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Authorities raced to a Bangkok construction site after a building collapsed in an earthquake. (AP PHOTO)

Bangkok building collapses as quake hits Southeast Asia

A powerful earthquake has caused a high-rise building under construction to collapse in Bangkok, as the tremor rocked Thailand and neighbouring Myanmar.

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Gregory Carhee, middle, pregnant mother Donyavia Lagway, and the couple’s 6-year-old daughter, Harmony Carhee, right, were shot dead in the attack.

Girl survives ‘hitman’s’ brutal execution by playing dead

In agony and having just witnessed the brutal execution of her parents, a 10-year-old girl’s decision to play dead probably saved her life. 

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President Vladimir Putin says Russia is worried about NATO's activities in the Arctic. (AP PHOTO)

Putin sends US chilly warning on Greenland push

Russian President Vladimir Putin says the US will continue to advance its military-political and economic interests in the Arctic.

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Bill Gates said the AI revolution was very profound and even a little bit scary.

Bill Gates’ scary prediction on AI ‘within 10 years’

Over the next decade, advances in artificial intelligence will mean that humans will no longer be needed ‘for most things’ in the world, says Bill Gates.

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Five people have been injured in a knife attack in central Amsterdam, police say. (AP PHOTO)

‘Knife was still in her back’: Five stabbed in frenzied rampage

Witnesses have described their horror as a knifeman randomly stabbed people in front of the royal palace.

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Britain's King Charles was forced to cancel a trip to Birmingham on Friday. (AP PHOTO)

King Charles taken to hospital amid cancer treatment

Buckingham Palace has revealed the King was hospitalised and has cancelled his scheduled duties in the midst of his ongoing cancer treatment.

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Violence has escalated in the Gaza Strip since a January truce broke down on March 18. (AP PHOTO)

Positive signals reported in Gaza truce talks

A security delegation from Egypt is reportedly heading to Qatar for talks on releasing Israeli hostages held by Hamas.

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Six people have died in a submarine tragedy in Egypt.

Worst news confirmed as submarine incident turns fatal

Officials have provided a tragic update, confirming six people who were feared dead after a submarine incident in Egypt’s Red Sea have indeed lost their lives. 

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The Russian embassy in Egypt says all the passengers on the submarine were Russian.

Reports six dead after tourist sub sinks off Egyptian coast

At least six people are reportedly dead after a tourist submarine sank off the coast of Egypt.

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Turkey's biggest anti-government protests in more than a decade could be set to flare up again.

Police forcibly break up protests at Turkish university

Police have used pepper spray, rubber bullets and water cannons on anti-government protesters in Turkey's capital, potentially reigniting tensions.

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A grim discovery was made at the home of beloved bagpiper Henry Frantz. Inset bottom: Mr Frantz's son Henry Doyle Colon.

Shock find in beloved bagpiper’s home after scuba death

To family and friends, he was the town’s much-loved bagpiper — so what they found at his home on his death was truly horrifying.

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Pippa (left) and Kate Middleton at Pippa’s wedding.

Inside Kate Middleton and Pippa’s secret feud

They were once known for being inseparable, but the Princess of Wales and her sister have reportedly fallen out.

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Australian travel to the United States is set for a major change.

Major change to US travel for Australians

Australians travelling to the United States are set for a very different experience when they enter the country, as a new law regarding entry and access is passed.

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A Crème Egg thief has been caught after stealing $450 worth of chocolate treats.
Prisoners stand looking out from their cell as US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem speaks while touring the Terrorist Confinement Center, in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Wednesday, March 26, 2025.

US homeland security chief poses outside crowded jail cell

US homeland security chief Kristi Noem threatened to send more immigrants to a notorious maximum security prison in El Salvador.

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