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Caribbean islands reel from Hurricane Melissa's devastating impact as storm heads north
31 Oct 2025Torrential downpours and forceful winds have already unleashed widespread destruction along the storm's path in Jamaica, Cuba and the Bahamas.
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'Orwellian': Mentions of January 6, Trump erased from court record
31 Oct 2025Current and former prosecutors says the decision to remove mentions of Trump and the Capitol attack from court papers before the sentencing of a pardoned rioter is an alarming whitewashing of history.
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Russia strikes Ukraine energy grid, killing six, including child
Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko accused Moscow of targeting Ukrainian people and power supplies as the cold winter months approach.
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The Australian school with a principal but no students facing closure
31 Oct 2025Parents of former students coordinated a mass unenrolment after complaints concerning its ability to meet the needs of the community went unresolved.
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What we know about Donald Trump's order to restart nuclear tests
31 Oct 2025It is unclear whether United States President Donald Trump was referring to testing weapons systems -- which the country already does -- or actually conducting nuclear explosions.
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Trump sets refugee admissions ceiling at 7500, lowest cap on record
31 Oct 2025The cap for the fiscal year 2026 marks the lowest on record and would be focused largely on South Africans from the country's white Afrikaner ethnic minority.
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Prince William wins photos case against French magazine
31 Oct 2025William and Kate have won a privacy case against Paris Match for publishing paparazzi photographs of them and their children on a private holiday.
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Watch: Trump trades banter with Luxon about hair, gets invite to NZ
30 Oct 2025The prime minister has met the US president for the first time. Audio
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France arrests five new suspects in Louvre heist probe: prosecutor
30 Oct 2025French police have arrested five more people, including a prime suspect, over this month's daring Louvre museum jewellery robbery, the Paris prosecutor says.
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Trump asks Pentagon to immediately resume testing US nuclear weapons
30 Oct 2025The United States last tested a nuclear weapon in 1992.
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Trump and Xi meet for first time in six years
30 Oct 2025Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump held a landmark meeting in South Korea that could reset the volatile relationship between the world's two largest economies and rival…
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Phar Lap: The musicals bringing the famous racehorse back to life
30 Oct 2025The two musicals open on the eve of the racehorse's 100th birthday.
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Young Australian cricketer dies after being struck by ball
30 Oct 2025Seventeen-year-old Ben Austin died despite wearing a helmet during batting practice in the nets.
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South Australian police to drain dam in renewed search for missing 4yo Gus
30 Oct 2025The dam has been previously search by divers, but draining it will allow a "comprehensive visual search" to be completed, police say.
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Sunscreen maker in Aussie recalls blocked by US regulator for years
30 Oct 2025Wild Child Laboratories was flagged by the FDA multiple times in recent years for breaching manufacturing standards.
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The world's most valuable company just hit an unprecedented milestone
30 Oct 2025Nvidia just became the world's first US$5 trillion company.
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460 people reported killed in Sudan maternity hospital massacre
30 Oct 2025Accusations of mass killings have mounted, with the World Health Organization condemning reports.
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At least 30 killed as Hurricane Melissa tears through countries
30 Oct 2025More than 20 of those were killed in Haiti as a river flooded by the hurricane burst its banks.
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Israeli air strikes kill more than 100, Trump insists ceasefire will hold
30 Oct 2025Israel says it is still committed to the US-backed ceasefire in Gaza, despite its retaliation for the death of an Israeli soldier with a day-long bombardment.
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Not just fat: The truth about 'man boobs'
30 Oct 2025Most chest enlargement in men, often jokingly called 'man boobs', is harmless. Still, certain warning signs should never be ignored.
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The son of a British duke is selling his estate - a wildlife charity wants to buy it for USD $40M (NZD $69.36M)
30 Oct 2025David Attenborough is helping an appeal to raise millions for the Rothbury Estate in the heart of Northumberland, covering 9,486 acres (around 3,839 hectares) and features woodlands, rivers, historic…
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500,000 without power as record-breaking hurricane demolishes homes across Jamaica
30 Oct 2025Hurricane Melissa has been downgraded to a still-dangerous Category 3, with authorities in Jamaica expecting fatalities.
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Louvre heist suspects being charged with theft, conspiracy
30 Oct 2025Dozens of detectives have been on the trail of four thieves who used a cherry-picker truck and cutting gear to break into the museum, then fled with precious jewellery.
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'Knew she was dead': Tourists distressed after cruise passenger's body found
29 Oct 2025Authorities are investigating how a cruise ship allegedly left behind an 80-year-old Australian woman who was later found dead on a Queensland tropical island.
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