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• Fireworks to blame for at least eight other horror nightclub fires

  01-01-2026 23:35 via smh.com.au
  
  In one incident last year, 63 people were killed when a pyrotechnics display ignited the ceiling at a nightclub in eastern Europe.
  
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• ‘The sparks flew up’: About 40 people killed in New Year bar fire at Swiss ski resort

  01-01-2026 19:47 via smh.com.au
  
  The blaze at a crowded bar at Crans-Montana spread after the ceiling caught alight. Witnesses said a sparkler in a champagne bottle may have ignited it and that people were smashing windows to escape.
  
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• ‘Terrible’ fire engulfs 154-year-old church in Amsterdam

  01-01-2026 19:27 via smh.com.au
  
  The blaze happened as the Netherlands endured New Year’s Eve turbulence, with “unprecedented” violence against police and firefighters.
  
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• About 40 dead after fire rips through Swiss resort bar during NYE celebrations

  01-01-2026 18:12 via smh.com.au
  
  The tragedy struck the Crans-Montana ski resort, where witnesses report that a sparkler attached to a champagne bottle may have ignited the fire.
  
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• At least 40 dead after fire rips through Swiss resort bar during NYE celebrations

  01-01-2026 15:07 via smh.com.au
  
  The tragedy struck the Crans-Montana ski resort, where witnesses report that a sparkler attached to a champagne bottle ignited the fire.
  
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• Dozens of people feared dead after fire rips through Swiss resort bar during NYE celebrations

  01-01-2026 10:34 via smh.com.au
  
  The tragedy struck a bar in the Crans-Montana ski resort, which is popular with tourists.
  
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• She submitted a heartbreaking gift of an essay. Weeks later, she was gone

  01-01-2026 09:30 via smh.com.au
  
  It was the kind of piece that rarely lands on an editor’s desk, both completely raw and perfectly realised. David Remnick accepted it immediately.
  
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• Zohran Mamdani sworn in as New York City mayor at historic subway station

  01-01-2026 09:13 via smh.com.au
  
  Mamdani, a Democrat, was sworn in as the first Muslim leader of America’s biggest city just after midnight on Thursday.
  
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• Australian man killed fighting with Ukraine forces: reports

  01-01-2026 08:51 via smh.com.au
  
  Authorities are working to confirm reports an Australian fighting in Ukraine has died.
  
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• Fire at Swiss ski resort bar leaves dead, injured during New Year’s celebrations

  01-01-2026 08:31 via smh.com.au
  
  Police said more than 100 people were in the building in the resort town, which is popular with tourists.
  
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• Fatalities reported as fire rips through Swiss resort bar during NYE celebrations

  01-01-2026 08:31 via smh.com.au
  
  Police said more than 100 people were in the building in the luxury resort town, which is popular with tourists.
  
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• ‘Cannot be saved’: Fire engulfs 154-year-old church in Amsterdam

  01-01-2026 06:49 via smh.com.au
  
  Videos circulating on social media show the massive fire as crews battle to get it under control.
  
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• The eight looks that defined the Princess of Wales’ comeback year

  01-01-2026 06:45 via smh.com.au
  
  Catherine has had one of her most dazzling years yet – charming presidents, bolstering the British fashion industry and gently evolving her look.
  
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• This is the damage RFK Jnr has done in less than a year

  01-01-2026 06:33 via smh.com.au
  
  If Kennedy continues the course he’s now set, we will be left to explain to future generations how we came to abandon them.
  
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• Watch how the world’s biggest cities rang in the new year

  01-01-2026 06:30 via smh.com.au
  
  From New York to Paris to Sydney, crowds have marked the start of 2026 with exuberant celebrations filled with thunderous fireworks or drumming.
  
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• See how the world’s biggest cities rang in the new year

  01-01-2026 06:30 via smh.com.au
  
  From New York to Paris to Sydney, crowds have marked the start of 2026 with exuberant celebrations filled with thunderous fireworks or drumming.
  
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• They chanted ‘death to Khamenei’. Then security forces shot at them

  01-01-2026 04:46 via smh.com.au
  
  The violent confrontation is the latest in the anti-government demonstrations that have spread across multiple cities since Sunday.
  
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• Iranian forces fire at protesters attacking government building

  01-01-2026 04:46 via smh.com.au
  
  The violent confrontation is the latest in the anti-government demonstrations that have spread across multiple cities since Sunday.
  
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• Watch London cheer in 2026, as clocks strike midnight in Europe

  01-01-2026 03:35 via smh.com.au
  
  More than 100,000 people have gathered along the River Thames in London to hear the city’s iconic Big Ben ring in the new year and watch a colourful explosion of fireworks synced to each chime.
  
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• ‘Laughable’: Moscow’s claim of drone attack on Putin residence slapped down

  01-01-2026 03:04 via smh.com.au
  
  US national security officials have found that Ukraine did not target Putin or his Novgorod home, a conclusion backed up by a CIA assessment.
  
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