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The Roosters face a nervous wait on a potential charge for veteran prop Jared Waerea-Hargreaves after he was put on report for a dangerous hit in his side's win over the Titans on Sunday. Second-rower Angus Crichto
The Israeli Military says its warplanes are hitting Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after detecting moves to fire missiles and rockets into Israel. Israel Defense Forces spokesman Daniel Hagari says in a self-defence
German Police have arrested a second person as they investigate Friday's stabbing attack that killed three people and injured eight in the western city of Solingen. A man was detained yesterday in a building housin
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a fatal knife attack in the west German city of Solingen (Zou-Li-Gen). The boy is not the main suspect but is alleged to have known about the attack beforehand
Three people have been killed and another four seriously injured in a knife attack in the western German city of Solingen (Zuligen). Police say the attack happened during a festival in the city centre yesterday ev
The world second largest diamond ever found is a rough 2,492-carat stone worth up to $40 million which has been unearthed in Botswana at a mine owned by Canadian firm Lucara Diamond. Botswana is one of the world's
One of Russia's most active volcanoes has erupted, spewing plumes of ash 5 kilometres into the sky over the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula and briefly triggering a "code red" warning for aircraft. The Shiveluch vo
Dubbed the "Ketamine Queen" by US prosecutors, alleged drug dealer Jasveen Sangha is one of five people who US officials say supplied ketamine to Friends star Matthew Perry, exploiting his drug addiction for profit, and
Sweden's public health agency has recorded what it says is the first case of a more dangerous type of mpox outside the African continent. The person became infected during a stay in an area of Africa where there is
Penrith's push for a fourth consecutive NRL premiership has been rocked after star halfback Nathan Cleary injured his left shoulder in the 24-22 loss to fellow heavyweights Melbourne. Cleary went down clutching his
Five people have been charged in connection with the death of actor Matthew Perry, according to the US Attorney’s Office. The defendants – who include two doctors, Perry’s live-in personal assistant and a per
Tens of thousands of women in West Bengal, India, marched through the streets last night in protest against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a state-run hospital in Kolkata last week. The Reclaim the Nigh
The World Health Organisation has declared an mpox outbreak in parts of Africa, killing 450 people during an initial outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The highly contagious disease was formerly known as
In Borderlands, amidst a trash-strewn desert, bandits and amoral corporate ghouls chase after the scraps of a once-thriving ecosystem. I'd joke about how well its desolate setting resembles our IP-obsessed film lan
An Israeli air strike on a school building sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza City has killed more than 70 people. The Head of al-Ahli Hospital, where many of the casualties were taken, Fadl Naeem says those
62 people were killed onboard a passenger plane that crashed on the outskirts of São Paulo, Brazil yesterday. The Voepass Linhas Aéreas flight, an ATR 72-500, plunged 17,000 feet in just one minute, though the ca
Australian hockey player Tom Craig has been arrested but released without charge after trying to purchase cocaine in Paris. Paris public prosecutor's office confirmed a 28-year-old Australian was arrested on Tuesda
At least 90 people were killed in Bangladesh yesterday amid worsening clashes between police and anti-government protesters. The unrest comes as student leaders have declared a campaign of civil disobedience to dem
The US Embassy in Beirut has urged its citizens to leave Lebanon on any ticket available amid soaring tensions in the Middle East. The advisory follows a similar warning from UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy, who s
US Vice-President Kamala Harris has passed the threshold to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination in a vote of party delegates. Harris says she was "honoured to be the presumptive nominee" as the virtual ro
