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UK military committed war crimes in Afghanistan, former officer tell inquiry
1 Dec 2025The inquiry was ordered after a BBC TV documentary reported that SAS soldiers had killed 54 people during the war in Afghanistan in suspicious circumstances.
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'Entire lives swept away' as hundreds killed in Sri Lanka flooding
1 Dec 2025People in New Zealand say their relatives in Sri Lanka are in "complete isolation" after being surrounded by floodwaters.
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Thai cave rescuer to help retrieve diver's body from 'maze-like' system
1 Dec 2025A team of cave diving specialists will attempt to retrieve the body of a man trapped in one of Australia's longest underwater caves.
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Israel's Netanyahu seeks pardon in years-long corruption trial
1 Dec 2025Benjamin Netanyahu has argued that criminal proceedings are hindering his ability to govern and a pardon would be good for Israel.
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Calls for accountability over lethal Hong Kong fire silenced
1 Dec 2025Not long before he was reportedly detained, Miles Kwan approached commuters outside a Hong Kong train station, urging them to demand accountability for the deadly inferno that tore through nearby…
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8 ways to drink less during the silly season
1 Dec 2025Some simple, evidence-based strategies will help you navigate the Christmas party season without relying on will power alone.
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Four dead after 14 people shot at family gathering in California
30 Nov 2025Children and adults were among those shot in the incident - the suspected shooter fled and remains at large.
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Shipping disrupted amidst NSW climate protest
1 Dec 2025Hundreds of protesters took to the water on kayaks and watercraft as part of Rising Tide's annual protest, blocking coal ships.
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Why are screen villains always drinking milk?
29 Nov 2025From Frankenstein to cold-blooded assassin Anton Chigurh in No Country for Old Men, milk is a long way from human kindness in movieland.
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Thousands protest in Philippines against flood control fraud
30 Nov 2025Rage over so-called ghost flood-control projects has been mounting for months in the country which has faced powerful typhoons in recent months.
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Surfers may soon have to pay to ride Fiji's world-class waves
30 Nov 2025The Fijian government has moved to repeal a unique law that opened up access to world-class reef breaks for tourists and locals alike.
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Venezuelan airspace should be considered closed - Trump
30 Nov 2025Venezuela's foreign minister has denounced the directive as an "extravagant, illegal, and unjustified aggression against the people of Venezuela".
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More than 300 dead in Indonesia floods, hundreds stranded
30 Nov 2025Large parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand have been stricken by cyclone-fuelled torrential rain for a week, with a rare tropical storm forming in the Malacca Strait.
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Air NZ expects A320 fleet back in service by Sunday evening
29 Nov 2025The national airline reports software updates are near fully completed.
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NZ navy ship made transit through sensitive Taiwan Strait
27 Nov 2025Defence Minister Judith Collins said the supply vessel made its way through the Strait at the start of November on its way to the North Asian region.
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Frozen rewrote Disney princess narrative - and it's still relevant
30 Nov 2025The movie wasn't just a box office success - it introduced a princess who was strong, flawed and uninterested in romance.
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Tom Stoppard, playwright who dazzled with verbal gymnastics, dies aged 88
30 Nov 2025Stoppard's career flourished for decades, embracing stage, screen and radio, and demonstrating his thirst to tackle any subject.
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Australian PM Albanese marries in Canberra
30 Nov 2025Anthony Albanese is the first Australian prime minister to get married in office, after proposing to Jodie Haydon on Valentine's Day last year.
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Five boys injured after Sydney jumping castle flies into air
29 Nov 2025Five children were injured after a jumping castle at a property in Sydney flew into the air and was blown into a neighbouring fence. Audio
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Hong Kong mourns 128 victims of high-rise blaze as 200 remain missing
29 Nov 2025Authorities have arrested 11 people in connection with the city's worst blaze in nearly 80 years.
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Hondurans face elections under shadow of Trump, fraud allegations
29 Nov 2025Three candidates have emerged as frontrunners, but there is no clear favourite.
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Airbus issues major A320 recall after flight-control incident
29 Nov 2025Sources say some jets may need hardware changes, during one of the busiest travel weeks internationally.
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Toy Story turns 30: Pixar's animated comedy went to infinity and beyond
29 Nov 2025Toy Story took more than four years to create and made history as the world's first computer-animated feature film.
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Israeli raid in southern Syrian village kills 13, Syrian state media says
29 Nov 2025Thirteen people have been killed in an Israeli "criminal attack" in a village, Syria says, while Israel says its troops came under fire during an operation to arrest militants.
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