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Sea change in South Korea as Liberal projected to win presidency
4 Jun 2025Lee Jae-myung led with more than 85 percent of the votes counted after a backlash against martial law proclaimed last December.
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Māori art returns to NYC’s The Met in reimagined exhibition
4 Jun 2025About 650 works are back on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's permanent Oceania exhibition following a major renovation and reenvisioning.
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'Dutch Trump' sparks Dutch govt collapse
4 Jun 2025Far-right leader Geert Wilders has pulled out of a shaky coalition in a row over immigration.
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U2 singer Bono lays his life bare in one-man stage show 'Stories of Surrender'
4 Jun 2025In Stories of Surrender, Bono appears solo on stage, sharing stories, jokes and songs that illuminate what life is like for the man behind the sunglasses.
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FEMA staff baffled after head says he is unaware of US hurricane season
3 Jun 2025The remark was made during a briefing by David Richardson, who has led the Federal Emergency Management Agency since early May.
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UN chief calls for probe into deaths near Gaza aid site
Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli gunfire killed at least 31 people and wounded 176 near the aid distribution site in the southern city of Rafah.
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Emotional Erin Patterson tells court she regrets messages about in-laws
3 Jun 2025Erin Patterson is continuing to give evidence in her trial over the deaths of three relatives.
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Why did Ncuti Gatwa leave Doctor Who, and is Billie Piper the new Doctor?
3 Jun 2025Fans have been left 'heartbroken' and angry at the surprise Doctor Who finale.
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Dozens of inmates escape Pakistani jail after earthquakes
3 Jun 2025Dozens of prisoners escaped from a jail in the Pakistan city of Karachi late on Monday night.
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Mongolian PM resigns after losing parliament backing, street protests
3 Jun 2025Mongolia's prime minister has stepped down after losing parliamentary support following corruption claims that erupted into street protests last month.
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Trump may be forced to act as Putin refuses to budge
3 Jun 2025Analysis: Moscow appears to have eliminated any hint of a readiness to soften its demands in peace talks.
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Russia sets out punitive terms at peace talks with Ukraine
3 Jun 2025Talks in Istanbul between the two warring sides lasted barely an hour. Audio
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Hamas accused of brutal crackdown on protesters in Gaza
3 Jun 2025The March demonstrations have been described as the largest anti-Hamas rallies since the war in Gaza began, following Hamas' deadly attacks on 7 October, 2023.
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Colorado man charged with federal hate crime after gasoline-bomb attack
3 Jun 2025The affidavit says the attack had been planned for more than a year.
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New police search in Madeleine McCann disappearance
3 Jun 2025The British toddler went missing in 2007 from the resort in Praia da Luz where she was with her family.
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Erin Patterson takes the stand in death cap mushroom trial
2 Jun 2025The Australian is charged with murdering the parents and aunt of her estranged husband by serving them a lethal lunch.
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Trump ally Nawrocki wins Polish presidential election
2 Jun 2025Nawrocki's win could undermine ties with Ukraine and revive tensions with the EU.
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Suspect in custody following 'targeted terror attack'
2 Jun 2025A man reportedly threw bottles containing flammable liquid at a demonstration in Boulder, Colorado.
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At least 34 dead in India after heavy floods
2 Jun 2025India's northeast and Bangladesh are prone to torrential rains that set off deadly landslides and flash floods, affecting millions of people every year.
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Ukraine drones strike deep in Russian territory on eve of new talks
2 Jun 2025Zelensky hailed the "brilliant" results of Operation 'Spider's Web', which he said had used 117 drones launched from inside Russia.
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Wave of anger could sweep liberals to victory in South Korea election
2 Jun 2025Voters are hoping the winner will calm the economic and political shocks that have roiled the country since December's martial law decree.
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These Pacific Islands are building walls to stop rising seas. Will it work?
Pacific Islands are building seawalls to defend themselves against rising sea levels. But climate adaptation researchers say seawalls have a clear downside.
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Two dead as Paris football side's Champion League win sparks riots
2 Jun 2025Two people died, hundreds were arrested and cars set ablaze in France overnight as football fans celebrated Paris Saint-Germain's victory.
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Bombers burn as Ukraine hits Russian airbases
2 Jun 2025The large-scale drone strikes have destroyed multiple combat planes, says a source in the Ukrainian Security Service.
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