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Sun, 17 Jul 2022 16:52:46 +1000
Ukrainian operated cargo plane carrying ‘dangerous material’ crashes in Greece
Drone footage shows that small fragments are all that remain of the plane that was reportedly carrying “dangerous materials”.

Sun, 17 Jul 2022 15:43:55 +1000
New Zealand extends fuel excise cut until next year in bid to help rising cost of living
New Zealand petrol prices, like elsewhere, have risen sharply since Russia’s attack on Ukraine started in February, contributing to significant inflation.

Sun, 17 Jul 2022 14:03:38 +1000
Thousands forced from homes as fires rage across Europe
Fire season has hit parts of Europe earlier than usual this year after an unusually dry, hot spring that left the soil parched and which authorities attribute to climate change.

Sun, 17 Jul 2022 11:18:24 +1000
Biden says he confronted Saudi Crown Prince over Khashoggi. How true is that?
Biden, a storyteller with a penchant for embellishment, insists he pointedly blamed the Crown Prince for the murder of columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Saudi officials say they saw it differently.

Sun, 17 Jul 2022 09:23:01 +1000
Inside the Ukraine war crimes investigation, Part 2: Torture cells
A railway station basement and a schoolroom still show telltale signs of their transformation into places of torture for those who know where to look.

Sun, 17 Jul 2022 05:00:00 +1000
Netflix might have saved the royals, says Andrew Hastie
The monarchist, opposition frontbencher says he will argue the case against change if Labor presses ahead with a second referendum on Australia becoming a republic.

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 19:12:15 +1000
The tiny village slowly slipping into the ocean
On a small stretch of beach an hour outside Fiji's capital Suva, the tiny village of Togoru is slowly slipping into the ocean.

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 19:10:50 +1000
UK government issues red alert as temperatures soar
The UK Government has issued its first ever national emergency red alert for heat with record temperatures expected in England and Wales.

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 18:59:36 +1000
United States and Saudi relations soften but fist bump sparks backlash
A fist bump has softened frosty relations between the United States and Saudi Arabia but caused immediate backlash for President Joe Biden at home.

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 17:44:21 +1000
War crimes in Ukraine - The Torture Cell
Survivors reveal torture, beatings and killings they have endured and witnessed in Ukrainian basements.

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 17:24:16 +1000
War crimes in Ukraine - The Missing
Ukrainian Natalia Kulakivska is searching for her missing husband, brother-in-law and nephew after they were captured by Russian forces.

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 16:35:30 +1000
Mexico captures infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero
The man behind the killing of a US agent in 1985, has been captured by nearly a decade after walking out of a Mexican prison and returning to drug trafficking.

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 16:19:14 +1000
Warning sirens sound in Kyiv as Russia steps up long-range bombardment
Undeterred by its killing of a four-year-old with Down Syndrome, Russia is pounding south and south-western Ukrainian cities.

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 15:41:02 +1000
House votes to restore abortion rights, prohibit punishment
It’s the Democrats’ first legislative response to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision overturning Roe v Wade.

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 14:48:37 +1000
‘He was’: Biden tells Saudi prince who was responsible for Khashoggi’s murder
The US president had pledged to make Saudi Arabia a pariah on the global stage. Then the price of oil, the war in Ukraine and Middle East relations got in way.

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 13:47:35 +1000
Britons told to avoid alcohol, prepare for record ‘red alert’ heatwave
The Met Office has issued an apocalyptic warning that people are “not adapted to what is coming”, with potential effects on energy supplies, food and water.

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 12:51:33 +1000
Spotlight back on church whose members were once known as ‘Moonies’
The Unification Church was derided as a cult in the 70s. The assassination of Shinzo Abe has unexpectedly brought a new wave of scrutiny to the movement.

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 11:35:23 +1000
Why nobody wants to be in the office on Fridays
Some say working from home at the end of the week has “become institutionalised” and there’s really no turning back.

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 10:04:51 +1000
Ivana Trump died from ‘blunt force trauma injuries to her torso’
Donald Trump’s first wife was found dead on the stairs inside her apartment on Friday. Police said that foul play was not suspected.

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 08:05:33 +1000
US President and Saudi Arabian Prince meet
The US President and Saudi Arabian Prince have met to restore partnership.



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