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No survivors after Russian passenger plane crashes - report
24 Jul 2025The local emergencies ministry said the plane dropped off radar screens while approaching its destination of Tynda, a town in the Amur region bordering China.
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Hegseth's Signal messages came from email marked 'SECRET'
24 Jul 2025The Pentagon watchdog has evidence military plans shared by the Secretary of Defense via Signal were taken from a document marked classified at the time.
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French president sues right-wing US commentator over claims his wife is a man
24 Jul 2025The conservative commentator has produced numerous videos about Brigitte Macron on YouTube, including a multi-part series called "Becoming Brigitte."
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Eleven Thai civilians killed in Cambodian shelling
24 Jul 2025Armed clashes have broken out between the militaries of the Southeast Asian neighbours.
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Trump's Obama claims a 'weak attempt at distraction' from Epstein chaos
24 Jul 2025One Senator questioned whether officials are accusing Barack Obama of treason to distract from fallout.
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Columbia to pay $330m to settle Trump probe
24 Jul 2025The US President targeted universities including Columbia over the pro-Palestinian student protest movement that roiled college campuses last year.
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Family of five among 100 killed in 24 hours in Gaza
24 Jul 2025The Al-Shaer family went to bed hungry at their home in Gaza City. An Israeli airstrike killed them in their sleep. Audio
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Idaho families may never know motive as Kohberger 'respectfully declines'
24 Jul 2025Asked if he had any comment at his sentencing for the murders, Byran Kohberger said just three words: "I respectfully decline".
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Trump is in Epstein files, Wall Street Journal reports
24 Jul 2025The US President was told in May that his name appeared in files related to Jeffrey Epstein, according to the Wall St Journal. But the White House calls it "fake news". Audio
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Some victims' families sent wrong remains after deadly Air India crash
24 Jul 2025Authorities in India sent the wrong remains to some British families whose loved ones were killed in a plane crash last month, their lawyer has claimed.
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David Letterman had something to say about Colbert cancellation
24 Jul 2025Letterman posted a video and a quip this week, seemingly in response to news that CBS would be ending "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in May 2026. Video
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UN's highest court makes landmark climate ruling
24 Jul 2025The International Court of Justice ruled climate change is an urgent and existential threat and countries can be held legally responsible for emissions.
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EU heading towards 15 percent tariff deal with US
24 Jul 2025The bloc will avoid a harsher 30 percent levy slated to be implemented from 1 August, two EU diplomats said.
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Dr admits giving Mattew Perry ketamine
24 Jul 2025One of the doctors accused of providing ketamine to Friends actor Matthew Perry has pleaded guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine.
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Nauru's pathway to deep sea mining
24 Jul 2025Laws over international deep sea mining are being thrashed out at a meeting in Jamaica, but the process has so far taken over a decade and we don't even have a draft set of rules
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US-funded contraceptives meant for poor nations to be burned instead
24 Jul 2025The UN offered to buy the contraceptives after Trump froze foreign aid, but now dozens of truckloads are being sent to France for incineration.
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Get ready for more bad news from Tesla
24 Jul 2025The company reported a 23 percent drop in adjusted earnings for the second quarter, a fall that followed a record drop in sales
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Kiwis take home the 'Oscars' of board game world
23 Jul 2025Two New Zealanders have taken home one of the top prizes in the Spiel de Jahres, an annual awards event considered the Oscars of the board game world.
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New images shed light on Trumps ties to Epstein
23 Jul 2025Photos from 1993 confirm for the first time that Epstein attended Trump's 1993 wedding to Marla Maples. His attendance at the ceremony was not widely known until now.
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Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba to quit after election drubbing
23 Jul 2025The PM's departure less than a year after taking office will trigger a succession battle within the ruling Liberal Democratic party.
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Trump announces 'massive' Japan trade deal
23 Jul 2025The US president cut a threatened 25-percent tariff to 15 percent ahead of a 1 August deadline.
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World Court says countries must address climate change in landmark opinion
24 Jul 2025The landmark opinion could influence global climate litigation, leading countries affected by climate change to seek redress.
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How Ozzy Osbourne went from aging rocker to reality star
23 Jul 2025He'll be remembered differently by several different generations, and that's almost the definition of a pop cultural icon.
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Six-week-old baby among famine deaths in Gaza
23 Jul 2025Malnutrition is now killing Palestinians faster than at any point in the 21-month war.
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