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Protesters set fire to Ebola tents in dispute over body

Protesters set fire to Ebola tents in dispute over body

Tents have been burned to the ground at an Ebola treatment centre in eastern Congo as people rioted after being stopped from retrieving the body of a local man.

UK police consider sex misconduct claims against Andrew

UK police consider sex misconduct claims against Andrew

UK police consider sex misconduct claims against Andrew

UK police consider sex misconduct claims against Andrew

British detectives investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will consider allegations of sexual misconduct in their inquiry into the former prince.

Australian policeman dies in Machu Picchu hiking fall

Australian policeman dies in Machu Picchu hiking fall

Australian policeman dies in Machu Picchu hiking fall

Australian policeman dies in Machu Picchu hiking fall

An Australian police officer has died in Peru after falling from the Inca Trail near the ancient citadel of Machu Picchu while on holiday.

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Man guilty of enslaving and assaulting elderly woman

Man guilty of enslaving and assaulting elderly woman

A man has been found guilty of keeping a vulnerable woman as a slave to clean his home, care for his children, depriving her of freedom and basic necessities.

Labor warned against rushing through major tax overhaul

Labor warned against rushing through major tax overhaul

The Greens are likely to give their support to changes to negative gearing and the capital gains discount but businesses fear it will drive investors offshore.

Battered Aussie activists allege abuse in Israeli jail

Battered Aussie activists allege abuse in Israeli jail

Australian members of a global flotilla have made shocking allegations about their treatment in Israeli detention after being intercepted at gunpoint.

Taco 'bout a bad time: Aussie chain ditches US ambition

Taco 'bout a bad time: Aussie chain ditches US ambition

Shares in an Aussie-born Mexican fast-food chain have surged after it ditched its plan to crack the competitive US market, where Chipotle and Taco Bell rule.

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'I'll kill them': cop killer's words before shooting

'I'll kill them': cop killer's words before shooting

'I'll kill them': cop killer's words before shooting

'I'll kill them': cop killer's words before shooting

The shooting murder of an experienced community police officer on a routine job at a isolated property was akin to an execution, a court has been told.

US, Iran locked on key issues but 'good signs' emerge

US, Iran locked on key issues but 'good signs' emerge

US, Iran locked on key issues but 'good signs' emerge

US, Iran locked on key issues but 'good signs' emerge

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has expressed cautious optimism about diplomatic efforts to end the war with Iran, saying there are signs of progress.

Blindsided: premier left in the dark on integrity probe

Blindsided: premier left in the dark on integrity probe

Blindsided: premier left in the dark on integrity probe

Blindsided: premier left in the dark on integrity probe

A Queensland government integrity storm has deepened after the premier revealed he found out about a minister being referred to federal police via the media.

Russia flexes nuclear muscles as Ukraine tensions rise

Russia flexes nuclear muscles as Ukraine tensions rise

Russia flexes nuclear muscles as Ukraine tensions rise

Russia flexes nuclear muscles as Ukraine tensions rise

Russia has commenced large-scale nuclear military exercises with Belarus, involving missile systems and submarines.

Second 'ISIS bride' group leaves Syrian refugee camp

Second 'ISIS bride' group leaves Syrian refugee camp

Second 'ISIS bride' group leaves Syrian refugee camp

Second 'ISIS bride' group leaves Syrian refugee camp

Women and children with ties to Islamic State have left a refugee camp in Syria ahead of their expected return home to Australia.

Israel deports flotilla activists after video criticism

Israel deports flotilla activists after video criticism

Israel deports flotilla activists after video criticism

Israel deports flotilla activists after video criticism

Hundreds of activists from an aid flotilla intercepted en route to the Gaza Strip have been leaving Israel after being released.

Concerns, doubts over Tasmania budget cuts

Concerns, doubts over Tasmania budget cuts

Concerns, doubts over Tasmania budget cuts

Concerns, doubts over Tasmania budget cuts

Rating agency S&P Global says Tasmania's budget repair carries "high execution risk," doubting the government will follow through on $1.47 billion in cuts.

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Bowen to back electrification at UN climate summit

Australia and Turkey have revealed the global oil crisis will prompt a major focus on electrification at the United Nations climate talks in November.

Ebola case confirmed in rebel-held area of DR Congo

A rebel-held area of the Democratic Republic of Congo - hundreds of kilometres from an Ebola outbreak's epicentre - has recorded a fatal case of ‌the disease.

Ukraine drones hit another refinery deep inside Russia

Ukrainian drones have struck a refinery 800km inside Russia as Kyiv continues to escalate attacks on Moscow's oil infrastructure.

Queen was 'very keen' for Andrew to become trade envoy

The UK government has released documents on ‌the hiring of former prince Andrew as a trade envoy, saying ‌it found no evidence of proper vetting for the role.

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Israel set to release detained Australian activists

A group of Australian activists detained by Israel for taking part in a global flotilla to deliver aid to Palestinians in Gaza are set to be deported.

Activists deported after taunting by Israeli minister

Israel is deporting hundreds of activists who attempted to breach a naval blockade of Gaza, including those jeered on video by the Israeli police minister.

Cabinet minister steps down over federal police probe

A state government has plunged deeper into an integrity storm after an under-fire minister stood down over a federal electoral enrolment probe.

Pakistan steps up bid to get US-Iran talks on track

Mediators are trying to speed up US-Iran peace talks as Tehran weighs a response from Washington and President Donald Trump says he's willing to resume attacks.

Island state to cut, cut, cut its way back to the black

Tasmania will spend more on servicing debt in 2026/27 than on police, fire and emergency services, showing the scale of the state's borrowing challenge.

Jobless jump, Iran war shoot down fears of rate rise

The big four banks are tipping the Reserve Bank to hold interest rates steady at its next meeting after the jobless rate surged and as the Iran war hits home.

Hanson lashes gas tax 'vandalism', reveals energy plan

Australia should look to Norway to shore up sovereign wealth through gas, One Nation says, as the coalition urges the resources industry to "fight like hell".

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