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Heavily-armed robbers posing as police blocked an Italian highway and blew up an armoured van during a brazen raid in southern Italy, before exchanging gunfire with police.
Europe

Armed gang blow up van in real life Hollywood blockbuster

WATCH THE VIDEO: Motorists on an Italian highway could have been forgiven for thinking they were watching the filming of an action movie complete with explosions and gun fire.

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The families of Holly Morton-Bowles and Bianca Jones were kept in the dark over a court case. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)
Australia
Melissa Meehan and Callum Godde

Families blindsided by secret Laos trials after deaths

The fathers of Bianca Jones and Holly Morton-Bowles, who died by methanol poisoning, say they were blindsided by a secret trial over a related death.

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In a subdued and cryptic new video shared on social media, pictured, Nancy’s children addressed the purported kidnapper, pleading for the return of their mother and promising to pay for her release. Guthrie’s daughter, Savannah, an anchor of the Today show on NBC, posted the 20-second message on her Instagram account as the search for her mother, an 84-year-old resident of Tucson, Arizona, dragged into its eighth day. Unknown
USA
Staff Writers

'Hour of desperation': Savannah Guthrie’s sad update

Savannah Guthrie says her family is ‘at an hour of desperation’ in the search for her kidnapped mother Nancy, ahead of a looming ransom deadline.

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King Charles is ready to support police with an investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
Royals
Max Corstorphan

‘Ready’: Buckingham Palace drops bombshell Andrew statement

Buckingham Palace has issued a bombshell statement, confirming King Charles ‘stands ready’ to support a police investigation into his brother, former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.

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The driver allegedly left the three men in the running vehicle while he ‘ate lunch and watched television’ in his apartment.
World
Ava Martin

Three disabled men die after being ‘left in running car’

The driver allegedly left the three men in the running vehicle while he ‘ate lunch and watched television’ in his apartment.

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Sarah Ferguson will be forced to fend for herself.
Royals
Eloise Budimlich

REVEALED: Fergie’s humiliating final moments in Royal Lodge

Royal insiders have revealed the shocking final moments before Sarah Ferguson was kicked out of the Royal Lodge alongside her ex-husband.

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Brenton Tarrant wants to appeal his conviction and sentence of life without the chance of parole. (AP PHOTO)
World
Charlotte Graham-McLay

Australian shooter who killed 51 wants conviction overturned

Brenton Tarrant, the Australian man responsible for New Zealand's deadliest mass shooting, has appeared in a Wellington court in a bid to appeal his conviction.

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Brenton Tarrant appears before the court by video from Auckland Prison in Auckland. (New Zealand Court of Appeal via AP)
World
Charlotte Graham-McLay

Prison life prompted guilty plea, says Christchurch shooter

Brenton Tarrant, the Australian man responsible for New Zealand's deadliest mass shooting, has appeared in a Wellington court in a bid to appeal his conviction.

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Savannah Guthrie and mother Nancy Guthrie.
USA
Reis Thebault

Cops search missing mum’s backyard as deadline approaches

The purported kidnapper of Savannah Guthrie’s mother Nancy is demanding $US6 million ($8.55m) in bitcoin according to an Arizona TV station.

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Keir Starmer’s chief of staff Morgan McSweeney has resigned after fallout from the installation of his ‘mentor’, Epstein associate Peter Mandelson as the UK’s ambassador to the US.
Politics
Latika M Bourke

Left circles Starmer after PM loses right-hand man McSweeney

Keir Starmer’s premiership is now a test of political survival and whether he can cope without his political creator

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An Australia-EU trade deal appears to be facing a challenge from the French President.
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Politics
Latika M Bourke

Why Australia-EU trade deal could face Macron challenge

The President of the European Commission has delayed her trip to Australia, and Trade Minister Don Farrell is preparing to travel to Brussels.

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Files examined by the FBI did not convince them he led a sex trafficking ring serving powerful men. (AP PHOTO)
World
Staff Writers

FBI conclusion on claim Epstein trafficked victims to elite

US investigators collected evidence Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused underage girls but concluded he did not lead a sex trafficking ring serving powerful men.

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Andrew invited Jeffrey Epstein and a "beautiful" Romanian woman to dine at Buckingham Palace. (AP PHOTO)
World
Helen William

Andrew invited Epstein and 'cute' Romanian to palace

A "very cute" Romanian woman was part of Jeffrey Epstein's entourage invited by the former Prince Andrew to a private dinner at Buckingham Palace.

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s chief of staff has quit.
World
Staff Writers

UK PM's chief of staff quits over Epstein fallout

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief of staff Morgan McSweeney has resigned after facing pressure in the Peter Mandelson-Jeffrey Epstein scandal.

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Rescuers and residents have reportedly recovered three people alive from a collapsed building. (AP PHOTO)
World
Staff Writers

Building collapse in Lebanon kills at least six people

Officials in the Lebanese city of Tripoli say at least six people have been killed and three rescued from the rubble of two apartment buildings that collapsed.

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