‘My voice is our lifeline’: Gaza journalist and father amid Israel bombing

With hundreds of people dead from Israel's bombardment, one family shelters in a dimly lit room amid a looming war.

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Powerful earthquake kills more than 100 people in western Afghanistan

The death toll is expected to rise as rescue efforts continue after the magnitude 6.3 earthquake.

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‘World is watching’: Fears grow of a huge Gaza invasion by Israel

The Israeli military is still fighting with Hamas in parts of southern Israel after a brazen assault from Gaza.

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Can Rishi Sunak’s economic plans bring change to the UK?

The British prime minister has pitched the Conservatives as a party of change at its annual conference in Manchester.

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Paul Kagame: Africans can’t permanently stay in a ‘victim’ position

The Rwandan president discusses his views on African institutions and how they reflect the continent's problems.

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Colombians held over Ecuador presidential candidate’s murder slain in jail

Ecuador's president pledges to get to bottom of killings in prison of six Colombian suspects in high-profile murder.

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Record-breaker US gymnast Simone Biles claims 21st world title

US gymnast is now the world's most decorated gymnast ever with 34 medals across world championships and Olympics.

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US ‘disturbed’ by Russia’s plan to reverse nuclear test ban ratification

Russia says withdrawal from ratification of nuclear weapons test ban treaty places Moscow on 'equal footing' with US.

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 591

As the war enters its 591st day, these are the main developments.

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Her son was killed by the Colombian military. Now, she’s getting an apology

Defence Minister Ivan Velasquez has apologised to families of 19 civilians killed by soldiers under false pretenses.

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Philippines’ drag artist Pura Luka Vega arrested for ‘offending religion’

Performer faces as many as 12 years in prison after their punk rock rendition of the Lord's Prayer went viral.

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Bangladesh gets first uranium shipment from Russia for nuclear power plant

Russia is financing 90 percent of $12.65bn project to build Bangladesh's first nuclear power plant in Rooppur.

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As vote nears, ‘horrific racism’ mars Australian Voice referendum campaign

Campaigning for historic vote on October 14 has exposed sharp divides in society and within the Indigenous community.

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US President Joe Biden’s dog removed from White House amid biting incidents

Biden's 2-year-old German shepherd 'Commander' no longer at White House as biting of staff, security reported.

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Suspect in rapper Tupac Shakur’s killing makes first court appearance in US

Self-declared gang boss Duane 'Keffe D' Davis, 60, appeared briefly in court before hearing on murder charge postponed.

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‘Firebrand’: What does US Republican rebel Matt Gaetz want?

Congressman Gaetz led a group of Republican dissenters to remove House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in a historic vote.

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All gassed up: Egypt’s ambitions to become a regional gas hub are dwindling

Egypt’s regional gas hub ambitions are in jeopardy – but is that temporary or a more structural issue?

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US takes aim at Chinese firms, executives over fentanyl drug supply chain

US sanctions, indicts Chinese companies, executives said to supply chemical used to produce highly addictive opioids.

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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 588

As the war enters its 588th day, these are the main development.

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Explainer: What next after US Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy removed?

The US House will need to vote for a new speaker after an unprecedented vote removed Republican Kevin McCarthy.

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More than 20 killed after Italian tourist bus crashes off Venice overpass

Bus carrying some 40 passengers veered off elevated overpass, plunged about 15 metres and caught fire, officials report.

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