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AFP/APP Sydney: Tech bad boy Elon Musk on Tuesday vowed to challenge demands that his social media platform X take down videos of a recent Sydney church stabbing.  Australia's Federal Court on Monday gave the platform 24 hours to…

AFP/APP  Washington: Donald Trump has turned being a victim into a central plank of his campaign, an electoral strategy that will be put to the test Monday in Manhattan during the first ever criminal trial of a former US president.…

AFP/APP London: Britain's King Charles III on Saturday expressed his "heartfelt thanks" to well-wishers in his first statement since his shock announcement that he has cancer. Buckingham Palace said Monday that Charles had begun…

AFP/APP Sydney: A shark mauled a woman swimmer in the first attack in Sydney Harbour in 15 years, officials said Tuesday, sending her to the hospital with a "serious" leg injury. The predator struck Monday evening as the woman swam off a…

AFP/APP Sydney: A shark mauled a woman swimmer in the first attack in Sydney Harbour in 15 years, officials said Tuesday, sending her to the hospital with a "serious" leg injury. The predator struck Monday evening as the woman swam off a…

AA/APP Ankara: A severe cyclone flanked by torrential rains is likely to hit Queensland, Australia, on Thursday, the Met Department said. It warned that a Coral Sea storm could become powerful enough to be declared a cyclone by Tuesday,…

AFP/APP Adelaide: Australia enters the two-test series against the West Indies in Adelaide on Wednesday as overwhelming favorites, yet the visitors are determined to spring a surprise on the reigning world Test champions. The Australians…

AFP/APP Sydney: Dynamic Australian opener David Warner called time Monday on one-day international cricket ahead of his farewell Test against Pakistan this week, but kept the door open to play the 2025 Champions Trophy if needed. The…

Xinhua/APP Canberra: Local authorities have declared a catastrophic fire danger warning for much of South Australia amid severe weather conditions. The SA branch of the Country Fire Service (CFS), a volunteer service that has…

Xinhua/APP Sydney: A light plane crashed into a field in Palgrave near Warwick (rural town) in the Australian state of Queensland on Thursday, with the pilot onboard confirmed dead. Acting Inspector Paula Smithard told that at around…