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Tue, 28 Jan 2025 20:40:29 +1100
Man pardoned by Trump over January 6 riot shot dead during traffic stop
The police said Matthew Huttle, who was sentenced to six months’ jail for his role in the riot at the US Capitol in 2021, resisted arrest after he was stopped on Sunday.

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 20:29:27 +1100
New Zealand courts digital nomads with new ‘relaxed’ tourist visa
“The ambition is that new visa rules will put New Zealand boldly on the map as a welcoming haven for the world’s talent,” says the finance minister.

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 18:58:02 +1100
Thousands of displaced Palestinians move back into northern Gaza
It’s been a deeply emotional day in Gaza as tens of thousands of displaced residents moved back into the enclave's north.

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 18:24:04 +1100
Holocaust survivors gather on 80th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation
Holocaust survivors, world leaders and royalty have gathered at Auschwitz for a solemn ceremony marking 80 years since its liberation.

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:32:00 +1100
Trump’s tariff tango will only reinforce his view that bullying works
Making an example of Colombia wasn’t a fair fight and didn’t actually change much, but it is being spun as a major victory for the power of threats.

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 12:47:42 +1100
Hamas list shows eight hostages to be freed during ceasefire are dead
The news came as Israel began allowing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to return to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza Strip.

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 12:25:27 +1100
World commemorates Holocaust victims, with service at Auschwitz
Holocaust survivors lay wreaths at Auschwitz as the world pays tribute 80 years on.

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 11:56:14 +1100
Worrying bird flu strain undisclosed by US after Trump orders WHO exit
A US government memo ordering a halt to communication with global health bodies has concerned scientists as a strain of bird flu is detected in California for the first time.

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 11:53:32 +1100
Bird feathers found in engines of South Korean plane that crashed
The first report on last month’s Jeju Air crash in South Korea confirmed traces of bird strikes in the plane’s engines, though officials haven’t determined the cause of the accident that killed 179 people.

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 10:02:52 +1100
Shoplifting suspect in wheelchair evades police chase
Officers twice tried to block her motorised chair during the chase in Sheffield, England, to force it to a halt. But the suspect escaped both times.

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 09:53:51 +1100
Sheffield shoplifter in wheelchair evades police chase
Police in England had trouble catching a crime suspect despite having a more powerful vehicle. SOURCE: TIK TOK @bnidniz

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 09:27:14 +1100
Residents rescued from ‘worst flooding in 40 years’ as Herminia hits France
In Brittany, Residents have been told to expect waters to rise to 1.5 metres inside their homes.

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 08:45:26 +1100
TV figure Dr Phil joins ICE agents on immigration raid
Media figure Dr Phil accompanied US federal agents in Chicago during an immigration operation.

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 08:29:06 +1100
‘The consequence of being considered different is active persecution’
On the anniversary of the death camp liberation, Auschwitz survivors warn the hatred that led to the horror is ever present.

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 05:00:00 +1100
Trump’s happy to play the ‘madman’ to restore global order. But will it work?
Trump has repeatedly and explicitly said he wants to use the perception he is unpredictable, and even unhinged, to boost American power.

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 04:23:03 +1100
At Auschwitz, a solemn 80th anniversary ceremony is held amid global rise in antisemitism
Auschwitz survivors warned of the dangers of rising antisemitism, as world leaders gathered to mark 80 years since the Nazi German death camp was liberated.

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 19:21:03 +1100
A house at Auschwitz opens its doors to a chilling past
The home of the death camp’s wartime commandant, Rudolf Höss, which was the subject of the Oscar-winning movie The Zone of Interest, will soon welcome visitors.

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 17:40:43 +1100
Trump’s after Greenland? He might have to ask the British if they want it first
Donald Trump has made clear to Denmark that he wants to place Greenland under American control, but he may need to check with Keir Starmer.

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:40:25 +1100
Ukrainian scammers thought to be tricking Russian pensioners into blowing up ATMs
Russian President Vladimir Putin last month dismissed a suggestion that he should target what are believed to be Ukrainian scammers behind the attacks.

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 16:37:12 +1100
‘Get politics out of this’: At Auschwitz, Dreyfus tries to put focus back on Holocaust
The attorney-general says attempts to politicise antisemitism are grotesque; opposition frontbencher Jane Hume says if the left had cracked down sooner, it would not be such an issue.

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