22 h. ago Woman killed in suspected mountain lion attack while hiking on remote trail

Two hikers encountered a mountain lion near the woman’s body. They threw rocks to scare it away so they could try to help her.

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25 h. ago ‘Soaked in blood’: Iran protests turn deadly as Tehran cracks down

Several protesters were killed as the government moved to quell growing unrest triggered by rising prices, a collapsing currency and high youth unemployment.

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28 h. ago Fireworks to blame for at least eight other horror nightclub fires

In one incident last year, 63 people were killed when a pyrotechnics display ignited the ceiling at a nightclub in eastern Europe.

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31 h. ago ‘The sparks flew up’: About 40 people killed in New Year bar fire at Swiss ski resort

The blaze at a crowded bar at Crans-Montana spread after the ceiling caught alight. Witnesses said a sparkler in a champagne bottle may have ignited it and that people were smashing windows to escape.

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47 h. ago Fire destroys bayside home on New Year’s Eve, killing family pets

“At the stroke of midnight we were just watching the house burn down.”

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67 h. ago At least one dead, 30 injured after tourist trains collide near Machu Picchu

At least one person has been killed and around 30 others are injured, after two trains taking tourists to Machu Picchu in Peru collided.

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3 d. ago ‘It’s hateful racism’: Islamophobia spikes since Bondi attack

Ten mosques and Islamic centres have reported vandalism, break-ins or threats since the Bondi terror attack, while Premier Chris Minns says it is “disgusting” Muslims are being targeted.

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3 d. ago Police say six men arrested after loaded guns found in car were ‘contract killers’

Police said the six men, including two teenagers, who were charged in Sydney after loaded guns were allegedly found in a car, were likely "contract killers".

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3 d. ago Pistols, revolvers and thousands of bullets seized as cops swoop on alleged contract killers

Six people believed to be members of a “contract kill crew” have been arrested in a major bust in Sydney while two others have been arrested over an alleged shooting plot.

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4 d. ago ‘Line by line’: AFP’s ‘flying squad of hate disruptors’ combing sermons for incitement

Bondi shooters Naveed and Sajid Akram acted alone and were not part of a broader terrorist cell, Australian Federal Police commissioner Krissy Barrett has said.

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4 d. ago Surprises, franchises and sequels: 10 new films that prove cinema is not dead

Think streaming has killed off movies? You might be surprised at what’s coming to the big screen in 2026.

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4 d. ago Antisemitism to ‘continue for years’ without commission, says Christchurch councillor

A royal commission was called into the terror attacks which targeted Muslims and killed 51 people.

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4 d. ago Former boxing champion ‘narrowly escaped death’ after two die in car accident

Images show British boxer Anthony Joshua being extricated from a wrecked vehicle wincing in pain after a car accident that killed two other passengers.

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4 d. ago Former boxing champion survives after two die in car accident

Images show British boxer Anthony Joshua being extricated from a wrecked vehicle wincing in pain after a car accident that killed two other passengers in Nigeria.

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4 d. ago The pros and cons of a royal commission into the Bondi killings

The point of a royal commission into the Bondi shootings is not to tell us what happened, but how it was able to happen.

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4 d. ago ‘My soul asked me to do that’: Bondi hero breaks silence on tackling gunman

National hero Ahmed al Ahmed has described the moment he tackled and disarmed a Bondi Beach terrorist, in an interview with US network CBS.

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5 d. ago Child accused of setting off bomb in shopping centre toilets

No one was physically injured by the explosion.

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6 d. ago Glimpses, maybes and a ‘ping’: On the murky trail of the Bondi gunmen in the Philippines

At a beach resort on the outskirts of Davao City, the apparent fleeting visit of soon-to-be terrorist gunmen has been a talking point.

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6 d. ago Community raises funds for son whose mother was allegedly killed by husband

A community has banded together to raise funds for a boy whose mother was allegedly killed by her husband.

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6 d. ago Family of Bondi victim reject Albanese's apology as 'empty words'

The family of a victim killed in the Bondi Beach terrorist attack have labelled Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's apology as "empty words".

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