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A Year 12 girl in a secret classroom in Afghanistan.
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Inside Afghanistan’s secret schools for girls

Hidden passageways and secret rooms — this is how clandestine schools in Afghanistan are defying the Taliban’s rule to continue educating girls beyond primary school.

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Africa

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The migration ‍route from west Africa to the Canary Islands is one ​of the world's deadliest.

Over 80 people die on migrant boat after 26 days adrift

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Ebola cases have been reported in six provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Grim milestone as Ebola outbreak continues to grow

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A 101-year-old great-grandmother has been arrested for dealing cannabis.

Sad reason 101yo grandma allegedly turned to drug dealing

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In nearly a third of countries, laws restrict women’s freedom of movement.

It’s not just Afghanistan treating women poorly

The Economist
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Americas

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Lindsay Clancy listens to testimony at Plymouth Superior Court.

Can the Lindsay Clancy jury break its deadlock?

USA
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Pete Hegseth gives a thumbs up as he welcomes Australia Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles during an honour ceremony at the Pentagon.

Australia must invest in its own security: Pentagon boss

Politics
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The former TV host turned secretary of war’s latest purge of the department has claimed the army’s great reformer.

How Pete Hegseth is conquering the Pentagon

The Economist
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Canadian PM Mark Carney and Donald Trump.

‘Stop trying to be tough’: Canada PM’s bold shot at Trump

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Asia Pacific

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China’s presence hung over the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Palau.
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Wary PM treads Pacific tightrope amid China’s summit angst

Australia
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Visa changes will impact Australians visiting popular Thai holiday destinations.

Major visa change to impact Aussies visiting South East Asia

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An army soldier stands by in a hazmat suit as unidentified bodies recovered from the flash floods are buried at a mass burial site in Nepal.
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Why Nepal’s floods took a well-prepared China by surprise

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Australian man Michael Keats, pictured with his partner Emily Boyd, was killed in the Nepal floods.

Gut-wrenching update as Aussie confirmed dead in Nepal flood

Australia
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Europe

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The Professor Molchanov research vessel is moored at the Barentsburg port located at the Spitsbergen Archipelago.

Norway seizes Russian ship over Ukrainian arbitration claim

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The migration ‍route from west Africa to the Canary Islands is one ​of the world's deadliest.

Over 80 people die on migrant boat after 26 days adrift

World
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The guide was accompanying two climbers.

‘Aggressive’ fight breaks out 3000m in the air

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A British tourist has been allegedly stabbed to death in front of her child in a resort in Albufeira, Portugal.

Holidaying mum fatally stabbed at hotel as her child watched

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Middle East

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Vice President JD Vance speaks to reporters in the Briefing Room of the White House on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. It was the first press briefing at the White House since Karoline Leavitt left as press secretary last week.

‘I wouldn’t call it a war’: Vance plays down Iran-US strikes

Middle East
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Iranian media says the US hit a wedding celebration, killing 18 people including women and children.

‘Heavy attack’: US-Iran tensions flare as fire exchanged

Middle East
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A bus crash in Egypt's eastern Sinai peninsula has killed 21 people.

At least 22 dead in bus accident in Egypt's South Sinai

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The US has attacked Iran for the second time in a week as tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran fires on Gulf neighbours after US military strikes

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USA

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Lindsay Clancy listens to testimony at Plymouth Superior Court.

Can the Lindsay Clancy jury break its deadlock?

USA
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Lindsay Clancy listens to testimony during her murder trial.

What to know while Lindsay Clancy’s jury deliberate

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Defence attorney Kevin Reddington is surrounded by the press as he leaves the courthouse after Judge William Sullivan sent the jury home following the conclusion of deliberations for the sixth day in the trial of Lindsay Clancy at Plymouth County Superior Court.

Lindsay Clancy lawyer demands removal of jury member

USA
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Vice President JD Vance speaks to reporters in the Briefing Room of the White House on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. It was the first press briefing at the White House since Karoline Leavitt left as press secretary last week.

‘I wouldn’t call it a war’: Vance plays down Iran-US strikes

Middle East
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UK

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UK Police are searching for two thirsty thieves who made off with 70 000 pints worth of Guinness from a depot. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg

Thieves steal 70,000 pints in shocking Guinness getaway

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Jeremy Clarkson’s farm has been hit with a bizarre livestock heist — with thieves allegedly escaping with 11 of the star’s sheep. 

Clarkson’s fury after wild sheep theft on beloved farm

UK
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Richard Marles flew to London to meet his fifth UK Defence Secretary in as many years, armed with a new excuse for why he is not raising defence spending, writes Latika M Bourke.
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Marles’ defence boasting is off target and sinks the truth

Politics
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Officers outside the property in Sheffield where the infant’s body was found.

New development for four adults accused murdering baby girl

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