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US says migration has made Europe an ‘incubator’ for terrorism in new counter-terrorism strategy
Sebastian Gorka, the White House counterterrorism tsar who spearheaded the new strategy, is pictured behind President Do...
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Three evacuated from hantavirus-hit ship as Spain says vessel can dock
Health workers in protective clothing help patients on to a boat from the cruise ship MV Hondius off Cape Verde on Wedne...
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Australia news live: BHP loses Brazil dam collapse case; man charged with hate speech over NSW parliament rally
Mining company cannot appeal against liability for 2015 dam collapse in Brazil. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking...
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Coalition considers plan to slash net overseas immigration by nearly half its current rate, leaked documents reveal
Exclusive: Taskforce to mull options to cut level to 150,000-200,000, higher than One Nation’s hard 130,000 cap and Howa...
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Norwegian government rebuked over decision to reopen North Sea gas fields
Ministers also approve exploration in 70 new areas of country’s waters, prompting accusations of madness and greenwashin...
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From Eurovision to the Venice Biennale, culture contests are being overshadowed by politics
The Venice Biennale, Eurovision and Cannes are framed as artists representing their nations. But in a fractured world, n...
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Scottish mum stuck in Spain after baby falls foul of UK dual nationality rules
Sarah and Philipp Schloegl’s 11-month-old baby was refused entry because a UK passport or special certificate was requir...
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US cancels tourist visas for board members of top Costa Rica newspaper
La Nación has been critical of Costa Rica president and Donald Trump ally, Rodrigo ChavezThe US state department has can...
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‘Putin only cares about parades’: fury as Russia rains missiles on Ukraine during 24-hour truce
Dozens killed despite ceasefire announced by Zelenskyy, after Moscow asked for Saturday truce for its annual military pa...
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Two Australian states prepare to resettle children from Syrian detention camp with most bound for Melbourne
Children play in their tent in the al-Roj camp in Syria. Victorian premier Jacinta Allan says returning children will be...
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‘Terrifying’: political candidate violently abused and schoolboy thrown into bin, antisemitism royal commission hears
The third day of hearings of the royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion heard further evidence from Jewish...
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Singapore introduces caning for boys who bully others at school
Singapore has introduced caning for boys who bully others. Photograph: Thai Liang Lim/Getty ImagesSingapore has introduc...
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Gibraltar dumping all of its raw sewage into Mediterranean
Wastewater from nearly 40,000 people and businesses pumped straight into sea as island still has no treatment plantRaw s...
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EU trade deal could force UK to restrict use of weedkiller linked to cancer
A French farmer sprays glyphosate on his crop as a desiccant before the EU banned the practice in 2023. Photograph: Jean...
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Women and children from alleged IS-linked families about to return to Australia from Syria, Tony Burke says
Al-Roj detention camp in Syria in February 2026. Four women and nine of their children and grandchildren left the camp i...
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Albanese government abandons beleaguered inland rail project connecting NSW with Queensland
Originally envisioned to run 1,700km from Melbourne to a port near Brisbane, the mega infrastructure project will now on...
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Kremlin forcing big firms to join ‘witch-hunt’ against internet rebels, claims report
Campaigners say banks and web platforms are being told to collect data on customers visiting blocked sitesMajor Russian ...
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George Ariyoshi, first US governor of Asian American descent, dies aged 100
Jimmy Carter, George Ariyoshi and Jean Ariyoshi at the White House in Washington DC on 21 January 1977. Photograph: APJi...
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EU’s top court finds Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ law in breach of key values
ECJ says law passed in 2021 discriminatory and ‘contrary to the identity of the union’, in early test for incoming PMThe...
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Labor to tighten child NDIS eligibility to curb spending as Queensland MP warns change is ‘failing kids’
Health minister faces backlash from states as he announces major changes to scheme ahead of May budgetGet our breaking n...