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Jamaicans are preparing for Hurricane Melissa, with international airports shut and shelters opened.

Just how rare is a category 5 hurricane strike?

They’re the most powerful storms on Earth, but only a few have ever reached land at full strength.

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President Emmanuel Macron and his wife First Lady of France Brigitte Macron.

Ten on trial over spreading ‘malicious’ claims Macron’s wife is man

Ten people have gone on trial in France for allegedly cyberbullying Brigitte Macron, France's first lady.

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Mr Robinson’s legal team confirmed they will seek a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is enough evidence to proceed to a trial.

‘Presumed innocent’: Charlie Kirk suspect has court win

A judge has ruled in favour of the 22-year-old Utah man charged with shooting dead right wing political activist Charlie Kirk at a university rally.

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TikTok star Ben Bader has been found dead after missing date night with his girlfriend.

TikTok star dies ‘suddenly’ after missing date night

The 25-year-old’s girlfriend confirmed the heartbreaking news.

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Jamaicans are bracing for Hurricane Melissa, the strongest storm in the world in 2025.

‘World’s biggest storm’: Jamaica braces for cat five Melissa

Hurricane Melissa has intensified to a category five storm, the highest on the Saffir-Simpson scale, as Jamaicans brace for catastrophic flooding and 280km/h winds.

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Israeli authorities have allowed an Egyptian team to use excavators to search for hostage bodies. (AP PHOTO)

Hamas says it will hand over another hostage body

Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip say they are ready to hand over another body of a deceased hostage that has been recovered.

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King Charles was heckled by a member of the crowd during a visit to a cathedral in the UK.

WATCH: King confronted over alleged Prince Andrew ‘cover up’

A protester has heckled King Charles about Prince Andrew’s ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a visit to Lichfield Cathedral.

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US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

‘Not appropriate’: Trump says Putin should not test missiles

Russian President Vladimir Putin should end the Ukraine conflict rather than test nuclear-powered missiles, US President Donald Trump says.

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There is one issue at the core of Trump's trade war that is flying under the radar.

The ‘sleeper issue’ at the heart of Trump’s trade war

THE NEW YORK TIMES: For months, companies and officials throughout Asia have been waiting for US President Donald Trump to address a question that cuts to the core of his disruptive plans for global trade.

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Once a vanquished child killer, Diptheria has returned..

Once a vanquished child killer, Diptheria has returned

THE NEW YORK TIMES: It is among the diseases that were relics of pre-vaccine days but have resurged in recent years, with mass displacement driven by climate change and war. 

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Jamie Boyd, 81, suffered serious injuries after he was attacked by several dogs.

Man has scalp ‘ripped off’ by seven dogs

The man is in the ICU and is now facing two possible amputations.

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Its time for Australia to break away from the UN.

Time Australia UN-hitched woke, ineffective body

CAMERON MILNER: The United Nations is going the way of the dinosaurs; it’s overly large and no longer suited to its fast-changing external environment.

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A woman and her father died after being engulfed by a swarm of bees after a car crash.

Father, daughter stung to death by bees after truck crash

A father has paid the ultimate price trying to rescue his daughter after her truck overturned on a beehive, with both tragically stung to death.

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Rebecca Jane Hitchings, 59, was trampled to death by cows.
Australian Army soldiers from Special Operations Task Group prepare to board a US Army Black Hawk helicopter after a 'shura' (town meeting) in Sha Wali Kot.

The SAS’ greatest victory came after its biggest mistake

AARON PATRICK: Australia’s greatest modern military victory emerged from what may have been the biggest intelligence failure in the famed regiment’s history.

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