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King Charles’ Royal Train to Be Retired by 2027 in Cost-Cutting Move

The British royal train, which has been used to ferry regal riders since the 19th century, will be decommissioned by 202...

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Parents of 1,200 Children Urged to Test for Disease After Childcare Worker Charged with Abuse

Melbourne, Australia: The parents of 1,200 children are being urged by officials in Victoria to test their kids for sexu...

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Thai PM Suspended Over Leaked Call With Hun Sen Amid Ethics Probe

Thailand’s prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, was suspended from office on Tuesday after the Constitutional C...

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Turkish Cartoon Controversy Sparks Arrests and Protests

Police in Turkey have apprehended a minimum of four cartoonists over a controversial drawing in a political satire magaz...

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Last Pro-Democracy Party in Hong Kong Disbands

Hong Kong’s one remaining pro-democracy party that has regularly taken to the streets in protest, the League of So...

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Israeli Airstrike on Gaza Cafe Kills Over 40 People

At least 41 people were killed and 75 wounded Monday in an Israel airstrike that destroyed a popular cafe near the Gaza ...

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British Monarchy to Receive $118M in Annual Government Funding

The monarchy will receive £86.3 million (about $118.5 million) in government funding this year — the same su...

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China Targets Women Writing Gay Erotica Online

China is arresting women for writing about gay sex popular with young women readers. At least 30 writers, many in their ...

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India Recovers Air India Flight Recorder Data

Investigations have retrieved and accessed the flight recorder data from the Air India crash earlier this month. This is...

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Tehran Slowly Recovers After War, Citizens Still Fearful

Tehran now is as normal as it can be after the violence that never spared the capital, but many here are still psycholog...

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Court Backs SBI Job Cancellation Over Bad Credit

Madras HC backs SBI's refusal to appoint a candidate with bad CIBIL scoreThe Madras High Court has upheld the decisi...

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Hegseth: No Proof Iran Moved Uranium Before Strikes

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Thursday there was no intelligence to suggest Iran relocated its material of h...

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Iran Rejects US Talks, Disputes Trump's Meeting Claim

Iran has rejected a meeting with the United States this week, contradicting US President Donald Trump's recent claim...

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Japan Executes 'Twitter Killer' Takahiro Shiraishi

Japan has executed the "Twitter killer," Takahiro Shiraishi, who killed nine people in 2017. It is the first t...

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Wildfire Near Athens Triggers Evacuations, Road Closures

A large wildfire broke out south of Athens on Thursday, leading to evacuations, the closure of highways and damage to ho...

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Michelle Obama Clears Air on Divorce, Public Absence

Michelle Obama has opened up about speculation regarding her marriage and public absence, making it very clear that her ...

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North Korea Opens Delayed Wonsan Beach Resort

North Korea sets aside talk of war to promote a new beach resort WONSAN, North Korea — In a break with past practi...

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Japan Arrests Teachers Over Indecent Images of Girls

Two primary school teachers in Japan have been arrested after taking and trading lewd pictures of young girls — so...

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Man Jailed for Stealing Wedding Gift Money in Singapore

A newlywed couple got more than they bargained for on their wedding day when a collection of red packets containing cash...

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Thailand Cracks Down on Marijuana Amid Smuggling Surge

Thailand has adopted new regulations that have put its marijuana industry under lockdown, with locals now forced to get ...

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Touts Use Overseas Workers to Hoard UK Gig Tickets

Touts are using foreign workers to snap up tickets to big UK events, including shows by Oasis and Taylor Swift, and are ...

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Whales Halt Ferries in Sydney's Humpback Migration Season

It was an unusual way to begin the day: This month, Sydney commuters on a ferry looked out to see a pod of humpback whal...

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At Least 16 Dead, 400 Injured in Kenya Protests

At least 16 people have died and 400 have been injured in Kenya in nationwide rallies to pay homage to those killed last...

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Iran's Future in Doubt After War With Israel

In the wake of a 12-day war with Israel, the future of Iran​ seems fraught and uncertain. The clash dealt substantial ...

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New Reward Offered to Locate British Backpacker's Remains

Australian police have offered a new reward of up to A$500,000 for information that could help locate the body of Britis...

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Ceasefire Talks in Gaza Continue Amid Growing Deaths

International mediators are intensifying efforts to broker a new ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza, a senior Hamas offi...

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After Ceasefire, Iranians Worry About What Comes Next

After a surprise American-brokered ceasefire brought an end to a 12-day war with Israel, Iranians are unclear about what...

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Journalist Wins Case Over Gaza Post, ABC Apologises

Australian journalist Antoinette Lattouf has triumphed in a world-first legal battle against the Australian Broadcasting...

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Dog Meat Ban in South Korea Sparks Crisis for Farmers

A nationwide dog meat ban across South Korea, which was passed in 2024, has sent a ripple of uncertainty through both fa...

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Iran Executes 3 for Spying, Arrests 700 Others

A day after Iran and Israel concluded a ceasefire deal that was mediated by the US, Iran hanged three men who allegedly ...

