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Four migrants die in US immigration custody over first 10 days of 2026
13 Jan 2026ICE statistics showed that the agency was detaining 69,000 people.
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How I have fun with friends without spending money
13 Jan 2026By focussing on spending time with friends, rather than money, Koren Helbig learned the art of frugal socialising while living in Spain.
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Trump announces 25% tariffs on countries doing business with Iran - China's on the list
13 Jan 2026The announcement appears to mean goods from China, a major trading partner of both Iran and the United States, would become significantly more expensive to import.
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Queensland flood emergency warning continues as ex-cyclone moves west
Already-saturated western communities are being warned of possible heavy rains from ex-Cyclone Koji.
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Iran's traders, frustrated by economic losses, turn against clerics
13 Jan 2026It's fuelling unrest over an economy that has morphed into full-blown anti-government protests.
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UK investigates Musk's X over Grok deepfake concerns
13 Jan 2026UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Musk's X had to "get a grip" on Grok.
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What led Jacinda Ardern to quit Adelaide Writers' Week
13 Jan 2026The decision to axe scheduled speaker and author Randa Abdel-Fattah from this year's program has prompted an avalanche of withdrawals.
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Trump weighs response to Iran crackdown, Tehran says comms open
13 Jan 2026The flow of information from the Islamic Republic has been hampered by an internet blackout since Thursday.
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Australia's ambassador to US leaving post, marked by Trump rift
13 Jan 2026Donald Trump expressed disdain for Rudd during a televised US-Australia meeting at the White House.
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The best jokes from the Golden Globes
13 Jan 2026Nikki Glaser covered the Epstein files, CBS News and Leonardo DiCaprio dating women under 30 in her monologue.
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Former French police officers face jailtime for cocaine scheme
13 Jan 2026The officers were part of an anti-drugs taskforce but were expelled from police after their arrests.
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Fire at Mississippi synagogue set 'due to building's Jewish ties'
13 Jan 2026In an interview, the suspect reportedly admitted to setting Beth Israel on fire and calling it the "synagogue of Satan".
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Trump to meet Venezuela opposition leader at White House
13 Jan 2026Maria Corina Machado has so far been sidelined by Washington after US forces seized then-president Nicolas Maduro.
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Day of mourning for Bondi victims announced
13 Jan 2026Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called a national day of mourning for victims of terror attack, on January 22.
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Four games we are pumped to play in 2026
13 Jan 2026Gamers prepare for long-awaited sequels and new exciting titles like Marvel's Wolverine.
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Greenland rejects US takeover 'under any circumstance'
13 Jan 2026President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to bring the island under US control.
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Ukraine civilian deaths in 2025 highest since 2022, UN says
13 Jan 2026The data comes as US-led diplomatic attempts to end the war have stalled.
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French far-right leader's political fate hangs in the balance as appeal begins
13 Jan 2026Marine Le Pen begins a crucial appeal in Paris this week that will determine whether she can run in the 2027 presidential election.
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Jacinda Ardern joins boycott of top Australian arts festival
12 Jan 2026Dozens of writers have withdrawn from the Adelaide event, which has barred an Australian Palestinian author after the Bondi Beach shooting.
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Stocks waver, US dollar slides after Trump ups the ante
Investors decided to resuscitate the "Sell America" trade Sunday night, selling off US stock futures, bonds and the dollar.
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Zuckerberg names ex-Trump advisor as Meta president
13 Jan 2026She will join the team as it scales what Mark Zuckerberg described as "the massive physical and financial model that will power the next decade of computing".
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Paramount files lawsuit in pursuit of Warner Bros Discovery, threatens proxy fight
13 Jan 2026Paramount is taking its pursuit of CNN's parent company Warner Bros. Discovery to court.
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Australian bushfires: NZ asked for help to battle blazes
12 Jan 2026FENZ says a team of fire-fighters trained for arduous conditions is being put together.
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Hundreds of structures destroyed in Victorian bushfires
12 Jan 2026Across the Australian state, residents return home to take stock of the devastation.
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