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Thai teen kills seven, then himself, in rampage

Thai teen kills seven, then himself, in rampage

A 14-year-old boy has killed his grandparents before gunning down teachers and students in Thailand's second school shooting of 2026.

Congo's Ebola outbreak surpasses 4000 cases

Congo's Ebola outbreak surpasses 4000 cases

Congo's Ebola outbreak surpasses 4000 cases

Congo's Ebola outbreak surpasses 4000 cases

Ebola cases have hit a grim milestone as Congo authorities struggle to keep pace with the fastest-spreading outbreak of the virus ever recorded.

Residents on high alert as toxic industrial fire tamed

Residents on high alert as toxic industrial fire tamed

Residents on high alert as toxic industrial fire tamed

Residents on high alert as toxic industrial fire tamed

Firefighters are expected to remain at the scene of an industrial estate fire containing sulphur, after at least one worker was hospitalised.

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Two dead, Australian owned choppers crash in fire fight

Two dead, Australian owned choppers crash in fire fight

Two people are dead after Australian-owned helicopters fighting a fire in Greece collided mid-air in a tragedy that has taken the disaster's death toll to five.

Greek fires rage as battle continues in France, Spain

Greek fires rage as battle continues in France, Spain

Hundreds of people have fled their homes as strong winds fan blazes in Greece, while France and Spain fight hot spots as Europe's fire-ravaged summer drags on.

Russia pounds Kyiv with missiles, killing at least nine

Russia pounds Kyiv with missiles, killing at least nine

Kyiv has been pummelled by another deadly Russian drone and missile attack, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pleads with allies for more anti-missile defences.

Spain claims surge across border into enclave reversed

Spain claims surge across border into enclave reversed

Spain's leader has condemned migrants storming into Ceuta as a "violation of sovereignty", as thousands of them turn back after a security forces crackdown.

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French crews battle last hot spots of monster wildfire

French crews battle last hot spots of monster wildfire

French crews battle last hot spots of monster wildfire

French crews battle last hot spots of monster wildfire

Cooler weather has allowed authorities to be cautiously optimistic about fighting a mega-fire that's raged in southern France for more than a week.

Death toll rises after blast at Pakistan coalmine

Death toll rises after blast at Pakistan coalmine

Death toll rises after blast at Pakistan coalmine

Death toll rises after blast at Pakistan coalmine

‌A methane explosion has buried parts of a mining complex and ‌killed at least 34 miners in Pakistan's Balochistan ‌province.

French wildfire evacuees allowed to return home

French wildfire evacuees allowed to return home

French wildfire evacuees allowed to return home

French wildfire evacuees allowed to return home

Thousands of people can return to their homes in France as moist, cooler conditions raise hopes that firefighters can finally get on top of a massive blaze.

Hope dwindles as Japan quake death toll rises to 25

Hope dwindles as Japan quake death toll rises to 25

Hope dwindles as Japan quake death toll rises to 25

Hope dwindles as Japan quake death toll rises to 25

Time is running out to find survivors of a powerful earthquake that hit southern Japan, as the death toll rises and recovery efforts continue.

Three family members killed in blaze with cause unknown

Three family members killed in blaze with cause unknown

Three family members killed in blaze with cause unknown

Three family members killed in blaze with cause unknown

A house fire has claimed the lives of a father, mother and son whose bodies were found in a granny flat at the rear of an outer suburban property.

Deaths feared in mall after powerful quake hits Japan

Deaths feared in mall after powerful quake hits Japan

Deaths feared in mall after powerful quake hits Japan

Deaths feared in mall after powerful quake hits Japan

"Quite a few" people are presumed dead at a shopping centre in southern Japan after a major earthquake damaged buildings, cut power and halted travel.

France, Spain race to tame blazes as new heatwave looms

France, Spain race to tame blazes as new heatwave looms

France, Spain race to tame blazes as new heatwave looms

France, Spain race to tame blazes as new heatwave looms

Crews fighting massive blazes in France and Spain are making the most of the favourable weather before another round of scorching heat rolls across Europe.

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Suburbs around French city evacuated as wildfires rage

Authorities evacuated thousands of people from suburbs near Bordeaux ‌as wildfires in areas around the French city showed ‌no signs of abating.

Fires spark emergency in Spain, evacuations in France

Tens of thousands of people have fled a wildfire in southern France while Spain has declared its first national fire emergency as extreme heat scorches Europe.

'Unimaginable': worker dies in mine truck collision

A worker is dead and another has been badly hurt after a truck collided with a vehicle at a remote mine in what has been described as an "unimaginable" tragedy.

'Didn't deserve that': wife mourned after fatal fire

A husband has tearfully recalled the moment he realised his wife remained in a house fire that ultimately took her life.

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Woman dies from injuries after escaping apartment fire

Two women have fled an apartment fire that forced neighbours to evacuate before one of the escapees later succumbed to serious burns at hospital.

Race to find survivors after deadly China landslide

Dozens of people remain missing after a massive landslide buried buildings in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing, killing at least eight people.

Recreational diver bitten by two-metre shark

A recreational diver is recovering in hospital after being bitten on the arm by what is believed to have been a broadnose sevengill shark.

Warnings ignored over $30k part that crippled Telstra

Despite multiple warnings a bug in a piece of equipment risked causing a major outage, Telstra failed to update or replace the $30,000 bit of tech.

Twelve killed in one of Spain's deadliest wildfires

A dozen people have died while trying to flee a major fire in southern Spain, as crews battle the out-of-control blaze and search for 23 people missing.

Venezuela's leader angrily defends earthquake response

Venezuela's earthquake response was panned as slow and disorganised, but leader Delcy Rodriguez insists authorities acted quickly and are doing all they can.

Family tribute for grandfather after fatal house fire

An 84 -year-old grandfather has succumbed to his injuries after being badly burned trying to rescue a resident, becoming a house fire's second victim.

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