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Three killed as Stockholm bus slams into pedestrians
15 Nov 2025Images showed rescue crews crouched under the doubledecker bus, appearing to help people trapped underneath.
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Trump orders investigation into Epstein links to other high-profile figures
15 Nov 2025Epstein's connections with Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, Reid Hoffman, J.P. Morgan, Chase, "and many other people and institutions" are to be investigated, Trump says.
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Chinese astronauts arrive home after window cracks in space
15 Nov 2025The three astronauts have landed back on Earth more than a week later than their scheduled arrival.
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Heavy rainfall floods the camps of displaced Palestinians in Gaza
15 Nov 2025Gaza Civil Defense says officials have received "hundreds of pleas for help".
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Crawley confident England ready for Ashes, despite limited prep
15 Nov 2025The opening test starts at Perth Stadium next week and the opening batter is sure England will be ready
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Israel receives body of one of final four Gaza hostages
14 Nov 2025The body was handed over in the Gaza Strip to the Israeli army, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
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Air defences in action in 'massive' Russian attack on Kyiv, mayor says
14 Nov 2025Russian forces have launched a "massive" drone and missile attack on Kyiv, officials say, striking buildings and triggering explosions and fires.
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British pub quiz that spurred the 'crime of the century'
14 Nov 2025A A pub's tale about catching a group of quiz cheaters red-handed after more than a year has sparked a "media frenzy".
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BBC apologises to Trump over documentary edit of US president’s speech
14 Nov 2025A BBC spokesperson says that lawyers for the broadcaster had written to Trump's legal team.
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'Iconic' pocket watch recovered from Titanic passenger to fetch $2.3m at auction
14 Nov 2025The auction house says the watch is "one of the finest and rarest objects from the Titanic story in existence".
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Actor's skincare brand for kids labelled 'dystopian' and 'tone deaf'
14 Nov 2025Shay Mitchell's brand for children has sparked a debate about how young is too young for skincare.
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Your facial expressions could be as unique as a fingerprint
14 Nov 2025Human faces are constantly in motion; they blink, smile, grimace and our gaits are unique to each of us, but how could understanding these traits have real world applications?
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Blake Lively's lawsuit merely about reputation, should be thrown out, Justin Baldoni says
14 Nov 2025Justin Baldoni asked a US judge to dismiss Blake Lively's lawsuit accusing the actor of sexually harassing and waging a smear campaign against her in connection with their 2024 movie It Ends With Us.
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Andrew told Epstein 'I can't take any more of this', emails show
14 Nov 2025Newly released documents from Jeffrey Epstein's estate have once again raised questions over the former prince's account of his friendship with the late sex offender.
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Trust the real casualty in the latest BBC scandal
14 Nov 2025Editing scandal at BBC sparks 'existential crisis' for public-service broadcaster and puts the spotlight on trust in journalism.
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BBC looking into allegations of another Trump speech edit
14 Nov 2025Britain's BBC says it is looking into fresh allegations, published in The Telegraph newspaper, over the editing by another of its programmes of a speech by US President Donald Trump.
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'A death sentence for my son': Israel plans to deport sick Palestinians back to Gaza
At least 89 Gazan patients and their companions are due for deportation, according to medical teams.
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Epstein files: Trump admin holds Situation Room meeting
13 Nov 2025Top Trump administration officials met with a key GOP lawmaker about an effort in the US House to force a vote on releasing Justice Department case files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Report shines light on Southeast Asia views of New Zealand
13 Nov 2025Southeast Asia experts in international affairs see broad alignment with New Zealand on economic and security priorities.
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Trump signs deal to end longest US government shutdown in history
13 Nov 2025Trump's signature on the bill, which cleared the Senate earlier in the week, will bring federal workers idled by the 43-day shutdown back to their jobs.
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Two dead, 18 hurt after truck crashes into market in South Korea
13 Nov 2025It ploughed 150 metres along a passageway lined with stalls before coming to a halt
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NZ-born neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell granted bail by Australian judge
13 Nov 2025Two months ago a magistrate ruled he was too dangerous to live in the community and could interfere with witnesses in a criminal case.
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Three lessons from the new Epstein emails mentioning Trump
13 Nov 2025Analysis - The federal government shutdown provided President Donald Trump a week-long reprieve from major revelations about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
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Two blasts a day apart in India and Pakistan's capitals fray regional nerves
13 Nov 2025The political shockwave caused by the blasts are a stark reminder of the lingering security issues that fester below the surface throughout the region.
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