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Parisians defy swimming ban to cool off as record heat hits Europe
Parisians cooled off in the city’s Saint-Martin canal as an unprecedented heatwave pushed temperatures across Europe.
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Anti-abortion activist concedes pictures of human foetuses may have been sugar glider joeys
Joanna Howe posts on social media that if purported images of human foetuses are in fact sugar gliders, ‘it doesn’t actu...
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Ukraine war briefing: Eliminate Putin’s ‘last major advantage,’ Zelenskyy urges Washington
Patriots would neutralise ballistic missiles and force Russia to negotiate, says Ukrainian president; half a million Rus...
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Iran war live: Israel orders mass forced displacement for all south Lebanon
The Lebanese Health Ministry reports that Israeli attacks have killed 3,269 people since March 2.
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Uganda closes border with DRC in an effort to contain Ebola outbreak
Uganda has closed its border with neighbouring DR Congo for four weeks in an effort to contain an Ebola outbreak.
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US returns Palestinian rights expert Francesca Albanese to sanctions list
Trump administration has sought to pressure international officials who scrutinise reported abuses by Israeli forces.
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Leonora Carrington work painted during psychiatric confinement to go on show for first time
Exclusive: Villa Pilar, painted in 1940 during the surrealist artist’s stay in a Spanish sanatorium, will be displayed a...
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Jill Biden worried husband Joe was ‘having a stroke’ during 2024 US debate
The former US first lady said she had never seen former President Joe Biden act the way he did on the 2024 debate stage.
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Bolivia’s president warns ‘time is running out’ amid protest crisis
Bolivia’s president has warned protesters “time is running out” amid a weeks-long standoff.
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Queensland man charged with murder after allegedly beating elderly pedestrian to death with pole
Bundaberg man, 36, allegedly drove into and assaulted multiple people in Childers and North Isis on WednesdayFollow our...
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Trump threatens to ‘blow up’ Oman amid talks over strait of Hormuz
US president calls on US ally to ‘behave … or else we’ll have to blow them up’ in casual aside during cabinet meetingDon...
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Jill Biden says she thought Joe Biden was having a stroke during 2024 debate
In CBS interview set to air Sunday, former first lady says she was ‘frightened’ during husband’s debate with TrumpJill B...