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Policeman hurt in arson attack on French synagogue
25 Aug 2024Police protection of Jewish schools, shops and places of worship is being tightened following the attack.
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Trump shooter's NZ links revealed in probe
24 Aug 2024The gunman's "overseas accounts" have piqued the suspicion of a congressional taskforce member.
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Botswana diamond said to be second largest ever found
24 Aug 2024The 2492-carat diamond was found in Botswana's Karowe Mine and believed to be the largest found in a century.
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German police search for assailant in festival stabbing that killed three
24 Aug 2024A "large team" of police are hunting for the unknown attacker, who killed three people and seriously injured five others.
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RFK Jr ends US presidential campaign, endorses Trump
24 Aug 2024Hours after announcing the endorsement in a press conference, Kennedy joined Trump at a campaign event in Arizona, where the crowd cheered the independent loudly.
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Islamic State supporters turn to AI to bolster online support
24 Aug 2024Experts say groups like IS and far-right movements are increasingly using AI online and testing the social media platforms' safety controls.
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Three dead after stabbing attack at festival in western Germany
24 Aug 2024The attack, which Solingen's mayor says "tears" his heart apart, took place at a festival honouring the city's 650th anniversary.
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Second Memphis police officer pleads guilty in death of Tyre Nichols
24 Aug 2024It has raised the possibility he may testify against fellow former officers, after admitting to conspiring to provide a misleading account of the beating.
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US sanctions 400 entities aiding Russia's war including Chinese firms
24 Aug 2024US officials believe the 400 entities are helping Moscow skirt Western sanctions and build up its military.
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Baby paralysed in Gaza's first case of type 2 polio for 25 years, WHO says
A 10-month-old baby in war-shattered Gaza has been paralysed by the type 2 polio virus, the first such case in the territory in 25 years, the World Health Organisation says.
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Body of last missing person found after Sicily superyacht sinking
24 Aug 2024The body is believed to be that of 18-year-old Hannah Lynch, the daughter of British tech magnate Mike Lynch.
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Two NZ war cemeteries confirmed affected by Gallipoli fire
23 Aug 2024Both Canterbury Cemetery and the New Zealand No.2 Outpost Cemetery were damaged by the fires in Turkey.
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Trans woman wins landmark case against female-only app
23 Aug 2024The exclusion of a transgender woman from the Giggle for Girls app constituted unlawful discrimination, court finds.
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Macron meets French party leaders to try to name a PM
23 Aug 2024Who will become prime minister - and whether they can get a hung parliament to back any reforms - is still very much an open question.
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Harris caps convention with call to end Gaza war, fight tyranny
23 Aug 2024Her acceptance as the Democratic nomination drew a sharp contrast with Republican Donald Trump.
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Harris plans to 'write the next great chapter' for US
23 Aug 2024After a whirlwind month in American politics, new Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has formally reintroduced herself. Video
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'The impossible happened': Yacht maker takes aim at crew
23 Aug 2024Six people died after a series of "indescribable, unreasonable errors" led to the tragedy off the coast of Sicily, the manufacturer's boss says.
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Oil tanker carrying 150,000 tonnes of crude evacuated after attack
23 Aug 2024The tanker carrying 150,000 tonnes of crude risks becoming an environmental hazard after its crew evacuated.
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Singer Beyonce to perform at Democratic convention - report
23 Aug 2024Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has adopted the star's 'Freedom' as her campaign rally song.
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Shein reveals child labour cases as it steps up supplier audits
23 Aug 2024The fast fashion retailer has revealed it found two cases of child labour at suppliers last year.
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Death penalty not solution to Fiji's drugs problem - human rights chair
A suggestion to bring back capital punishment in the country is facing opposition
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Iceland volcano erupts, spewing lava fountains
23 Aug 2024The eruption is not disrupting air traffic but is spraying red-hot lava and smoke.
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Russia opens criminal case against CNN reporter for 'illegally crossing border'
Russia named the journalist as Nick Paton Walsh, a British citizen who works as CNN's chief international security correspondent.
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Bullets found in bodies of Israeli hostages retrieved from Gaza
23 Aug 2024Bullets were found in the bodies of the six Israeli hostages retrieved from Gaza this week, Israel said.
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