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Six beluga whales have arrived in the US after being moved from a Canadian marine park that could no longer care for them.
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One Nation leader criticised by advocates after telling women being abused: ‘don’t put up with it’Pauline Hanson has described domestic violence as “wrong” but a “two-way street”, and that women being abused should not put up with it, drawing condemnation from advocates who have accused the One Nation leader of victim-blaming.On Wednesday, Hanson told radio station 4BC domestic violence in Australia was a scourge, but that society was under “so much pressure”, when asked to call out the issue.
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Business owners in Pakistan are getting impatient for a chance to finally trade goods and oil along their long shared border with Iran.
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Abbas Araghchi says he has kept on the move since being pulled from rubble after strike on first day of warIran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, has described how he was pulled from the rubble of a leadership compound after the US-Israeli airstrike that killed the country’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, on the first day of the war, and has survived since by constantly moving around the capital, Tehran, by car.In an interview with the Iranian journalist Javad Mogouyi, Araghchi confirmed Israel
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Exclusive: Research shows millions live more than a 1km round trip from 24/7 accessible deviceMore than 16 million people in England and Wales risk dying from a cardiac arrest because they live farther than a 1km round trip from the nearest 24/7 defibrillator, according to exclusive research.
Analysis of publicly available defibrillators by the Heart Restart campaign found that in England and Wales alone, 35 million people – more than half the population – do not live within the recommended thr
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Judge finds Wilson did not defame Charlotte MacInnes, lead actor in Pitch Perfect star’s directorial debut The DebFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAfter a blistering dispute that spanned continents and years, Hollywood A-lister Rebel Wilson has been found not to have defamed her co-star in a series of social media posts.The Pitch Perfect star was sued by Australian actor Charlotte MacInnes, who played the lead role i
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Puffling excites volunteers trying to save the last known regular nesting site on mainland of southern EnglandFor years, volunteers have craned their necks and tested their patience to peer into the crevices of the cliffs hoping for a glimpse of fluffy joy.Finally it all paid off as a puffling – baby puffin – poked its way into the sunshine, becoming the first to be spotted on the coast of Dorset in southern England for three decades. Continue reading...
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The law will require social media platforms in France to verify all users age from January.
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In April Japan coined new term kokushobi for days above 40C as country advises workers to wear shorts to the office to cope with stifling heatJapan logged its first official kokushobi or “cruelly hot day” on Tuesday since the new term for when temperatures top 40 degrees Celsius was introduced in April. The Japan Meteorological Agency coined the new designation to warn the public of the heat dangers of days that were once freak weather events but have now become more common.The central Japan cit
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Officials say the restaurant in South Korea used some 49,000 ants in various dishes over four years.
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The New York City mayor called the Israeli prime minister a war criminal and urged the federal government to execute an international arrest warrant.
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Republicans also picked nominees in key congressional and statewide contests as both parties prepare for a high-stakes midterm battle in the battleground state
Arizona voters on Tuesday chose their nominees for governor, Congress and other top offices, setting up a fall campaign that will test whether Republicans can reverse some of the Trump-era losses they suffered in a premier battleground state.Andy Biggs, the hard-right congressman endorsed by Donald Trump, easily won the Republican nomina
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The US president's threat to target a key Iranian nuclear site came ahead of the 11th consecutive night of attacks.
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The court hears the singer ordered a body bag, chainsaws and an inflatable pool to dispose of the teen's body.
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Measure authorizes spending until 4 December as Republicans seek to avoid volatile issue in election seasonThe US House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a stopgap measure to head off a government shutdown until early December, with its Republican leaders seeking to defuse a volatile issue in the run-up to the November midterm elections.The continuing resolution authorizing government spending until 4 December passed by a vote of 220-205, roughly along party lines. It next heads to the Sena
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The hearing was disrupted by protests and a shouting match as Hegseth testified at a pivotal time in the war.
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Sgt Angel S Pampersad also believed to be dead in attack that killed two others, raising death toll to 18 troops since start of Iran warThe US military has confirmed that a third service member is believed to be dead in Friday’s attack on a base in Jordan and identified them as Sgt Angel S Rampersad, 28, of New York.The confirmation brings the death toll to 18 US service members killed since the war began. Continue reading...
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The second circuit overturned the previous decision, saying the judge overstepped authority by intervening before it moved through the immigration court systemA federal appeals panel has reversed a lower court decision ordering the release of pro-Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi, opening the door to the re-arrest of a student protest organizer whom the Trump administration has spent more than a year trying to deport.Tuesday’s ruling from the second US circuit court of appeals in New York City
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In a war dominated by drones and long-range missiles, the front line has moved to U.S. facilities far from Iran’s borders.
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Mayor had said he was reviewing ability to execute arrest warrant issued by the ICC for Israeli prime ministerZohran Mamdani, the New York City mayor, acknowledged on Tuesday he does not have the authority to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu, but urged US federal authorities to do so if the Israeli prime minister visits the US later this year.“Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal, the architect of a horrific genocide against the Palestinian people,” Mamdani said in a video posted to social media. Conti