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'Scares the hell out of me': James Cameron on the threat of AI
3 Oct 2025The Hollywood director has been present in the film space for many years but the emergence of AI and its power has him somewhat scared for the future.
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Police release first picture of child missing in Australian outback
3 Oct 2025Police are entering the seventh day of searching for four-year-old Gus, who has been missing in South Australia's outback.
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Rallies against Israel interception of Gaza flotilla sweep Europe
3 Oct 2025Riot police beat back a portion of the protesters who attempted to climb over barriers with truncheons, forcing them to retreat, images broadcast on Spanish public television showed.
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Putin vows 'significant' response as tension with Europe flares
3 Oct 2025France's detention of the Boracay, a vessel claiming to be flagged in Benin, drew a furious response from Putin.
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Climate talks are 'heartbreak' for Pacific Islands - why they want to host them
Joseph Sikulu's long-haul journey home to the Pacific has felt fruitless after the recent world climate talks.
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Heightened fear among British Jews after deadly Manchester attack
3 Oct 2025"I'm Jewish and absolutely terrified,"a woman said near the site of the attack at a synagogue.
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US, European stocks hit record highs despite US shutdown
3 Oct 2025Instead, investors are focused on how much the Federal Reserve might lower interest rates this year, and whether the roaring US stock market is due for a short-term pullback in the near future.
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Tesla sales hit record, pushing Musk's wealth past half a trillion
3 Oct 2025The company sold a record 497,099 vehicles worldwide from July through September.
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Two dead, four wounded in UK synagogue terrorist attack
Greater Manchester police said the suspect, who was wearing a vest that appeared to be an explosive device, was shot dead by officers.
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Trump piles pain on Democrats over US government shutdown
3 Oct 2025The Republican president has signalled that he plans to follow through on his threat for mass layoffs of US federal workers.
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Papua New Guinea approves 'Pukpuk' defence treaty with Australia
3 Oct 2025PNG Prime Minister James Marape says it will elevate the two countries' security relationship to "its highest level in history".
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France says detention of 'shadow' tanker signals new plan to pressure Russia
3 Oct 2025France's President Emmanuel Macron said it was part of the strategy to block revenue funding Moscow's war effort in Ukraine.
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US to give Ukraine intelligence on long-range energy targets in Russia
3 Oct 2025It comes after US President Donald Trump recently backed Kyiv retaking land, in apparent about-face.
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Shein's move to enter bricks-and-mortar retail sparks backlash
2 Oct 2025The online fast fashion retailer sells products at rock-bottom prices by sending parcels direct from factories in China to shoppers around the world.
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Israel to deport Gaza flotilla activists
3 Oct 2025A group of dozens of boats carrying 500 people - including three New Zealanders and Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg - were sailing to try and break Israel's blockade.
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Proposal for Gaza's future governance leaked in draft plan
A copy of the proposal was provided by a source who requested anonymity.
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No signs of life in Indonesia school collapse - rescuers
2 Oct 2025The families of the missing have agreed for heavy equipment to be used.
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Kiwi teen on board Gaza flotilla ship intercepted by Israeli forces
7 Oct 2025Samuel Leason posted from on board the Sirius saying the boat had been intercepted and he's being taken to Israel. Audio
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Mushroom murderer's lawyer announces intention to appeal
2 Oct 2025The grounds for the appeal were not outlined, and documents have not been formally lodged.
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Wildlife advocate, primate expert Jane Goodall dies at 91
2 Oct 2025The scientist turned her childhood love of primates into a lifelong quest for protecting the environment. Audio
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White House says firings 'imminent' as plan to reopen US govt collapses
2 Oct 2025Around 750,000 federal employees are expected to be placed on furlough - a kind of enforced leave, with pay withheld until they return to work.
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Gaza aid flotilla says it has been intercepted by military
2 Oct 2025Military personnel intercepted an international flotilla trying to deliver medicine and food to Gaza and boarded its boats. Audio
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'She's the one': Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's relationship before separation
2 Oct 2025How Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's relationship began and unfolded over 19 years.
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Bomb scare at Germany's Oktoberfest
2 Oct 2025The popular beer festival in Munich was shut briefly due to an uncertain situation involving explosives, a shooting, a fire, and booby traps at a residential building.
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