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Prosecutors have reopened an investigation into a 2024 report by a Cornell student who said she was raped at the Chi Phi fraternity house.
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What we know about the shocking Cornell rape allegations

Explosive allegations involving seven men at an elite US university have reignited a case that prosecutors previously declined to pursue.

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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, at an Invictus Games event in Canberra earlier this year.

Harry’s Invictus snub is reversed after royal intervention

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A fire has killed at least 19 girls and five boys, an official in ?South Kivu province says. (AP PHOTO)

Horror school fire kills at least 24 students

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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex after a boat trip during the Invictus Games in 2023.

Harry and Meghan blame King’s letter for Invictus Games blow

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The migration ‍route from west Africa to the Canary Islands is one ​of the world's deadliest.

Over 80 people die on migrant boat after 26 days adrift

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A woman accused of leaving her four young children at home alone to go on a three-day cruise has faced court.

Mum ‘went on cruise while baby and 3 kids were home alone’

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President Donald Trump meets with Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada at the White House in Washington on October 7, 2025.
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How Trump’s desire for Canada pushed it towards the EU

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Layne Lundeen, 67, had to be duct-taped by fellow passengers on a flight from Dallas, Texas, to Newark, New Jersey. Unknown

Duct-tape passenger breaks silence after viral image

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Mark Carney was wooed by EU head Ursula von der Leyen during her speech to the European Parliament. (EPA PHOTO)
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Battle with Trump is sending Canada into the arms of the EU

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Asia Pacific

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Testing showed that some of the seized cocaine had been substituted for flour. (EPA PHOTO)

Cocaine held as evidence for seven years go missing in Fiji

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Global tensions continue as Anthony Albanese keeps a hectic schedule.
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PM’s delicate diplomacy with Xi and Trump is getting harder

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Rescue crews are working in difficult conditions to retrieve the bodies entombed in the wreck. (AP PHOTO)

Death toll rises two weeks on from devastating ferry capsize

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It comes as the capital city of Thailand was declared a ‘flood disaster’ after 300mm of rain pounded the country.

Major floods prompt warning to Aussies heading overseas

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Europe

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The teenager was struck by a car on live television.

‘Bang’: Shock as teen hit by car on live TV

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Student are protesting over a lack of resources, a shortage of teachers and dilapidated schools. (AP PHOTO)

Hundreds arrested, police injured after wild school riots

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Cadets chant “Glory to Ukraine” at a government boarding school in Ukraine set up to funnel teens into the security services.
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The teens training to fight Russia and avenge their parents

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A two-year-old child suffering severe medical conditions, including breathing difficulty and seizures, was given assisted dying treatment, according to a medical board review.

‘Unbearable’: Toddler euthanised in first case of its kind

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A pilot, believed to be a religious extremist from Oman, stabbed his co-pilot in the suspected hijacking attempt.

Reports FlyDubai hijack accused was ‘religious extremist’

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Steven and Carol Moss are reported to have been on board the attacked flydubai flight on Wednesday.

Revealed: Australian link to horrifying hijack attempt

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Yaniv Hayun, the plumber who helped incapacitate the attacker on the flydubai aircraft bound for Israel from the United Arab Emirates, welcomed after arriving at the Ben Gurion International Airport.
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The flydubai attack sounds an ominous warning for air travel

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Images have emerged of bloody passengers involved in the mid-air struggle to bring down the knifewielding co-pilot on the Flydubai flight.
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‘They saved our lives’: Hero passengers tackle pilot mid-air

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USA

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Convicted killer Christa Pike was to be the first woman executed in Tennessee in over 200 years. (AP PHOTO)
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‘Was a mess’: Horror details of killer’s botched execution

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The rollercoaster X2 has been closed since July.

Major update on horror ride linked to deaths, brain injuries

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Lindsay Clancy’s defence has made a shock new legal move by arguing prosecutors have not proved she killed her three children as the case returns to court following a mistrial. 

Holdout juror speaks as Clancy defence makes bombshell move

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A sign in support of the banned outlets near the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House.

Media outlets ask to extend block on Trump ban

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A car is stopped as police man a roadblock while posted outside RAF Fairford base in Fairford, south-west England on September 27, 2026, as UK counter-terrorism police investigate an incident near the base in the village of Whelford. British police on September 27 declared a major incident and evacuated villagers living near a base used by the US air force after arresting several men on suspicion of explosives offences.

Alleged terror plot linked to Iran, UK PM says

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Police sent their case files to prosecutors over the Grenfell Tower fire, which killed 72 people. (AP PHOTO)

Manslaughter charges to be considered for Grenfell fire

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Prince Harry has taken another business blow with his eco-travel project failing to turn a profit.

Prince Harry’s latest business blow adds to his UK troubles

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Andy Burnham has addressed the party faithful at the Labour Party Conference. (EPA PHOTO)
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Farage meets his match in Burnham

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