Immigration policy trapping thousands in modern slavery: sources
Thousands of victims of modern slavery are being denied support because of Britain's crackdown on illegal migration, according to more than a dozen sources.
Key safety system off in helicopter during collision
Key safety system off in helicopter during collision
A key safety system was turned off on the US Army helicopter that collided with an American Airlines AAL.O regional jet last week near Washington's Reagan Airport, ...
Judge accuses Trump of ignoring rule of law
Judge accuses Trump of ignoring rule of law
A federal judge in Seattle accused Donald Trump of ignoring the rule of law for political and personal gain.
Trump order seeks to ban trans women from female sports
Trump order seeks to ban trans women from female sports
US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order attempting to exclude transgender girls and women from female sports, a directive that supporters say will restore fairness but...
Australia passes tough hate crime laws
Jail time for Nazi salutes after Australia passes hate crime laws
Australia has passed tough anti-hate crime laws including mandatory minimum sentences for offences such as giving a Nazi salute in public.
Rebels take another town in Congo
Rebels take another town in Congo
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of a mining town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province.
Trump's Gaza proposal draws global condemnation
Trump's Gaza proposal draws global condemnation
President Donald Trump's proposal for the United States to take over war-ruined Gaza has shattered US policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, drawing global condemnation.
Trump says US could take over Gaza
Trump says US could take over Gaza
President Donald Trump said the US would take over the war-ravaged Gaza Strip and develop it economically after Palestinians were resettled elsewhere.
11 killed in shooting at Swedish school
11 killed in shooting at Swedish school
Eleven people were killed in a shooting at an adult education centre in Sweden in what the prime minister called a "painful day".
Tributes flow for teen shark attack victim
'Shining light': Tributes flow for teen shark attack victim
A teenage girl who died after a shark attack at a popular Australian surfing spot has been remembered as a shining light who loved the beach.
Rain eases but threats remain in flood hit Queensland
Rain eases but threats remain in flood hit Queensland
Rainfall is expected to ease over the coming days but any further water in the already-soaked northern Australia will aggravate the flood disaster.
Trump to pause threatened tariffs on Mexico, Canada
Trump to pause threatened tariffs on Mexico, Canada
Donald Trump has suspended his threat of steep tariffs on Mexico and Canada, agreeing to a 30-day pause in return for concessions on border and crime enforcement with the two neighbouring countries.
Musk, Trump move to gut world's largest aid agency
Musk, Trump move to gut world's largest aid agency
Employees at the US Agency for International Development were informed on Monday that their headquarters was shut for the day, hours after billionaire Elon Musk said President Donald Trump agreed Washington's primary humanitarian agency should be closed.
Beyonce takes top honour at Grammys
Beyonce takes top honour at Grammys
Beyonce has scored the top prize at music's Grammy Awards, taking album of the year for the first time in her career with her country record "Cowboy Carter".
Weather chaos brings bushfires, flash floods to Victoria
Weather chaos brings bushfires, flash floods to Victoria
Properties are feared destroyed in bushfires raging across regional Victoria as the state battles ongoing erratic weather.
Deadly QLD flooding expected to worsen
Deadly QLD flooding expected to worsen
An extreme weather system fuelled by two tropical lows has turned deadly after a woman was killed in floodwaters amid emergency warnings and evacuations, with more record rainfalls forecast.
Huge crowds protest proposed Germany immigration crackdown
Huge crowds protest proposed Germany immigration crackdown
Thousands of people have protested in Berlin against plans to limit immigration proposed by opposition conservatives and supported by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Trump warns of 'some pain' after launching trade war
Trump warns of 'some pain' after launching trade war
President Donald Trump said the sweeping tariffs he has imposed on Mexico, Canada and China may cause "some pain" for Americans, as Wall Street and the largest US trading partners signalled hope the trade war would not last long.
World in pictures
World in pictures
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Sydney cars, houses sprayed with antisemitic graffiti
Sydney cars, houses sprayed with antisemitic graffiti
Cars and houses in Sydney have been daubed in antisemitic graffiti, police say, in the latest in a string of incidents targeting Jews in Australia's biggest city.