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Unsealed court records offer new detail on old sex abuse allegations
Sealed court documents related to Epstein are to be released.
Plane was not cleared for takeoff in Tokyo, records show
Coast guard plane under the impression it had "permission to use the runway".
Iran says at least 95 were killed in blasts at a ceremony honouring slain general
Iran says twin bomb blasts killed at least 95 people.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard says she has found way to forgive her mother — and herself
32yo is free and reflecting on her jail term for conspiring to kill her abusive mother.
Human remains found in pond near Florida Walt Disney World, solving a 12-year-old mystery
Divers believe they found the remains of Sandra Lemire, who disappeared in 2012.
Man found dead at Salt Lake City airport after climbing inside jet engine
The man breached an emergency door and climbed inside the jet's engine.
What will be left of Gaza when the war ends?
Financial Times: Displaced Gazans fear there will be nothing to return to.
Ghosts on the glacier: Incredible find reignites 50-year mystery
NYT: Bad vibes, conflicting stories and odd injuries - were two climbers killed in 1973?
Student who was set for Cambridge murdered her fiancé by using her car
Alice Wood dragged her boyfriend more than 152m under a Ford Fiesta.
A missing person with no memory: How investigators solved the cold case of Seven Doe
The woman. who self-identified with the name Seven, could not remember her name.
Senior Hamas figure dies in Beirut blast, fears conflict will expand
Saleh Arouri is the most senior Hamas figure killed since its war with Israel began.
'It was hell': Plane catches fire on runway after collision in Tokyo, killing five
A passenger plane and a Japanese Coast Guard aircraft collided in Tokyo.
Japan Airlines plane catches fire on runway at Tokyo airport after collision
A passenger plane burst into flames on the runway at Tokyo’s Haneda airport.
Japan quakes leave at least 62 dead, rescuers race against time in search for survivors
Ishikawa prefecture and nearby areas were rattled by a major 4.9 magnitude aftershock.
South Korean opposition leader stabbed in neck by knife-wielding man
Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck by an unidentified man during a visit today.
Flood rescuers busy as storms and downpours batter Queensland
A deluge of rain smashed the country during New Year's.
Mother sues fertility clinic after being implanted with wrong embryos
The woman was told she was giving birth to two girls.
Teen stabbed to death in front of horrified families on New Year's Eve
Officers and paramedics were called to a park in north London just before midnight.
390 arrested, 54 police officers injured: Berlin welcomes in the new year
There was less violence than a year ago when rioters targeted emergency service workers.
Israel pulls troops from Gaza, shifting focus to the main southern city
The significant troop movement could signal a scaledown of the fighting.
Japan lowers tsunami warning after series of earthquakes
It is unclear how many people may have been killed or hurt.
Japan issues tsunami warnings after series of strong earthquakes
Torrents of water could reach as high as 5m, Japanese public broadcaster NHK TV warns.
Warnings of life-threatening flash floods in Queensland and NSW amid New Year’s deluge
Soggy start to the new year for some Australians.
Kim Jong Un orders military to ‘thoroughly annihilate’ US, South Korea if provoked
Kim is expected to ramp up weapons tests in 2024 ahead of the US presidential election.
Mother suspected of killing her 2 children and wounding a third arrested in UK
The children were found dead when police responded to a reported burglary at their home.
Passenger on Qantas flight detained after incident
Passenger on Qantas Flight detained after incident. Video / Supplied
Israeli strikes kill at least 35 as Netanyahu says war will continue for months
Israel says it wants to destroy Hamas’ governing and military capabilities in Gaza.
Xi says China will ‘surely be reunified’ with self-ruled Taiwan in New Year’s address
Beijing continues to regard the island of 23 million as Chinese territory.
Putin lauds Russian unity in his New Year’s address as war overshadows celebration
President's video to Russians was significantly shorter than his last New Year’s speech.
Queen of Denmark announces surprise abdication live on TV
She will be succeeded by her eldest son, Crown Prince Frederik.
Child dies after being found unconscious in hot car
Temperatures topped 32C in Central Queensland today.
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North Korea’s Kim says he’ll launch 3 more spy satellites and build more nuclear weapons in 2024
Kim called for 'overwhelming' war readiness against US-led confrontational moves.