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Malaysia is preparing to impose a ban on teens under 16 using social media. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)
World
Staff Writers

Malaysia to ban social media for under-16s

Malaysia is poised to follow Australia in banning teens under 16 from social media to protect them from online harms such as cyberbullying and sexual abuse.

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Robert Eric Semenchucl used police databases to form relationships with vulnerable women.
Americas
Eloise Budimlich

Policeman uses victim database as own personal dating app

He spent years preying on victims of domestic violence, fostering relationships by using information he obtained illegally.

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David Cameron wants prostate cancer screening to be offered to high-risk men. (AP PHOTO)
World
Ellie Ng

Former UK PM David Cameron reveals cancer diagnosis

His diagnosis has motivated the former PM to speak out in favour of a targeted screening program for the most common cancer in men.

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Men stand in the apartment attacked by the Israeli military on November 23, 2025 in Beirut, Lebanon.
World
The New York Times

Israel assassinates top Hezbollah commander near Beirut

Lebanon’s state-run news agency said at least five people were killed in the airstrike, which the Lebanese militant group says ‘breaches a new red line’.

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Hamas has told peace negotiators in Cairo that Israel's 'breaches' are threatening Gaza's ceasefire.
Middle East
Staff Writers

Hamas says Israeli 'breaches' threatening ceasefire

As delegations meet to further Gaza peace talks, both Israel and the Palestinians say the other is violating the ceasefire and putting peace at risk.

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A fire has ripped through Usain Bolt's restaurant in Jamaica doing extensive damage.
Culture
Staff Writers

Usain Bolt suffers devastating business setback

Olympic superstar Usain Bolt's Jamaican restaurant Tracks and Records has been severely damaged by a fire.

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Ukraine's Presidential Office Chief of staff Andriy Yermak and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hold a press conference following their closed-door talks on a US plan to end the war in Ukraine at the US Mission in Geneva.
World
The Washington Post

US, Ukraine to change draft of peace plan favouring Kremlin

Negotiations are continuing in Geneva on Sunday as a US-imposed Thanksgiving deadline approaches.

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Morgan Geyser claimed she was possessed by the supernatural internet character Slender Man.
World
Peta Rasdien

Slender Man stabber on the run after slashing ankle monitor

One of the Slender Man stabbers is on the run after allegedly cutting off her ankle monitor and escaping a group home where she had been living. 

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Skye Gyngell has died aged 62 after a long battle with illness.
Australia
Madeline Cove

Culinary world in shock after Aussie Michelin-star chef dies

Celebrated Australian chef Skye Gyngell has died in London, prompting tributes from some of the world’s best-known cooks.

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The strike hit an apartment building on Beirut's southern outskirts. (AP PHOTO)
Middle East
Staff Writers

Israel kills Hezbollah’s military leader in Beirut

Hezbollah's top military official has been killed in an Israeli air strike on an apartment building in Beirut, despite a ceasefire.

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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer piles pressure on Andrew to testify in the US over his connection to Jeffrey Epstein.
World
Staff Writers

Starmer piles pressure on Andrew to testify in Epstein probe

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has joined calls for the former prince Andrew to give evidence to a US investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Donald Trump, who has championed the 28-point peace plan, said that Ukraine had not been grateful for American efforts over the war.
World
CNBC

Trump slams Ukraine for ‘zero gratitude’ amid peace talks

Ukrainian, US and European officials met in Geneva on Sunday to discuss a draft plan presented by Washington to end the war in Ukraine.

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André Aranha Corrêa do Lago, the Brazilian diplomat leading the climate talks.
The New York Times
The New York Times

What we learned from the climate talks in Brazil

Global climate negotiations ended Saturday in Brazil with a watered-down resolution that made no direct mention of fossil fuels, the main driver of global warming.

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John F Kennedy's granddaughter Tatiana Schlossberg has revealed she is terminally ill. (AP PHOTO)
World
Staff Writers

JFK's granddaughter reveals terminal cancer diagnosis

John F Kennedy's granddaughter has revealed she has terminal cancer, with doctors delivering a grim estimate of how long the mother of two has left to live.

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Andrew denies any wrongdoing but has not responded to a US request for information on Epstein. (AP PHOTO)
World
Sophie Wingate

UK PM says Andrew ‘should be prepared’ to share Epstein info

Keir Starmer has delivered some pointed advice to the former prince Andrew after he ignored a request to testify in a US probe into Jeffrey Epstein.

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