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• Sydney trains to run on New Year’s Eve as union and Minns government reach agreement

  24-12-2024 01:06 via theguardian.com
  
  NSW rail workers agree to drop bans that would impact holiday services as government withdraws push to suspend industrial actionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSydney’s New Year’s Eve celebrations appear set to enter full swing, after rail unions agreed to tone down industrial action that authorities had warned could force them to cancel public events.The New South Wales government had lodged an application at the Fair Work Commission to have the combined r
  
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• Norad Santa tracker – LIVE: Follow Santa Claus as he delivers Christmas gifts on start of global journey

  24-12-2024 12:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  He’s made his list, he’s checked it twice – join us on Father Christmas’s journey around the world
  
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• Norad Santa tracker – LIVE: Follow Santa Claus as he delivers presents in Pacific on start of global journey

  24-12-2024 12:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  He’s made his list, he’s checked it twice – join us on Santa’s journey around the world
  
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• Ukraine-Russia latest: Moscow cargo ship with Syria ties sinks as North Korean troop casualties ‘exceed 3,000’

  24-12-2024 12:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  Zelensky warns of greater military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang, including sending more troops and military equipment
  
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• Ukraine-Russia latest: North Korean troop casualties exceed 3,000, Zelensky says, as Moscow cargo ship sinks

  24-12-2024 11:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  Zelensky warns of greater military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang, including sending more troops and military equipment
  
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• Norad Santa tracker – LIVE: Follow Santa Claus and his reindeer as they begin their journey around the globe

  24-12-2024 10:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  He’s made his list, he’s checked it twice – join us on Santa’s journey around the world
  
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• Nato cannot defend Europe from Russia without the US, warns alliance’s frontline leaders

  24-12-2024 09:55 via independent.co.uk
  
  The leaders of Finland, Latvia and Estonia tell The Independent that Ukraine’s victory against Russia is paramount to the defence of a poorly-armed Europe
  
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• Israel admits it killed Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Iran

  24-12-2024 09:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  Israel threatens to decapitate Houthi leadership in Yemen
  
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• Johnson allies beg Trump to help him keep job, as report highlights Gaetz sex and drug claims: Live

  24-12-2024 05:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  Gaetz stands accused of buying and using illegal drugs, including from his office on Capitol Hill, according to the report
  
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• Ukraine-Russia latest: North Korean troop casualties exceed 3,000, Zelensky says as he blasts Slovak PM

  24-12-2024 04:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  South Korea says Kim Jong Un is focused on the production of kamikaze drones
  
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• Burt, the huge Australian crocodile who had a cameo in ‘Crocodile Dundee,’ dies at 90

  24-12-2024 02:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Crocosaurus Cove reptile aquarium in Darwin, Australia, says the huge crocodile that rose to fame with a cameo in the movie “Crocodile Dundee” has died
  
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• More than 100 charges brought over Sydney asbestos mulch crisis after major NSW EPA investigation

  24-12-2024 02:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Prosecution of three companies and one director relate to 26 sites, including Rozelle parklands. They have denied the alleged offences Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales Environment Protection Authority is prosecuting three companies and one individual in response to its investigation into Sydney’s asbestos in mulch scandal.The prosecutions encompass 102 alleged offences relating to 26 sites, including Rozelle parklands.Sign up for Guardian Austr
  
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• Speaker’s allies call for Trump to back him to avoid another round of Republican civil war

  24-12-2024 02:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  Can president-elect’s support prevent protracted infighting over re-election of Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House?
  
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• Sydney trains to run on New Year’s Eve as unions and Minns government reach last-minute agreement

  24-12-2024 02:25 via theguardian.com
  Government and unions still in deadlock over new pay deal as NSW opposition warns of ‘chaos kicked down the road’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSydney’s New Year’s Eve celebrations appear set to enter full swing after rail unions and the state government struck a last-minute deal to tone down industrial action authorities had warned could force them to cancel public events.The New South Wales government had lodged an application at the Fair Wor
  
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• The three federal death row inmates Biden chose not to save

  24-12-2024 02:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  Outgoing president decided to spare 37 condemned prisoners from the death chamber – but not three others
  
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• Man charged in fatal burning of woman in New York subway car

  24-12-2024 01:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Suspect identified as Sebastian Zapeta charged with murder and arson after watching victim set ablaze die, police saidA man who allegedly set a woman on fire inside a New York subway train and then watched her die is facing charges of murder and arson, police said Monday.The suspect, identified by police as Sebastian Zapeta, was taken into custody hours after the woman died on Sunday morning. Continue reading...
  
