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The international participants of a Libya peace summit in Berlin have agreed to uphold a UN arms embargo and end military support for the country’s warring factions, German news agency dpa reports. A declaration, signed by 16 states and organisations, also set out plans for international efforts to monitor the
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A massive dust storm has enveloped parts of Central West of NSW, turning the sky dark and blanketing communities in a thick coat of red dust. Videos posted to social media showed dust storms descending on Dubbo and nearby towns that were so thick they blocked out the sun. The
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Two police officers were beaten bloody by pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong Sunday as violence erupted at a rally calling for greater democratic freedoms in the heart of the city. Trouble flared when police ordered the authorised gathering to disperse after officers conducting stop and searches on nearby streets had
read nowhttps://www.sbs.com.au/news/storms-and-floods-pose-a-threat-to-bushfire-ravaged-towns-in-victoriaBushfire-ravaged Victorian communities have been warned of severe storms and flash flooding, as up to 70 people prepare to return...
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Members of Australia’s Iranian community have held a memorial in Sydney for the people who died when a Ukrainian passenger plane was shot down by the military over Tehran. About 100 people gathered outside SBS offices in Artarmon on Sunday afternoon to pay their respects to the victims and condemn
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read nowhttps://www.sbs.com.au/news/almost-400-injured-in-lebanon-as-police-clash-with-anti-government-protestersAlmost 400 people were wounded Saturday during running battles between Lebanese anti-government protesters and security...
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World leaders gather in Berlin on Sunday to make a fresh push for peace in Libya, in a desperate bid to stop the conflict-wracked nation from turning into a “second Syria”. Chancellor Angela Merkel will be joined by the presidents of Russia, Turkey and France and other world leaders for
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Iran-aligned Houthis attacked a military training camp in the Yemeni city of Marib on Saturday, killing 60 military personnel and wounding dozens of others, Saudi state television says. Al Ekhbariya television quoted sources as saying the attack was carried out with ballistic missiles and drones. A proxy war has been
read nowhttps://www.sbs.com.au/news/mr-s-thole-facebook-apologies-for-mistranslation-of-xi-jinping-s-nameFacebook has apologised for a distasteful mistranslation of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s name from Burmese language...
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The death toll from New South Wales’s unprecedented bushfires has climbed to 21 following the death in hospital of an elderly man burned in Cobargo on New Year’s Eve. The 84-year-old was taken from his home on Tuesday December 31 to South East Regional Hospital before he was transferred to
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