More than 1,300 people died during Hajj in Saudi Arabia
More than 1,300 people have died on this year’s Hajj pilgrimage – with “numerous cases†due to heat stress and “unauthorized†trips
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6 police officers and a priest dead in Dagestan attack
Six police officers have been killed while twelve officers were wounded by Gunmen in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan following a series of attacks. This h
Taylor Swift grabs royal selfie at London gig
Taylor Swift grabbed a perfect royal selfie ahead of her Wembley gig - posing with the Prince of Wales and two young music fans, Prince George and Princess Charlotte.
Biden unveils plan allowing hundreds of thousands to gain US citizenship
United States President Joe Biden has unveiled one of the largest immigration regularisation programmes in recent history, offering a pathway to citizenship to hundreds o
50,000 Gaza children require urgent treatment for malnutrition – UN agency
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) says more than 50,000 children in the Gaza Strip require immediate medical treatment for acute malnutrition. In a statem
Italy and Germany's leaders slam Russian President’s ceasefire terms during summit
The leaders of Italy and Germany have strongly rejected ceasefire terms laid out by Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop the war in Ukraine, as scores of countries ga
Princess of Wales makes first public appearances after diagnosed with cancer
Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton has made her much-anticipated first public appearance of the year at the annual Trooping the Colour parade after being diagnosed cancer.
Hayne wins appeal in rape case, ordered to stand trial for a fourth time
Former Vodafone Fiji Bati and Australian Kangaroos’ star Jarryd Hayne has won an appeal against his rape convictions and has been ordered to stand trial for a four
7 share $50 million jackpot in NZ
Seven tickets won a share of the eye-watering $50 million jackpot in New Zealand last night. No single ticket had the correct Powerball and First Division Lotto number
Biden apologises for the delay in Ukraine's military aid
US President Joe Biden has apologised to his counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky for delays in military aid to Ukraine and has pledged $225 million in support. They met for
Israeli strike on UN school in Gaza reportedly kills at least 35
An Israeli air strike on a UN school packed with displaced Palestinians in central Gaza has reportedly killed at least 35 people. According to the BBC News a warplane
Israel launches new military operation in central Gaza
Israel has launched a military campaign in Gaza to destroy Hamas in response to the group's cross-border attack on southern Israel on 7 October, during which around 1,200
India's Modi claims victory as he heads for reduced majority
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has claimed a historic third win in a row in the country's parliamentary elections, but his ruling alliance appears to have failed to
Trump is now a convicted felon
For the first time in United States history, a former and quite possibly future president is now officially a convicted felon. ABC News says the guilty verdict in Dona
Former U.S President Donald Trump found guilty on 34 felony counts
A New York jury on Thursday found former United States of America President Donald Trump guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in an effort to conceal
Situation in Papua New Guinea 'catastrophic' following landslide, with 4,000 in need of aid
A landslide has hit Kaokalam Village in Enga Province. Around 60 houses – each believed to contain up to 15 people – were flattened when the side of a mo
India games arcade fire kills 24
At least 24 people have died in a massive fire at a games arcade in India. Local officials say flames and a huge pall of smoke were seen rising into the sky at the bui
Hundreds feared dead as emergency services race to rescue villagers trapped after landslide in PNG
Emergency services are racing to reach villages hit by a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea's isolated Enga province, where hundreds of people are feared to be dead.
Iran’s President and Foreign Minister confirmed dead following helicopter crash
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian are now confirmed dead following a helicopter crash that occurred yesterday. According to
Rescue teams search for Iran's president after helicopter crash
A helicopter carrying Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has been involved in an accident. According to the state med
Flights in and out of Nouméa grounded due to riots
All flights into and out of the capital of New Caledonia have been grounded due to industrial action and strikes that in some areas, have turned violent. Blockades ere