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A safari trip has taken a terrifying turn after a hippopotamus charged towards a boat carrying tourists in Botswana, with dramatic footage capturing the animal racing though the water in pursuit of the vessel.
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WATCH: Tourists’ brush with death as furious hippo charges

Wild footage has captured the heart-stopping moment a boat carrying tourists came face-to-face with a territorial hippo.

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2473 cases had been officially recorded.

Congo Ebola crisis reaches grim milestone

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The Ebola outbreak in Congo has been declared the fasted in history, with 1000 dead so far.

Ebola deaths reach milestone as chaos plagues hospitals

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An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has led to 2073 cases and 796 deaths.

Hospital attack sends Ebola patients, staff fleeing

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Officials say an Ebola outbreak has infected 1759 people and resulted in 600 confirmed deaths.

Ebola death toll’s grim milestone as deadly outbreak spreads

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US President Donald Trump meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Tuesday.

Netanyahu returns to a sceptical Trump as Iran war grinds on

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A ceremony held at the Dover Air Force Base to honour US Army soldiers killed in action in Jordan.

The biggest and deadliest moments of the US-Iran war so far

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Donald Trump spoke to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney about the thick smoke from Canadian wildfires during the World Cup.

Trump threatens to impose 50 per cent tariffs on Canada

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The biggest beneficiary of Donald Trump’s campaign against Pix may be Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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Brazil’s beloved payment system draws Donald Trump’s ire

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Winston Peters dismissed critics of his comments about an MP, calling them "pearl-clutchers". (EPA PHOTO)

‘Back to your own country’: China slams minister's MP jibe

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A shrine in Yatsushiro City lies destroyed after the earthquake.

Quake death toll rises as search for missing begins in Japan

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Senior Australian military officials have skipped a celebration of the People’s Liberation Army held at Canberra’s Chinese embassy (pictured). Inset: Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
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ADF leaders snub China’s army bash as missile tensions soar

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An international fracas involving Chinese diplomats has erupted on the sidelines of the Labor Party’s National Conference after The Nightly revealed a Taiwanese representative had been invited to the event. Pictured: Labor National Secretary Paul Erickson.

China ‘furious’ as Taiwanese rep attends Labor conference

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Fire breaks out following massive Russian ballistic missile strikes in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on August 5.

Zelensky blames partners for ‘horrific casualties’

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An investigator works with a robot capable of defusing explosives near a Ukrainian Antonov cargo plane at Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany.

Flights disrupted after drone found at German airport

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Charges have been laid after a 38-year-old Scottish woman was found dead inside a suitcase in Greece.

Heartbreaking details after tourist found dead in suitcase

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Two killed as firefighting helicopters collide in Greece

Two killed as Australian firefighting helicopters collide in Greece

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Iran has outlined a list of tough demands it wants the US to meet before an agreement can be made to open the Strait of Hormuz.

‘Loudly proclaimed’: Iran reveals demands to unlock Hormuz

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Iran is pushing for restrictions on US Navy warships using the Strait of Hormuz as part of negotiations aimed at reopening the vital waterway.

Iran moves to block US ships as Hormuz standoff escalates

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US President Donald Trump during an executive order signing ceremony this week as Pete Hegseth looks on.

Trump vented at Defence Sec over Iran munition shortages

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The Houthi militia have reportedly attacked targets in the Yemeni provinces of Marib and Hadhramaut.

Dozens of troops killed and injured in Houthi rebel attacks

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USA

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The United States has chosen David Brat as their new Australian ambassador ahead of a key anniversary between Australia and its allies..

Trump’s nominee for US Ambassador to Australia gets nod

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US President Donald Trump during an executive order signing ceremony this week as Pete Hegseth looks on.

Trump vented at Defence Sec over Iran munition shortages

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OnlyMarms is documenting a species of squirrel to help fund research.

‘A little risqué’: OnlyFans’ unlikely stars revealed

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Doorbell catches clown’s eerie message before alleged murder

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John Constable’s travel plans have been derailed after a passport fault had him banned from a RyanAir flight.

Passport mistake that cost this traveller his family holiday

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Alexander Downer has flatly rejected Nigel Farage’s hopes of using the Navy to turn back migrant boats in the English Channel, saying they can’t work as they did in Australia.
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Farage’s bold migrant crackdown dealt brutal reality check

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Jason Arday, who quit his job at Cambridge University after allegations were made he lied on his CV.

Top academic accused of being fantasist, plagiarist resigns

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A public inquiry into the actions of Jeffrey Epstein in the United Kingdom is not being considered.

UK government’s shock Epstein announcement

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