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Could an object in a satellite image solve one of aviation's greatest mysteries?
1 Nov 2025US Navy veteran Mike Ashmore was at home in 2020, scrolling through satellite images of a tiny island called Nikumaroro, when he spotted the unexpected object in a lagoon.
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Who was Jane Austen's best heroine? These experts think they know
1 Nov 2025Seven leading Austen experts have made their case for her ultimate heroine.
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Hundreds disappeared after Sudanese city falls to paramilitaries
1 Nov 2025Activists and analysts have long warned of revenge killings based on ethnicity by the Rapid Support Forces if they seized al-Fashir.
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ESPN, ABC, other Disney networks go dark on YouTube TV after failed talks
31 Oct 2025Disney networks go dark on Google's YouTube TV after the companies fail to reach licensing deal.
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What are the origins of Andrew Mountbatten Windsor's name?
31 Oct 2025Andrew is being stripped of all his royal titles, styles and honours, by order of his brother, King Charles.
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Landslide in PNG kills 21, police say
31 Oct 2025The landslide struck the small village of Kukas in Enga Province.
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World War II bomb blast shakes Solomon Islands capital Honiara, injuring one
31 Oct 2025One person was injured when the bomb exploded near the rugby stadium in West Honiara.
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Brown, blue, green or something in between - what determines eye colour?
1 Nov 2025Brown is by far the most common shade of iris, while green is the rarest of them all.
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What we know about the 30-room mansion Andrew is losing
31 Oct 2025Royal Lodge is a sprawling property that has, until now, home to the former prince and Sarah Ferguson.
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Tonga election: What are the main issues ahead of the upcoming polls?
With just three weeks to go before Tongans head to the polls, the debate over election issues is heating up.
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The unanswered questions looming over the Andrew scandal
31 Oct 2025Once celebrated as a decorated war hero, Andrew, the brother of King Charles III, has been thrown into the royal wilderness.
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Hurricane Melissa's death toll climbs to 44, storm churns north
31 Oct 2025Hurricane Melissa made landfall in southwestern Jamaica on Tuesday as a powerful Category 5 hurricane, the Caribbean nation's strongest-ever storm to directly hit its shores, and the first major…
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Disgraced ex Australian MP Gareth Ward jailed for sexually abusing young men
31 Oct 2025Gareth Ward, the independent Australian MP for Kiama and former NSW Liberal minister, has been sentenced to five years and nine months in jail for sexually abusing two young men.
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Britain's version of Tim Tam can't be called chocolate
31 Oct 2025"The Penguin" is now labelled "chocolate flavoured" because it no longer meets the definition.
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Prince no more: Andrew stripped of royal titles
31 Oct 2025King Charles has moved to take away Andrew's titles, and to remove him from his residence. Audio
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Death of teen struck by cricket ball turns spotlight on safety
31 Oct 2025Experts, including the former doctor for the Australian cricket team, say more focus needs to be put on neck protection at all levels of the sport.
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'He needs to be behind bars': Giuffre's brother on Andrew
31 Oct 2025"Today, she declares victory,": Virginia Giuffre's family say as the King's brother is stripped of his titles and home. "But we need to take it one step further."
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Trump's big concession to Xi is loaded with red flags
31 Oct 2025Analysis: Trump risks further eroding America's relationship with its key allies while gaining a friendlier relationship with its chief economic adversary. Audio
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Pacific islands at risk of becoming 'narco-states', advisor warns
The chair of NZ's ministerial advisory group on transnational and serious organised crime says "business as usual" would mean "we will continue to go backwards".
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Families cluster at Rio morgue after dozens killed in deadly police raids
31 Oct 2025At least 121 people, including police officers, died in raids targeting the Comando Vermelho gang, which controls much of Rio de Janeiro's drug trade.
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Hamas hands over bodies of two Israeli hostages
31 Oct 2025It comes a day after the tenuous Gaza ceasefire was shaken by a series of deadly Israeli strikes across the enclave.
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Renewed effort to find Gus to focus on dam
31 Oct 2025During the initial phase of the search, divers were called to Guys' family's outback property to search water tanks and dams - one of which will now be drained.
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Is the Victoria's Secret catwalk a 'lone gesture'?
31 Oct 2025Curve model Annika Nielsen says representation is sometimes "something that you don't realise that you miss or that you need until you see it".
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The 'Word of the Year' isn't a word and everyone's confused
31 Oct 2025And if you're not a member of Gen Alpha, you're probably saying it wrong.
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