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Pakistan Developing ICBM That Can Reach US

Pakistan is believed to be working on a covert project to develop a nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile (I...

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Trump Races to Finalize Harvard Deal Amid Legal Clash

The Trump administration is speeding to make a deal with Harvard University by the end of June to resolve a months-...

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Trump Seeks Putin's Help on Ukraine, Not Iran

US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he'd received an offer of help from Russian President Vladimir Putin ...

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US Sanctions Alleged Tren de Aragua Leader

The US Treasury Department has blacklisted the alleged leader, Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano, of a Venezuelan gang k...

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Over 40 Killed in Sudan Hospital Attack, Including Children and Medics: WHO

At least 40 people, including at least six children and five health workers, were killed in a horrific Sudan attack on t...

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US Marine Jailed in Japan for Sexual Assault on Okinawa Woman

US Marine Lance Corporal Jamel Clayton, 22, was handed the seven-year term by a Japanese court after he was found guilty...

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Iran Fires Missiles at U.S. Base in Qatar

Iran fired missiles Monday morning at Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the largest American military installation in the Midd...

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Trump's Risky Strikes Could Bring Iran-Israel Peace

U.S. President Donald Trump may have pulled off a daring gamble in entering the intensifying conflict between Iran and I...

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Trump Hails 'Forever' Peace in Iran-Israel Conflict

In a series of breathless military and diplomatic manoeuvres where he alternately seemed eager for the thrilling new tas...

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Thailand Bans Travel to Cambodia Amid Border Dispute

Thailand has imposed a ban on travel into Cambodia as a bitter border dispute between the two countries intensifies. The...

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Brazilian Tourist Missing on Mount Rinjani

Indonesian rescuers are looking for a 26-year-old Brazilian hiker tourist who fell on the lip of the crater of Mount Rin...

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What If Iran Blocks the Strait of Hormuz?

Tensions in the Gulf have raised fears that Iran could block the Strait of Hormuz in response to U.S. airstrikes on its ...

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US Urges China to Stop Iran from Closing Strait of Hormuz

The US has asked China to play a role in stopping Iran from threatening to close the Strait of Hormuz — a vital in...

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US Strikes Iranian Nuclear Sites in Major Escalation

The United States has mounted a massive bombing campaign targeting Iran, bombing three sites that are central to the cou...

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US Bombs Iran Nuclear Sites, Tensions Soar

In a significant escalation in the ongoing war, the US has entered the fray by executing a bombing campaign on Iran'...

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Trump Risks Wider War with Iran Strike

And President Donald Trump, who assumed office pledging peace, has now made the United States a full participant in the ...

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Suicide Bombing at Damascus Church Kills 22

A suicide bomber struck a church in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Sunday evening, killing at least 22 people and woun...

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Russian Airstrike Kills Four in Kyiv Overnight

At least four people have been killed in a deadly overnight air strike on Ukraine's capital by Russian forces. Missi...

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Bride Killed in French Village Wedding Shooting

What should have been a joyous wedding celebration in the peaceful French village of Goult transformed into a scene of h...

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Pro-Palestinian Activists Breach RAF Brize Norton Security

RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire was embroiled in a security scandal when a group of pro-Palestinian activists broke into...

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What Are Cluster Bombs Used by Iran on Israel

Israel has accused Iran of using at least one missile containing cluster munitions in its recent fighting. It was the fi...

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Iran-Israel War Hospital Hit, Khamenei Targeted Amid Escalation

The Israel-Iran face-off has now entered its seventh day, with heavy fighting, and increasing casualties. The flare...

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Is History Repeating? US-Iran Tensions Echo the 1953 Coup

As tensions mount in the volatile West Asia, fear of a redux of past foreign interventions was stoked by former US Presi...

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UK Lawmakers Vote to Decriminalize Abortion for Pregnant Women

In a landmark vote, British lawmakers have voted to decriminalize abortion  for women who are pregnant in England a...

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Iranian Missile Hits Israeli Hospital, Nuclear Tensions Escalate

A missile fired by Iran hit the Soroka Medical Center in Southern Israel on Thursday, leading to heavy damage and i...

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Hurricane Erick Strengthens, Nears Mexico’s Southern Pacific Coast

Southern Mexico’s Pacific coast braces for extreme weather as Hurricane Erick closes in on land. Now a strong...

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NATO Summit Turns The Hague into High-Security Fortress

The usually quiet and friendly city of The Hague is on lockdown as it morphs into the site for the NATO summit (24&...

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New Zealand Freezes Cook Islands Funds Over China Deals

New Zealand has suspended millions of dollars in aid to the Cook Islands in the wake of several deals the Pacific i...

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Sole Air India Crash Survivor Buries Brother in Diu

A 40-year-old British national, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh walked out of the hospital with injuries and the hospital, carried...

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Zelenskyy urges more pressure on Russia after Kyiv strike

Long before our species ever spread around the globe, Homo sapiens not only invented complex language, the ability to cr...