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What Trump, Xi talked about on call aimed at easing relations
5 Feb 2026China is considering buying more US-farmed soybeans, President Donald Trump says after what he called "very positive" talks with President Xi Jinping, even as Beijing warned Washington about arms…
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Epstein storm sweeps UK's ex-prince from his royal mansion
5 Feb 2026His departure from his home of two decades came under cover of darkness after the latest revelations over his links to the convicted sex offender.
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US removing 700 immigration officers from Minnesota
5 Feb 2026But Tom Homan, a senior administration official, says the contentious deployment in Minneapolis will go on with 2000 immigration officers remaining.
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Jailed Iranian Nobel peace winner on hunger strike
5 Feb 2026The Iranian 2023 Nobel peace prize winner was arrested at a protest in December.
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Winter Olympics: Torch arrives in Milan to cheers, protests
6 Feb 2026Nicoletta Manni, a leading ballet dancer, carried the flame on to a platform in the shadow of the cathedral where it was used to light a brazier.
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'Of course I do': Trump condemns video showing Obamas as apes
7 Feb 2026A spokesperson for former President Barack Obama and wife Michelle has declined to comment.
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Israeli strikes kill 24 in Gaza, health officials say
5 Feb 2026It's the latest violence to undermine the nearly four-month-old ceasefire in the enclave.
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'Bloodbath' as Washington Post begins widespread layoffs
The cuts will drastically shrink the size of the storied newspaper, affecting all departments, after hundreds of thousands of subscribers quit.
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Man convicted of trying to assassinate Trump gets life term
5 Feb 2026Ryan Routh is accused of hiding in the bushes of a Florida golf course with a semi-automatic rifle to try to assassinate Donald Trump shortly before the 2024 US election.
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US pushes to widen talks with Iran beyond nuclear issue despite Tehran's refusal
5 Feb 2026Meaningful talks between the United States and Iran will have to include Tehran's missile arsenal and other issues, the US says.
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Gunmen kill at least 162 in new Nigeria attack
5 Feb 2026Gunmen invaded Woro village at around 6pm on Tuesday and set "shops and the king's palace ablaze"..
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'We just need something positive': Monks' peace walk across US draws large crowds
4 Feb 2026The monks are on a 3700 km odyssey across eight states through freezing temperatures and along ice-covered roads.
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Sarah Ferguson offered Epstein woman with 'great body' after prison release
4 Feb 2026The former British royal's offer has been uncovered in a tranche of documents - part of the so-called Epstein files - made public by the US Department of Justice last week.
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People collect frozen iguanas as US cold snap continues to bite
4 Feb 2026The reptiles were what locals described as "cold stunned", not dead.
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Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of ex-Libyan leader, shot dead
4 Feb 2026The most prominent son of late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has been killed, sources say.
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Randa Abdel-Fattah to appear at one-off Adelaide literary festival Constellations
4 Feb 2026The author will be appearing at the one-off literary event created to fill the void left by the cancellation of this year's Adelaide Writers' Week.
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US carrier shoots down Iranian drone as tensions escalate
4 Feb 2026A US military spokesman says the drone "aggressively approached" a US aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea hours before two gunboats operated by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps approached a…
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Jill Biden's ex-husband faces murder charge
4 Feb 2026William Stevenson, 77, has been arrested in connection with the December death of his wife, 64-year-old Linda Stevenson.
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The Kiwi costume designer getting global attention
4 Feb 2026Kate Hawley is at the top of her game, Oscar and BAFTA nominated for her work on Frankenstein.
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NZ holds out hope for halted Papua New Guinea electrification project
4 Feb 2026Work on the aid project in PNG's Enga province stopped because of a surge in tribal fighting.
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UK police launch criminal probe into ex-envoy Peter Mandelson over Jeffrey Epstein
4 Feb 2026The news came only hours after he resigned from the House of Lords, as the scandal over his ties to Epstein ended his decades-long political career.
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Two dead, eight injured in strike on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia
4 Feb 2026A Russian drone attack killed two people aged 18 and injured nine other people in the southeastern Ukrainian city.
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AI bots have a social networking site - should we be scared of 'Moltbook'?
4 Feb 2026So far, results from Moltbook are equal parts fascinating and concerning, according to AI and cybersecurity experts. Audio
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Paris' cybercrime unit searches X office, Musk summoned
The Paris prosecutor's cybercrime unit is conducting the investigation in France, together with the French police's own cybercrime unit and Europol.
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