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The snake had curled up inside the padding of his helmet.
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Emily Williams

Horror as student makes deadly discovery inside helmet

The high school student had worn the helmet for about an hour before he felt something unusual.

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Migrants arrive on Tarajal beach after crossing the border between Spain and Morocco on July 31, 2026 in Ceuta, Spain.
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Spain’s border chaos shows how migrant flows are weaponised

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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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Americas

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Donald Trump has threatened to slap a 100 per cent tariff on goods imported from Canada. (AP PHOTO)

Donald Trump’s bullying of Canada is endless

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The Mayor of Cali says there are people trapped under buildings following the earthquake.

‘My house shook’: Death toll rises after huge Colombia quake

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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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Asia Pacific

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The growth of the military and economic relationship between the former World War II enemies has been truly remarkable, which makes Anthony Albanese’s clumsy and ill-advised comments about the country’s female leader so baffling.
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What PM’s melon-gate saga means for Japan-Australia alliance

Australia
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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

Australia
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Europe

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Russian air defences launch against Ukraine's wave of strikes on the stragegically vital port of Novorossiysk, left, and the aftermath of the attack on the streets, right.

‘Unique operation’: Kyiv razes Russian Black Sea stronghold

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Migrants arrive on Tarajal beach after crossing the border between Spain and Morocco on July 31, 2026 in Ceuta, Spain.
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Spain’s border chaos shows how migrant flows are weaponised

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People walk along the exposed lake bottom of the severely shrunk Nussensee mountain lake during ongoing drought in Austria.

Europe’s fifth heat wave to strain rivers, power and crops

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Social media footage appeared to show an oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk ablaze.

Thirteen killed as Ukrainian drones strike Russian city

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Middle East

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Iran is holding firm on keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed unless the US accepts its conditions. (AP PHOTO)

Houthi shipping attack kills six as Iran impasse continues

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Rachid Ghannouchi, the 85-year-old founder of Ennahda, the Tunisian political party inspired by the Muslim Brotherhood. 

The Muslim Brotherhood is more divided and weaker than ever

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Leader of the Opposition Angus Taylor during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Wednesday, August 12, 2026.

Taylor urges Albanese to ‘man up’ over Japan apology

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Donald Trump has revealed more about his approach to dealing with Iran as Washington continues efforts to reach a peace agreement with Tehran. 

‘Devious’: Trump weighs next Iran move amid fresh deal doubt

Middle East
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USA

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President Donald Trump disembarks from Air Force One, after he had secretly reboarded it at Royal Air Force Mildenhall in the United Kingdom on July 8.

Inside Trump’s plane diversion after assassination threat

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The snake had curled up inside the padding of his helmet.

Horror as student makes deadly discovery inside helmet

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Donald Trump has threatened to slap a 100 per cent tariff on goods imported from Canada. (AP PHOTO)

Donald Trump’s bullying of Canada is endless

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A humpback whale struck the boat in the middle of the night and it sank.

‘THUD’: Family’s horror as whale smashes into boat

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UK

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Novelty candidate Count Binface, left, is shaping up as UK Reform leader Nigel Farage's main rival in the Clacton by-election.
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Why Farage is running against a man dressed as a garbage bin

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King Charles’ death was announced on May 19, despite him being alive and well.

‘Curiosity’ leads to news of King’s death, staff flee

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

This tiny passport mistake could get you banned from flying

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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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