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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".

Friends creators say Matthew Perry’s death ‘seems impossible’

US actor Matthew Perry is being widely mourned by friends, family, co-stars and fans following his death aged 54.

Friends star Matthew Perry found dead at 54 in LA

Friends TV star Matthew Perry has been found dead at his home in Los Angeles, according to media reports.

ANU partners with world-leading American nuclear lab

The Australian National University will partner with the Los Alamos National Laboratory in the United States on nuclear physics research.

Humanitarian aid trucks reach Gaza, Israel warns on attacks

A long-awaited convoy of trucks carrying humanitarian aid has crossed into southern Gaza for the first time since Israel began a devastating siege 12 days ago, as Israel's military pounded northern Gaza and warned it would increase its attacks.

Hundreds killed at Gaza hospital amid disputed claims

Health officials in Gaza say an Israeli air strike has killed hundreds of Palestinians at Al-Ahli al-Arabi hospital, crammed with patients and displaced people.

Strong tremor shakes Afghan region devastated by quakes

A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake has struck western Afghanistan, just over a week after strong quakes and aftershocks killed thousands of people and flattened entire villages in the same region.

Israel pounds Gaza after Hamas raid as conflict spirals

Israel has battered Gaza a day after suffering its bloodiest attack in decades when Hamas fighters rampaged through Israeli towns, killing hundreds and abducting an unknown number of others, threatening a major new war in the Middle East.

Israel retaliates after Hamas attacks, deaths pass 1100

At least 700 people have been killed in the country by Hamas attacks while Gazan authorities say 413 have died in Israeli strikes.

Hamas attacks against Israel ‘abhorrent’: Albanese

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia recognises Israel's right to defend itself in the wake of attacks by militant group Hamas.

Dumbledore actor Michael Gambon dies aged 82

British-Irish actor Michael Gambon, best known to global audiences for playing the wise professor Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter movie franchise and whose career was launched by his mentor Laurence Olivier,...

Man From U.N.C.L.E. star David McCallum dies aged 90

Scottish-born actor David McCallum, a household name in the 1960s thanks to his starring role in television series The Man From U.N.C.L.E., has died aged 90.

What to know about Murdoch’s successor and family

Media magnate Rupert Murdoch has announced he will be stepping down as the leader of both Fox News' parent company and his News Corp media holdings with his son, Lachlan, set to take his place.

Magnitude 6.0 earthquake shakes New Zealand South Island

South Islanders have been shaken by a 6.0 magnitude earthquake, the strongest tremor to hit New Zealand this year.
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