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A traveler with a smartphone walks past an air traffic control tower at Philadelphia International Airport.
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Travel chaos across US airports after cable severed

Every major airport in the New York City area ground to a halt for several hours as foreign leaders were flying to the United Nations General Assembly.

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

Harry’s Invictus snub is reversed after royal intervention

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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.

Harry and Meghan blame King’s letter for Invictus Games blow

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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

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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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25th Anniversary Aerial Artwork Commemoration of the Individual Lives Lost on 9/11/2001 at Governors Island, New York.

2,977 drones recreate Twin Towers in haunting NY display

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US President Donald Trump is hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping for their second summit this year.

Trump hails ‘great friendship’ as Xi’s state visit begins

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Australian delegates flag global tensions in Beijing talks

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Flight turbulence responsible for man’s death: inquest

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American companies should be celebrating. China is on the verge of a grand opening of its markets to them, claims Donald Trump. 

Will Trump’s Chinese market hype prove itself a paper tiger?

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Two priests are dead and three other people have been wounded following a stabbing at a Catholic convent in Poland.
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Two priests killed in horror stabbing at Catholic convent

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Ukrainian rescuers extinguish a fire in an office building following an air attack on Kyiv on Wednesday.

Russian barrage hits levels not seen since first days of war

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Supporters of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) gather with German flags to hear AfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund speak.
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Nostalgia and lost pride: The fuel for Europe’s far right

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Ukrainian forces responded to Vladimir Putin's Russian election success with its biggest assault on Moscow to date.

Kyiv marks Putin’s scripted poll win with assault on Moscow

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Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at the UN General Assembly in New York City.

Iran proposes 7-day plan to end war, open Strait of Hormuz

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Donald Trump’s Iran intervention has been a mess. But not one entirely of his making.
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America steps back from a region it never managed to remake

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President Masoud Pezeshkian says the Iranian people have been "victims of terrorism". (EPA PHOTO)

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Hours after threatening the US could "annihilate" Iran, President Trump said a deal was close. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Trump signals Iran peace deal as major Hormuz offer emerges

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks at the UN General Assembly in New York.

Warnings on AI and algorithms dominate Albanese’s UN speech

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US President Donald Trump is hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping for their second summit this year.

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FILE — Harvey Weinstein, the former Hollywood mogul, appears for a hearing in State Supreme Court in Manhattan, on Thursday, March 19, 2026. Weinstein, whose downfall fueled the #MeToo movement, was sentenced on Wednesday, Sept. 23, to 15 years in prison for a felony sex crime, bringing an end to his criminal case in New York. (Jefferson Siegel/The New York Times)

Former film mogul who fuelled #MeToo jailed for 15 years

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The rollercoaster X2 has been closed since July.

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The family were staying at the resort Tinajo on the Spanish island.

Tragedy as 3yo girl dies on family holiday

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Anti-immigration protesters rallied in Portsmouth, England, in September.

UK far right activist arrested after migrant dinghy slashed

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Undated handout file photo issued by Merseyside Police of Southport triple killer Axel Rudakubana who is being investigated by police over an alleged attack on a prison officer at HMP Belmarsh, the PA news agency understands. The prison officer was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure after the attack on Thursday and discharged later the same evening, it is understood. Issue date: Friday May 9, 2025.. See PA story POLICE Southport. Photo credit should read: Merseyside Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Southport killer accused of ‘prison napalm’ attack on guard

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An easyJet plane takes off from Gatwick Airport on September 09, 2026 in London, England.

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