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At least three dead in US military aircraft crash in NT

At least three dead in US military aircraft crash in NT

Three US marines have been killed after a military aircraft carrying 23 people crashed in the NT, as rescue workers race to transfer the injured to hospital.

Aussie couple fighting for life after fall in Croatia

Aussie couple fighting for life after fall in Croatia

Aussie couple fighting for life after fall in Croatia

Aussie couple fighting for life after fall in Croatia

Two Australians have been seriously injured after falling from a medieval clifftop fortress near Dubrovnik.

Putin orders Wagner fighters to sign oath of allegiance

Putin orders Wagner fighters to sign oath of allegiance

Putin orders Wagner fighters to sign oath of allegiance

Putin orders Wagner fighters to sign oath of allegiance

Russian President Vladimir Putin has introduced an oath of loyalty for volunteer fighters from the Wagner Group after the death of their boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.

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Shark victim stable but with 'life-changing' injuries

Shark victim stable but with 'life-changing' injuries

A Port Macquarie man attacked by a four-metre great white shark while surfing is in a serious but stable condition in hospital.

Kremlin calls claims it killed Prigozhin 'absolute lie'

Kremlin calls claims it killed Prigozhin 'absolute lie'

The Kremlin has hit out at accusations it killed Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin as the future of the Russian mercenary force remains uncertain.

Surfer in critical condition after shark attacks leg

Surfer in critical condition after shark attacks leg

A man in his 40s was rushed to hospital in a critical condition after he was attacked by a shark while surfing at a beach in northern NSW.

P-plate driver waits to learn fate for killing students

P-plate driver waits to learn fate for killing students

Tyrell Edwards will soon learn how long he spends in jail for the deaths of five high school students killed when his speeding ute crashed.

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Evacuations as inner-city inferno engulfs homes

Evacuations as inner-city inferno engulfs homes

Evacuations as inner-city inferno engulfs homes

Evacuations as inner-city inferno engulfs homes

Two homes have collapsed and two others are badly damaged after a massive fire with heat so intense it melted bins across the road.

Wagner chief Prigozhin 'on board' jet in fatal crash

Wagner chief Prigozhin 'on board' jet in fatal crash

Wagner chief Prigozhin 'on board' jet in fatal crash

Wagner chief Prigozhin 'on board' jet in fatal crash

A business jet crash in Russia has killed 10 people and Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was reportedly on the passenger list

Risk of more blazes in Greece as fire near Athens rages

Risk of more blazes in Greece as fire near Athens rages

Risk of more blazes in Greece as fire near Athens rages

Risk of more blazes in Greece as fire near Athens rages

Twenty people are dead while "conditions remain difficult and in several cases, extreme", authorities say, as Greece faces another major outbreak of wildfires.

Teenagers charged over suspicious Sydney factory fire

Teenagers charged over suspicious Sydney factory fire

Teenagers charged over suspicious Sydney factory fire

Teenagers charged over suspicious Sydney factory fire

Arson squad detectives have charged two 13-year-old boys over a suspicious multi-storey building inferno that caused chaos in Sydney's CBD.

Canada eases fire evacuation orders in British Columbia

Canada eases fire evacuation orders in British Columbia

Canada eases fire evacuation orders in British Columbia

Canada eases fire evacuation orders in British Columbia

About 27,000 people in British Columbia have been under evacuation orders, as hundreds of wildfires continue to burn across Canada.

All eight people trapped on Pakistan cable car rescued

All eight people trapped on Pakistan cable car rescued

All eight people trapped on Pakistan cable car rescued

All eight people trapped on Pakistan cable car rescued

Army commandos using helicopters have rescued eight people from a broken cable car as it dangled hundreds of metres above a canyon in Pakistan.

'We stand with you,' Biden tells Maui fire survivors

'We stand with you,' Biden tells Maui fire survivors

'We stand with you,' Biden tells Maui fire survivors

'We stand with you,' Biden tells Maui fire survivors

Joe Biden has landed in Hawaii and headed straight for a helicopter tour of burned-out areas of Maui with first lady Jill Biden.

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Mock quake to test for cracks in emergency response

Australian and international crews will test their response to a major disaster when they stage a hypothetical earthquake in central Brisbane.

Canada's armed forces to tackle wildfires

The Canadian army will help evacuate residents in the path of fires raging in British Columbia after a state of emergency was declared.

Maui's chief of emergency management resigns

One day after his first appearance at a press conference about Maui's deadly fires a week ago, Emergency Management administrator Herman Andaya has resigned.

Class action planned over fatal Hunter bus crash

The father of one of the people killed when a bus carrying guests from a Hunter Valley wedding rolled over is planning a class action over the tragedy.

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Maui death toll rises to 106 as fire recovery continues

Maui police are urging patience as a painstaking search for victims from last week's inferno continues, with 106 people dead and hundreds still missing.

Maui search 25 per cent complete, toll grows to 99

Nearly a week after a devastating fire in the resort town of Lahaina, Hawaii, many residents are still unable to return to their homes.

Thirty-five killed in Russia petrol station blast

At least 35 people have been killed in an explosion and fire at a petrol station in Dagestan in southern Russia.

Russia petrol station fire kills 27, injures 66

At least 27 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a fire at a petrol station in the southern Russian region of Dagestan.

Rescuers search for four missing Aussies off Aceh

Australian tourists are missing after their boat disappeared off the Indonesian coast where local authorities have begun a search and rescue operation.

At least 36 feared dead after landslide at Myanmar mine

A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar left more than 30 people missing.

Maui fires kill 96, search for the missing continues

Almost 100 deaths have been confirmed, making the Maui wildfires Hawaii's worst natural disaster.

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