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Mistrial ruled in case against Diego Maradona's medical team
30 May 2025Earlier, one of the three judges resigned due to an ethical breach.
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Italian activists face trial for migrant sea rescue in legal first
30 May 2025Crew members of a charity ship have been charged for rescuing 27 migrants and taking them to Italy in 2020.
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UK man charged with 7 offences after Liverpool crash
30 May 2025UK police have charged a 53-year-old man with seven offences for allegedly ramming a car into crowds celebrating Liverpool's Premier League title earlier this week.
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Aid group opens third distribution point in Gaza
But the UN says the amount of aid coming in still remains far below what is required to relieve the risk of famine.
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'Blatantly wrong': White House slams court decision blocking Trump tariffs
30 May 2025The White House called the ruling "blatantly wrong" on social media and expressed confidence it would be overturned.
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Mandatory sex-testing for all boxers introduced
31 May 2025World Boxing will introduce mandatory sex testing for all boxers, adding that Olympics gold medallist Imane Khelif must also undergo such a test.
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NZ-led taskforce seizes $1b in drugs in Arabian Sea
29 May 2025One tonne of heroin and 660kg of hashish were some of the drugs found in the operation.
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Kath & Kim star reveals 'very aggressive' cancer diagnosis
29 May 2025Comedian Magda Szubanski, best known for her acting role in Kath & Kim, has revealed she has stage 4 blood cancer.
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Elon Musk has left the Trump administration, White House confirms
29 May 2025Billionaire Musk was a special government employee as part of the Department of Government Efficiency.
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Thousands urged to evacuate as Canada wildfires spread
29 May 2025"This is the largest evacuation in many Manitobans' living memory," Premier Wab Kinew said.
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Mud and rock buries Swiss village in glacier collapse
29 May 2025An official told Swiss media about 90 percent of the village was covered by the landslide.
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Chaos in Gaza on first day of aid after weeks of hunger
Palestinians have been pushed towards famine after an 11-week blockade on aid.
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Antarctica's sea ice is changing, impacting the marine food web
29 May 2025Changes could ripple through ecosystems further afield with the potential to affect key fisheries in the Southern Ocean, Jacqui Stuart and Natalie Robinson write.
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Vanuatu's market mamas forced to move after December earthquake
Fresh produce seller Leidab David said when the earthquake struck they were at the national market in town and they all ran.
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Tate brothers face 21 charges, including rape, human trafficking, in UK
29 May 2025Andrew Tate, a former kickboxer and self-described misogynist, has gained millions of fans by promoting an ultra-masculine lifestyle.
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US to ban foreign officials over 'flagrant censorship' on social media
29 May 2025The US will impose visa bans on foreign nationals it deems to be censoring Americans, with suggestions the new policy could target officials regulating US tech companies.
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French surgeon sentenced to 20 years for abusing children
29 May 2025Cries of "shame on the justice system" rang out in a separate room where victims watched the proceedings, according to two sources.
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Murder trial told of swapped SIM card, shopping list
28 May 2025As homicide detectives searched Erin Patterson's home following deadly lunch she was switching SIM cards.
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SpaceX's Starship megarocket blows up over Indian Ocean
28 May 2025Signs of trouble emerged quickly before the ship began spinning out of control.
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5-year-old shares story of survival after Israeli air strike
28 May 2025A silhouette of Ward Sheikh Khalil quickly spread around the world.
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Dengue outbreak: Big clean up campaigns underway in Rarotonga
28 May 2025The Cook Islands declared a dengue fever outbreak on Thursday.
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US scolds Russia for stoking WW3 fears after Trump's 'playing with fire' remark
28 May 2025Top Russian security official Dmitry Medvedev has dismissed Trump's criticism of Putin.
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New South Wales record-breaking floods test road resilience
28 May 2025'26 hours to get home': Floods close a 20-kilometre stretch of NSW highway
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