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Vehicle crashes into White House gate, driver arrested

The US Secret Service says "There was no protective interest associated with this event" after a car crashed into a gate at the White House.

Princess Mary to step up charity work as Danish Queen

Amid a heavy schedule of stiff ribbon-cutting ceremonies, Danish Crown Princess Mary has shown she still has a fun-loving Australian larrikin spirit.

Boeing faces new questions after plane’s window blowout

The emergency landing of a Boeing 737 Max with a gaping hole in its side is renewing safety concerns about the planes and creating new headaches for Boeing.

Woman in her 90s rescued five days after Japan earthquake

A woman in her 90s has been pulled alive from a collapsed house in western Japan, 124 hours after a major quake slammed the region, killing at least 126 people, toppling buildings and setting off landslides.

More Prince Andrew claims in latest Jeffrey Epstein documents

More documents have been be unsealed as part of Virginia Giuffre's previously settled civil claim against disgraced British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell.

Prince Andrew groped young woman: Epstein documents

The names of more than 150 people mentioned in a lawsuit by Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein's most prominent accusers, have been released.

Japan plane passengers escape blaze after collision

Five people who were part of a coast guard crew have been killed as their aircraft was struck by a Japan Airlines passenger plane.

Massive earthquake jolts Japan, triggering tsunami warnings

Japan has issued several tsunami alerts after a series of strong earthquakes - including one of magnitude 7.6 - shook western areas.

Gunman kills 14 in shooting attack at his Prague university

A student has opened fire in a university building in Prague, killing 14 people and injuring 25 in the Czech Republic's worst mass shooting.

Colorado court disqualifies Donald Trump from holding office

Colorado's top court has declared Donald Trump engaged in insurrection in 2021 and is ineligible to be on the state's presidential ballot.

Judge orders release of names in Epstein lawsuit files

Hundreds of documents containing the names of people linked to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein will be released following a US judge's ruling.

Local support for UN ceasefire in Gaza

ACT Independent Senator David Pocock has supported the Australian Government’s call yesterday for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Andre Braugher dies at 61

Emmy-winning actor Andre Braugher, who starred in Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Homicide: Life on the Street, has died aged 61.

Royal family select Christmas card photos

King Charles and Queen Camilla have chosen a coronation day photo for their Christmas card, while the Prince and Princess of Wales' picture is much less formal.

New criminal charges for Joe Biden’s son Hunter

New criminal charges have been filed against US President Joe Biden's son Hunter by the Department of Justice.

Suspect dead after Las Vegas university shooting

Las Vegas police have responded to reports of a shooter on the local campus of the University of Nevada, where there appeared to be multiple victims, and then reported the suspect was "deceased".

Roo-ver to fetch lunar soil in human habitat moonshot

It's one giant leap for Australia's space program with a lunar rover named Roo-ver to be built locally for a mission to collect moon soil.

Do you have ‘rizz’, the Oxford word of the year?

The slang term rizz has beaten Swiftie, prompt, and situationship to be named the Oxford Word of the Year.

Vigil condemns ‘silence’ over Hamas sexual violence

Hundreds of people from Melbourne's Jewish community have held a vigil for Israeli women facing sexual violence by Hamas.

Israel says ground forces operating across Gaza Strip

"The Israel Defence Forces continues to extend its ground operation against Hamas centres in all of the Gaza Strip," a spokesman says.

Nine dead as militants open fire at bus in Pakistan

Militants have opened fire at a bus in northern Pakistan, killing nine people including two soldiers, and injuring more than 20 others, local police say.

One dead, two injured after attack in central Paris

One German tourist has died and two others have been injured after a man attacked tourists in central Paris near the Eiffel Tower in what President Emmanuel Macron described as "a terrorist attack".

‘Foreign terrorists’ blamed for deadly Philippine blast

Four people have been killed and several others wounded in an explosion in a university gymnasium in the southern Philippine city of Marawi.

Israel announces resumption of combat in Gaza Strip

Israel's military says it has resumed combat operations in the Gaza Strip after a ceasefire with Hamas expired, blaming the militant group for breaking it.

People magazine names Patrick Dempsey 2023 Sexiest Man Alive

"It's nice to have the recognition, and certainly my ego takes a little bump, Grey's Anatomy actor Patrick Dempsey says after being named Sexiest Man Alive.

Gaza becoming a ‘children’s graveyard’, UN chief says

UN chief Antonio Guterres is demanding an Israel-Hamas ceasefire and the release of hostages in Gaza, where authorities say the death toll has passed 10,000.

Trump remains defiant in testimony at NY fraud trial

Donald Trump has testified that his company did not provide accurate estimates of many of his properties in a defiant performance on the witness stand.

Russell Brand accused of sexual assault in NY lawsuit

British actor and comedian Russell Brand has been accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting a film extra on the New York City set of the 2011 romantic comedy Arthur, in which...

Relief as Australians leave Gaza through Rafah crossing

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has expressed relief after a group of Australians crossed the border out of Gaza and into Egypt, as the Middle Eastern conflict rages on.

Friends cast ‘devastated’ by Matthew Perry’s death

The remaining castmembers of the sitcom Friends have issued a joint statement about Matthew Perry's death, calling it an "unfathomable loss".
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