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At least two people have been killed and 14 injured in the latest attacks of the Ukraine war.
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Pavel Polityuk and Felix Light

One dead as drone attack destroys Russian retailer warehouse

Ukraine has intensified ‌attacks on Russian targets ‌including oil refineries, and both ⁠sides have struck commercial vessels in the Black Sea.

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Africa

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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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Bas-Uele is the sixth province in the Democratic Republic of Congo to register an Ebola case.

Ebola fears grow as death recorded in new province

Africa
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Migrants arrive on Tarajal beach after crossing the border between Spain and Morocco on July 31, 2026 in Ceuta, Spain.
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Spain’s border chaos shows how migrant flows are weaponised

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2473 cases had been officially recorded.

Congo Ebola crisis reaches grim milestone

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Americas

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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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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt takes questions from reporters during a news briefing.

White House press secretary leaves Trump administration

US Politics
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Donald Trump has threatened to slap a 100 per cent tariff on goods imported from Canada. (AP PHOTO)

Donald Trump’s bullying of Canada is endless

Business
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The Mayor of Cali says there are people trapped under buildings following the earthquake.

‘My house shook’: Death toll rises after huge Colombia quake

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Asia Pacific

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Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese greet school children at Parliament House.

PM raises joint anti-crime efforts with Thai counterpart

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China wants its data to influence the world’s chatbots.
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China wants to shape what the world’s AI knows

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump inside the demilitarized zone separating the South and North Korea on June 30, 2019.

South Korea responds to Trump’s seismic military drill moves

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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Europe

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Zelensky’s office probed for corruption amid election calls

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‘Dramatic’: Woman falls from 11th floor of burning building

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The Ryanair flight, FR7268, was travelling from Malta to Birmingham at 5.40am on August 10.

Horror as people trapped on plane ‘pass out’, ‘throw up’

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Many UK fields are increasingly looking sandy brown rather than their traditional luscious green.

Nurses collapse, fires start on hottest day of year in UK

Europe
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Middle East

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Australian aid worker Lalzawmi "Zomi" Frankcom was among the World Central Kitchen aid workers killed when an Israeli air strike hit their convoy in 2024.

IDF criminal probes on Gaza deaths won’t include Zomi attack

Australia
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Smoke billows following an Iranian strike in the UAE’s Fujairah industrial zone on March 3, 2026.

Iran’s major trade partner cuts economic ties to Tehran

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Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek.

Plibersek calls for sporting standards and tobacco crackdown

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Donald Trump has lashed out at US all Oman, that has been trying to mediate negotiations with Iran.

Trump turns on Oman: ‘We’ll bomb the s...t out of them’

The New York Times
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USA

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The man was caught on CCTV terrorising a female runner.

‘Are you ready to die?’: Woman terrorised by masked man

USA
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Victoria Hinks (L) and Lori Schott (R) hold hands as family members of young people who allegedly died from the impacts of social media demonstrate outside the Meta trial in California.

Hook user, harvest data, hide truth: Meta trial hears

The Washington Post
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Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, arrives to testify in a tech addiction trial at California Superior Court of Los Angeles County in Los Angeles.

States seek $200b from Meta over child addiction claims

USA
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Duane Davis enters the courtroom after a break in his murder trial, related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur.

Defence lawyer in Tupac trial labels client ‘full of crap’

USA
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UK

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Three members of the same family have died and a fourth is fighting for life after they were swept into difficulty at a beach in England.

Family wiped out in horrifying beach disaster

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Charles Spencer, Prince William, Prince Harry and Prince Charles standing together outside Westminster Abbey during funeral of Princess Diana.

Di’s brother vows to finally ‘tell the truth’ about princess

Royals
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Cambridge professor Jason Arday, who was accused of plagiarism, was found dead last week.

Dead professor a victim of Cambridge’s devotion to diversity

UK
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Nigel Farage, Britain’s leading right-wing politician, faced a dilemma last month.
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What worked for Trump and Netanyahu works for Farage, so far

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