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Massive swells cause damage at Sydney’s Bondi Beach
A powerful king tide caused damage as it battered Sydney’s coast on Tuesday evening. Waves reaching 5.5 metres shattered glass and lifted floors at Sydney’s iconic Bondi Icebergs pool. The surf club’s manager said the sheer magnitude of water was like nothing he had seen before. Further down the coastline, residents in Botany Bay were…
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23 more women make allegations against PhD student rapist
Wanqing Zhang, Larissa Kennelly and Kirstie Brewer BBC Global China Unit and BBC News BBC Twenty-three more women have come forward to the police with allegations against serial rapist Zhenhao Zou – a Chinese PhD student found guilty in London last month of drugging and raping 10 women across two continents. Police said at the…
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The man mourning 170 loved ones
Zeyar Htun and Tessa Wong BBC Burmese and BBC News BBC / Neha Sharma Soe Nay Oo was an imam in Myanmar but had been working for a human rights group in Thailand after fleeing the 2021 coup As the call to prayer rang out in Sagaing last Friday, hundreds of Muslims hurried to the…
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Haiti gangs storm town of Mirebalais and release 500 prisoners
Gang members stormed the town of Mirebalais in central Haiti on Monday and released about 500 inmates from prison. A spokesman for Haiti’s national police said extra officers had been deployed to the town, which is located 50km (30 miles) north-east of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Police officials said they had regained control of Mirebalais, but…
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Body of fourth missing US soldier found in Lithuania
The body of a fourth US soldier has been found, a week after they went missing in Lithuania. The soldier was part of a team of four who were conducting military drills in a large armoured vehicle when they disappeared near the city of Pabrade. The vehicle – a M88A2 Hercules – and the bodies…
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Searching for quake survivors in Mandalay
The BBC’s Burmese Service has been speaking to families and rescuers in Myanmar’s city of Mandalay, close to where a deadly 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck on Friday. The death toll from the quake and a series of aftershocks has climbed past 2,700, with 4,521 injured and hundreds still missing, according to Myanmar’s military chief. “We…
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Virginia Giuffre grateful for ‘love and support’ after car crash
PA Media Ms Giuffre ‘remains in serious condition’ in hospital in Australia, her family said Virginia Giuffre, a prominent Jeffrey Epstein accuser, has expressed gratitude for the “outpouring of love and support” she has received after being hospitalised following a car accident. In a statement shared with the BBC, her family said: “She is overwhelmed…
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Over 300 children killed since Israel’s new Gaza offensive, Unicef says
The United Nations agency for children says that at least 322 children are reported to have been killed since Israel launched a renewed offensive in Gaza two weeks ago. Unicef said at least 609 other children were reportedly wounded during the same period. “The ceasefire in Gaza provided a desperately needed lifeline for Gaza’s children…
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Far-right French leader Bardella calls for Paris rally in support of Le Pen
French far-right leader Jordan Bardella has called on people to rally in the centre of Paris on Sunday in protest at a ruling that has banned Marine Le Pen from running for public office for five years. Le Pen’s bid to become France’s next president in 2027 was dealt a dramatic blow on Monday, when…
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Israel PM attacks Qatar probe as ‘witch hunt’ after aides arrested
EPA Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the police of holding the two men as “hostages” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denounced an investigation into possible links between his aides and Qatar as a “witch hunt”, after he gave testimony to police. An adviser and a former spokesman were arrested on Monday over alleged…
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