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What we know about ICE’s fatal shooting of US citizen in Minneapolis
9 Jan 2026The Department of Homeland Security said mother of three Renee Nicole Good used her car against immigration officers.
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Child among three missing as bushfires destroy homes in Australia's southeast
9 Jan 2026Authorities say damaging winds and temperatures up to 46C forecast for Victoria's north will mean any fires burning will be "undefendable".
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US federal agents shoot two people in Portland, police say
9 Jan 2026Agents were conducting a vehicle stop when the driver "weaponised" the vehicle before an officer "fired a defensive shot," the Department of Homeland Security says.
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One dead, 38 missing, after Philippine dump site collapse
9 Jan 2026A mountain of garbage toppled onto sanitation workers at the Binaliw landfill, a privately operated facility in Cebu.
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Russia bombards Ukraine's capital after rejecting peacekeeping plan
9 Jan 2026The attack has killed at least four people.
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Trump says US 'to start now hitting land' against drug cartels
9 Jan 2026The US President has conducted maritime attacks and seized leftist Venezuelan leader Nicholas Maduro, as part of his campaign.
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International Space Station crew return early in first-ever medical evacuation
It's the first such medical evacuation in the orbital lab's history.
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New video emerges of Minnesota shooting, further inflaming tensions
10 Jan 2026The new clip is likely to further inflame tensions between state officials and officials in President Donald Trump's administration
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ICE shooting victim a mother of 3 who loved to sing and write poetry
9 Jan 2026Her family along with neighbours in her stunned city are shocked by the circumstances surrounding her death.
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After Minneapolis shooting, AI fabrications of victim and shooter
9 Jan 2026AI deepfakes of the victim and the shooter have flooded online platforms, underscoring the growing prevalence of what experts call "hallucinated" content after major news events.
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White House mulls payments to sway Greenlanders to join US
9 Jan 2026The payments might go as high as $170,000 to each person - meaning a spend of billions of dollars.
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Inside Nicolás Maduro's complex network of alleged drug traffickers wanted by the US
9 Jan 2026The deposed Venezuelan president allegedly oversaw a network of associates to facilitate the flow of illegal drugs into the US, aided by false passports, a guerilla training school, jets and grenade…
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German president says US is destroying world order
9 Jan 2026In unusually strong remarks, Frank-Walter Steinmeier says global democracy was being attacked as never before.
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What is a pyroCB, a fire-generated thunderstorm?
A fire burning in Victoria, Australia was so fierce it generated its own weather.
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Protesters, US officers clash after ICE officer kills woman
9 Jan 2026At least one protester was detained as federal officers armed with pepperball guns and tear gas faced off with demonstrators.
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Fire destroys yachts at New South Wales marina
9 Jan 2026More than forty firefighters were working to put the flames out.
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'Like a movie': The brazen airport heist that stunned a Pacific nation
Three men wore white hazmat suits when they used a rifle to stick up a truck full of cash outside a Pacific Island airport in broad daylight.
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Russia slams Western peacekeeping plan for Ukraine
9 Jan 2026It says any Western forces on the ground would be considered 'legitimate military targets'.
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Six months to re-plan a wedding? Couple blindsided by Olympic construction
9 Jan 2026Brisbane couples say they've been 'blindsided' by their wedding venue closing to make way for an Olympic Stadium, but the mayor says six months' notice is plenty of time.
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Shortages, cash handouts and killings: How Iran’s protests spread
9 Jan 2026Millions of Iranians are grappling with rampant inflation and a plummeting currency, as thousands took to the streets in demonstrations.
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Gaza civil defence says Israeli attacks kill 7 including 4 children
9 Jan 2026The Israeli military said it was checking the reports.
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Greenlanders who once laughed at Trump's annexation talk now feel 'scared'
9 Jan 2026Dramatic events in Venezuela last weekend have people much more nervous that this time, Donald Trump could actually be serious.
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Macron accuses US of 'gradually turning away' from allies
9 Jan 2026"We are living in a world of great powers with a real temptation to divide up the world," the French President told the country's ambassadors at the Elysee Palace.
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'Was hoping for a gold bar': Dad's disappointment after safe pulled from ocean
8 Jan 2026Armed with the co-ordinates and a jet ski, Quoin Sellenger and his daughter retrieved the heavy-duty safe from the Indian Ocean.
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