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Man arrested for trying to free Luigi Mangione from jail
30 Jan 2026The Minnesota man is accused of impersonating an FBI agent .
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Australian heatwave causes $1m in crop losses to fruitgrowers
30 Jan 2026There are calls for state government disaster funding definitions to include heatwave damage to crops.
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Polar bears packing on the pounds despite melting habitat
30 Jan 2026Polar bears in Svalbard are gaining body fat as they turn to reindeers and walruses to feast on.
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Trump says Putin will not attack freezing Kyiv for a week
30 Jan 2026Russian strikes on Ukraine's power infrastructure have left millions with disrupted light, heating and water supplies in freezing temperatures, pushing the war-battered country towards humanitarian…
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The Auckland doctor who uprooted his family to work in Nepal
Snake bites, leprosy, tuberculosis, malnutrition were all conditions quite unfamiliar to young Kiwi, Greg Judkins.
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Parts of Australia hit 40 degrees as heat wave draws on for sixth day
30 Jan 2026Parts of western and south-western New South Wales are facing their sixth day of temperatures above 40 degrees today.
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French lawmakers back bill to end 'marital duty'
30 Jan 2026It follows criticism from women's rights groups about its use to ignore sexual consent in marriage.
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Trump wants public schedule beefed up to combat stamina doubts
30 Jan 2026Despite near-daily appearances before cameras, the US President is frustrated at a perception his days are lighter for his second term.
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Nipah virus: What to know after cases emerge in India
30 Jan 2026As cases emerge in India, what is Nipah virus, and how worried should people be?
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Greater role for genetics in driving human lifespan, study finds
At about 50 percent, the results are roughly double what prior research concluded.
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Trump's border tsar promises 'safer' Minnesota plan
30 Jan 2026"We can do better," Tom Homan said. But his plan was contingent on local authorities allowing agents into jails so they could seize and deport unauthorised migrants before they were released.
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As Trump threatens Iran, a US naval strike group arrives in the Middle East
30 Jan 2026Donald Trump has threatened a strike on Iran that he says would make previous assaults look like "peanuts".
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AI and the nonexistent Tasmania hot springs
29 Jan 2026An AI-generated blog on an Australian tour company's website has landed tourists in hot water - and not the kind they were looking for.
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First Nations leaders welcome Perth Invasion Day rally terror probe
29 Jan 2026WA police have described it as a "potential mass casualty event".
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'We are reliving the Nakba': Palestinian community says it's being erased
29 Jan 2026The village of Ras Ein al-Auja in the occupied West Bank has now been erased.
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Monumental ambitions: The history behind Trump’s triumphal arch
29 Jan 2026Analysis - Is a personal tribute necessarily the best way to mark the anniversary of America's break with absolute rule and the British monarchy?
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Plane crash in Colombia kills 15, source and local media say
29 Jan 2026A local lawmaker was among those on board.
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FBI searches Atlanta election office, chasing Trump 2020 vote fraud claims
29 Jan 2026The FBI agents were looking to seize computers and ballots they believed were held at the facility.
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The sticking points in the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire
29 Jan 2026Now the hostages have been returned to Israel, where to from here?
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Why haven't police labelled Perth's Invasion Day rally incident terrorism?
29 Jan 2026It's the one question seemingly being asked more than any other. Here's what we know.
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US agents involved in latest Minneapolis shooting put on leave, media reports say
29 Jan 2026The death of Alex Pretti is the second fatal shooting of a US citizen in Minnesota by immigration agents this month.
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How locals handle the heat in one of Queensland's hottest towns
29 Jan 2026Outback Queenslanders are tough - this is how they handled a 48.5C day.
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US ambassador says no ICE patrols at Winter Olympics
29 Jan 2026News of its deployment had sparked anger in Italy, after the agency's involvement in an often brutal crackdown on immigration in the United States.
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Microplastics found in one-third of surveyed Pacific Island fish
29 Jan 2026The scale of contamination varied significantly across locations however, and the researchers warned against "alarmist" interpretations.
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