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Major David Bergman was in North America for specialist engineer training when the September 11 attacks took place in 2001.
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Aussie veteran recalls 9/11 horror, 25 years on

The attacks of September 11, 2001 altered the course of global history, and one Australian soldier saw the aftermath up close.

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A fire has killed at least 19 girls and five boys, an official in ?South Kivu province says. (AP PHOTO)

Horror school fire kills at least 24 students

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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex after a boat trip during the Invictus Games in 2023.

Harry and Meghan blame King’s letter for Invictus Games blow

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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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Defence attorney Kevin Reddington inside the courtroom during the high-profile Lindsay Clancy murder trial. (Greg Derr/The Patriot Ledger via AP, Pool)

Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer slams ‘horrific’ treatment of ex

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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

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Asia Pacific

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Firefighters have extinguished a blaze on a vessel in a Chinese shipyard, with 25 people killed.

Horror cargo vessel fire at shipyard kills 25 people

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Five people are dead and several more missing after a ferry caught fire in the Philippines.

Five dead and over 80 missing as inferno engulfs ferry

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The kindergarten building where the shooting allegedly took place.

Shock new twist after kindergarten teacher shot dead

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A man looks at a wall covered with photographs of people reported missing after the deadly floods in the Himalayan valley.

DNA requested as Nepal continues search for flood survivors

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Europe

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An unruly first-class passenger has forced an international flight to make an unplanned landing after they allegedly became aggressive towards cabin staff.

Passenger ‘bites’ airline crew in booze-fuelled meltdown

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Austrian police have two men in custody in a case being brought by prosecutors in the city of Wels, right.

‘Pelicot 2.0’: Hubby and other man in wife’s fatal sex case

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A Ukrainian soldier with a military drone.

Man charged with helping Russians sabotage drone factory

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Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), at a rates decision news conference.

‘Highly uncertain’: Major central bank’s grim rates move

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This screen grab taken from a video shared by Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz shows the moment of an explosion that Israel says destroyed key underground infrastructure.

Israel’s tunnel strike sparks 4.1-magnitude earth tremor

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The Houthi militia has reportedly taken the Red Sea port city of Mokha.

Houthis reportedly storm port city in new world trade threat

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Smoke rising from a strike site near the southern Lebanese village of al-Hanniyeh.

Israel ramps up strikes in southern Lebanon

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Donald Trump’s bold promise as US war with Iran reaches new crisis.

Trump brands Iran ‘bullies’ as he predicts US victory

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USA

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Donald Trump speaks on stage on the first day of the 2026 Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Centre.

Republicans left stunned by Trump’s $5k victory pledge

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An unruly first-class passenger has forced an international flight to make an unplanned landing after they allegedly became aggressive towards cabin staff.

Passenger ‘bites’ airline crew in booze-fuelled meltdown

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An Iranian attack damaged an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft in Jordan, a US official says. (AP PHOTO)

US aircraft damaged by Iranian attack on Jordan base

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An employee enters the Anthropic office in San Francisco, California, on Wednesday, June 7, 2023.

Anthropic says it blocked AI bids to make biological weapons

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A Ukrainian soldier with a military drone.

Man charged with helping Russians sabotage drone factory

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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex after a boat trip during the Invictus Games in 2023.

Harry and Meghan blame King’s letter for Invictus Games blow

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An inquest into Lady Joan Branson’s death has found a Chelsea hospital responsible.

Tragic finding about death of Richard Branson’s wife

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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage’s party is at the centre of a criminal probe over foreign donations.

Police launch probe into Reform over foreign donation saga

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