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An elephant ride in Bali.

Bali Zoo ditches elephant rides for tourists

The Indonesian tourist attraction has stopped its controversial elephant rides, finally caving to long-term pressure from animal welfare groups.

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Foreign Minister Penny Wong warned that the ‘security situation could deteriorate rapidly’.

Aussies warned of Middle East travel chaos amid strike fears

Australians are being told to expect flight cancellations and other travel disruptions across the Middle East as the region braces for possible US air strikes against Iran. 

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As millions travel to Asia to celebrate Lunar New Year, Australians are being urged to stay alert.

‘Serious threats’: What Aussies visiting Asia need to know

As millions of people travel to Asia to celebrate Lunar New Year, Australians are being urged to stay alert.

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Iran's airspace has been closed and the US is sending warships to the Middle East.

Iran airspace closed: US moves warships to Middle East

The Pentagon has ordered US warships in the South China Sea to move immediately to the Middle East, reports claim, and Iran has shut down its airspace, as fears of imminent military intervention grow.

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Wu, the central character in Wendy Du Feng's short documentary Only The Lonely.

The unbearable loneliness of the young Chinese man

AARON PATRICK: Thanks to China’s one-child policy, the country now has approximately 30 million ‘surplus men’.

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Plans for the first ever Moon hotel have been unveiled

Inside the plans for an inflatable hotel on the Moon

Cashed-up tourists looking for an out-of-this-world adventure are set have a whole new destination to add to their bucket list.

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Iran State TV has broadcast what has been labelled an assassination threat.

‘Won’t miss’: Iran’s chilling Trump assassination threat

Iran has broadcast a blunt, direct threat to US President Donald Trump as tensions between nations erupt.

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‘We didn't manage to change the American position,’ Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen says. (EPA PHOTO)

‘Disagreement’ over Greenland remains after US, Denmark talk

Denmark and the United States have a fundamental difference of opinion about Greenland but the two will continue to talk, the Danish foreign minister says.

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Thai authorities say 32 people were killed after a train carrying 195 people derailed. (EPA PHOTO)

Death toll climbs after crane crushes Thai passenger train

A construction crane has crashed onto a moving passenger train in northeastern Thailand, triggering a derailment that killed at least 32 people.

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Trump envoy Steve Witkoff says phase two of a plan to end the Gaza Strip ‌conflict has started and will focus on disarming Hamas and rebuilding the territory.

‘Demilitarisation’: Gaza Strip peace plan enters phase two

US envoy Steve Witkoff says phase two of a plan to end the Gaza Strip ‌conflict has started and will focus on disarming Hamas and rebuilding the territory.

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Protesters worldwide have burned pictures of Iran's supreme leader in support or marching Iranians. (AP PHOTO)

Iran warns of strikes on US bases if attacked

Deaths from Iran's protests have risen to almost 2600 as Tehran warns it will attack US bases if President Donald Trump follows up threats of military action.

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American and British forces have been withdrawn from a Qatar air base amid US President Donald Trump’s warning against attacks on Iranian protesters.

US, UK pull troops from air base as Trump weighs Iran strike

Some American and British forces have been withdrawn from a Qatar air base after a senior Iranian official warned of retaliation if US President Donald Trump proceeded with military action over the killing of demonstrators.

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A three-year-old boy has been mauled to death by his grandmother’s American bulldog.

Toddler brutally mauled to death by grandma’s bulldog

A three-year-old boy has been mauled to death by his grandmother’s American bulldog at her home near New York Mills, Minnesota.

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Kendra Bates has joined the show Suddenly Amish.

Former OnlyFans model pivots and joins Amish community

She worked as a dancer for years before turning to OnlyFans at a time she labelled her ‘lowest point’.

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