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Man in custody and multiple people in hospital after string of stabbings across Melbourne
Police believe a string of stabbing attacks across Melbourne that left multiple people in hospital was "completely random", with no connection between the suspect and the victims.
India's Sun mission set to reach destination in hours
Aditya-L1 has been travelling towards the Sun for more than four months since launch on 2 September.
Supreme Court to rule if Trump can run for president
Lawsuits nationwide are seeking to disqualify Donald Trump arguing that he engaged in insurrection.
Trump should be banned from NY real estate, attorney general says
The state attorney general called for Donald Trump to be barred from the New York real estate industry in a court filing ahead of closing arguments in a civil case against the former US president.
Jeffrey Epstein documents have been unsealed by a US judge - what you need to know
Most of the men mentioned in the unsealed documents have already been named in public as having met Jeffrey Epstein, and all deny knowing about his sex trafficking ring.
Italy PM to suspend lawmaker from party after gun accident
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says she has recommended that a lawmaker involved in an accident with a gun on New Year's Eve should be suspended from her party.
Britney says she'll never return to music industry
Britney Spears has said she will "never return to the music industry" after rumours she was planning a return to the studio surfaced last week.
Seven hospitalised after contracting Legionnaires' disease from Sydney CBD
Three women and four men were hospitalised after contracting the non-contagious disease from potentially contaminated cooling towers.
Hamas leader's assassination sparks wider war fears
Analysis - The BBC's Lyse Doucet assesses if Hezbollah and Hamas will retaliate after Saleh al-Arouri was killed in Lebanon.
Passengers describe chaos as flames engulfed Japan Airlines jet
First came the shock of the crash, then came heat and stinging smoke as the jet sped along the runway on fire. Video
Rescue efforts continue following deadly Japan earthquake
The death toll from a 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan's Noto Peninsula on Monday has risen to 55, as efforts continue to try and reach people feared trapped under the rubble of collapsed… Audio
The Full Monty actor Tom Wilkinson dies at 75
The British star won a Bafta for the hit 1997 film, and was nominated for two Oscars.
Apple wins bid to pause Apple Watch ban at US appeals court
A US appeals court paused a government commission's import ban on some of the company's popular smartwatches following a patent dispute.
Eight dead, one missing in Australia after severe thunderstorms
The East Coast has been battered by storms over the Christmas holidays, with tens of thousands of properties still without power.
Woman killed by fallen tree as wild Christmas storm lashes the Gold Coast
The woman, who was in her fifties, was struck by a tree in the suburb of Helensvale, on the Gold Coast
King Charles: 'Imagine ourselves in the shoes of our neighbours'
The monarch's Christmas message has focused on shared values at a time of "increasingly tragic conflict ".
Wham!'s Last Christmas 'finally' hits UK Christmas number one after 39 years
This year's number one Christmas single in the UK has proven good things truly come to those who wait. Video
Covid-19: JN.1 variant accounts for up to 50% of cases in US
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that according to projections Covid subvariant JN.1 accounts for 39 to 50 percent of cases in the United States as of 23 December.
No Mariah, no Wham! — Here are some Christmas songs to shake up your festive playlist
Sorry Mariah, we love you, but here are some tunes that won't make you want to stuff your ears with rum balls. Video
China: Outrage over doctor punching patient during surgery
Chinese authorities are investigating a hospital over an incident where a surgeon allegedly punched the patient he was operating on at the time.