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A hantavirus outbreak has spread beyond a cruise ship, with reports that one exposed passenger may have returned to Australia.

US prosecutors allege lawyers from elite Wall Street firms aided a scheme to serve as sources of inside information in exchange for ‌cash payments.

A messy, handwritten alleged suicide note from Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted paedophile and disgraced movie financier, has been revealed. 

The 29-year-old was enjoying a relaxing Bali getaway with a friend when she suffered a fractured skull and multiple brain bleeds.

The Duchess of Sussex has posted an intimate birthday tribute to her and Prince Harry’s ‘sweet’ son on his birthday.

Israel's air force has carried out a strike in a suburb of Beirut for the first time since a ceasefire took effect three weeks ago, Israeli officials say.

CNN reports that its founder Ted Turner, the outspoken and often outrageous US news television pioneer, has died at the age of 87.

An Iranian official says the country is reviewing a negotiation proposal from the United States to end the conflict.

It won't be simple to help women and children linked with ISIS reintegrate into Australian society after years in a refugee camp, experts warn.

A tumbling oil price and rally in tech stocks including Google-parent Alphabet on Wall Street set the S&P/ASX 200 up for a positive open on Thursday.

Conditions are not yet right for an Australian warship to be sent, but ‘planning’ talks are continuing with the US about a future naval deployment to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the defence minister says.

A man accused of murdering his Swiss beauty queen wife and pureeing her body parts in a blender has been described at his trial as an ‘ideal husband’. WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT

Mounting costs, cooling deals and a lavish lifestyle have sparked warnings Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may face a financial reset sooner than they think.

THE ECONOMIST: What looks like a 21st-century problem has deep, dark roots.