vented their anger over Trump's hardline policies, with the US President responding with AI-generated videos depicting him piloting a jet dropping faeces on protesters.
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The leaked email that finally forced Charles to act on his brother
19 Oct 2025Analysis: Something had to be done, the question was whether he would do it himself or if his brother would be forced to show him the door.
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Defence Minister Collins visits CIA headquarters at Langley
18 Oct 2025Judith Collins has met with the CIA director and held discussions, during a trip to Washington DC.
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Was British nurse Lucy Letby wrongly convicted of mass murder?
18 Oct 2025Flaws in the UK justice system led to the imprisonment of an innocent woman, says Kiwi film maker Charlotte Purdy.
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Japanese parties to form coalition that would enable first woman premier
19 Oct 2025Sanae Takaichi became leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party earlier this month.
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US says 'credible reports' Hamas planning attack against Gaza civilians
19 Oct 2025"Should Hamas proceed with this attack, measures will be taken to protect the people of Gaza and preserve the integrity of the ceasefire."
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Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to immediate ceasefire
19 Oct 2025Fighting between the one-time allies was triggered after Islamabad demanded Kabul rein in militants who had stepped up attacks in Pakistan.
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At least 17 dead in Brazil road accident
19 Oct 2025A bus that had been travelling on the wrong side of the road went out of control and flipped, police said.
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