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Fighter jets chase small plane in Washington area before it crashes in Virginia

The United States scrambled F-16 fighter jets in a supersonic chase of a light aircraft with an unresponsive pilot that violated airspace around Washington D.C. and later crashed into the mountains of Virginia, officials said.

June 5, 2023 6:00 pm
 

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Hong Kong police detain activists on anniversary of massacre

Police in Hong Kong have detained several pro-democracy activists on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre.

June 5, 2023 5:03 pm
 

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Ukraine war: 'It's better to die at home than abroad'

At the train station in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro, attendants in smart, traditional uniforms help passengers down the steep carriage steps.

June 5, 2023 4:19 pm
 

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Support dips for Indigenous recognition referendum in Australia, poll shows

Fewer than half of all Australian voters are supporting a proposal to include an Indigenous advisory body in the constitution that will be put to a referendum later this year, the latest opinion poll showed on Monday.

June 5, 2023 3:30 pm
 

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Saudi pledges big oil cuts in July as OPEC+ extends deal into 2024

Saudi Arabia will make a deep cut to its output in July on top of a broader OPEC+ deal to limit supply into 2024 as the group seeks to boost flagging oil prices.

June 5, 2023 3:03 pm
 

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Israel demands Egypt help in full probe of deadly attack at border

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called the killing of three soldiers by a member of the Egyptian security services a terrorist attack and demanded a full joint investigation with Cairo.

June 5, 2023 2:45 pm
 

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Prince Harry set for London court appearance

Prince Harry is expected to appear at London’s High Court on Monday as he prepares to give evidence in his lawsuit against the publisher of British tabloid the Daily Mirror.

June 5, 2023 2:03 pm
 

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Russia says its forces thwarted major Ukrainian offensive

Russian forces have thwarted a major Ukrainian offensive in the southern Ukrainian region of Donetsk and killed hundreds of pro-Kyiv troops, the Russian defence ministry said early on Monday.

June 5, 2023 1:05 pm
 

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India rail crash probe focuses on track management system

Investigators are probing an electronic track management system that they suspect malfunctioned and caused India’s deadliest train crash in more than two decades, railways officials said on Sunday.

June 5, 2023 12:02 pm
 

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Jet fighters chase small plane in Washington D.C. area before it crashes

U.S. authorities scrambled jet fighters in a high-speed chase of a light aircraft that violated airspace in the Washington D.C. area and later crashed into mountainous terrain in southwest Virginia, U.S. officials said.

June 5, 2023 11:08 am
 

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Chinese warship passed in 'unsafe manner' near US destroyer in Taiwan Strait, military officials say

A Chinese warship came within 150 yards (137 meters) of a U.S. destroyer in the Taiwan Strait in “an unsafe manner,” U.S. military officials said, as China blamed the United States for “deliberately provoking risk” in the region.

June 5, 2023 10:00 am
 

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Russian police arrest more than 100 Navalny supporters, group says

Russian police on Sunday arrested more than 100 people who had taken to the streets to mark the 47th birthday of Alexei Navalny, Russia’s most prominent opposition leader, a protest monitoring group said.

June 5, 2023 9:48 am

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