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World
Sweet-smelling fungi at centre of Australian triple-murder trial
Monday, 30 June 2025, 3:31pmErin Patterson faces trial over a mushroom-laced meal that killed three relatives. The triple-murder trial of Australian...
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World
Police find 381 corpses piled up in Mexico crematorium
Monday, 30 June 2025, 2:33pmPolice have found 381 corpses piled up in a private crematorium in northern Mexico’s Ciudad Juárez. The local prosecutor’s...
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National
At least two killed in Idaho shooting after ambush on firefighters in US state
Monday, 30 June 2025, 1:17pmAt least two people were killed when firefighters tackling a blaze were ambushed by an unknown number of gunmen in an ongoing...
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World
Israeli air strikes kill 17 in Gaza, including three children
Monday, 30 June 2025, 10:19amGaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli airstrikes and gunfire killed at least 17 people including three children in the...
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World
'It must be clear': Debate grows over France's new public smoking ban
Sunday, 29 June 2025, 3:54pmBus shelters and areas in the immediate vicinity of libraries, swimming pools and schools will also be affected by the ban,...
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World
Central African Republic exam stampede death toll lowered to 20
Sunday, 29 June 2025, 2:03pmThe death toll from a stampede during high school exams in the Central African Republic has been lowered to 20, officials...
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World
'Death to America': Iran mourns leaders as US tensions escalate
Sunday, 29 June 2025, 1:59pmIran has held a state funeral for some 60 scientists and commanders killed in its conflict with Israel, after its top diplomat...
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World
500 march in Venice to protest Bezos' lavish wedding
Sunday, 29 June 2025, 1:33pmAt least 500 protesters have marched through Venice, condemning Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ wedding to journalist Lauren Sanchez,...
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World
Trump halts trade talks with Canada over digital services tax
Saturday, 28 June 2025, 9:24amUS President Donald Trump said Friday he is calling off trade negotiations with Canada in retaliation for taxes impacting...
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World
Tonga’s health system hacked, US$1m ransom demanded
Friday, 27 June 2025, 3:28pmTonga has refused to pay a US$1 million ($1.6m) ransom after hackers seized control of the country’s health IT system. Hackers...
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World
Japan executes ‘Twitter killer’ as death penalty debate continues
Friday, 27 June 2025, 3:06pmJapan has executed a death row prisoner, public broadcaster NHK and other media outlets said today, the first time since...
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World
Ecuador's most-wanted gang leader captured
Thursday, 26 June 2025, 3:53pmEcuador’s president has announced that the country’s most-wanted fugitive, Los Choneros gang leader “Fito,” has been recaptured...
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World
Mississippi man who spent nearly 50 years on death row executed
Thursday, 26 June 2025, 3:06pmA Mississippi man who had been on death row for nearly 50 years was executed by lethal injection today, one of two executions...
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World
James Webb telescope discovers exoplanet through rare direct images
Thursday, 26 June 2025, 1:24pmThe James Webb Space Telescope has captured its first exoplanet through rare direct images. The telescope, which can see...
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World
Hercules aircraft arrives in Middle East to assist Kiwis seeking to leave Iran and Israel
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World
Grok shows 'flaws' in fact-checking Israel-Iran war, study says
Wednesday, 25 June 2025, 1:42pmElon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok produced inaccurate and contradictory responses when users sought to fact-check the Israel-Iran...
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World
Nearly half the US population face scorching heat wave
Wednesday, 25 June 2025, 11:35amTens of millions of Americans sweltered outside or sought air-conditioned refuge as an “extremely dangerous” heat wave blanketed...
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World
Live: Embassy staff helping Kiwis flee on the Iran border amid fragile Israel ceasefire
Wednesday, 25 June 2025, 7:05amA fragile ceasefire in the Iran-Israel war appears to be holding, after 12 days of strikes that saw Israel and the United...
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World
Iran's Foreign Minister denies Trump’s claim of Israel-Iran 'total ceasefire'
Tuesday, 24 June 2025, 7:04amIran announced it had launched missiles at a major US base in Qatar in retaliation for American strikes on key nuclear facilities,...
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World
Suicide attack on Damascus church kills 20, wounds 52
Monday, 23 June 2025, 10:20amAt least 20 people were killed on Sunday in a suicide attack on a church in Damascus, authorities said, with Syria’s Interior...
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World
Bride dies, guests wounded in wedding shooting in France
Monday, 23 June 2025, 10:11amArmed men opened fire at a wedding party in southeastern France early on Sunday, killing two people, including the bride,...
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World
'Totally obliterated': Trump claims successful attack on Iran’s nuclear sites
Sunday, 22 June 2025, 12:10pmThe United States has carried out a “very successful attack” on three Iran nuclear sites, US President Donald Trump wrote...
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World
US stealth bombers fly over Pacific as tension with Iran grows
Sunday, 22 June 2025, 8:13amUS stealth bombers were flying on Sunday across the Pacific Ocean, according to tracking data and media reports, fuelling...
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World
'Numbskull': Trump ramps up feud with central bank chief
Saturday, 21 June 2025, 3:11pmUS President Donald Trump escalated his criticism of Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell today – publicly mulling whether...
