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Tributes for Sydney pilot killed in horror mid-air collision

The second light aircraft landed safely at Napperfield Airfield, uninjured.

Off-grid Briton offered free home in Italy to reunite with his family

British-Australian family in Italy get help in their battle to be reunited.

Long-lost Rubens 'masterpiece' sells for $5.5m

Auctioneer Jean-Pierre Osenat unearthed the painting in a Paris mansion last year.

'Tearing us apart from within': Israel's Netanyahu seeks pardon in corruption cases

The PM's cases have exposed divisions in society between his supporters and opponents.

White House targets media outlets over Trump coverage

It brands coverage as 'bias', 'lie' or 'left wing lunacy' and ranks offenders.

Why Ikea's new Auckland store had to be built like a near-hospital-strength bunker

Builders spent six months driving 550 piles through volcanic rock beneath the site.

Off-grid Briton offered free home in Italy to reunite with his family

British-Australian family in Italy get help in their battle to be reunited.

Prince William leaves tip after quiet lunch in country pub

He ordered a homemade burger, fries and a lemonade during the 90-minute visit.

Thousands without shelter after flooding across Southeast Asia

Indonesia’s Sumatra island remains cut off, with looting reported amid aid delays.

These scam centres were blown up. Was it all for show?

New York Times: The demolition of buildings was broadcast on state media for days.

Monsoon floods in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia leave more than 300 dead

In West Sumatra, at least 174 are dead and nearly 80 more people are missing.

'A source of stability': Pope Leo XIV begins historic Turkey visit

The 70-year-old pontiff is on his first overseas trip since his May election.

How Jakarta shot to the top in world population ranking

New York Times: Jakarta is estimated to have 42 million inhabitants, the UN says.

Thailand's last hunter-gatherers seek land rights

The Maniq are one of the country's smallest ethnic minorities living on protected land.

Zelenskyy loses both a negotiator and an enforcer

NY Times: It's the highest-level political realignment in Ukraine since Russia's invasion.

Four dead, 10 wounded in suspected targeted US shooting

San Joaquin County detectives say the attack appears to be targeted.

Pope Leo XIV visits Blue Mosque in Istanbul, unites faithful with stadium mass

The Pope urged worshippers in Istanbul to 'build bridges of unity'.