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Pope Leo has used a scheduled blessing to reveal he is to undergo surgery on a lung nodule. (AP PHOTO)
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Pope Leo will undergo surgery in the coming days, he said.

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A barge on the Congo River, where a weekend boat collision has left at least 30 people dead.

At least 30 dead and dozens missing in horror boat collision

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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, at an Invictus Games event in Canberra earlier this year.

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A fire has killed at least 19 girls and five boys, an official in ?South Kivu province says. (AP PHOTO)

Horror school fire kills at least 24 students

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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex after a boat trip during the Invictus Games in 2023.

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A woman accused of leaving her four young children at home alone to go on a three-day cruise has faced court.

Mum ‘went on cruise while baby and 3 kids were home alone’

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President Donald Trump meets with Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada at the White House in Washington on October 7, 2025.
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How Trump’s desire for Canada pushed it towards the EU

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Layne Lundeen, 67, had to be duct-taped by fellow passengers on a flight from Dallas, Texas, to Newark, New Jersey. Unknown

Duct-tape passenger breaks silence after viral image

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Mark Carney was wooed by EU head Ursula von der Leyen during her speech to the European Parliament. (EPA PHOTO)
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Battle with Trump is sending Canada into the arms of the EU

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Asia Pacific

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Testing showed that some of the seized cocaine had been substituted for flour. (EPA PHOTO)

Cocaine held as evidence for seven years go missing in Fiji

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Global tensions continue as Anthony Albanese keeps a hectic schedule.
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PM’s delicate diplomacy with Xi and Trump is getting harder

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Rescue crews are working in difficult conditions to retrieve the bodies entombed in the wreck. (AP PHOTO)

Death toll rises two weeks on from devastating ferry capsize

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It comes as the capital city of Thailand was declared a ‘flood disaster’ after 300mm of rain pounded the country.

Major floods prompt warning to Aussies heading overseas

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One hour into the international flight, an emergency code was sent to air traffic control after a terrifying discovery.

Terror as ‘cracked’ plane window prompts mid-air U-turn

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Intermarche's owner says food products have to be disposed of after fridges were set to defrost. (EPA PHOTO)

Cyberattack hits French store fridges, sparks fires

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Police have detained a 14-year-old student after two teachers were shot with a gun allegedly smuggled into the school in a guitar case.
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Accused teen shooter ‘used guitar case to get gun to school’

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A woman walks past the wreckage of destroyed buildings in Sloviansk, in the Donbas region of Ukraine.
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Ukraine claws back land in the region Russia most covets

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Influencer Brooke George in Instagram photos from her first visit to Dubai.

Influencer faces firing squad inside notorious Dubai jail

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Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen say they carried out drone and ballistic missile attacks on the Saudi capital Riyadh, as well as energy sites on the country's Red Sea coast. Saudi authorities said they intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired at Riyadh on Saturday, without confirming any further strikes or causalities. Earlier, a column of black smoke was seen rising from fuel tanks near the Saudi capital's international airport, where flights were disrupted temporarily on Saturday.

Iran offers to mediate between its Houthi allies and Saudis

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Australian Robert Pether (far right), who was jailed in Iraq, will reunite with his family. (HANDOUT/DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE)

‘Now free’: Aussie’s Iraqi jail hell finally comes to an end

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Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen say they carried out drone and ballistic missile attacks on the Saudi capital Riyadh on Saturday and Sunday.

‘Do not travel’: Warning for Aussies after airport attacks

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Selma Blair leaves court on Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, in New York after her arraignment on charges of injuring two flight attendants during a cross-country flight.

Blair’s lawyers reveal trigger behind alleged flight tirade

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A 42-year-old teacher was identified as the man who was killed in the horrific rollercoaster accident.

Man sent ‘flying’ from horror rollercoaster identified

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A Saudi national has been charged with planting a recording device in one of OpenAI's offices. (AP PHOTO)

FBI arrests Saudi OpenAI engineer over recording device

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The ride reaches speeds of 136kmph and features a 77 metre drop.

One dead after horror rollercoaster sends man ‘flying’

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Authorities have revealed the victim was William Chapman.

Man killed by tiger identified, shock footage released

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Netflix star Carole Baskin has defended Altai, the 190kg tiger at the centre of Saturday's fatal wildlife park attack.

Tiger King star addresses wildlife park’s big cat fatality

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KING'S LYNN, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 25: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attend Christmas Day Church service at Church of St Mary Magdalene on December 25, 2017 in King's Lynn, England. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

Why Harry and Meghan won’t be part of Royal Family Christmas

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New details have emerged of the fatal encounter between a man and a 190kg tiger named Altai at a UK wildlife park.

‘I tried’: Hero mum’s brave bid to avert fatal tiger attack

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