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An experienced skydiver has plunged thousands of feet after being knocked unconscious in a terrifying freefall accident.
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Terrifying scenes as skydiver knocked unconscious mid-jump

An experienced skydiver has plunged thousands of feet after being knocked unconscious in a terrifying freefall accident.

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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

World
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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

World
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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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AfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party, speaks to supporters during the final campaign rally on the eve of state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on September 5, 2026.

Ex-salesman bringing the far right to cusp of German power

The New York Times
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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

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The guide was accompanying two climbers.

‘Aggressive’ fight breaks out 3000m in the air

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Middle East

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Iran is set to announce an "exclusion zone" near the Strait of Hormuz, an official says.

Iran’s chilling new threat to ships in Strait of Hormuz

US Politics
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Guests look at a model of the largest data center in the UAE under construction in Abu Dhabi as the Stargate initiative, a joint venture between G42, Microsoft, and OpenAI, during the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC) in Abu Dhabi on November 3, 2025. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) GIUSEPPE CACACE

Middle East’s data centre push endures under cloud of war

The Washington Post
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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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USA

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Corie Walsh is accused of killing her two-year-old son.

Mum ‘very invested’ in Clancy case allegedly kills 2yo son

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The 67-year-old passenger allegedly became belligerent when he started yelling about Jesus and going to hell at a man who was seated next to him in first class. 

Plane passenger duct-taped to seat after wild onboard tirade

USA
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The 'elusive creature' prompted an 'unusually high number of calls' to police.

‘Rare’ find in panic-plagued town as Bigfoot sightings surge

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Lawyers for Lindsay Clancy, who killed her three children, say she suffered post-partum psychosis.

Judge officially declares mistrial in Lindsay Clancy case

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UK

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Leroy Douglas has been behind bars for 20 years after stealing a Nokia mobile phone in 2005.

Man who stole Nokia phone ‘forgotten’ in prison for 20 years

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Director of Communications at Reform UK Dan Jukes and with Nigel Farage. The pair are said to have a father-so type relationship.
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Farage’s popularity toppled but he could still become PM

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Officers outside the property on Sunday.

Baby girl ‘stabbed 15 times and hidden in shed’, court told

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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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