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It is without doubt one of US President Donald Trump’s most extraordinary claims yet — suggesting an unnamed experimental drug can bring the dead back to life.
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Trump’s astonishing claim about drug that ‘revives the dead’

‘We’ve taken people that were dead. We had a person given the last rites — gone, the kids are crying and everything — and started them on this drug. And the person became better. It works.’

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Villagers celebrate an Ebola survivor's recovery in the Congo, left, as nurses dress in PPE in Berlin's Department of Infectious Diseases and Critical Care Medicine.

‘Very bad’: Ebola outbreak hits Europe as African cases soar

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There have been at least 30 deaths at a displacement camp in north-eastern Congo.

Deadly virus spreads as symptomatic patients refuse testing

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Security incidents have complicated matters for Ebola medics in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Armed attackers remove Ebola patients from DRC clinic

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The Ebola death toll in the Congo is climbing towards 200.

Ebola cases and violence increase as contact tracing lags

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Authorities say a hotel fire was brought under control but its causes are still being investigated.

Terrifying beach resort fire sends 1700 fleeing, one dead

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Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas was thrown to her death without a safety rope.

Distraught mum breaks silence after 21yo’s 40m death plunge

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An Israeli strike hit a car in the centre of the southern Lebanese city of Sidon on June 10, state media reported.

Ceasefire on brink of collapse as US, Iran step up strikes

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Cuba's former President Raul Castro holds a Cuban national flag during the commemoration of May Day (Labour Day), marking International Workers' Day, at Havana's Revolution Square on May 1, 2025. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP) YAMIL LAGE

Former Cuban president indicted in US on murder charges

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Asia Pacific

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Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles and US Admiral Admiral Samuel Paparo have both raised concerns over China’s military build-up in the Pacific.

‘Increasing risk’: US alarm on China threat in the Pacific

Australia
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Mikhail Petrakov and his wife Irina greet Chinese Ambassador Xiao Qian.
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What it’s like inside Canberra’s Russian embassy party

Australia
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Dozens of suspects have been charged over the fire that engulfed Wang Fuk Court in November 2025.

New twist over deadly high-rise blaze that killed 168 people

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Shaky footage from the scene shows the horrific aftermath of the vat accident.

Horrific molten vat tragedy burns eight workers alive

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Europe

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Villagers celebrate an Ebola survivor's recovery in the Congo, left, as nurses dress in PPE in Berlin's Department of Infectious Diseases and Critical Care Medicine.

‘Very bad’: Ebola outbreak hits Europe as African cases soar

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Two children have died after becoming trapped inside a car in Europe’s heatwave.

Kids die after mum allegedly forgets them in brutal heatwave

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Australians heading to Europe and beyond are being urged to reassess travel plans and insurance cover, after the Federal Government downgraded its travel advice.

What Aussie travellers need to know amid warning update

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A man is dead and another is in custody after an argument reportedly broke out about pétanque boules.

‘Major rivalry’ between sports teams ends in man’s death

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Middle East

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Israeli forces remain in control of a swathe of territory in southern Lebanon.

Israel, Lebanon discussions intensify as tension flares

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It’s been a week since Donald Trump and Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian signed their interim ceasefire agreement.
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Nuke inspection row shows US and Iran negotiating in public

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The US Senate votes to block President Donald Trump from resuming Iran war.

Senate votes to block Trump from resuming Iran war

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Abu Dhabi.

US Secretary of State rejects Iran tolls on Hormuz

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USA

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More than a dozen passengers have been banned from a cruise liner after an unruly brawl erupted at a ship port in Florida.

WATCH: Mayhem as cruise passengers erupt into wild brawl

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The 13-year-old fell more than 15 metres.

‘Like a rag doll’: Teen’s horror 15m fall at Disneyland

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The US Senate votes to block President Donald Trump from resuming Iran war.

Senate votes to block Trump from resuming Iran war

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Abu Dhabi.

US Secretary of State rejects Iran tolls on Hormuz

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UK

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Eight people remain in a critical condition following a fatal train collision in England.

Potential cause of horror train crash revealed

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A commuter uses a fan in an attempt to cool down as they exit a London Underground tube carriage.
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How 38C in the UK is so much worse than in Australia

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Far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, better known as Tommy Robinson, outside court in 2024.
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Who is Tommy Robinson, the Stefanovic saga’s divisive figure

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The favourite to replace Keir Starmer, Labour MP Andy Burnham, takes a selfie with the Parliamentary Labour Party after his swearing-in on June 22.

Starmer resignation a sign of global political populist gale

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