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Fourteen missing after S Korean car parts factory fire

A fire that broke out at a car parts factory in the South Korean city of Daejeon has injured 55 people, including 24 seriously, while 14 others are ‌unaccounted for, ‌fire authorities ⁠say.

By AAP Newswire

Gerry Adams

UK lawsuit against Adams over IRA bombings withdrawn

Belgian bishop urges Pope to allow married priests

A Catholic bishop says he ‌will push the Vatican for permission to ordain married men...

Pope Leo

Pope Leo

Belgian bishop urges Pope to allow married priests

Houses in the suburb of Mount Victoria in Wellington

Fitch cuts NZ outlook to 'negative' amid debt concerns

Fitch cuts NZ outlook to 'negative' amid debt concerns

Credit ratings agency Fitch has lowered New ‌Zealand's outlook to "negative" from "stable", citing the...

By AAP Newswire

Houses in the suburb of Mount Victoria in Wellington

A wind farm in Dronten, the Netherlands

Von der Leyen proposes $A49b for EU green industry

Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit

Epstein 'manipulated and deceived' me: Norwegian royal

A fire at an oil refinery

Iran hits Kuwaiti oil refinery, blasts boom over Tehran

North Korea's Kim Jong-un and his daughter aboard a tank

N Korea's Kim, teen daughter pictured driving new tank

A file photo of damage in Tehran

Israel launches new wave of attacks on Iran

A file photo of a petrol station in Germany

EU urges pause in strikes on energy, water facilities

Donald Trump and SanaeTakaichi

Trump calls for Japan, NATO to 'step up' on Iran

A file photo of an oil tanker in Iran

Trump tells Israel not to strike Iranian energy again

Russian forces in Ukraine

Zelenskiy says new Ukraine peace talks planned in US

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Michael Randrianirina

Madagascar leader eyes lie detector tests for ministers

John Coale and Alexander Lukashenko

Belarus frees 250 prisoners as US eases sanctions

Tel Aviv bomb shelter

Iranian attack hits Israeli oil refinery in Haifa

Marius Borg Hoiby

Rape trial of son of Norwegian crown princess closes

US objectives in Iran have not changed, Hegseth says

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the United States' objectives in the war against ‌Iran...

By AAP Newswire

Pete Hegseth

Israel reopens Gaza Strip crossing amid new truce push

Israel has reopened the Rafah crossing with Egypt after nearly three weeks to allow some...

By AAP Newswire

Ambulances

Bank of England members vote 9-0 to keep rates on hold

The Bank of England's nine interest rate-setters have voted unanimously to keep borrowing costs on...

By AAP Newswire

Bank of England

China arrests seven in crackdown on fentanyl networks

China has arrested seven people and subjected 12 more to "criminal ‌compulsory measures" in a...

Fentanyl

Spacey settles UK lawsuits over alleged sex assault

Oscar-winning US actor Kevin Spacey has reached a confidential settlement with three British men who...

By AAP Newswire

Kevin Spacey

Iran hits back at Gulf refineries after Israeli strike

Iran has intensified its attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbours' energy sites, hitting a Saudi...

By AAP Newswire

A fire at an oil refinery

Ukraine-Russia talks paused amid Iran war: report

Peace talks between the United States, Russia and Ukraine on ending the Ukraine war, the...

The Kremlin in Moscow

Oil soars above $US115 a barrel after Mideast attacks

Oil prices have soared, with benchmark Brent rising to its highest level in over a...

An oil platform