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US President Donald Trump has described Cuba as a failing nation in need of change. (AP PHOTO)
US Politics
Andrea Shalal and Steve Holland

Trump raises prospect of 'friendly takeover' of Cuba

President Donald Trump says the United States is talking with Cuba and raised the possibility of a ‘friendly takeover’.

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A man has been killed in a violent road rage incident in Thailand, after a Swedish tourist allegedly karate chopped him in the neck.
World
Katherine Kraayvanger

Aussie tourist killed with single karate chop on holiday

An Aussie tourist has died during a violent road rage incident while on holiday at a popular destination. WATCH THE CCTV VISION

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Double child murderer Ian Huntley is fighting for life after a horrific prison attack.
World
Peta Rasdien

Inmates cheer as child murderer’s head ‘split in two’

Double child murderer Ian Huntley is fighting for life after a horrific prison attack that left him unresponsive in a pool of blood. WARNING: Graphic detail

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Sarah Ferguson considered Jeffrey Epstein a friend and ‘brother’.
Royals
Eloise Budimlich

Fergie asked Epstein for advice about children’s charity

New emails reveal former duchess Sarah Ferguson went to Jeffrey Epstein for advice while the convicted paedophile was still in prison.

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King Charles III views a lightweight multiple launcher.
UK

Charles in the firing line amid Andrew arrest fallout

The King has visited an artillery unit, while Kate and Will toured their fiefdom of Wales as the royals continue to put on a brave face.

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A Taliban security personnel stands next to the debris of houses destroyed during an overnight Pakistani airstrike at the Balish village in Urgun district, Paktika Province earlier in the week.
World
Staff Writers

Pakistan says Kabul air strikes combating ‘Taliban’s open aggression’

Troops from Afghanistan and Pakistan have clashed along the shared border following airstrikes by the latter earlier this week.

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A burned car sits beside a damaged business, one day after the Mexican military killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes.
World
The New York Times

After El Mencho, Mexico faces Trump and cartels

The killing of El Mencho was a clear success for the Mexican authorities. The timing, however, seemed to be telling.

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Iran says it will meet again with US negotiators in Vienna next week after having serious talks about sanctions and nuclear issue’ in Geneva.
World
Staff Writers

‘Significant progress’: High-stakes US-Iran talks intensify

Iran says it will meet again with US negotiators in Vienna next week after having serious talks about sanctions and nuclear issue’ in Geneva.

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Tasmanian police have found remains and identified them as missing hiker.
Tasmania
Madeline Cove

Heartbreaking update after missing backpacker found

Authorities say no further searches are planned after remains discovered earlier this year were linked to the missing hiker.

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A California man has been jailed after footage of him giving alcohol to a protected hawk surfaced online.
World
Ava Martin

Shock as man jailed for giving juvenile hawk alcohol

A man has been jailed after footage of him giving alcohol to a protected hawk surfaced online.

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Sean McDermott, 36, is wanted on multiple charges after his plan to kill spiders went awry.
USA

Man sets fire to his home ‘to kill spiders’ before fleeing

A man who allegedly set multiple fires within his home in a bid to kill spiders is on the run after his house burnt down and three others connected to it were damaged.

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Sarah Ferguson’s old school report is less than stellar.
Royals
Eloise Budimlich

Fergie’s damning old school report emerges, speaks volumes

As the fallout of the Epstein files continues to rattle the royal family, the never-before-seen report paints an unflattering picture of the ex-duchess in her youth.

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Some of the women who left Australia to join Islamic State are still unaccounted for.
Australia
Kristin Shorten

Where are the rest of Australia’s ISIS brides now?

The standoff over 11 women and 23 children stranded in Syria has prompted the question: What happened to the other Australian women who left to join Islamic State?

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Video posted to social media shows the moment a giant python swims in Bali streets.
World
Eloise Budimlich

Deadly pythons swim in streets of Aussie holiday hotspot

A shocking video clip has gone viral on social media, capturing a five metre long snake slithering down a Bali street.

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The Prince of Wales has visited a biomedical research centre in his first solo public outing less than a week after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s shock arrest.
Royals
Staff Writers

William in first solo appearance since Andrew's arrest

The Prince of Wales has visited a biomedical research centre in his first solo public outing less than a week after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's shock arrest.

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