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Glamorous influencer, Yulia Burtseva, has died after undergoing cosmetic surgery in Moscow.

Influencer dies aged 38 after undergoing cosmetic surgery

Glamorous influencer, Yulia Burtseva, has died after travelling overseas to undergo cosmetic surgery.

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Venezuelan President NicolásMaduro reacts to a spectator after his arraignment. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)

‘Prisoner of war’: Inside Maduro’s defiant court hearing

Two days after being ripped from a compound in Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, the captive President of Venezuela, appeared in a New York City courthouse and pleaded not guilty to federal charges.

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US health authorities have dropped recommendations of childhood vaccinations for the flu and others. (AP PHOTO)

US drops recommendation of flu vaccination for children

US health authorities have dropped the number of vaccines they recommend for every child, saying the change aligns with similar developed countries.

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Italian authorities have flown home the bodies of several bar fire victims from Switzerland. (AP PHOTO)

All 116 injured in deadly Swiss ski resort fire identified

All of the people killed or injured in New Year fire at a crowded bar in Switzerland have been identified, local police say.

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Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife have been transported to a New York court.

‘I am still President’: Maduro pleads not guilty in US court

Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has pleaded not guilty to four criminal counts in a New York court after US President Donald Trump ordered his capture in events that have rattled world leaders.

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Conservative influencer Ashley St Clair (right) accuses Grok of generating sexually explicit photos of her when she was a child.

‘Undressing photos of me as a child’: Musk’s ex slams Grok

Ashley St Clair, Elon Musk’s purported ex, has taken to X to accused the AI chatbot Grok of creating explicit images from underage photos of herself.

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Tuna king Kiyoshi Kimura says he paid more than expected for the special fish but is happy he won. (AP PHOTO)

Popular sushi chain pays record $4.9m for single tuna

A massive 243-kilogram bluefin tuna has sold for a record $A4.9 million‍ at the first auction of 2026 at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market.

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A caravan of armed men on motorcycles drives through the main streets of the city a day after the capture of Nicolas Maduro by US forces on January 4, 2026 in Caracas, Venezuela.

Trump’s hit list extends from Columbia to Copenhagen

Donald Trump threatens Colombia and its president, described Cuba as “ready to fall” and reasserted his desire to take control of Greenland.

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Three weeks into their journey across the globe, the Butler’s woke to see dozens of orcas surrounding their boat.

Couple survive gruelling 66-days at sea after orca sunk boat

Three weeks into their journey across the globe, the Butler’s woke to see dozens of orcas surrounding their boat — an incident that would leave them stranded on a rubber raft for 66-days.

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David McCarty and Katelyn Heideman died in the crash along with two other family members.

Groom, nieces die in horror chopper crash day of his wedding

A groom has tragically died alongside his three nieces in a horrific chopper crash on the day of his wedding. 

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Donald Trump has cited Venezuela’s oil reserves as a chief reason for his seizure of the nation’s president Nicolas Maduro. But getting to them will be a different matter.

Will Trump’s great Venezuelan oil gamble pay off?

The country has the world’s largest petroleum reserves. Getting them out of the ground will be tortuous.

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US President Donald Trump has again inflamed tensions over a strategically impotant and mineral-rich Arctic territory that belongs to a European ally.

Denmark urges Trump to stop threats to annex Greenland

US President Donald Trump has again inflamed tensions over a strategically important and mineral-rich Arctic territory that belongs to a European ally.

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US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference on Sunday addressing the US operation in Venezuela.
Firefighters from the Municipality of Crans-Montana react as they gather around a makeshift memorial to pay their respects by laying flowers, candles and messages near the Constellation bar, on January 4, 2026, in Crans-Montana in honour of the victims of the fire that ripped through the venue in the luxury Alpine ski resort on New Year's Eve. Authorities investigating the New Year's blaze in the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana have identified 24 of the 40 people killed, including 11 minors and six foreign nationals, police said on January 4, 2026. Also 119 were injured during the fire, most of them seriously, according to the latest toll. (Photo by MAXIME SCHMID / AFP)

Firies, survivors tell of lingering scars from bar inferno

‘You cannot imagine seeing all those young people piled up in the bar, dead.’

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 Eva Schloss, step-sister of Anne Frank and Honorary President of the Anne Frank Trust UK, has died at the age of 96.

Anne Frank’s step-sister dies

Eva Schloss, the Auschwitz survivor who dedicated decades to educating people on the Holocaust and was the step-sister of diarist Anne Frank, has died aged 96, her foundation announced Sunday.

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