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Russia launches major drone and missile attack on Kyiv

Russia launches major drone and missile attack on Kyiv

Russia has launched a massive drone and missile attack on Kyiv that has killed four people and injured dozens.

Delhi car blast investigated as terrorism

Delhi car blast investigated as terrorism

Delhi car blast investigated as terrorism

Delhi car blast investigated as terrorism

Indian police say the explosion of a car in a busy market and tourist area of the capital Delhi killing eight is being investigated as an act of terror.

US Senate passes bill to end government shutdown

US Senate passes bill to end government shutdown

US Senate passes bill to end government shutdown

US Senate passes bill to end government shutdown

The US Senate has passed a bill to end the 41-day government shutdown, sending it to the House for a final vote.

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Possible bullying motive for Indonesian school attack

Possible bullying motive for Indonesian school attack

Authorities have identified a 17-year-old boy as the suspect in a mosque attack at a Jakarta high school and are looking into a possible bullying motive.

Kalmaegi hits Vietnam as toll rises in Philippines

Kalmaegi hits Vietnam as toll rises in Philippines

One death has been reported from Typhoon Kalmaegi in Vietnam, as the Philippines toll from the storm continues to climb.

Toddlers among four dead in house-blaze tragedy

Toddlers among four dead in house-blaze tragedy

A small community has been rocked by the discovery of four bodies in the charred remains of a home, including two children under two years old.

Ambos delayed as long weekend, heat stretches resources

Ambos delayed as long weekend, heat stretches resources

Ambulance services were under pressure after an influx of people seeking emergency help was driven by public holiday festivities and warm weather.

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'Catastrophic' mine explosion highlights safety issues

'Catastrophic' mine explosion highlights safety issues

'Catastrophic' mine explosion highlights safety issues

'Catastrophic' mine explosion highlights safety issues

The deaths of two people in a mine explosion has rocked a close-knit town, bringing safety concerns to light as unions call for a thorough investigation.

Optus, minister to be grilled as inquiry gets go-ahead

Optus, minister to be grilled as inquiry gets go-ahead

Optus, minister to be grilled as inquiry gets go-ahead

Optus, minister to be grilled as inquiry gets go-ahead

Optus executives and the minister in charge of the triple-zero network will be probed as an inquiry into emergency outages is given the green light.

Amazon's cloud unit back to normal after global outage

Amazon's cloud unit back to normal after global outage

Amazon's cloud unit back to normal after global outage

Amazon's cloud unit back to normal after global outage

Normal operations have resumed at Amazon's cloud unit AWS after it was hit by a major outage that disrupted many of the world's biggest websites.

Town rallies after heartbreaking deaths in house fire

Town rallies after heartbreaking deaths in house fire

Town rallies after heartbreaking deaths in house fire

Town rallies after heartbreaking deaths in house fire

A woman and two children are dead after a horrific house fire, with a community rallying around two devastated families following the tragedy.

Triple-zero software 'hanging by a thread'

Triple-zero software 'hanging by a thread'

Triple-zero software 'hanging by a thread'

Triple-zero software 'hanging by a thread'

A power outage forced operators to use pen and paper to dispatch emergency services, prompting calls for a system overhaul.

Alleged arsonist charged over deadly LA wildfire

Alleged arsonist charged over deadly LA wildfire

Alleged arsonist charged over deadly LA wildfire

Alleged arsonist charged over deadly LA wildfire

Authorities have charged a 29-year-old man with igniting the January fire that destroyed Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades neighbourhood.

Man shot dead in public, car found ablaze minutes later

Man shot dead in public, car found ablaze minutes later

Man shot dead in public, car found ablaze minutes later

Man shot dead in public, car found ablaze minutes later

A man is dead after a public-place shooting and a car was found alight nearby soon after, as police investigate possible links.

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Destructive island bushfire sparked by holiday campfire

A blaze that destroyed thousands of hectares of an island's national parkland was sparked by a campfire lit by a holiday visitor during a total fire ban.

Search continues as Indonesia building toll rises to 49

Indonesian rescuers have recovered dozens of bodies after the collapse of a prayer hall at an Islamic boarding school.

Helicopter training flight ends in fatality and injury

One man is dead and another has serious injuries after a helicopter training flight ended in tragedy outside a suburban airport.

Deadly rampage at UK synagogue was a 'terrorist attack'

British police have declared that a deadly rampage at a synagogue that killed two people on the holiest day of the Jewish year was a terrorist attack.

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Philippines ends quake rescues, focuses on displaced

Attention has now turned to helping survivors of a deadly 6.9-magnitude earthquake in the Philippines, after rescue efforts were called off.

Two dead, suspect shot in attack near UK synagogue

Two people are dead and three others are seriously wounded after a car and stabbing attack near a synagogue in Manchester in northern England.

'Unacceptable': second triple-zero Optus outage slammed

A second Optus triple-zero outage in as many weeks has raised the ire of a premier as calls mount for the government to empower regulators rather than telcos.

Typhoon Ragasa aims at China after lashing Taiwan, HK

Millions of people in southern China are in Typhoon Ragasa's sights after the most powerful cyclone of 2025 battered Hong Kong and killed 14 people in Taiwan.

Telco 'cowboys' not held to account after prior outage

A reliance on self-regulation has turned the telco sector into the wild west, an expert warns as Optus reels in the aftermath of another serious outage.

Fourth death during Optus triple zero outage confirmed

A West Australian has become the fourth confirmed death linked to an Optus outage that prevented customers from calling triple zero.

Three die as Optus triple-zero glitch impacts hundreds

Optus has apologised to telco customers as an outage that blocked triple-zero calls to hundreds of people in three states is linked to three deaths.

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