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• Israel confirms it killed Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Iran in July

  24-12-2024 01:47 via theguardian.com
  
  Defence minister Israel Katz threatens Houthi rebels in Yemen, saying the military will ‘decapitate their leadership – just as we did with Haniyeh’Israel’s defence minister has confirmed that the IDF assassinated former Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran earlier this year, and warned that the military would also “decapitate” the leadership of Yemen’s Houthi rebels.“We will strike hard at the Houthis ... and decapitate their leadership &
  
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• Greenlife ‘strongly defends’ allegations as EPA prosecutes over Sydney asbestos mulch

  24-12-2024 01:19 via theguardian.com
  
  Charges against three companies and one individual encompass a total of 102 alleged offences relating to 26 sites, including Rozelle parklandsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales Environment Protection Authority is prosecuting three companies and one individual in response to its investigation into Sydney’s asbestos in mulch scandal.The prosecutions encompass 102 alleged offences relating to 26 sites, including Rozelle parklands.Sign up for Guardia
  
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• Victoria bushfires: residents in Grampians fire zone given two hours to return home to collect Christmas gifts

  24-12-2024 00:38 via theguardian.com
  Holiday travellers warned to keep up to date with weather conditions as several states face growing risk of blazesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastResidents near bushfires raging in Victoria’s west have been given a two-hour window to return to collect their belongings before Christmas.A police roadblock at the junction between Grampians Road and Ararat-Halls Gap Road was to be opened between 10am and noon on Christmas EveSign up for Guardian Australia’s bre
  
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• TSA finds ‘surprising number of prohibited items’ in woman’s bag – including 82 fireworks and 3 knives

  24-12-2024 00:31 via independent.co.uk
  
  Officers found 82 fireworks in a woman’s carry on baggage
  
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• Bendigo Bank outage: frustration as app and digital banking services down on Christmas Eve

  24-12-2024 00:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Osko payments also affected as bank says it is working to restore services ‘at a busy time of year for all’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBendigo Bank’s phone app and e-banking services are down just one day before Christmas.The bank confirmed the problem on Tuesday morning, with Osko payments also impacted. Continue reading...
  
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• Part of Santa Cruz wharf collapses and floats away amid major swell

  24-12-2024 00:24 via theguardian.com
  Three people fell into water but survived with ‘minor injuries’ as swell expected to bring waves as high as 26ftThree people fell into the water, but survived with only “minor injuries”, when a 150ft portion of the Santa Cruz wharf in Santa Cruz, California, collapsed on Monday and floated away, according to local officials and the National Weather Service (NWS).The collapse comes as the area is experiencing a major swell that is expected to bring waves as high as 26ft (7
  
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• TSA officers shocked to find 82 fireworks and 3 knives in woman’s carry-on bag

  24-12-2024 00:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  Airport police and a bomb squad responded to the scene, according to the TSA
  
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• Rudy Giuliani poses as Santa with woman on knee to sell coffee

  23-12-2024 23:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  Rudy Giuliani dressed up as Santa Claus with a woman sitting on his knee in an advertisement for his Rudy Coffee brand.
  
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• Bill Clinton admitted to hospital with fever

  23-12-2024 23:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  Former president ‘remains in good spirits’
  
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• Norad Santa tracker – live: Follow Santa Claus and his reindeer around the globe

  23-12-2024 23:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  He’s made his list, he’s checked it twice – join us on Santa’s journey around the world
  
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• Texas woman accused of tying up 7-year-old inside dog cage next to Christmas tree

  23-12-2024 23:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  The 55-year-old is being held on a $10,000 bond
  
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• Democrats tell Johnson they won’t rescue him from far-right members again

  23-12-2024 23:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  Democrats who voted to save the speaker in May now feel they can’t trust him after he reneged on deal to fund the government
  
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• Broke Rudy Giuliani dresses up as Santa in odd coffee ad

  23-12-2024 23:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  Former New York mayor is promoting his coffee amid financial woes after being found liable for defamation of two Georgia election workers
  
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• Trump ally Gaetz paid 'tens of thousands' for sex and drugs, ethics report says

  23-12-2024 23:15 via bbc.com
  
  An investigation details allegations of drug use and payments for sex - which the former US congressman denies.
  
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