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Families of Bondi victims call for federal royal commission
29 Dec 2025Seventeen families of those injured and killed in the attack have signed a powerfully worded plea calling for a commission.
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French actress Brigitte Bardot dies aged 91
29 Dec 2025Brigitte Bardot was a cinema icon of the 1950s and 60s and walked away from global stardom to become an animal rights protector.
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Sending army to protect Sydney's Jewish community 'not off the table'
28 Dec 2025Residents can also expect to see more heavily armed police in the weeks ahead, the New South Wales Premier says.
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'World's first' Green parliamentarian dies aged 75
29 Dec 2025Daniel Brelaz, celebrated in Switzerland as the first Green politician elected to a national parliament anywhere in the world, died overnight, his family said Sunday. He was 75.
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Man in Suriname fatally stabs nine people, including five children
29 Dec 2025A man stabbed to death nine people, including five children, overnight in Suriname's capital Paramaribo, police said Sunday, adding the suspect was wounded and arrested.
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Steroid use is 'exploding' - but there are no clinical guidelines on how to quit
28 Dec 2025There has been an "absolute explosion" in illegal use of steroids in recent years, according to University of Queensland researcher Dr Tim Piatkowski.
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Disruption as winter weather grounds flights in US
28 Dec 2025People have been advised to stay off the roads, and states of emergency have been declared in New York and New Jersey.
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'No matter who I vote for' - Junta-backed party tipped to win Myanmar elections
28 Dec 2025Voters in Myanmar are casting their ballots in a general election, the first since a military coup toppled the last civilian government in 2021.
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Zelensky stops in Canada en route to US as Russia pummels Ukraine
28 Dec 2025Ukraine's president says the latest Russian onslaught shows Moscow has no intention of ending the invasion.
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Next in line to lead Mormon Church dies at 85
28 Dec 2025Jeffrey R Holland, who was next in line to lead the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died at 85 on Saturday from complications associated with kidney disease, the...
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At least 15 dead, 19 injured in Guatemala bus accident
28 Dec 2025The crash occurred in an area known for dense fog that reduces visibility for drivers.
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Taiwan rattled by 7.0-magnitude quake
28 Dec 2025The quake with a depth of 73km was felt across Taiwan and shook buildings in the capital Taipei.
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Russian barrage on Kyiv kills one and cuts off power
27 Dec 2025Kyiv has come under a massive Russian attack, with air defences in operation and the military warning of missiles.
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Thailand and Cambodia sign truce to halt fierce border conflict
27 Dec 2025"Both sides agree to maintain current troop deployments without further movement," their defence ministers said.
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Brigitte Bardot, the French star you 'had to see to believe'
29 Dec 2025Few epitomised French chic like Brigitte Bardot, whose sensuality rocked a post-war world - but her repeated court appearances for 'inciting racial hatred' also drew fire.
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3 injured, shooter dead after standoff at Idaho sheriff's office
27 Dec 2025The suspected gunman entered the lobby of the Shoshone County Sheriff's Office in Wallace and opened fire.
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Zelensky to discuss land, security guarantees with Trump
27 Dec 2025Zelensky says "a lot can be decided before the New Year", as Washington drives efforts to end Russia's full-scale war in Ukraine.
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Two Israelis killed in car-ramming and stabbing attack
27 Dec 2025The suspect is a Palestinian from the occupied West Bank, according to police.
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Three stabbed in Paris metro attack
27 Dec 2025French police on Friday arrested a man suspected of stabbing three women in the Paris metro.
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Malaysia ex-PM jailed for 15 more years
27 Dec 2025The judge said Najib's contention that he was deceived by others was implausible and to believe that would "stretch the imagination into the realms of pure fantasy".
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Japan stabbing, liquid spray attack injures 15
27 Dec 2025Of the 15 injuries, eight were the result of stabbing and seven due to the liquid.
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Israel becomes first country to formally recognise Somaliland as independent state
27 Dec 2025It is a decision that could reshape regional dynamics and test Somalia's longstanding opposition to its secession.
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Explosion at Alawite mosque in Syria's Homs kills eight
27 Dec 2025Eight people were killed in an explosion at a mosque of the Alawite minority sect in the Syrian city of Homs on Friday.
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US bombed Islamic State 'scum' to protect 'innocent Christians', Trump says
26 Dec 2025The United States carried out an airstrike against Islamic State militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of Nigeria's government.
