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King confirms Church of England's first female leader

King Charles has confirmed Sarah Mullally in the role of Archbishop of Canterbury making her the first woman to lead the Church of England.

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Amazon cuts 16,000 jobs in the latest round of layoffs

Amazon has told staff it plans to cut around 16,000 jobs globally as part of efforts to streamline operations and reduce bureaucracy across the business.

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Singer Chris Brown in UK court ahead of assault trial

Ru0026B singer Chris Brown has made an appearance in a London court ahead of his trial later this year over an assault charge.

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Sacre bleu! Cognac producers to pay to rip out vines

France's main association of cognac wine growers ‍will pay its members $A10,220 per hectare of vineyard destroyed.

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Many Russians feel surrounded by enemies: poll

A survey has examined the views of Russians after nearly four years of war in Ukraine.

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Starmer lands in China for first UK PM visit since 2018

Keir Starmer has arrived in China for a three-day visit - the first time a UK prime minister has visited since 2018.

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Deputy minister among five dead in India plane crash

A plane carrying a deputy chief minister has crashed in western India, killing the official and four others.

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Russia attacks kill five on train, three in Odesa: Kyiv

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has condemned as "terrorism" a Russian drone attack on a train that officials say killed five people.

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'Another beautiful armada' is heading to Iran: Trump

A day after a fleet of US warships arrived in the Middle East, US President Donald Trump says another "armada" is heading to Iran.

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S Korean court jails ex-first lady Kim for corruption

A court has sentenced South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee to 20 months in prison for corruption.

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