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The man was spearfishing off Michaelmas Island with his family, according to local reports.
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Conditions that led to bloody prewar protests have been made worse, commentators say Iran is already preparing for the perilous transition from wartime unity to a fractious peace marked by hyperinflation, a 10% contraction in the economy, power cuts and calls for a triumphalist government to end its unprecedented hunting down of dissent.With peace not yet secured, the debates within the regime about Iran’s future are only just starting to emerge but its rulers are clearly thinking about how afte
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Webcams showed snow blanketing the ground in some areas. In others, it was patchy or nonexistentGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s snow season has officially begun, with resorts predicting a good season despite climactic threats and the cost-of-living crisis.Between 20cm and 40cm of snow fell across the Victorian and New South Wales alps before the long weekend, with the falls bolstered by snowmakers. Continue reading...
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The US military says it struck Iranian drones and radar sites. Tehran responds by targeting US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain.
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Relationship between Vladimir Putin and traditional ally has slowly unravelled under current PM Nikol PashinyanThe bottling line at the Abovyan cognac factory in Armenia is running at full tilt.Women in white coats and hairnets work the conveyor with practised speed – labelling, stacking, loading pallets – racing to fill a truck. Continue reading...
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Government department says man was diving around Michaelmas Island, near Albany, when he was bitten by a suspected 4.5-metre sharkGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA male diver aged in his 30s is fighting for life after being bitten by a shark in Western Australia.The state’s department of primary industries said the man was bitten by a suspected 4.5-metre shark just before 11.30am Saturday AWST, while he was diving near Michaelmas Island off the coast of Albany, about 3
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The UK’s biggest bird of prey has been compared to a flying barn door. So how can one fitted with a satellite tracker disappear in prime grouse-shooting country?The six police officers arrived at the Snilesworth estate in two pickup trucks last week, according to one account. They asked to go up on the moors, a source said, and “so off they went”.A vast expanse of spectacularly undulating lands on the western edge of the North York Moors, Snilesworth is globally renowned for its grouse, partridg
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The ban came as a second infected calf was identified in Texas, and the US state declaring a state of disaster over the outbreak.
NY Times World
Severe heat waves have been hitting India since April, forcing many of the country’s essential workers to make tough decisions.
NY Times World
Jihadists have nearly tripled their attacks on urban areas. Analysts fear an extended standoff could lead to many more civilian deaths.
NY Times World
The two men became president and prime minister by defeating the political old guard in Senegal. Now they are fighting each other.
The Guardian
US embassy in Sarajevo made threat after European states refused to back its preferred High Representative candidateA deepening US-European rift over the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina has broken open with a dispute over a top administrative post, leading to a US threat to “reconsider” its role in international peacekeeping.The American embassy in Sarajevo issued the threat after European states refused to back the US preferred candidate to become the new High Representative for the internatio
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The feasting phenomenon run by Le Canon Français has become a hot political issue.
The Guardian
Dr David Jackson gave ‘effectively an unlimited supply for a drug binge’ to one addict, inquest findsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA former medical practitioner who was the subject of multiple red flags played a direct role in the deaths of two patients through grossly irresponsible drug prescribing, a coroner has found.Nicholas Brown, Matthew Winwood, Toni Wiki and Belinda Kemp, who were all drug dependent, died in Tasmania between September 2016 and August 2017.In
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Russia’s elite have been forced to adapt since the start of the war, but sanctions haven’t done much to crimp their globe-spanning lifestyles.
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Swifties worldwide are looking for clues about the superstar's nuptials to American football star Travis Kelce.
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Tehran wants quick access to its frozen funds, a major hurdle to a deal with Washington to end the war.
The Guardian
Just months from the Victorian election, the premier’s performance has left some MPs wondering if it’s too late for Labor to change leadersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJacinta Allan faced three major tests this week. The way she handled them has left some of her colleagues speculating about a possible leadership change just months out from the Victorian election.The first came on Monday, as the premier responded to a parliamentary inquiry that six months ago recomme
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has refused to extradite an indicted governor, rejecting U.S. measures she says are destabilizing her government.
The Guardian
Becerra advanced to the general election after emerging from California’s crowded primary field in the race to succeed Gavin NewsomXavier Becerra has advanced to the November general election in California’s gubernatorial race, cementing a stunning come-from-behind primary victory in one of California’s most turbulent campaign seasons in recent memory.Election officials are continuing to count ballots to determine whether he will face fellow Democratic Tom Steyer or Republican Steve Hilton in th