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Australian engineer Robert Pether (right) with embassy officials following his release from Iraq. (HANDOUT/DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE)
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‘Excruciating’: Australian engineer speaks after release from Iraq

A United Nations report on arbitrary detention detailed allegations that the man was subject to extreme cold, humiliation, threats of death and forms of psychological abuse, including being shown a torture room.

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

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

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Cocaine held as evidence for seven years go missing in Fiji

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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.

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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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Ukraine claws back land in the region Russia most covets

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Donald Trump has addressed reports of the death of a young researcher at a Russian plague laboratory.

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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.

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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)

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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.

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The US military has struck a cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman.

US strikes cargo vessel trying to run Iran blockade

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An American mother is being remembered by her heartbroken family after she was killed in a horrific fire pit explosion.

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Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike has been discharged from hospital and sent back to prison days after she woke up from a failed execution attempt. 

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Actor Keegan Allen has described the frightening moment he was violently robbed by two masked attackers in West Hollywood.

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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.

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Lily Slattery is being mourned by the horse sports community.

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