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Lady Gaga's historic concert drew more than two million people to Copacabana Beach in Rio. (EPA PHOTO)

Bomb plot for Gaga concert foiled, singer not made aware

Details have emerged of a foiled bomb plot planned for Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro, attended by 2.1 million people, as the singer’s team confirm police did not share details until after the performance

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Billionaire DOGE chief Elon Musk has made history by wearing two hats at once at a White House meeting, prompting US President Donald Trump to joke about his unique style.

Trump praises Musk as ‘only one that can’ wear two hats

Billionaire DOGE chief Elon Musk has made history by wearing two hats at once at a White House meeting, prompting US President Donald Trump to joke about his unique style.

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Sister Inah Canabarro, the world’s oldest person, has died.

World’s oldest person, a Brazilian nun, dies aged 116

Sister Inah Canabarro was declared the world’s oldest person only four months ago.

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Canada's Prime Minister and Liberal Party leader Mark Carney and his wife Diana Fox Carney greet supporters at a victory party in Ottawa.

Projected win for Liberals in Canadian election

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s party are projected to have won Canada’s Federal poll, capping a stunning turnaround in fortunes fuelled by the US President Donald Trump’s annexation threats and trade war. 

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A car has been driven into a crowd during a Filipino community festival in Vancouver, killing 11. (AP PHOTO)

Murder charges laid after horror car ramming attack in Canada

A man with ‘mental health issues’ has been charged with attempted murder after a car was rammed into a crowd at a Filipino festival in Vancouver, Canada.

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Police have confirmed ‘a number of people’ have been killed after a car ploughed through a packed street festival in Vancouver, Canada on Saturday night.

Multiple killed as car ploughs through busy street festival

Police have confirmed ‘a number of people’ have been killed after a car ploughed through a packed street festival in Vancouver, Canada on Saturday night.

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French-Argentine nun Sister Geneviève Jeanningros was granted a rare exception to protocol at St. Peter’s Basilica, allowing her to enter a space typically reserved for clergy to quietly pay her respects at the coffin of Pope Francis.

Nun who broke Vatican protocol to farewell friend Francis

While 90,000 people lined up and quietly paid their respects to the beloved Pontiff, one 81-year-old French nun stunned the world by approaching the coffin of her close friend.

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US President Donald Trump.

‘Cease to exist’: Trump’s new threat ahead of election

The US President has inserted himself into an upcoming election, with a bold call on what would happen to a country if the US stopped buying its goods.

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Global leaders are preparing to travel to Rome for Pope Francis’ funeral.

Who is attending Pope Francis’s funeral?

Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend Pope Francis’s funeral on Saturday, including many world leaders, Catholic officials and mourners from around the world.

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The volcano has covered local villages with ash.

Embassy ‘stay away’ warning as volcano spews toxic cloud

Tourists and villagers are adopting COVID-style mask regimes after a volcano erupted and sent huge ash plumes and over 600 tonnes of sulfur dioxide into the air in Costa Rica.

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Former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala talks on his cell phone after being sentenced along with his wife to 15 years in prison.

Former president hit with 15-year money laundering sentence

A South American court found the nation’s former president and his wife had received almost $5 million in illegal contributions for two election campaigns.

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Alleged violent criminals tied to Tren de Aragua and MS-13 have been deported from the US to El Salvador.

El Salvador leader breaks silence on wrongly deported US man

The president of El Salvador’s comments came after Maryland man Kilmar Abrego Garcia was sent to a notorious gang prison in the country, sparking the US Supreme Court’s intervention.

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The death toll is expected to rise after a roof collapsed at the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo. (AP PHOTO)

Major League star dead after fatal nightclub roof collapse

Almost 80 people have been killed and dozens injured after a roof collapsed at a packed nightclub in the Dominican Republic.

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Martin Villalobos was allegedly a real-life monster under a child's bed, found hiding by a shocked babysitter.

Real monster under bed scares s**t out of child, babysitter

When an anxious youngster complained to their babysitter about a monster under their bed, she comforted the child, reassured them it was in their imagination and went to prove it.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Conservatives leader Pierre Poilievre head into a Canadian election overshadowed by Donald Trump.

Why Trump could tip Canada’s poll away from Conservatives

A trade war with the US has turned around the fortunes of Canada’s left-wing government, which faces an election just weeks before Australia goes to the polls.

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