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Former Queen of Denmark, Margerathe, with King Frederik and Queen Mary.

Royal hospitalised with third health scare this year

A royal has been rushed to hospital for the third time this year, forcing a major change to their plans this week.

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AfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party, speaks to supporters during the final campaign rally on the eve of state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on September 5, 2026.

Ex-salesman bringing the far right to cusp of German power

Ulrich Siegmund, has harnessed his online popularity to come closer to power than any other far-right politician in Germany since the Nazi era ended in 1945.

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The Professor Molchanov research vessel is moored at the Barentsburg port located at the Spitsbergen Archipelago.

Norway seizes Russian ship over Ukrainian arbitration claim

The seizure of the Russian vessel is part of a global effort to enforce a $5.9b arbitration award.

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The migration ‍route from west Africa to the Canary Islands is one ​of the world's deadliest.

Over 80 people die on migrant boat after 26 days adrift

An infant is believed to be among those who perished at sea after a small fishing vessel bearing 128 people lost its way.

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A British tourist has been allegedly stabbed to death in front of her child in a resort in Albufeira, Portugal.

Holidaying mum fatally stabbed at hotel as her child watched

The 34-year-old was allegedly attacked a number of times at the luxury hotel where she had been staying with her partner and child.

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Augsburg’s train station has been closed following an explosion and the discovery of a second suspicious device.

Rail station blast after airport attack linked to Russia

The explosion and discovery of a second suspicious device at a train station came just hours after the European nation blamed Russia for a failed drone attack.

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Swarms of drones, many of them powered by jet engines, have plagued Kyiv and nearby areas. (EPA PHOTO)

Death toll rises as Russian barrage on Kyiv enters fifth day

Swarms of drones, many of them powered by jet engines, have plagued Kyiv in recent days, killing residents, damaging homes and warehouses.

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Police say a suspect has been arrested after a weekend shooting at a rave in northern Switzerland.

Suspect arrested after shooting at rave leaves one dead

The weekend shooting also left at least five rave-goers dead, according to police.

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A couple has been found dead in a jacuzzi in the Spanish holiday city of Cullera.

Holiday horror as children find parents dead in jacuzzi

The couple were understood to have died while trying to escape the hot tub in their villa, with police continuing their investigations.

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Fourteen Australians have been confirmed killed fighting for Ukraine against Russia over four years.

DFAT investigating claims ex-ADF soldier killed in Ukraine

Two social media accounts of foreign fighters in Ukraine said the Australian, who they identified by a nickname, recently died in combat. 

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Australian Oscar Jenkins has given his first interview since he was sentenced in May 2025 to 13 years' imprisonment by Russian authorities for acting as ‘a mercenary in an armed conflict’.

‘Right thing to do’: Aussie jailed in Russia speaks out

An Australian man jailed in Russia after fighting for Ukraine has spoken publicly for the first time since his capture, revealing why he chose to join the war.

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Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb general whose actions during the Balkan wars of the 1990s led to him being called the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, has died in custody in The Hague. 

Murderous war crimes of Ratko Mladic who died in custody

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb general whose actions during the Balkan wars of the 1990s led to him being called the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, has died in custody in The Hague. 

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Bosnian Serb army commander General Ratko Mladic in Belgrade in 1992.

Ratko Mladic, ex-general known as ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies

The former Serbian general was serving a life sentence after he was convicted over Europe’s deadliest massacre since World War II.

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King Harald of Norway has been in hospital for more than a week.

Fears for monarch as royal’s health condition deteriorates

Royal family members have cancelled all planned events, the ‌palace said in ‌a statement on Thursday.

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Russian missile and drone strikes continued into the daylight hours in Kyiv and other cities.

Russia in ‘massive’ overnight strike on 9 Ukrainian cities

Moscow’s onslaught across the Ukraine, which included missiles and drones, began after nightfall Wednesday and continued into daylight hours Thursday.

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French authorities have arrested a man accused of fatally ramming his car into a group of people.

Two dead and 10 injured as car rams pedestrians

A driver deliberately rammed their car into a group of people, leaving two people dead and seven others in critical condition.

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WA Minister Stephen Dawson has told a global oil and gas conference the state can help address the world’s ‘crazy challenges’.

WA can help solve world’s ‘crazy’ problems, Minister says

EXCLUSIVE: Western Australia is uniquely positioned to help global leaders address ‘crazy challenges’, the state’s Regional Development Minister has told an international oil and gas conference in Norway.

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