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Rescuers use zip lines and boats to reach survivors as Nepal flooding and landslides kill nearly 200 people
Days of heavy monsoon rains in Nepal have triggered widespread flooding and landslides across the Himalayan nation, killing almost 200...
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Nasrallah, claimed by Israel to have been killed in airstrike, oversaw Hezbollah’s rise into a regional force
Hassan Nasrallah, whom Israel believes it killed in a strike on southern Beirut, turned Hezbollah into one of the most...
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Iran weighs its next move as its closest ally takes a hit in Lebanon
Israel’s audacious attack targeting Hezbollah’s leader on Friday has rattled the group, delivering its most severe blow since its founding. This has...
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Koalas are up power poles, on roads, in schools. Why the outlook for Australia’s listed icons remains ‘poor’
One was a koala. The other was a husky. Both were arguably out of place on a warm August night...
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Hezbollah mulls response after leader’s killing – but Israel’s next steps matter most
After Hezbollah confirmed the death of its leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli strike, what – if anything – can it do...
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What might come next as Hezbollah reels from Nasrallah’s killing and Israel mulls a Lebanon ground incursion?
The last 48 hours in the Middle East – in which Israel killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and continued to...
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Israeli politics swirl as Hezbollah conflict ramps up
When pagers exploded across Lebanon last week, the year-long war with Hezbollah was not at the top of the Israeli...
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Thai farmer forced to kill more than 100 endangered crocodiles after a typhoon damaged their enclosure
A Thai crocodile farmer who goes by the nickname “Crocodile X” said he killed more than 100 critically endangered reptiles...
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Pope vows to root out ‘scourge’ of sexual abuse after unusually frank plea from Belgian PM
Pope Francis has pledged to root out the “scourge” of clerical sexual abuse after Belgium’s prime minster urged him in...
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‘Zombie’ Hurricane John regains strength in Pacific, flooding parts of Mexico’s southwestern coast
Towns along Mexico’s southwestern coast are dealing with torrential rain, flooding and landslides after tropical storm John strengthened back into...
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