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Authorities say a pilot who died after his small plane hit a building had insomnia and anxiety. (AP PHOTO)
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Pilot in China deliberately crashed plane into skyscraper

Chinese local authorities say a pilot who crashed a small plane into Beijing's tallest building did so because of "personal reasons".

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Africa

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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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Americas

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An survivor has been pulled from the rubble of Venezuela's devastating earthquakes eight days after the disaster struck.

Venezuela survivor pulled from rubble eight days after quake

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Some 2295 deaths have been recorded in Venezuela but the toll is expected to be much higher.

More than 40,000 believed missing in Venezuela after quakes

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Tech bosses are being forced to seek permission to release cutting edge technology to the world.

Why Trump’s AI regime opaque, unpredictable & unsustainable

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The man fell about 150m to his death.

Man plunges 150m to his death while taking photo

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Asia Pacific

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Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province is home to the stunning Masjid Raya Baiturrahman mosque.

‘Excessive’: Sharia court punishes Aceh’s TikTok kiss couple

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Social media images appear to show the aftermath of the truck crash into the group of Thai monks.

Eight dead after Boy, 11, crashes truck into Thai monks

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese witn Prime Minister of Vanuatu Jotham Napat at Parliament House.

‘Knife fight’ for Pacific influence heats up as pact signed

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The Nightly discovered Mr Carman’s unusual online activity in the months leading up to the alleged killing.
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EXPOSED: Bizarre online behaviour of accused Thailand killer

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Europe

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Firefighters battle major fires after a drone and missile attack by Russian forces on July 2, 2026 in Kyiv.

Russia’s massive assault on Kyiv leaves at least 17 dead

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Horror footage has emerged of residents trapped by smoke and flames in the multi-storey blaze.

At least six killed in horror apartment block blaze

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Police and rescuers at the scene where several people were killed in a shooting in Stade, northern Germany.

Police detain 45-year-old suspect after six shot dead

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German police say they're conducting a major operation following a shooting in Stade. (AP PHOTO)

Five people killed in shooting in northern Germany

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Middle East

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Donald Trump’s backing for a ceasefire in Lebanon could create risks of all-out civil war.
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Trump wants a Lebanon truce. Could it mean a new civil war?

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Labor slammed over people smugglers’ pub trip before arrest

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Iran’s Assembly of Experts have demanded the assassination of Trump and Netanyahu.

Iranian clerics demand assassination of Trump, Netanyahu

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Iran is sending a delegation to Qatar but officials say they do not plan to meet the US side there.

Peace talks in limbo as US envoys snubbed by Iran

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USA

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David Hearn, a former Olympian, was indicted on charges relating to vandalism at Washington's Reflection Pool.

Ex-Olympian charged over ‘disgraceful vandalism’

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Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift are rumoured to be getting married at Madison Square Garden this Friday.

Tay’s Garden party the worst-kept secret or biggest fake-out

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At least 145 cases of a parasite which causes ‘explosive’ diarrhoea have been recorded.

‘Explosive’ diarrhoea parasite has doctors scrambling

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Donald Trump has made an unintentionally risque joke about his sons Eric and Donald Jr while talking about the US Medal of Honor.

‘We’ll have a threesome’: Trump’s speech takes strange turn

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UK

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Fletcher Beasley: Brisbane family seeks answers after son’s fatal fall in London

Aussie family’s plea for answers after student’s fatal fall overseas

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A boy was allegedly thrown into a zoo enclosure and attacked by a crocodile.

Devastated family of boy thrown into croc pen break silence

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Bodycam footage (left) of Henry Nowak being cuffed after he was fatally stabbed.

New twist for UK cops who arrested Nowak as he lay dying

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Andy Burnham has vowed to be a ‘different’ UK PM.
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‘Do things differently’: Burnham’s ambitious UK plan

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