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Airbnb bans checkout cleaning rules for guests in major House Rules overhaul
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Popular booking site announces major rule changes

A popular holiday booking platform has sparked heated debate following the announcement of major updates to guest rules.

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Janine Lochrenberg was wearing a shark repellent band at the time of the horrific attack.

‘Simply no words’: Woman killed by shark on daily swim

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A barge on the Congo River, where a weekend boat collision has left at least 30 people dead.

At least 30 dead and dozens missing in horror boat collision

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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, at an Invictus Games event in Canberra earlier this year.

Harry’s Invictus snub is reversed after royal intervention

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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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Gabriela Rodríguez Tezoco died while riding a spinning ride.

Festival horror as thrill-seeker teen killed on ride

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A woman accused of leaving her four young children at home alone to go on a three-day cruise has faced court.

Mum ‘went on cruise while baby and 3 kids were home alone’

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President Donald Trump meets with Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada at the White House in Washington on October 7, 2025.
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How Trump’s desire for Canada pushed it towards the EU

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Layne Lundeen, 67, had to be duct-taped by fellow passengers on a flight from Dallas, Texas, to Newark, New Jersey. Unknown

Duct-tape passenger breaks silence after viral image

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North Korea has been installing mines and barriers along the border ‌for more than two years. (EPA PHOTO)
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Arms race intensifies as North emboldened by Russia

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Taiwan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Chen Ming-chi in Taipei.
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Taipei lauds Albo help, flags opening Perth trade office

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Residents, plantation workers, and security officials gather around a large charred metallic fragment, suspected to be rocket debris, at an oil palm plantation in East Kotawaringin Regency, in Indonesia's Central Kalimantan province. Indonesian authorities were investigating after a piece of rocket the size of a car crashed into an oil palm plantation on Indonesian Borneo.

Space junk falls from sky in US one day and Borneo the next

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An interactive display featuring artificial intelligence in Guangzhou.
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China moves to tighten grip over exports of top AI models

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A man has been arrested and a hospital is under investigation after the 28-year-old’s death.

‘Negligence’: Horror bowling alley incident kills worker

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North Korea has been installing mines and barriers along the border ‌for more than two years. (EPA PHOTO)
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Arms race intensifies as North emboldened by Russia

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France’s anti-terror office has launched a probe into a shootings in Paris that have left at least one person dead.

Terror probe launched as fatal shootings rock Euro capital

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An investigation into the terrifying incident is underway.

‘Deeply shaken’: Terror as child trapped underwater

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Mr Netanyahu visited the site of the attacks and said Israel would carry out a major operation

‘High price’: Israel vows retaliation after soldiers killed

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Israeli forces were ordered to cordon off Hebron and prepare for a full closure of the West Bank. (AP PHOTO)

Israel orders West Bank closure after two ‘attackers’ killed

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Houthi forces have reportedly attacked a military camp with missiles, killing at least 20 soldiers.
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‘Bloody, treacherous’: Houthi attack death toll soars

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Israeli soldiers stand beside a Palestinian man after soldiers shot him following a settler attack. (AP PHOTO)

Israeli settlers target Palestinians across West Bank

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Terry Ward has been accused of tying his wife up in the basement while he allegedly watched the football.

Man accused of taping wife to chair so he could watch footy

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Andrea Shaw, 23, who has been charged with the murder of her 18-month-old twins, claims they died as a result of vaccination shots.

Mum blaming vaccines in twins’ deaths may face death penalty

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Melissa E. Campbell and her grandson Kozzar Lotut, 22 months, were found shot dead inside their home after a call to emergency services.

Toddler and grandparents found dead after eerie ‘help’ call

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US President Donald Trump asked Elon Musk to fully restore Starshield’s satellite network.

Trump asks Musk to restore Ukraine’s crucial internet speed

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor could be forced to give evidence in a looming fraud case.

Disgraced royal Andrew implicated in bombshell legal ruling

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Indi MP Helen Haines and, inset, British MP Jo Cox who was stabbed to death by a constituent.
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Haines attack hits home for widower of murdered UK MP

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Alisha Samuels, 26, who was found stabbed to death on a street in Manchester.

Second man arrested after woman stabbed to death in street

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UK police say the arrest of four men over alleged spying for Iran is part of a ​long ​investigation. (AP PHOTO)

Four people arrested after police officer gunned down

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