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Disgraced rock star killed in UK prison attack
12 Oct 2025Ian Watkins, frontman of Welsh rock band Lostprophets and serving a 35-year sentence for child sex offences, has been killed.
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Biden starts radiation therapy for aggressive form of prostate cancer
12 Oct 2025Joe Biden has started radiation therapy as part of his treatment for prostate cancer, a spokesperson for the former president told CNN.
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18 still missing after Tennessee munitions plant explosion
12 Oct 2025Investigators do not expect to find any survivors.
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White House lays off thousands of US government workers
11 Oct 2025President Donald Trump has blamed Democrats for his decision, but they say they won't bow to his pressure tactics.
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'No chance of being saved': Three killed in airport crash in Australia
11 Oct 2025The plane was seconds into a planned flight to the NSW town of Bathurst, when the crash occurred.
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Trump, 79, has 'exceptional health' with heart of 65yo, White House insists
11 Oct 2025The oldest person to assume the US presidency has been described as vigorous and fit by his physician.
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AI-generated images of missing boy raise legal concerns about misinformation
11 Oct 2025Bogus images of the boy seemingly generated by artificial intelligence technology have begun circulating online.
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Trump claims Nobel winner would have turned over prize to him, if he'd asked
11 Oct 2025The US president says Maria Corina Machado called him and said she had accepted the prize in his honour.
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Travelling to the EU is about to get more complicated
11 Oct 2025Explainer: After years of planning and myriad delays, the European Union's Entry/Exit system will go live tomorrow.
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Police believe crime network targeted UFC fighter in retaliation for 'drug rip'
11 Oct 2025Australian authorities knew the Alameddine crime network wanted Suman Mokhtarian dead long before his shooting this week.
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UNICEF says children's deaths could spike in Gaza
11 Oct 2025The UN agency is calling for all border crossings for food aid to be opened, saying the situation is "critical".
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Magnitude 7.8 earthquake hits off tip of South America
11 Oct 2025The quake hit a body of water located between the southern tip of South America and Antarctica.
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'Almost all in ruins': Joy and shock for returning Gazans
11 Oct 2025"They have destroyed everything," a mother of five said as she was returning to Gaza City.
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Trump to impose new 100% tariff on China 'over and above' current rates
11 Oct 2025The US president also says he no longer sees any reason to meet with Xi during a scheduled visit to the region later this month.
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Arctic seals face extinction, half world's birds in decline - report
11 Oct 2025The latest IUCN Red List finds Arctic seals and tropical birds under severe threat, but green sea turtles offer a rare success story.
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Nineteen dead or missing after massive blast at US explosives plant
11 Oct 2025A sheriff says the explosion is "the most devastating scene that I've seen in my career".
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Self-driving Tesla software faces safety probe after running redlights, on wrong side of road
Nearly 3 million Teslas are under investigation after dozens of near misses and a series of crashes linked to the automaker's FSD system. Audio
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In shock move, French President reappoints Prime Minister who quit Monday
11 Oct 2025French President Emmanuel Macron has reappointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu to his post.
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White House hits out over Trump missing out on Nobel peace prize
11 Oct 2025Since returning to the White House for his second term, the US President has repeatedly insisted he deserved the Nobel for his role in resolving numerous conflicts.
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Nobel Peace Prize goes to Venezuelan politician who promotes 'ballots over bullets'
11 Oct 2025The award went to María Corina Machado despite a months-long campaign of self-promotion by US President Donald Trump.
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Mass Russian attack on Kyiv
11 Oct 2025Parts of the Ukrainian capital have been plunged into darkness.
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Arc de Trump? New monument model sits on US president's desk
10 Oct 2025A mock-up of a triumphal arch sat on Trump's Resolute Desk in the Oval Office as he met Finnish President Alex Stubb, an AFP journalist and photographer saw.
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Peru ousts one of world's least-liked presidents
10 Oct 2025A crowd of mostly young people gathered outside the Peru's Congress building, many waving the Peruvian flag, as the vote to remove Dina Boluarte, one of the world's most unpopular leaders, was held.
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Judge dismisses Drake's lawsuit over Lamar's diss track
The Grammy-winning lyrics claimed the Canadian rapper was a "certified pedophile".
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