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Car ploughs into German Christmas market

Two people have died and at least 60 people are injured after a car drove into a crowd at a Christmas market in Germany. A Saudi doctor has been taken into custody.

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Australia sees massive spike in anti-Islam hate

Independent Australian senator Fatima Payman has received Islamophobic and violent letters. Photo...

Australia sees massive spike in anti-Islam hate

Horrific stories of Australian Muslims being attacked, assaulted and abused with expletive-ridden tirades reveal the personal stories behind a rise in acts of religious-based hate.

Bomb kills chief of Russian nuclear protection forces in Moscow

The scene of an explosion in which Russian general Igor Kirillov, in charge of nuclear protection...

Bomb kills chief of Russian nuclear protection forces in Moscow

A top Russian general accused by Ukraine of being responsible for the use of chemical weapons has been assassinated in Moscow using a bomb hidden in an electric scooter.

Vanuatu quake: Screams heard from buildings

Buildings have collapsed in Port Villa. Photo: Michael Thompson/Facebook

Vanuatu quake: Screams heard from buildings

Vanuatu locals have described hearing screams from collapsing buildings as a strong earthquake struck off the coast of Port Villa.

Vanuatu quake: One dead, tsunami warning lifted

Scenes from Port Vila in Vanuatu post-earthquake. Photo: Facebook / Michael Thompson

Vanuatu quake: One dead, tsunami warning lifted

An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 has struck Vanuatu's capital Port Vila, damaging buildings and cars with at least one person reported killed.

Alleged spy linked to Andrew denies wrongdoing

Prince Andrew has issued a statement to the BBC and other media in which he said he had ...

Alleged spy linked to Andrew denies wrongdoing

A Chinese national with close links to Prince Andrew says he's done nothing wrong and isn't a spy, after the businessman was named in court as being a suspected agent.

12 dead after accident at ski resort restaurant

Twelve people have died after an accident at an Indian restaurant in a Georgian ski resort.

Teen shooter kills student, teacher at Wisconsin school

Emergency vehicles at the scene of a shooting at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison. Photo...

Teen shooter kills student, teacher at Wisconsin school

A juvenile student has killed two people at a Christian school in the US state of Wisconsin before police found the suspect dead at the scene.

Big death toll feared in Mayotte cyclone

A man carries his belongings as rescue workers attempt to clear a blocked road in the aftermath...

Big death toll feared in Mayotte cyclone

Several hundred people - possibly even thousands - may have been killed after the most powerful cyclone in nearly a century hit the French Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte.

Heatwave sends temperatures soaring across Aus

Extreme fire danger warnings are in place with high bushfire risks across Australia's southeast....

Heatwave sends temperatures soaring across Aus

It could be the hottest day of the year for one Australian state as others prepare for extreme fire danger with a heatwave bearing down on large parts of the country.

Journalist, rescue workers among dozens killed in Gaza

A man screams following an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people, amid the...

Journalist, rescue workers among dozens killed in Gaza

Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed at least 53 Palestinians, including a journalist and rescue workers, medics say.

Bali Nine back home in Australia

Five members of the Bali Nine are waking up to their first day in Australia after being repatriated on "humanitarian grounds" following almost two decades in prison in Indonesia.

Fiji resort guests ill from suspected alcohol poisoning

Fiji resort guests ill from suspected alcohol poisoning

Seven tourists have been hospitalised in a suspected case of alcohol poisoning at a resort in Fiji, the Australian and Fijian governments have confirmed.

US officials say drone sightings are actually manned aircraft

US officials say drone sightings are actually manned aircraft

Officials from the White House, FBI and DHS on Saturday stressed that most of the recent reported drone sightings in New Jersey involved manned aircraft, and there was no evidence of any national security threat.

Fashion tycoon Isak Andic dies in mountain fall

Isak Andic attends the 4th Mango Fashion Awards at the Hotel Majestic in Barcelona in May 2012....

Fashion tycoon Isak Andic dies in mountain fall

The founder and owner of fashion empire Mango, Isak Andic, has died in a mountain accident, police said. He was 71.

South Korea's Yoon defiant after impeachment

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivers an address to the nation at his official residence...

South Korea's Yoon defiant after impeachment

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has vowed to fight for his political future after he was impeached in a second vote by the opposition-led parliament.

Trump calls for end to daylight saving in US

The US Capitol building in Washington at sunset. Photo: Reuters

Trump calls for end to daylight saving in US

US President-elect Donald Trump says the Republican Party "will use its best efforts" to end daylight saving time, which he called "inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation."

Ghostly scene at site of deadly Lindt siege 10 years on

Pedestrians walk past and stand out the front of the Lindt Chocolate Cafe located at Martin Place...

Ghostly scene at site of deadly Lindt siege 10 years on

A scene of quiet reflection marks Sydney's Martin Place, exactly ten years to the day after a gunman entered a popular cafe on the strip, armed with a gun and explosives.

New French PM facing 'Himalaya' of a challenge

France's new Prime Minister Francois Bayrou attends the handover ceremony at the Hotel Matignon...

New French PM facing 'Himalaya' of a challenge

New French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou says he faces a "Himalaya" of a challenge to tackle the country's deficit.

Tory leader: 'Lunch is for wimps'

Tory leader: 'Lunch is for wimps'

Britain's PM and leader of the main opposition party spar almost daily on everything but this week the two battled over a new subject - whether sandwiches make a good lunch.

Suspended anti-vax doctor wins bid to resume practice

Supporters have clapped and cheered in court after a doctor who clashed with regulators over Covid-19 vaccines had a medical ban lifted. Dr William Anicha Bay had his registration as a medical...

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