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Australia and New Zealand brace for fierce winds and heat

Australia and New Zealand both face damaging winds and heat this week, with the New Zealand meteorological agency on Wednesday warning conditions will deteriorate on Thursday.

October 22, 2025 4:23 pm
 

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Ukraine hits Russian chemical plant with UK-made Storm Shadow missiles

Ukraine has hit a Russian chemical plant with UK-made Storm Shadow missiles, the Ukrainian military said on Tuesday.

October 22, 2025 3:29 pm
 

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At least 35 killed in Nigeria fuel tanker explosion

A fuel tanker overturned and exploded in Nigeria’s northern Niger state on Tuesday, killing at least 35 people, the Federal Road Safety Corps said.

October 22, 2025 2:26 pm
 

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Taiwan vows self-defence amid increased China pressure

China is more interested in expansionism than solving its own pressing economic and social issues, and Taiwan is determined to defend itself from Chinese aggression, the island’s top security official said on Tuesday.

October 22, 2025 1:20 pm
 

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Putin-Trump summit on hold after Russia rejects ceasefire

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 12:22 pm
 

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WHO says India has much to do on toxic cough syrup despite some progress

India has more work to do in halting sales of toxic cough syrup, despite some progress, a World Health Organization official told Reuters, after at least 24 children died following consumption of a domestically-made medicine.

October 22, 2025 11:27 am
 

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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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