42 minutes ago Australia demands answers from Russian ambassador over Australian prisoner of war

Australia is urgently seeking updates on the welfare of Melbourne man Oscar Jenkins, after footage of him being slapped by Russian interrogators circulated online.

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53 minutes ago ‘So beautiful’: After years of delays, Ho Chi Minh City opens first metro train line

Years of start-and-stop construction means the seemingly new ticket vending machines are partly obsolete: they accept coins that are no longer in circulation.

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2 hours ago ‘One of the most depraved crimes’: Woman burned to death on New York subway

Police have arrested a man suspected of intentionally lighting on fire a woman, after she fell asleep on a stationary train.

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2 hours ago ‘One of the most depraved crimes’: Woman burnt to death on New York subway

Police have arrested a man suspected of intentionally lighting on fire a woman after she fell asleep on a stationary train.

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3 hours ago New York City police arrest suspect in death of woman set on fire in subway

Transit police apprehended the suspect after receiving a report from three high school students who had recognised the man.

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4 hours ago Mother pays tribute to her ‘little teddy bear’ after his death at a German Christmas market

A nine-year-old victim of Germany’s Christmas market attack has been named, his mother has paid tribute to her “little teddy bear”.

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11 hours ago ‘Who are you?’ Australian captured by Russians, interrogated in Ukraine

An Australian soldier fighting for Ukraine’s foreign legion has been captured by Russian forces in the Donbas region and paraded on social media as a Western mercenary.

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11 hours ago America and Australia tell a tale of two pandemics, and their political outcomes

While Australians challenged fireworks cancellations last week, the richest man in the world was busy lobbying America’s president-elect for a shutdown.

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11 hours ago Tennis’ love match: Meet ‘Aussie’ Matteo Arnaldi and his Melburnian girlfriend

Jet-setting tennis star Matteo Arnaldi jokes that he’s a citizen of the world but the world No.37 can’t help but feel more than a little bit Australian thanks to some fortuitous events two years ago.

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23 hours ago An extraordinary woman stood up to dozens of ordinary men – and exploded a myth

A horrific mass rape trial in France has shone a light on the dark web and may help change attitudes around the world.

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