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Australian celebrity Sophie Monk has posted a video explaining how she escaped a hotel from the 52nd floor as the 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Bankgkok.

Sophie Monk’s quake terror in Thai hotel

Australian celebrity Sophie Monk has posted video recounting how she escaped her Thailand hotel as the deadly 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck killing hundreds. WARNING: Graphic

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TOPSHOT - A wildfire is seen next to a stone lantern of family tomb in Andong on March 26, 2025. At least 18 people have been killed in one of South Korea's worst wildfire outbreaks, with multiple blazes burning and causing

Deadly South Korean wildfires ‘spreading rapidly’

Wildfires in South Korea are now the largest and deadliest there on record, having burned more forest and killed more people than any previous blaze, as the death toll hit 27.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS - MARCH 20: A Tesla Cybertruck is parked in front of a dealership on March 20, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Tesla is recalling more than 46,000 Cybertrucks after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has reported that a cosmetic component along the vehicle's exterior can potentially detach, creating road hazards for motorists. Brandon Bell/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Brandon Bell / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Bombs planted in Tesla showroom

A series of explosive devices have been found hidden in a Tesla dealership. President Donald Trump has labelled such actions as “domestic terrorism’ and has vowed to go after those responsible.

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Peter Gerald Scully of Australia walks in handcuffs as he arrives at Cagayan de Oro city hall in southern Philippines on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Scully and his Filipino girlfriend Carme Ann Alvarez have pleaded not guilty to charges of raping and trafficking two girls aged 9 and 12 in a southern Philippine city. Scully is also under investigation in the death of a girl whose remains were found inside his house in another southern province. (AP Photo)

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Reason Aussie pedo gave to escape jail

An Australian man labelled the “world’s worst pedophile” will die behind bars after a Philippines court rejected his argument as to why he should be allowed to go free. Warning: graphic.

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(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on March 05, 2025 shows US President Donald Trump at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on February 28, 2025 and Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on February 1, 2025 on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada. US President Donald Trump, after a call with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, accused the Canadian leader on March 5, 2025, of playing up a Canada-US trade war to cling to power. Trump said in a social media post that Trudeau

Trump pauses Canada, Mexico tariffs

US President Donald Trump has paused some tariffs on Canada and Mexico amid his trade war with border nations.

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NETWORK SPECIAL. PLEASE CONTACT NETWORK PICTURE DESK BEFORE PUBLISHING. Ricky Olarenshaw’s estranged wife Saranitha in court in Bali. 6/3/25

‘In tears’: Ex-AFL star’s wife learns fate over Bali brothel case

Ricky Olarenshaw’s estranged wife Saranitha and an Aussie couple have appeared before a Bali court on charges of running a brothel.

NETWORK SPECIAL. MUST TALK WITH NETWORK PIC DESK BEFORE PUBLISHING. Ricky Olarenshaw’s estranged wife Nitha has arrived in court praying for her freedom ahead of a sentencing hearing over allegations she ran a brothel., , The mother of Olarenshaw’s child is facing up to 12 years jail if convicted on pornography charges, as offering sexual services is illegal in Indonesia. , , Speaking outside Bali’s Denpasar District Court, Nitha said she was hoping for her “freedom” as she arrived to hear her fate.

Update on ex-AFL star’s wife’s Bali brothel court case

A Bali judge has made an unexpected call during the court case for Ricky Olarenshaw’s estranged wife Nitha, who is facing up to 12 years jail if convicted over allegations she ran a brothel.

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25 FEBRUARY 2025. The Defence Department has released more pictures of the Chinese warships in the Tasman Sea, which have now moved back into Australia's EEZ and are roughly 300 kilometres east of Hobart. Peopleâs Liberation Army-Navy Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang. *** Local Caption *** As part of Australiaâs whole-of-government maritime border protection efforts, Defence routinely monitors all maritime traffic in our Exclusive Economic Zone and maritime approaches. Australia respects the right of all states under international law to exercise freedom of navigation and overflight in international waters and airspace, just as we expect others to respect our right to do the same. Picture: Australian Defence Force

Chinese ambassador’s AI warning amid warships row

China’s top diplomat has accused Australia of “overstretching” the definition of security risk after a ban on DeepSeek AI, as Chinese warships head towards Perth.

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TOPSHOT - This handout photo taken on February 13, 2025 and released by The Australian Defence Force shows sailors onboard the Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Arunta looking at the People's Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) Fuchi-class replenishment vessel and Weishanhu Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang in the Tasman Sea. Australia's foreign minister voiced concern on February 21 over live fire drills conducted by three Chinese warships sailing off the country's east coast. (Photo by Handout / AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

‘Hyped it’: China slams Australia after live-fire drills

China has responded to claims it did not give enough notice for live-fire naval exercises in waters between Australia and New Zealand.

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TOPSHOT - This handout illustration image obtained February 27, 2020 courtesy of the National Institutes of Health taken with a scanning electron microscope shows SARS-CoV-2 (yellow)—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19—isolated from a patient in the US, emerging from the surface of cells (blue/pink) cultured in the lab. - President Donald Trump has played down fears of a major coronavirus outbreak in the United States, even as infections ricochet around the world, prompting a ban on pilgrims to Saudi Arabia. China is no longer the only breeding ground for the deadly virus as countries fret over possible contagion coming from other hotbeds of infection, including Iran, South Korea and Italy. There are now more daily cases being recorded outside China than inside the country, where the virus first emerged in December, according to the World Health Organization. (Photo by Handout / National Institutes of Health / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

Covid-like bat virus found in Chinese lab

A new coronavirus in bats that could spread from animal-to-human one day has been discovered in China.

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Local Bali social media video reportedly shows shirtless Australian tourist and his mates wielding what appear to be planks of wood are accused of starting a shocking melee in Bali which left four security guards injured.

Aussie among five questioned over wild Bali brawl

An Australian is among a group of tourists being grilled by Bali police over a fight outside a popular beach club, with calls for them to spend time behind bars.

Indonesian police are investigating after an Australian tourist allegedly started a fight outside Bali beach club Finns on February 11 2025

Aussie man detained after being grilled on ‘heated’ Bali brawl

Bali police have said one Australian is their main suspect from a shocking melee outside a beach club, where a group of five men claim they were attacked by at least 15 security guards.

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