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'Night of deep pain': High-speed train crash kills 21 in Spain
19 Jan 2026More than 70 people have been injured, with an official saying the death toll is likely to rise.
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'Matilda, get down': Parents of youngest Bondi terror victim speak out
19 Jan 2026A month after the Bondi terror attack, the heartbroken parents of the youngest victim have given their first sit-down interview.
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US needs Greenland because of European 'weakness,' US Treasury Secretary says
19 Jan 2026US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent cites geopolitical chess match with Russia, China as reason to take Greenland.
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Four astronauts to take unprecedented path to moon. But why aren't they landing?
19 Jan 2026The Artemis II will be ready for lift off as soon as 6 February.
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Chile fires kill at least 18 as firefighters battle extreme heat, winds
19 Jan 2026Chilean President Gabriel Boric has declared a state of catastrophe in two regions.
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'Brave recovery': Police praise friends of Sydney boy mauled by 'large shark'
19 Jan 2026The quick response from the friends of a 12-year-old boy critically injured in a shark attack at a Sydney beach saved the boy's life, police say.
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Pentagon readies 1500 troops for potential Minnesota deployment, US officials say
19 Jan 2026Minnesota is the site of large protests against the government's deportation drive.
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Stunned Europe wakes up to Trump's Greenland threat
19 Jan 2026Analysis - It's not often that Europe speaks with one voice - or responds with such urgency.
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Writers' Week letter shows premier backed removal of author
19 Jan 2026Adelaide Writers' Week has been embroiled in controversy for the past 10 days.
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World markets face fresh jolt as Trump vows tariffs on Europe over Greenland
19 Jan 2026Donald Trump said he would impose an additional 10 percent import tariffs from 1 February.
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At least 5000 dead in protests, Iranian official says
18 Jan 2026The official told Reuters some of the heaviest clashes and highest number of deaths were in the Iranian Kurdish areas in northwest Iran.
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Wreckage of missing Indonesian plane with 11 on board
18 Jan 2026Rescue teams have identified aircraft debris near Mount Bulusaraung, after a surveillance plane disappeared near a fog-covered mountain.
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Pentagon readies 1500 soldiers to deploy to Minnesota - reports
18 Jan 2026US President Donald Trump has threatened to use the Insurrection Act, if state officials don't stop protesters targeting immigration officials.
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Artemis 2 Moon mission: Rocket readied at launch pad
18 Jan 2026The US space agency has rolled out its SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft for testing before a historic crewed lunar flyby.
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'Blood on the streets': Fleeing Iranian tells of brutal protester crackdown
The man escaped Karaj, a city near Tehran that has been taken over by intense anti-government protests.
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Indonesian plane missing with 10 people on board
18 Jan 2026Three employees of the Indonesian government were on the flight.
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Austria avalanche kills three, bringing toll to eight
The three dead were found fully buried under the snow, police say.
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Trump threatens new tariffs for European allies over Greenland
18 Jan 2026The US President said he would impose a 10 percent tariff on all goods from Denmark, Germany, the United Kingdom, France and other countries.
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Rights group claim over 3000 killed in Iran protests
18 Jan 2026Activists say thousands have been killed in Iran's crackdown, while monitors report limited internet connectivity returning after an eight-day nationwide blackout. Audio
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The rise of the autistic detective - neurodivergent minds at the heart of modern mysteries
18 Jan 2026Most detectives in popular culture - yes, even Sherlock Holmes - exhibited neurodivergent characteristics, long before the term existed, writes Soohyun Cho.
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Judge orders halt to ICE arrests, teargassing of peaceful protesters
17 Jan 2026The ruling states that lawful protesters have been subjected to arrest, detention and pepper spraying, and had firearms pointed at them by federal agents.
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A chatbot that chooses groceries? Woolworths' new AI push
17 Jan 2026Analysis: Woolworths' AI chatbot will soon plan meals and build shopping baskets, raising questions about who really makes decisions at checkout.
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California targets Musk's xAI over sexualised deepfakes
17 Jan 2026The state's attorney-general has ordered xAI to stop Grok from generating nonconsensual sexualised images, including those of women and children.
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US Justice Department investigating Minnesota governor, Minneapolis mayor
17 Jan 2026Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey are being investigated over an alleged conspiracy to impede immigration agents.
![This video grab taken from UGC images posted on social media and verified by AFPTV teams in Madrid, shows emergency personnel working after a train accident in Adamuz, southern Spain, on January 18, 2026. At least 21 people died in a train accident near Adamuz, in the Spanish province of Cordoba (south), when a train derailed and collided with another convoy traveling on the opposite track, the Civil Guard told AFP. A train from the Spanish company Iryo traveling from the Andalusian city of Malaga to Madrid 'derailed' near Adamuz, 'encroaching on the adjacent track' where it collided with another train that 'also derailed,' stated the Railway Infrastructure Administrator (Adif), a public entity under the Ministry of Transport, on X. (Photo by -UGC / @eleanorinthesky (via X) / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT « AFP PHOTO / @ELEANORINTHESKY (VIA X) » - NO SALES NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS [ NO ARCHIVE ]](https://media.rnztools.nz/rnz/image/upload/s--4nBe1sz0--/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_288/v1768777115/4JUK86G_AFP__20260118__936V2NU__v1__HighRes__SpainRailwayAccidentTransport_jpg?_a=BACCd2AD)
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