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Powerful winter storm forecast off US East Coast
28 Jan 2026As of Tuesday, forecast models agree a storm will form off the coast of the Carolinas early Saturday and then intensify rapidly enough to be classified as a bomb cyclone.
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'Everything ready to burn now': Homes feared destroyed after record heat in Victoria
Homes are feared destroyed in one region after a day of record temperatures and extreme fire danger across the state.
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How a filmmaker helped the search for missing tourist Celine Cremer
28 Jan 2026A Tasmanian filmmaker has helped spread the word about the search for the missing Belgian tourist who went missing in 2023 through videos he has posted on YouTube.
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Nigella Lawson to replace Prue Leith on 'The Great British Bake Off'
28 Jan 2026The celebrity chef will join the popular cooking show as a judge, replacing the departing Prue Leith.
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Sly Dunbar, legendary reggae drummer, dies aged 73
28 Jan 2026Reggae legend Sly Dunbar, who played with the likes of Bob Marley and The Rolling Stones, has died at the age of 73.
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Doomsday Clock 2026: 'We are running out of time'
Scientists have now set the timepiece at the closest it's ever been to midnight, in part due to the impact of AI.
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French lawmakers pass bill banning social media for under-15s
28 Jan 2026The legislation would make France the second country to take such a step following Australia's ban for under-16s in December.
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Towns evacuated as Australian heatwave fans bushfires
27 Jan 2026A major heatwave across Australia's southeast has brought record-breaking temperatures, with Melbourne recording its hottest day in nearly 17 years.
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Calls for PM to reject invite to Trump's 'Board of Peace'
27 Jan 2026Labour is calling it an "absolute disgrace" the government hasn't ruled out sitting on a committee with Vladimir Putin.
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Skier mauled after trying to take photo of snow leopard
27 Jan 2026The tourist was bitten while on their way back to their hotel, according to China's Forestry and Grassland Bureau.
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Controversial Border Patrol staff set to quit Minneapolis, sources say
27 Jan 2026Top Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino and some of his agents are shortly expected to leave Minneapolis and return to their respective sectors.
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Device allegedly thrown into Invasion Day crowd designed to 'explode on impact', say police
27 Jan 2026Police evacuated a crowd of peaceful rally attendees yesterday.
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TikTok accused of suppressing content critical of Trump
27 Jan 2026California Governor Gavin Newsom made the accusation as he launched a review of the platform's content moderation practices to determine if they violated state law.
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'I lost touch with reality': Ye reveals undiagnosed brain injury
27 Jan 2026The artist previously known as Kanye West used a full page ad in the Wall Street Journal to apologise for antisemitic remarks that drew years of backlash.
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Venezuela's acting president has had 'enough' of US orders
27 Jan 2026US President Donald Trump had claimed the US was "going to run" Venezuela after abducting its president, but Delcy Rodríguez is pushing back on the superpower.
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French politicians support social media ban for children
27 Jan 2026In a first vote, France's lower National Assembly backed key elements of the bill banning social media for under-15s.
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Gold Coast light plane crash injures two people
27 Jan 2026Two people have sustained life-threatening injuries after a light plane crash this morning at an airfield on the Gold Coast's northern outskirts.
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Tiny town could be one of the hottest places on Earth today
27 Jan 2026The mercury is tipped to reach 49C in Ouyen, a small town in north-west Victoria, Australia.
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How an Invasion Day gathering in Perth turned chaos
27 Jan 2026What few in the crowd knew was that attendees had seen a man allegedly throwing an item towards the stage.
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US storm kills at least 18 across multiple states
27 Jan 2026At least five people died in New York City from exposure to the cold, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said.
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US judge considers pause to Minnesota crackdown after fatal shooting
27 Jan 2026Lawyers for the state urged US District Judge Katherine Menendez to immediately suspend the administration's surge of 3000 immigration agents. Audio
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7 dead in plane crash at US airport
27 Jan 2026The private jet crashed during takeoff from an airport in Maine and caught fire.
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Who is Greg Bovino, Trump's immigration enforcer?
26 Jan 2026Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino has become the public face of US President Donald Trump's aggressive deportation campaign.
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'He wants more everything' - Trump's actions are about legacy, says Obama's former speechwriter
Barack Obama's former speechwriter and host of the podcast Pod Save America Jon Favreau talks to Midday Report's Guyon Espiner. Audio
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