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Delivery drivers risky driving kills 7yo girl.

Deadly head-on crash kills 7yo after van driver’s risky move

A courier driver has been jailed after a dangerous overtake caused a head-on crash that killed a seven-year-old girl and seriously injured her father.

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Dad dies in Dubai jetski crash as partner watches on.

Horror jetski crash kills young dad in front of family

A young father has been killed in a jetski collision as his partner and newborn watched on, with an inquest revealing heartbreaking new details of the crash.

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The Hong Kong towers that burned were wrapped in bamboo scaffolding and green mesh for renovations.

Eight arrested over HK's deadliest fire in 80 years

Hong Kong’s worst fire in nearly 80 years has left at least 128 dead and 200 missing, as authorities arrest eight people over alleged corruption linked to renovation works at the high-rise complex consumed by flames.

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A legal battle over Virginia Giuffre’s multi-million dollar estate has kicked off in Perth.

Legal battle over Virginia Giuffre’s huge fortune begins

Giuffre’s estranged husband and daughter are likely to join her sons in batting off other parties vying for a slice of her multi-million dollar estate.

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Steven Cornish, 19, killed his girlfriend's cat and made her clean up the 'mess'.

Outrage as man punches girlfriend’s cat to death

After he had finished brutally killing the cat he forced his horrified partner to clean up the mess. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT

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National Guard members participate in a group prayer with civilians and a security officer outside the emergency entrance to MedStar Washington Hospital Center on Wednesday after two Guard members were shot earlier in the day.

Afghan national and ex-CIA associate faces DC ambush charges

Federal officials say Rahmanullah Lakanwal faces multiple criminal charges in the shooting, which left one National Guard member dead and another critically wounded.

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Catherine, Princess Of Wales visits the children's mental health charity Anna Freud at the Anna Freud Centre on November 27, 2025 in London, England.

Kate chalks up 10-year partnership with mental health outfit

The Princess deftly went from dealing with clinical discussions to mingling with parents and toddlers at early childhood mental health charity Anna Freud.

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Two men in pre-trial custody have escaped from jail in the eastern French city of Dijon. (AP PHOTO)

Jailbreak shock as inmates abseil out of prison

A union representing French prison workers says two men have escaped a jail in Dijon after sawing through the bars of their cell.

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One of the two US National Guard members shot in an ‘ambush-style’ attack streets away from the White House has died.

Soldier dies after ‘savage attack’ in Washington, DC

One of the two US National Guard members shot in an ‘ambush-style’ attack streets away from the White House has died, US President Donald Trump has confirmed.

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 Australia is expected to contribute around $50 million, and New Zealand is likely to add a further $15 million to help Ukraine buy weapons.

Australia set to tip millions into Ukraine weapons fund

Australia and New Zealand are poised to pour millions of dollars into a special NATO program that buys American-made weapons for Ukraine.

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Smoke rises from a residential complex in Tai Po, Hong Kong on Nov. 27, 2025.

Hong Kong’s worst fire fuels scrutiny of safety lapses

In a city where millions sleep, eat and work in high towers pressed together like books on a shelf, there’s long been the threat that a massive fire could trap people inside their high-rises.

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Vladimir Putin has broken his silence on a US-backed peace plan to end the war in Ukraine.

Putin says US plan could be ‘basis’ for Ukraine war to end

Russian President Vladimir Putin has broken his silence on a US-backed peace plan to end the war in Ukraine.

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Authorities have revealed new details about the Washington, DC shooting suspect.

Chilling details emerge on suspect in DC shooting

Authorities have revealed new details about the Washington, DC shooting suspect, as the two National Guard members who were ‘ambushed’ near the White House are named.

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It is unclear how many people remain missing or trapped at a high-rise building complex. (AP PHOTO)

Hong Kong inferno death toll climbs, hundreds still missing

The death toll from an inferno at a high-rise apartment complex in Hong Kong has risen to 83 as police arrested the bosses of a construction company.

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‘Kumma’ an AI bear made by FoloToy.

Huge concern after AI toy bear gives sex advice

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The innocent-looking bear talked about knives, sexual topics and even referred to a fetish app.

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