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Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr and his wife Vivian Spohr were holidaying in Sardina when the tragedy unfolded.

Billionaire’s wife accused of running over babysitter

The glamourous wife of a billionaire CEO is being investigated after she allegedly ran over and killed a babysitter while holidaying in Sardinia. 

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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump greet first responders in Kerrville.

‘Hell of a situation, isn’t it?’: Trump visits flood sites

THE NEW YORK TIMES: President Donald Trump and Melania Trump have travelled to an area of Texas devastated by last weekend’s extreme flash flooding, which left more than 120 people dead. 

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The main focus of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s trip to China will be building business links.

PM to walk diplomatic tightrope in crucial China visit

Business opportunities will rub up against security and ideological tensions as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese leads an Australian delegation to China.

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Parts of an Air India plane that crashed on June 13.

Major report throws suspicion on Air India pilots’ actions

A preliminary report into the Air India crash that killed 260 people last month has revealed why the plane may have taken fatal plunge.

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The US military has seen a potentially broader vulnerability with drone capabilities continuing to skyrocket.

As drone warfare evolves, Pentagon sees its vulnerabilities

THE NEW YORK TIMES: In recent months, the US military has seen a potentially broader vulnerability, as both Israel and Ukraine attacked adversaries with drones smuggled deep behind enemy lines.

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A teenage boy has died after a hole he dug on a beach suddenly collapsed in on him, burying him alive. 

Beach tragedy: Family tries to rescue boy buried alive

A teenage boy has died after a hole he dug on a beach collapsed in on him, burying him alive. 

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A teenage boy has died after a hole he dug on a beach suddenly collapsed in on him, burying him alive. 

Beach tragedy: Family tries to rescue boy buried alive

A teenage boy has died after a hole he dug on a beach collapsed in on him, burying him alive. 

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Trump’s copper move is baffling and Australia’s right to be nervous.

A copper tariff we didn’t ask for, consequences we wear

BEN HARVEY: It’s the kind of policy that sounds tough, fixes nothing, and risks triggering a chain reaction — one that circles straight back to Australians’ savings.

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Scott Towery, manager of the River Inn, and his wife Connie helped people to evacuate from the floods in Hunt, Texas.

Survivors reveal their dramatic escape from Texas floods

Had the Texas floods happened 12 hours before or after, when the light of day would have allowed people to see what was happening before it was too late, there would likely have been far fewer fatalities.

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Rick Springfield and US Today hosts Al Roker, Craig Melvin and Jill Martin enjoy a laugh.

Aussie rock legend’s worldwide smash hit mangled by US hosts

He had a song so big that everyone knows the lines. Well, almost everyone ...

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A mother who buried two of her stillborn children and hid them in her house has been spared a jail sentence.

Mother hid two stillborn babies in bin bags

A mother who hid two of her stillborn children in her house has been spared a jail sentence.

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The man, who already has two wives, reportedly paid the little girl’s family money to take her as his bride.

Outrage after Afghan man, 45, marries six-year-old

A 45-year-old Afghan man has caused global outrage after he married a six-year-old girl.

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Travis Decker is on the run from police who are hunting him over the gruesome deaths of daughters Paityn, 9, Evelyn, 8, and Olivia, 5.

Tourists aid search for dad who ‘killed’ his three daughters

There’s hope that an influx of hikers and campers during the busy summer season in the Cascades will increase the chances of spotting the accused killer.

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A man well known for his community focus had his own life savings thrown out of a helicopter, raining down on the attendees of his own funeral.

Dead man’s life savings thrown from helicopter

WATCH: A man well known for his community spirit had his own life savings thrown out of a helicopter, raining down on his favourite neighbourhood.

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Police  collect remains of a Russian explosive device on the road after a Russian drones and missiles attack on Thursday in Kyiv.

New peace solution flagged after Ukrainian spy shot in Kyiv

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US top diplomat Marco Rubio held ‘frank’ talks on the Ukraine war, both sides said.

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