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Trust the real casualty in the latest BBC scandal
14 Nov 2025Editing scandal at BBC sparks 'existential crisis' for public-service broadcaster and puts the spotlight on trust in journalism.
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BBC looking into allegations of another Trump speech edit
14 Nov 2025Britain's BBC says it is looking into fresh allegations, published in The Telegraph newspaper, over the editing by another of its programmes of a speech by US President Donald Trump.
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'A death sentence for my son': Israel plans to deport sick Palestinians back to Gaza
At least 89 Gazan patients and their companions are due for deportation, according to medical teams.
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Epstein files: Trump admin holds Situation Room meeting
13 Nov 2025Top Trump administration officials met with a key GOP lawmaker about an effort in the US House to force a vote on releasing Justice Department case files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Report shines light on Southeast Asia views of New Zealand
13 Nov 2025Southeast Asia experts in international affairs see broad alignment with New Zealand on economic and security priorities.
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Trump signs deal to end longest US government shutdown in history
13 Nov 2025Trump's signature on the bill, which cleared the Senate earlier in the week, will bring federal workers idled by the 43-day shutdown back to their jobs.
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Two dead, 18 hurt after truck crashes into market in South Korea
13 Nov 2025It ploughed 150 metres along a passageway lined with stalls before coming to a halt
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NZ-born neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell granted bail by Australian judge
13 Nov 2025Two months ago a magistrate ruled he was too dangerous to live in the community and could interfere with witnesses in a criminal case.
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Three lessons from the new Epstein emails mentioning Trump
13 Nov 2025Analysis - The federal government shutdown provided President Donald Trump a week-long reprieve from major revelations about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
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Two blasts a day apart in India and Pakistan's capitals fray regional nerves
13 Nov 2025The political shockwave caused by the blasts are a stark reminder of the lingering security issues that fester below the surface throughout the region.
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Trump 'spent hours at my house' with victim, email from Epstein says
13 Nov 2025"I want you to realise that that dog that hasn't barked is Trump," Epstein allegedly wrote. Audio
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Senior minister forced to repeatedly deny he's trying to roll Keir Starmer
13 Nov 2025Rumours are swirling in the UK parliament that some ministers are plotting to challenge Starmer following a budget due later this month.
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For first time, scientists see the very early stages of a supernova
13 Nov 2025The explosive death of a star - a supernova - is among the most violent cosmic events, but precisely how this cataclysm looks as it unfolds has remained mysterious and scientists now have observed its…
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Jane Goodall honoured by conservationists, including DiCaprio
13 Nov 2025Actor Leonardo DiCaprio and Indigenous communities gathered in the US capital to pay a heartfelt tribute to the celebrated primatologist.
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Trump writes to Israel's president to pardon Netanyahu from corruption charges
13 Nov 2025Donald Trump has taken the extraordinary step of writing to Israel's President Isaac Herzog, calling on him to pardon Benjamin Netanyahu of long-standing corruption charges.
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Ukraine ministers resign in outcry over major graft scandal
13 Nov 2025Ukraine has long been plagued by corruption and cracking down on graft is seen as a key requirement of its bid to join the EU.
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A seismic shift in computing is on the horizon (and it's not AI)
13 Nov 2025Quantum computing isn't just upgrading existing computers. It's a separate approach to computing that relies on the principles of quantum physics.
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Not introverted or extroverted? You could be an otrovert
13 Nov 2025Unlike extroverts or introverts, otroverts do not retreat inward or look outward to be energised.
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AI song rollicks to the top of US chart
12 Nov 2025AI-generated songs are creeping onto the music charts in various scenes.
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'Extreme violence': Israeli settlers launch arson attack in West Bank
12 Nov 2025The attack is the latest in a surge of settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank, which have been taking place on a near-daily basis since mid-October.
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US aircraft carrier arrival fuels Venezuelan fears of attack
12 Nov 2025The USS Gerald R Ford has been ordered to help to counter drug trafficking in the region, but Venezuela has warned it could trigger a full-blown conflict.
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Israel thanks Fiji and PNG for opening Jerusalam embassies
12 Nov 2025Israeli deputy foreign minister Sharren Haskel said the countries were "strategic allies" which worked together on agriculture, water technology and cybersecurity.
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A portrait of a 'tragic' heiress is expected to sell for more than $265 million
12 Nov 2025Artist Gustav Klimt's 'Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer' hung in the home of a billionaire for decades; now it's expected to smash auction records.
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Pressure grows for release of penguins ‘trapped’ at London aquarium
12 Nov 2025Dozens of British lawmakers have called for the release of 15 penguins "trapped" at a London aquarium without access to daylight or fresh air, saying their living conditions are "utterly…
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