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Explainer: Britain's Prince Andrew and the sex scandal he cannot shrug off

Britain’s Prince Andrew faced renewed scrutiny on Tuesday after the release of a posthumous memoir by Virginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent accusers of the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which detailed new allegations about the royal.

October 22, 2025 10:20 am
 

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Global polio drive faces 30% funding cut, shifts focus to high-risk areas

Eradicating polio is still possible despite significant funding cuts to the effort, global health officials said on Tuesday as they outlined how they will cope with the shortfall.

October 22, 2025 9:22 am
 

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Russian hard line on Ukraine ceasefire appears to jeopardise Putin-Trump summit

A planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin was put on hold on Tuesday, as Moscow’s rejection of an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine cast a cloud over attempts at negotiations.

October 22, 2025 8:41 am
 

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Wide-ranging group of US officials pursues Trump's fight against ‘Deep State’

A group of dozens of officials from across the federal government, including U.S. intelligence officers, has been helping to steer President Donald Trump’s drive for retribution against his perceived enemies, according to government records and a source familiar with the effort.

October 21, 2025 3:47 pm
 

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Fall in China's exports of rare earth magnets stokes supply chain fears

China’s exports of rare earth magnets fell in September, reigniting fears that the world’s top supplier could wield its dominance over a component key for U.S. defence firms and makers of items from cars to smartphones as leverage in trade talks.

October 21, 2025 12:38 pm
 

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Israel says ceasefire and aid to resume after airstrikes kill 26 in Gaza

The Israeli military said on Sunday a ceasefire in Gaza had resumed after an attack killed two of its soldiers and prompted a wave of airstrikes that Palestinians said killed 26 people, in the most serious test yet of this month’s truce.

October 20, 2025 5:29 pm
 

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Cargo plane slides off runway in Hong Kong, killing two airport staff

Two Hong Kong airport security staff were killed early on Monday after a cargo plane from Dubai skidded off the runway on landing, collided with their security patrol vehicle and pushed it into the sea, the city’s airport operator said.

October 20, 2025 4:18 pm
 

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Global film industry shrugs off renewed Trump movie tariff threat

“Star Wars: Starfighter” is filming in Britain, soundstages in Hungary are packed and post-production houses in Australia are humming, as the global film industry keeps rolling despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed threats to impose tariffs on movies made outside of the United States.

October 20, 2025 2:30 pm
 

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Parents of teens to control access to AI chatbots

The countdown to Australia’s world-leading social media ban for children is on, with artificial intelligence chatbots potentially in the crosshairs as regulators, parents, educators and platforms prepare for the upcoming rule changes.

October 20, 2025 12:20 pm
 

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Hope for AUKUS future ahead of PM's Trump meeting

Confidence is growing within federal government ranks that the US will decide to keep the AUKUS security partnership ahead of a high-stakes meeting between Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump.

October 20, 2025 11:55 am
 

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Israel says ceasefire and aid to resume after airstrikes kill 26 in Gaza

The Israeli military said on Sunday that a ceasefire in Gaza had resumed after an attack that killed two of its soldiers and prompted a wave of airstrikes that killed 26 people, in the most serious test yet of this month’s U.S.-brokered truce.

October 20, 2025 8:49 am
 

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US officials discuss possible Trump, Kim Jong Un meeting in Asia

Trump administration officials are privately discussing a potential meeting between Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the U.S. president’s upcoming Asia visit, CNN reported on Saturday, citing sources familiar with the matter.

October 19, 2025 5:00 pm

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