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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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Maintenance starts on Zaporizhzhia plant after four-week outage

Repair work has started on damaged off-site power lines to Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant following a four-week outage, officials said on Saturday.

October 19, 2025 4:00 pm
 

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Crowds injured during Odinga funeral events in Kenya

Dozens of mourners were injured on Saturday at a memorial service for Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga as crowds swelled, with some in critical condition taken to a nearby hospital, a Kenyan Red Cross official told Reuters.

October 19, 2025 3:00 pm
 

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Austria backs new EU sanctions on Russia after change in stance

Austria said on Saturday that it would agree to the European Union’s latest sanctions package against Russia, in an about-face of its earlier stance and removing a key hurdle ahead of a vote early next week.

October 19, 2025 1:00 pm
 

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Fire disrupts flights at Dhaka airport

Flights out of Bangladesh’s main airport were delayed or diverted on Saturday after a major fire broke out in the cargo terminal, officials said.

October 19, 2025 12:00 pm
 

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Afghanistan and Pakistan begin Doha talks after border clashes

Afghanistan and Pakistan will hold peace talks in Doha on Saturday, both sides said, after the South Asia neighbours extended a ceasefire following a week of fierce border clashes.

October 19, 2025 11:00 am
 

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Britain's Prince Andrew gives up title of Duke of York

Britain’s Prince Andrew said on Friday he would give up using his title of Duke of York following years of criticism about his behaviour and connections to the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

October 19, 2025 10:00 am

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