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Questions have emerged over the leading theory behind the deaths of a couple who were found dead in a hot tub in Spain.
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Chloe Maher

Hot tub deaths mystery deepens as theory clouded in doubt

The couple were found dead by their two teenage sons while on a two-week family holiday.

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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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Ebola cases have been reported in six provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Grim milestone as Ebola outbreak continues to grow

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A 101-year-old great-grandmother has been arrested for dealing cannabis.

Sad reason 101yo grandma allegedly turned to drug dealing

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In nearly a third of countries, laws restrict women’s freedom of movement.

It’s not just Afghanistan treating women poorly

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Americas

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Lindsay Clancy listens to testimony at Plymouth Superior Court.

Can the Lindsay Clancy jury break its deadlock?

USA
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Pete Hegseth gives a thumbs up as he welcomes Australia Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles during an honour ceremony at the Pentagon.

Australia must invest in its own security: Pentagon boss

Politics
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The former TV host turned secretary of war’s latest purge of the department has claimed the army’s great reformer.

How Pete Hegseth is conquering the Pentagon

The Economist
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Canadian PM Mark Carney and Donald Trump.

‘Stop trying to be tough’: Canada PM’s bold shot at Trump

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Asia Pacific

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Lava streams down from Anak Krakatau (Child of Krakatoa) volcano during an eruption as seen from Rakata island in South Lampung on July 19, 2018.

Aussies brace for ongoing volcano eruption flight chaos

Asia Pacific
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China’s presence hung over the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Palau.
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Wary PM treads Pacific tightrope amid China’s summit angst

Australia
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Visa changes will impact Australians visiting popular Thai holiday destinations.

Major visa change to impact Aussies visiting South East Asia

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An army soldier stands by in a hazmat suit as unidentified bodies recovered from the flash floods are buried at a mass burial site in Nepal.
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Why Nepal’s floods took a well-prepared China by surprise

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Europe

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

Royal hospitalised with third health scare this year

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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

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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

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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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Middle East

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Oil and gas production in the Strait of Hormuz is "sprawling, accessible, and exposed", Iran says.

‘STRIKE US, GET STRUCK’: Iran issues chilling US threat

Middle East
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Israel has intensified its bombardment of south Lebanon in recent days.

‘A massacre’: Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon kill 11

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Iran is set to announce an "exclusion zone" near the Strait of Hormuz, an official says.

Iran’s chilling new threat to ships in Strait of Hormuz

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Guests look at a model of the largest data center in the UAE under construction in Abu Dhabi as the Stargate initiative, a joint venture between G42, Microsoft, and OpenAI, during the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC) in Abu Dhabi on November 3, 2025. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) GIUSEPPE CACACE

Middle East’s data centre push endures under cloud of war

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USA

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Brenda Deutsch was sentenced to a seven year suspended sentence with three years probation.

Mum accused of trading child for monkey’s surprise sentence

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The Amazon cargo plane travelled about 400 metres past the paved runway surface. (AP PHOTO)

Cargo jet's runway crash killed five on ground in Miami

USA
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Corie Walsh is accused of killing her two-year-old son.

Mum ‘very invested’ in Clancy case allegedly kills 2yo son

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The 67-year-old passenger allegedly became belligerent when he started yelling about Jesus and going to hell at a man who was seated next to him in first class. 

Plane passenger duct-taped to seat after wild onboard tirade

USA
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UK

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It was revealed Harry and Meghan would relocate to somewhere outside London for an ⁠extended period. (AP PHOTO)

King Charles clarifies status of Prince Harry and Meghan

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Prince Harry conducted his first official outing on Monday since arriving back in Britain. He was pictured smiling at the Tower Bridge Studios in London and signing a mural on a wall during a pseudo-royal engagement. Unknown

Harry, Meghan remain non-working royals, King insists

Royals
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UK Police have arrested four adults over the death of a three-month-old child.

‘Tragic’: Four adults arrested after baby’s campsite death

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Leroy Douglas has been behind bars for 20 years after stealing a Nokia mobile phone in 2005.

Man who stole Nokia phone ‘forgotten’ in prison for 20 years

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