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Nasa astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth today, hitching a different ride home to close out a saga that began with a bungled test flight.

Israel launched new strikes against Hamas early on Tuesday and promised ‘increasing military force’ after talks on further hostage releases stalled.

The authorities in northern Macedonia have issued arrest warrants for four people wanted in the investigation. Video \ AFP

Influencer films herself grabbing baby wombat from mother. Video / via Instagram

NZ PM Christopher Luxon is off to India as Mark Carney is sworn in as the new Canadian PM. Arrest in Christchurch on the sixth anniversary of the mosque tragedy. Video / NZ Herald

Ten commuters were injured when an escalator went haywire at a train station in the Philippines. Video / Video Elephant

Rescue operation under way after North Sea tanker and cargo ship collide, injuring 32. Video / Bartek Smialek via PAAFP

Rescues around southern Queensland as Ex-Cyclone Alfred brings flooding to the state. Video / Queensland Fire Department

Before and after footage of Pal beach on thte Gold Coast beach reveals the damage caused by ex-cyclone Alfred. Video / Supplied

Argentina declared three days of national mourning after flash floods killed at least sixteen people. Video / AFP

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is sticking by his commitment to secure a free trade deal with India. Video

Damage is shown in this video as Ex-Cyclone Alfred hits the Gold Coast this weekend. Video / Lulu Wood

Damage is shown in this video as Ex-Cyclone Alfred hits the Gold Coast this weekend. Video / Lulu Wood

Cyclone Alfred is expected to hit early Saturday morning with 4 million people affected between southeast Queensland and upper New South Wales. Video / NZ Herald / AFP

The United States economy is set to see some "disturbance" from tariffs, President Donald Trump says, but he touts levies as a tool that would help domestic industries boom.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that the justifications for US President Donald Trump's tariffs – including assertions around fentanyl – are bogus. Video / Video Elephant

Millions of people in Queensland and New South Wales have been warned to brace for days without power after Tropical Cyclone Alfred makes landfall later this week.

Trump expressed his frustration with Zelenskyy indicating that the US may soon lose patience with the Ukrainian leader.

Jeffrey Epstein's contact list reveals Michael Jackson, Alec Baldwin, more.

Donald Trump will become the first elected political leader in modern times to be hosted for two state visits.

A measles outbreak in west Texas has escalated to 124 cases, with 18 in hospital, according to state health officials.

American woman, 18, arrested in Paris for allegedly throwing newborn from hotel window, faces life in prison for homicide charges.

TV screens at the US Department of Housing recently shocked onlookers by playing an AI-generated video of Donald Trump licking Elon Musk’s feet.

The UN voted on competing Ukraine resolutions as US policy shifts, sparking tensions with European allies and Ukraine's Zelenskyy.