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Pope Francis will be discharged from Rome's Gemelli hospital today and will need at least two months of rest at the Vatican. The 88-year-old was admitted to the hospital on the 14th of last month with a severe resp
At least three people are dead and another 15 injured in a devastating mass shooting at a park in New Mexico. A 16-year-old boy and two aged 19 were among the victims killed in the shooting in the desert city of La
Conor McGregor will run for the Irish presidency in elections later this year, the controversial former fighter said on Thursday, as he announced his candidacy for the largely ceremonial role on an anti-immigration stan
Several flights have now taken off from London’s Heathrow Airport after it was completely shut down following a power outage due to a nearby fire. It has led to massive disruption at one of the world’s busiest trave
Two NASA astronauts stuck onboard the International Space Station since June 2024 finally arrived back on Earth this morning, more than nine months after the failure of Boeing’s pioneering Starliner capsule scuppered
A jury has delivered a guilty verdict of manslaughter for a 14-year-old boy accused of stabbing another in Dunedin, Otago in New Zealand. 16-year-old Enere John Jnr PoePoe Taana-McLaren was stabbed in the abdomen a
Fifty-nine people have died, and 155 were injured after a fire tore through a nightclub in North Macedonia, with the country’s Interior Minister blaming pyrotechnics. Hundreds had gathered at the Pulse nightclub
Canada's government has announced a further C$29.8 billion ($32.8 billion) in retaliatory tariffs against the United States as the trade war between the two neighbouring countries deepens. The new 25 per cent tarif
Comedian Druski and NFL player Odell Beckham Jr. have been included in a sexual-assault lawsuit against Sean “Diddy,†Combs. Druski and Beckham both denied involvement in the alleged 2018 incident — with Drus
The UN is urging Syria's interim leaders to take "swift action to protect Syrians" following a wave of violence against the Alawite community. At least 1,000 Alawites, including children, have been killed over the
Gale-force winds with peaks of more than 100kph have blown through large parts of south-east Queensland overnight, bringing down more trees across the region in the wake of ex-Cyclone Alfred. Heavy rain that may le
Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman died of natural causes about a week after his wife Betsy Arakawa, who died after she contracted a rare virus. A New Mexico medical investigator says Hackman died from coronary arter
Conditions are intensifying across the south-east Queensland and northern NSW coast, with the Bureau of Meteorology warning Tropical Cyclone Alfred's slow track will bring a "very high risk of significant impacts".
US President Donald Trump is ordering military aid to Ukraine to be paused after his Oval Office argument with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. A White House official says the President has been clear that h
Two people have been killed after a vehicle drove into a pedestrian area in the city of Mannheim, western Germany. Investigators say five people were seriously injured, and another five suffered minor injuries.
Pope Francis suffered two new episodes of acute respiratory crises Monday and was put back on non-invasive mechanical ventilation, the Vatican said. Francis had inhaled “copious†amounts of mucus in another set
Tropical Cyclone Alfred has intensified into a category two system and is expected to turn towards South-east of Queensland later this afternoon. Modelling shows the system, which is about 560 kilometres east of B
From slaps to envelope mix-ups, it’s impossible to predict what will happen at the Academy Awards. But this year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ CEO Bill Kramer is really hoping the drama unfo
Microsoft is shutting down Skype, the internet-based phone and video service that was once the dominant way of staying connected in the mid 2000s. Skype will “no longer be available†to use starting in May, the
As authorities investigate the causes of deaths of Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, close and longtime friends of the couple say they seemed to be in good health at their most recent encount
