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Venezuela opens up oil industry as Trump threatens more tariffs on countries selling to Cuba
31 Jan 2026In a move by Caracas to meet the demands of the US president, Venezuela has approved a law change that will make it easier for foreign companies to take part in its oil industry.
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Relief on horizon for southeast Australia after record heatwave delivers 50C
31 Jan 2026For the eighth consecutive day, Australia's southeast inland will bake in temperatures well above 40 degress Celsius.
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US journalist released from custody after arrest over Minnesota church protest
31 Jan 2026First Amendment advocates and civil-rights organisations argued President Donald Trump was trying to chill press freedom in the US.
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More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in east Congo
31 Jan 2026Victims of the landslide include miners, children and market women, while those rescued have serious injuries.
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US Justice Dept opens civil rights probe into Pretti shooting
31 Jan 2026The department's investigation could lead to criminal charges against the officers involved, though there is a high legal bar to bring such a case.
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Latest cache of Epstein files includes three million pages, 2000 videos and 180,000 images
31 Jan 2026It's the Trump administration's latest effort to comply with a law passed in November that required the department to release all Epstein-related records by 19 December, 2025.
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Ex-CNN journalist Don Lemon arrested after anti-ICE church protest
31 Jan 2026The now independent journalist livestreamed a protest that disrupted a service at Cities Church in St Paul against Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
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Luigi Mangione will not face death penalty, US judge rules
31 Jan 2026The decision is a loss for federal prosecutors, who were adamant about pursuing the death penalty for the man accused of shooting dead UnitedHealth boss Brian Thompson in 2024.
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Israel denies accepting Gaza health ministry war toll
Local media had reported the military "accepted the estimate of the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry that approximately 71,000 Palestinians were killed during the Israel-Gaza war".
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NASA delays Moon mission over frigid weather
31 Jan 2026The new window for the launch could put the event on the same day as the Super Bowl.
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Israel to partially reopen Gaza's Rafah crossing on Sunday
31 Jan 2026The crossing, situated on the territory's southern border with Egypt, is the only route in and out of Gaza that does not pass through Israel.
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Russia pauses airstrikes on Kyiv at Trump's request
31 Jan 2026But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says there's no formal truce between the two countries, and Russia has shifted to hitting Ukrainian logistics instead.
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Son of Norway crown princess to stand trial for rape
30 Jan 2026In the biggest scandal to rock Norway's monarchy, the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit goes on trial next week accused of raping four women, as well as drug and assault offences.
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'Respect Canadian sovereignty': Carney warns Trump on Alberta separatist push
30 Jan 2026The Canadian Prime Minister's comments come following reports that Alberta separatists met with US officials numerous times.
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Early warning of 'Apocalyptic Wasteland' in Gaza blocked by US envoys to Israel
30 Jan 2026US Agency for International Development staffers in early 2024 drafted a warning to senior officials in Joe Biden's administration. It was blocked.
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Italian officals go on trial over deadly migrant shipwreck
Six members of Italy's police and coastguard will go on trial over a 2023 shipwreck that killed at least 94 migrants, accused of failing to intervene on time.
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WHO sees low risk of Nipah virus spreading beyond India
30 Jan 2026It does not recommend travel or trade curbs after two infections reported by the South Asian nation.
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Five reasons why Japan's election is the most unpredictable in years
30 Jan 2026Japan's prime minister has called a snap lower house election on 8 February, which analysts say is shaping as one of the most unpredictable contests in years.
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Trump is scared of the politics of ICE, and it's showing
30 Jan 2026Analysis: The White House and Republicans seem to be preparing to make significant legislative concessions.
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Musk lays out plan to move Tesla from cars to robots
30 Jan 2026Tesla plans to discontinue the Model S and Model X in favor of making more of its Optimus robots.
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Oil prices surge on worries US could attack Iran
30 Jan 2026Iran was the third-biggest crude producer in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
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US journalist taken into custody after Minnesota church protest
31 Jan 2026Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was in Los Angeles to cover the Grammy Awards when he was arrested in a hotel lobby in Beverly Hills.
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Man arrested for trying to free Luigi Mangione from jail
30 Jan 2026The Minnesota man is accused of impersonating an FBI agent .
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Australian heatwave causes $1m in crop losses to fruitgrowers
30 Jan 2026There are calls for state government disaster funding definitions to include heatwave damage to crops.
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