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Man charged with hate crime after ramming gates of Brisbane synagogue

Police have charged a man after a Toyota Hilux utility was used to ram the gates of a synagogue on Margaret Street in Brisbane’s CBD shortly after 7pm on Friday. The driver fled the scene but was taken into custody a short time later. No one was injured. A

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US mounts largest Middle East military buildup since 2003

The US is mounting its largest military buildup in the Middle East since 2003 as the Trump administration pressures Iran to strike a deal that would limit its nuclear and military capabilities. At least a dozen warships, collectively worth an estimated $50 billion, have been deployed to the region. Satellite

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Sentence extended but no jail for NT hit-and-run driver Jake Danby

In June 2024 Jake Danby hit two Aboriginal men with his car on a Darwin street, killing one and injuring the other. He had been given a 12-month community corrections order, including five months in home detention, but the Northern Territory director of public prosecutions appealed the sentence as '

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Three Die in Series of Avalanches in Austrian Alps

Three people were killed in a series of avalanches in Austria on Friday, as severe weather warnings affected the region. One victim, a 42-year-old German man, was skiing with his 16-year-old son in the Nauders-Bergkastel ski area near Austria’s borders with Switzerland and Italy when they left the marked

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U.S. Kills 3 in Latest Boat Strike

The U.S. military said on Friday that it blew up a boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing three people. The strike raised the death toll in the American campaign against people it accuses of drug smuggling at sea to at least 147. The Southern Command posted a 16-second

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Calls grow for Australia to repatriate citizens as Roj camp deteriorates

Conditions in the north‑eastern Syrian Roj camp have worsened sharply, with reports of near‑nightly raids and increasingly violent beatings. The 11 women and 23 Australian children who were forcibly returned found their tents — once lined along an area known as Australia Street — demolished and their possessions taken, and

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Trump Weighs Second Strike on Iran That Could Be Deadlier

President Trump is considering committing the United States to another military campaign against Iran, a decision that could ignite a conflict longer, deadlier and more dangerous than last year’s 12-day war. Last June the United States joined a campaign Israel had begun with the goal of bombing Iranian nuclear

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UK 'working with US' to analyse impact of supreme court's ruling against tariffs

Britain and the EU said they were assessing the implications of the US supreme court ruling against Donald Trump’s global tariffs. A Downing Street spokesperson said: “The UK government is working with the US to understand how the overturning of Donald Trump’s tariffs by the supreme court will

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Palestinian-American Teenager Killed in West Bank Is Laid to Rest

The funeral for Nasrallah Abu Siyam, 19, was held Thursday in Mukhmas, a West Bank village north of Jerusalem, a day after he was shot dead by an Israeli settler, a witness and the Palestinian Health Ministry said. Dozens joined a procession carrying his remains through the hillside village. Villagers

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New U.S. blockade is strangling Cuba

An analysis of ship movements and satellite images shows the United States is effectively blocking oil shipments to Cuba, the first such squeeze since the Cuban Missile Crisis. Tankers linked to the island have rarely left its waters, allied suppliers have halted or declined shipments, and recent vessel movements suggest

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Was Anyone at Fault in Sierra Nevada Avalanche Deaths?

Authorities are trying to piece together what led to the deaths of at least eight people in an avalanche in the Sierra Nevada; a ninth person is missing and presumed dead. Cal-OSHA has opened an investigation into Blackbird Mountain Guides, whose guides were leading the group. Those who died included

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Former Prince Andrew arrested over alleged Epstein links

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on Feb. 19, 2026, at his Sandringham Estate residence in eastern England — on the same day of his 66th birthday — on suspicion of misconduct in public office for allegedly sending confidential trade documents to Jeffrey Epstein. Thames Valley Police said they had "arrested a man

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Lonely Baby Monkey Finds Comfort and Slowly Makes Friends

Punch, a 7-month-old macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo outside Tokyo, drew attention after his mother abandoned him following a difficult birth during a heat wave. Zookeepers nursed him, and he spent his early weeks clinging to a large stuffed orangutan while staff reintroduced him to the troop. The zoo’s

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Witkoff and Kushner: Where Talks on Iran, Ukraine and Gaza Stand

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have been shuttling between Geneva, meetings on Ukraine and Washington this week, pressing U.S. diplomacy into three of the world’s most entrenched conflicts. Their energy as noncareer envoys has been notable, but tangible breakthroughs remain limited. In Geneva, Oman-mediated talks with Iran produced

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Police fear finding Chris Baghsarian alive after Dural raid

Police say "hope is fading" to find Chris Baghsarian alive as investigators work at an abandoned, derelict house on Wildthorn Ave in Dural after executing a warrant and establishing a crime scene following a large police presence on Thursday night. The 85-year-old was taken by three men who

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British Police Examine Epstein’s Use of U.K. Airports and Other Lines of Inquiry

Several British police forces are examining the logs of Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet, nicknamed the “Lolita Express,” amid concerns he may have trafficked women through U.K. airports. Bedfordshire Police said it "is reviewing materials published as part of the DOJ Disclosures Under the Epstein Files Transparency Act,

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Timeline of Andrew Mountbatten‑Windsor's ties to Jeffrey Epstein

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested at Sandringham Estate on suspicion of misconduct in public office tied to his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. King Charles said "the law must take its course" and that the authorities had the royal family's "full and wholehearted support and co-operation."

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Thai police don lion costume to arrest alleged artefact thief

Thai police donned a lion costume during this week’s lunar new year festivities to arrest a man accused of stealing about $64,000 worth of Buddhist artefacts. Officers made the arrest on Wednesday evening after responding to a report this month of a home burglary in the suburbs of

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Canada school shooter's online life showed interest in violent extremism

On Tuesday afternoon Jesse Van Rootselaar, 18, took two firearms from her home and killed her mother, Jennifer Jacobs, and her 11-year-old brother. She then went to Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, where five students and one educator were killed before she turned a weapon on herself; two other children were

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Safety of Searchers Tops Concerns in Lake Tahoe Avalanche Recovery

An avalanche the size of a football field struck a backcountry area near Lake Tahoe on Tuesday, overwhelming a group of 15 skiers. Six survivors were able to contact rescuers, while at least eight people were found dead and one person remained missing and was presumed dead on Wednesday afternoon.

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British couple sentenced to 10 years in Iran, family says

Craig and Lindsay Foreman, a British couple detained in Iran in January 2025 while on a motorcycle tour, have been sentenced to 10 years in prison on espionage charges, their family said. The relatives and the British government have rejected Iranian accusations of "security crimes." The family said

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Who is Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor?

British police arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on Thursday on suspicion of misconduct in public office after accusations that he shared confidential government information as a trade envoy with Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender. The arrest is the latest step in a fall from grace for Mr. Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as

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Sarah Ferguson could face police questioning over ex‑husband's arrest

Sarah Ferguson could be questioned by Thames Valley Police after her ex‑husband, Andrew Mountbatten‑Windsor, was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office. She is believed to be in the United Arab Emirates after being evicted from her former Royal Lodge home and may face questions if she

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More than 1,000 Kenyans lured to fight for Russia, report says

An intelligence report to the Kenyan parliament says more than 1,000 Kenyans have been lured to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine. Kimani Ichung’wah, the majority leader of the national assembly, read a summary of an investigation by the National Intelligence Service that describes an expanding

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Safety of Searchers Now Central Concern in Avalanche Recovery

An avalanche the size of a football field near Castle Peak overwhelmed a group of 15 skiers, and efforts have shifted from rapid rescue to body recovery. Six members of the party survived and contacted rescuers; at least eight others did not survive, making the event the deadliest in modern