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Aussie state all but outlaws pet shops selling puppies
25 May 2025Law changes mean pet shops that want to keep selling dogs can only do so if they get them from a rescue centre.
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Supplies airdropped to Australian farmers stranded by floods
25 May 2025About 32,000 residents remained isolated due to floodwaters.
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Is Trump threatening US 'soft power'?
25 May 2025Critics argue Trump has in fact facilitated the opposite of 'soft power'.
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UK renationalises train operator
25 May 2025The privatisation of rail operations took place in the mid-1990s.
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Iranian director wins Cannes' top prize
25 May 2025Revenge thriller It Was Just An Accident by Iranian director Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or - the second Iranian film in history to do so.
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Russia, Ukraine soldier swap brings war-torn families back together
There should be 1000 prisoners released on each side over three days.
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Judge blocks Trump's mass federal layoffs, White House appeals
24 May 2025The White House has appealed a judge's block on mass layoffs by federal agencies, a key piece of Trump's plan to downsize the government.
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Kyiv mayor says Russian drones, missiles trigger fires, injure eight
Russia attacked Ukraine's capital Kyiv, with drones and missiles, triggering fires, strewing debris in districts throughout the city and injuring at least eight people, the city's mayor said.
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White House slashes National Security Council staff in dramatic restructuring
24 May 2025The restructuring is expected to reduce the agency's influence, transforming it from a powerful policymaking body into a small organisation focused more on implementing the president's agenda than on…
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Musk's DOGE, Trump ties prompt New York leaders to target Tesla
24 May 2025New York legislators move to strip Tesla of its exclusive rights within the state amid public anger over Musk's influence and cost-cutting crusade in Washington. Audio
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Migrants allowed to enter US under Biden being removed by Trump administration
24 May 2025Migrants who entered the United States legally have been arrested outside an immigration court and detained by federal police.
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Judge blocks Trump move to strip Harvard of foreign students
The decision to revoke Harvard's international enrolment has sparked allegations of political revenge and First Amendment violations. Audio
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Billy Joel cancels concerts after brain disorder diagnosis
The 76-year-old 'Piano Man' has been diagnosed with a brain disorder, prompting him to cancel all concerts.
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'I have babies': Kim Kardashian recalls pleading for life in Paris robbery trial
24 May 2025Eight men have been found guilty, but their old age, suspended sentences and prior jail time mean all will walk free.
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Snakes, spiders and rising waters: NSW flood victims escape more than just rain
24 May 2025A mother of three was forced to flee her home by boat after floodwaters turned her yard into a river, and her walls black with spiders.
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Trump's latest tariff threat
24 May 2025The US president has threatened a 50 percent tariff on goods from the European Union, citing a lack of progress in current trade negotiations.
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UK stores halt plush toy Labubu sales after fights break out
24 May 2025A cult-favourite toy with fangs and fame has become so coveted that fights, crowd surges, and viral TikToks have forced its UK distributor to halt in-store sales.
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'At a tipping point in Gaza' says aid worker as children die
23 May 2025Twenty children have died from malnutrition in Gaza in the last few days, Save the Children say. Audio
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Cook Islands declares dengue fever outbreak in Rarotonga
24 May 2025The Health Ministry says the World Health Organisation and regional health partners have been informed.
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New Prince William series spotlights 'one of the most dangerous jobs'
23 May 2025Wildlife rangers are being killed at a rate of nearly two a week, and it's a toll Prince William has said the world can no longer ignore.
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Tourist carrying Roman artefact on e-scooter chased by Italian police
23 May 2025Police apprehended the 24-year-old after he was spotted zipping down Via Veneto.
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Over 50 arrested in online paedophile ring bust in France
23 May 2025The suspects, aged between 25 and 75, are accused of exchanging messages on Telegram with an "extremely dangerous" child sex offender.
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Trump's image of dead 'white farmers' wasn't from South Africa
23 May 2025The US President showed a image taken in Congo while falsely presenting it as evidence of mass killings of white South Africans.
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'Some have died': WADA condemns performance drug permissive Enhanced Games
The organisers of the 2026 competition say it will unlock a new level of "superhuman" while the World Anti-Doping Agency says the spectacle sacrifices athlete health for entertainment. Audio
