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TV serial killer Dexter fan accused of dismembering two men

James Desborough ‘particularly enjoyed the dismemberment scenes’ in the show, a court was told.

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Villagers celebrate an Ebola survivor's recovery in the Congo, left, as nurses dress in PPE in Berlin's Department of Infectious Diseases and Critical Care Medicine.

‘Very bad’: Ebola outbreak hits Europe as African cases soar

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There have been at least 30 deaths at a displacement camp in north-eastern Congo.

Deadly virus spreads as symptomatic patients refuse testing

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Security incidents have complicated matters for Ebola medics in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Armed attackers remove Ebola patients from DRC clinic

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The Ebola death toll in the Congo is climbing towards 200.

Ebola cases and violence increase as contact tracing lags

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Municipal police officers evacuate an injured victim from a collapsed building in Caracas.

Death toll expected to rise after Venezuela earthquakes

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Authorities say a hotel fire was brought under control but its causes are still being investigated.

Terrifying beach resort fire sends 1700 fleeing, one dead

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Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas was thrown to her death without a safety rope.

Distraught mum breaks silence after 21yo’s 40m death plunge

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An Israeli strike hit a car in the centre of the southern Lebanese city of Sidon on June 10, state media reported.

Ceasefire on brink of collapse as US, Iran step up strikes

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Asia Pacific

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Australia has raised concerns about China’s new Ethnic Unity Law.

‘Should worry us all’: Red alert over China’s unity laws

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Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles and US Admiral Admiral Samuel Paparo have both raised concerns over China’s military build-up in the Pacific.

‘Increasing risk’: US alarm on China threat in the Pacific

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Mikhail Petrakov and his wife Irina greet Chinese Ambassador Xiao Qian.
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What it’s like inside Canberra’s Russian embassy party

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Dozens of suspects have been charged over the fire that engulfed Wang Fuk Court in November 2025.

New twist over deadly high-rise blaze that killed 168 people

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Europe

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Villagers celebrate an Ebola survivor's recovery in the Congo, left, as nurses dress in PPE in Berlin's Department of Infectious Diseases and Critical Care Medicine.

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Two children have died after becoming trapped inside a car in Europe’s heatwave.

Kids die after mum allegedly forgets them in brutal heatwave

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Australians heading to Europe and beyond are being urged to reassess travel plans and insurance cover, after the Federal Government downgraded its travel advice.

What Aussie travellers need to know amid warning update

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A man is dead and another is in custody after an argument reportedly broke out about pétanque boules.

‘Major rivalry’ between sports teams ends in man’s death

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Middle East

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Israeli forces remain in control of a swathe of territory in southern Lebanon.

Israel, Lebanon discussions intensify as tension flares

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It’s been a week since Donald Trump and Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian signed their interim ceasefire agreement.
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Nuke inspection row shows US and Iran negotiating in public

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The US Senate votes to block President Donald Trump from resuming Iran war.

Senate votes to block Trump from resuming Iran war

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Abu Dhabi.

US Secretary of State rejects Iran tolls on Hormuz

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USA

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Taylor Swift hugs Travis Kelce after the Chiefs won Super Bowl LVIII in 2024.

New clues point to details of Swift & Kelce’s wedding plans

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Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted of helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls.

Could the Epstein files free Maxwell? She thinks so

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US President Donald Trump speaks during the kick-off celebration for the "Great American State Fair" on the National Mall in Washington.

Trump turns America’s 250th anniversary into campaign rally

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The family of a teen girl alleges Snapchat's features enabled a 25-year-old to groom and abuse her.

Snapchat accused of enabling rape of ‘unsuspecting child’

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UK

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Isabelle Welsh’s mother, Alexander Walker, 25, and her boyfriend, Harrison Simpson, 22, denied charges including murder, sexual assault, causing or allowing the death of a child and child cruelty offences

Mum did nothing to save toddler after ‘campaign of violence’

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Claudio Aquilino (left) and Daniel Coleman (right).

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Sir Stephen Lovegrove says Australia does not need to worry about the political upheaval over defence spending affecting AUKUS. 
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UK AUKUS envoy says ‘don’t worry about us’

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Eight people remain in a critical condition following a fatal train collision in England.

Potential cause of horror train crash revealed

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