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Luigi Mangione is charged with fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan. (AP PHOTO)
World
Jennifer Peltz

Officer details confronting Mangione during manhunt

A police officer who arrested accused assassin Luigi Mangione has testified about locating him at a McDonald's five days after a Manhattan shooting.

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A woman who was mistakenly declared dead in her own kitchen was later found alive inside a hospital mortuary.
World
Madeline Cove

Woman found alive in mortuary after shocking paramedic error

A woman was mistakenly declared dead after being found alive inside a hospital mortuary, triggering an investigation into how paramedics failed to notice signs of life for more than two hours.

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Pete Hegseth has backed a US admiral in ordering a second hit on an alleged drug boat. (AP PHOTO)
World
Konstantin Toropin

Hegseth cites 'fog of war' for follow-on strike on boat

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has defended a follow-up strike on an alleged drug-carrying boat in the Caribbean Sea.

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The Red Cross has acted as an intermediary between Hamas and Israel during the Gaza Strip war.
Middle East
Staff Writers

Israel preparing to receive possible hostage remains

The Israeli government says it has received what are thought to be some of the last hostage remains from militants in the Gaza Strip.

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National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom was killed in a shooting in Washington DC.
USA
Staff Writers

Man accused of National Guard attack pleads not guilty

The man accused of an ambush-style shooting near the White House has pleaded not guilty to charges over the attack that killed one National Guard specialist and injured another.

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National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom was killed in a shooting in Washington DC. (AP PHOTO)
World
Staff Writers

US National Guard shooting suspect pleads not guilty

An Afghan man accused of shooting two National Guard troops in Washington DC has pleaded not guilty to murder.

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US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. (AP PHOTO)
World
Staff Writers

Putin meets Trump envoys in Kremlin to discuss Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has met Donald Trump’s envoys in Moscow after saying he doesn’t want to enter a war with Europe, but is ‘ready to fight’.

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The night sky above Eagle Harbor, a village in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula along the shoreline of Lake Superior, Sept. 13, 2025.
Science
The New York Times

Meet the people fighting for the ‘right to night’

THE NEW YORK TIMES: ‘Why would you not have dark sky preserves in a place where the skies are darkest?’

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Ricardo Perez Castillo dropped to his knees in court, begging for forgiveness over his horrific crimes.
USA
Eloise Budimlich

Paedophile falls to knees and pathetically begs in court

‘What you engaged in was — a real-life horror movie.’ WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT

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Luigi Mangione could face life in prison if convicted of murder in the second degree.
World
The New York Times

Accused CEO killer’s lawyers try to exclude evidence

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Lawyers for Luigi Mangione have argued that physical evidence taken from his backpack during his arrest and the statements he made at the time should not be allowed.

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An eight-year-old boy is recovering from a freak phone charger accident that left him with severe burns across his body.
World
Amy Lee

Freak phone charger accident leaves boy with severe burns

An eight-year-old boy is recovering from a freak phone charger accident that left him with severe burns across his body.

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Nasry Asfura has over 40 per cent of votes in early counting of the Honduras presidential election.
World
The Washington Post

Conservative candidates tied in Honduras after Trump’s call

Two conservative candidates are in the lead after President Donald Trump’s endorsement of one injected the United States into a tight, potentially volatile presidential election.

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Outgoing director-general of Australian intelligence, Andrew Shearer, has given a grim assessment of China’s naval tactics and what they mean for Australia and the Indo-Pacific region.
World
Latika M Bourke

Nation’s spy boss warns of rising Indo-Pacific conflict risk

Australia’s spy chief has warned that major conflict could break out in the Indo-Pacific region within the decade as China’s navy ratchets up its intimidation tactics.

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A rescue worker searches for casualties after the fire at the Wang Fuk Court residential towers in Hong Kong, Nov. 28, 2025.
Asia Pacific
The New York Times

Corruption watchdog zeroes in on Hong Kong fire contractors

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Hong Kong officials have said that contractors at the ill-fated housing estate where a fire killed more than 150 tried to conceal the use of unsafe material.

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Pete Hegseth authorised a US admiral to carry out a follow-up strike on a boat from Venezuela. (AP PHOTO)
US Politics
Kimberley Braddish

Claim Hegseth ordered navy ‘kill everyone’ in narco strike

The White House says a US admiral was authorised to order a second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea.

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