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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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Disney names theme parks chief Josh D'Amaro as next CEO
4 Feb 2026He will succeed Bob Iger, who has led Disney for nearly two decades across two separate stints.
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Italy questions newly-restored angel painting resembling Prime Minister
4 Feb 2026Italy's cultural minister Alessandro Giuli has ordered an investigation as to whether the restorer intentionally added Giorgia Meloni's face to the fresco.
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Mum says sending son to swim 4km for help 'one of the hardest decisions'
3 Feb 2026An Australian mother says asking her teen son to swim through rough seas to get help after their family was swept away was "one of the hardest decisions" she ever made. Video
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China to ban hidden car door handles over safety concerns
3 Feb 2026Hidden door handles are a signature feature of Tesla vehicles but other electric vehicle makers have adopted similar designs.
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US TV host's mum vanishes, home left a 'crime scene'
3 Feb 2026Savannah Guthrie was supposed to fly to the2026 Winter Olympics on Monday. Instead she spent the day hunting for her mother with police.
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Slow movement at Gaza border after Israel reopens Rafah crossing
3 Feb 2026Israel reopened the Rafah crossing to a trickle of Palestinians for the first time in months, though strict Israeli security checks slowed the process.
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Clintons agree to testify in congressional Epstein investigation
3 Feb 2026The House Oversight Committee recommended last week that they be held in contempt for refusing to testify about their relationship with Epstein.
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The Epstein files are rocking Britain from the palace to parliament
3 Feb 2026The US government's release of more than 3 million documents related to Jeffrey Epstein has raised further questions about the ties of three prominent figures in British public life to the disgraced…
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Boy makes 'superhuman' swim to save family swept out to sea off Australia
3 Feb 2026A 13-year-old is being hailed a hero after swimming four hours through rough seas to get help for his mother and siblings.
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Norway's Princess Mette-Marit, from fairytale to nightmare
3 Feb 2026Rape charges against her son and her recently revealed friendship with convicted US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have seen the princesses life rapidly turn into a nightmare. Audio
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Bad Bunny uses Grammy Award win to protest ICE
3 Feb 2026"We're not savage, we're not animals, we're not aliens," he said. "We are humans and we are Americans."
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Tough-talking right-winger elected Costa Rica president
3 Feb 2026Laura Fernandez won Costa Rica's presidential election by a landslide, after promising to crack down on rising violence linked to the cocaine trade.
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AI actress Tilly Norwood could soon be doing interviews
3 Feb 2026Whether the industry likes it or not, AI characters like Tilly Norwood will be a part of its future, her creator says.
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UK's former US ambassador faces scrutiny over Epstein ties
3 Feb 2026Emails suggest Peter Mandelson sent a government document to Epstein along with receiving money.
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Trump slashes tariffs on India after Modi agrees to stop buying Russian oil
3 Feb 2026India has been importing roughly 1.5 million barrels of Russian oil each day - even months after Trump placed tariffs on Indian goods as punishment.
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Trump launches $20 billion minerals stockpile to boost US manufacturing, counter China
3 Feb 2026It is Washington's latest attempt to offset what policymakers view as Chinese manipulation of prices for lithium, nickel, rare earths and other critical minerals.
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What Kiwis should know about the Nipah virus
3 Feb 2026Explainer - What is the Nipah virus, and why is it raising concerns about travel from parts of Asia? Here's what you need to know. Audio
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Victoria police launch search in national park for fugitive Dezi Freeman
2 Feb 2026Police say the 56-year-old is either dead, being harboured or has managed to get out of the area and is surviving alone.
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5yo returns home as Trump administration shifts tone amid anti-ICE protests
2 Feb 2026A preschooler and his father, taken by ICE, returned home following a judge's ruling.
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