17 h. ago Gunfire at Sydney Airport as police drop rifle during scuffle with man at cafe

Police launch investigation as crime area sectioned off

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19 h. ago Police gun ‘unintentionally discharged’ during arrest of man at Sydney airport

Police allege man was behaving suspiciously before becoming verbally and physically aggressive towards AFP officersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA man has been charged after an incident at Sydney airport this morning that involved a police gun being discharged inside the T2 domestic terminal.The Australian federal police said a Victorian man, 41, was arrested at Sydney airport on Wednesday morning after behaving suspiciously at a check-in counter. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Man arrested after police gun fired during scuffle at Sydney Airport

Police launch investigation as crime area sectioned off

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27 h. ago Sydney Airport in lockdown after gun incident involving police

The person was arrested, and no injuries were reported, however it has been confirmed that the crew rooms are temporarily locked down while the incident continues.

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27 h. ago Sydney Airport locked down after person 'tries to grab gun from police officer'

The person was arrested, and no injuries were reported, however it has been confirmed that the crew rooms are temporarily locked down while the incident continues.

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32 h. ago Russian forces break through Ukraine frontline days before Putin

Around 100,000 Russian troops are believed to have travelled at least 10km north of the Ukrainian frontline - days before upcoming peace talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin

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4 d. ago ‘I had her right in front of me. And now she’s gone’: how one mother lost her daughter to mental illness

Studying in London before taking up a high-flying job in New York, Naina Mishra seemed set for a bright future – until she began retreating from friends and family into a paranoid spiral even her mother couldn’t break. What does her story reveal about the dangers of young adult estrangement?Naina Mishra seemed to turn up at the yoga studio in Euston, north-west London, out of nowhere. She wasn’t referred by anyone; she didn’t come with a friend. A 21-year-old woman of Indian heritage with an American accent who grew up in Hong Kong and had recently arrived in London, Naina just “fell in” off the street in January 2022, say her yoga teachers, Hamish Hendry and Louise Newton. But it became part of her daily life. Every morning, she returned to practise there.Chatting after class, they learned that Naina had just graduated from university in the US and had been interning at the investment bank Goldman Sachs and the consulting firm McKinsey. She was studying in London before beginning a...

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5 d. ago SHANNON MILLER: 'Sydney Sweeney's jeans ad isn’t cheeky branding, it echoes a dangerous past'

From wartime posters to 1930s magazines, the 'ideal woman' has always been eugenics coded but I think the American Eagle ad is the worst as it mirrors a disturbing past of beauty ideals shaped by racism

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8 d. ago American in the UK baffled by Jaffa Cakes but everyone tells her the same thing

Though both countries speak the same language, there are many differences between life in the US and here in the UK - and one American woman couldn't wrap her head around Jaffa Cakes

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3 w. ago 'I ditched the US to live in Spain and one thing still takes me by surprise'

An American woman named Shelby shared one key difference she noticed between people in the US and Spain that still shocks her, even after having lived in Seville for several years

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3 w. ago American woman arrested at Moscow airport with gun and check for $138,000, Russian authorities claim

The suspect was stopped in a random check as she attempted to leave Vnukovo airport in the green lane designated for passengers who have nothing to declare

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3 w. ago Putin's final 'Hail Mary' meatgrinder assault: 160,000 Russian cannon fodder troops mass for advance in last chance to grab Ukrainian land before Trump's 50

Putin intends to seize more Ukrainian territory and believes Russia - which has thus far survived the toughest sanctions imposed by the West - can endure further economic hardship

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3 w. ago 'Like wild animals!': American woman berates Oasis fans' behaviour at Heaton Park gig

Oasis fans are up in arms after US woman complains about drunken 'wild animals', people throwing drinks, the lack of bins and drinks options at Heaton Park gig.

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4 w. ago US authorities take custody of more than 20 kids as surrogate mothers claim couple misled them

Children removed from California home of couple who were arrested in May and had said they ‘wanted a large family’More than 20 children are in the custody of a California child-welfare agency while authorities investigate a Los Angeles-area couple and whether they misled surrogate mothers around the country.Fifteen children were removed from the couple’s opulent home in Arcadia after an abuse allegation in May, and another six living elsewhere were also located, said Arcadia’s police lieutenant, Kollin Cieadlo. They range in age from two months to 13 years, with most between one and three. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Conor McGregor performs cucumber ritual after naked photo 'leak'

Conor McGregor has been involved in two scandals in recent days after photos showed him kissing a mystery woman before naked photos were 'leaked' by an American rapper

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4 w. ago More than 80,000 people have lost limbs in Ukraine due to Putin's Russian invasion

The conflict in Ukraine has left more than 80,000 people without limbs, with the figure being highlighted by a charity in which the lamp of Florence Nightingale has been replaced with a prosthetic

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