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• Harry and Meghan return to the UK

  15-10-2026 22:40 via Sydney Morning Herald - World
  
  In their first joint public appearances since moving back to England, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan arrive at the first of three charities they are set to visit in Nottingham.
  
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• ‘As if the sky had fallen’: School roof collapse kills at least 34 children and a teacher

  15-10-2026 21:29 via Sydney Morning Herald - World
  
  Most of the those killed at the private school in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar were between 6 and 12 years old.
  
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• ‘Monster-like’: Woman alleges Russell Brand posed for photos moments before sudden rape

  15-10-2026 20:55 via Sydney Morning Herald - World
  
  The actor underwent a swift change in manner as he talked with the woman in her hotel room, demanding she take pictures of him before pushing her onto a bed, the court heard.
  
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• ‘It’s wonderful to be back’: Harry and Meghan on first outing since UK return

  15-10-2026 19:00 via Sydney Morning Herald - World
  
  The couple’s arrival in Nottingham marked the Duchess of Sussex’s first public appearance in the UK since 2022, when she joined Prince Harry for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral.
  
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• Trump administration abandons plan for live-stream of execution

  15-10-2026 17:31 via Sydney Morning Herald - World
  
  US President Donald Trump said Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan “will die, as scheduled, by firing squad” but it will not be streamed following backlash.
  
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• Trump administration abandons plan for livestream of execution

  15-10-2026 16:28 via Sydney Morning Herald - World
  
  US President Donald Trump has announced the Pentagon will no longer livestream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan after bipartisan backlash.
  
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• Trump’s new press secretary: not quite attorney-at-law

  15-10-2026 10:30 via Sydney Morning Herald - World
  
  Katie Zacharia says the confusion over her legal credentials is the result of one big misunderstanding.
  
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• At least 28 students killed in school roof collapse in Pakistan

  15-10-2026 09:37 via Sydney Morning Herald - World
  
  More than 50 other people were injured, a hospital spokesman said, with rescuers searching the rubble for anyone still trapped.
  
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• At least 27 students killed in school roof collapse in Pakistan

  15-10-2026 09:37 via Sydney Morning Herald - World
  
  More than three dozen other people were injured, a hospital spokesman said, with rescuers searching the rubble for anyone still trapped.
  
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• China's coffee revolution

  15-10-2026 08:58 via Sydney Morning Herald - World
  
  Once synonymous with tea, China's Yunnan now produces almost all of the nation's coffee beans, fuelled by a boom in cafe culture.
  
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• The disappearing women of the Trump administration

  15-10-2026 06:55 via Sydney Morning Herald - World
  
  In Donald Trump’s second term, those heading for the exits, voluntarily or involuntarily, are overwhelmingly women.
  
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• Trump says those who leak military plans should be shot

  15-10-2026 06:30 via Sydney Morning Herald - World
  
  At a rally in Arizona, the president dramatically escalated his attacks on news-gathering and those willing to speak to the press.
  
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• ‘Leakers should be shot,’ says Trump in escalation of attacks on news-gathering

  15-10-2026 06:30 via Sydney Morning Herald - World
  
  It is not the first time Donald Trump has railed against government sources willing to speak to the press.
  
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• ‘Leakers should be shot’, says Trump in escalation of attacks on news-gathering

  15-10-2026 06:30 via Sydney Morning Herald - World
  
  It is not the first time Donald Trump has railed against government sources willing to speak to the press.
  
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• I was in Florida when Ted Bundy was on trial. My mother was right about his, and every, execution

  15-10-2026 02:30 via Sydney Morning Herald - World
  
  I’ve been thinking about Bundy this week, ever since US War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a livestream of the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan.
  
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• Five bodies found along a 1.6km trail, triggering serial killer fears

  15-10-2026 02:21 via Sydney Morning Herald - World
  
  The deaths of homeless men in a public park have left a US city on edge.
  
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• ‘Betrayed’: Ukraine leader denounces Trump for siding with Russia amid row with Musk

  15-10-2026 01:00 via Sydney Morning Herald - World
  
  Ukrainian forces cancelled missions after a severe disruption to the crucial Starlink satellite network, sparking claims Kyiv is “losing” American support.
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg secretly repulsed by Guinness

  15-10-2026 00:44 via Sydney Morning Herald - World
  
  Mark Zuckerberg has had his first and possibly his last Guinness during a podcast.
  
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