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Andrew Backhouse is the audience editor at news.com.au. He has worked as a journalist for 11 years. He completed a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Political Science at the University of Queensland in 2010. He is currently a Juris Doctor student at the University of Southern Queensland.

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Asia

Photos purpotedly from the scene were posted on Chinese social media. Picture: Weibo

Horror mass stabbing at kindergarten

Two children are dead and 16 other people have been injured in a stabbing rampage at a kindergarten in China, state media reports.

Military

Jihadist terrorist organisation Boko Haram is based in Nigeria and also active in Chad, Niger and Cameroon. Picture: AFP

Islamist fighters ‘forcefully acquire wives’

Bloody fighting has broken out in north-central Africa, with Islamist group Boko Haram reportedly “forcefully acquiring wives”.

World

An aerial photo taken from a maritime patrol aircraft of 800 Air Squadron of the 2nd Air Wing of Naval Aviation Center (PUSPENERBAL), shows Indonesian Navy submarine KRI Alugoro sailing on a search mission for KRI Nanggala, a Navy submarine that went missing during a naval exercise, in the waters off Bali Island, Indonesia, 22 April 2021. The German-made submarine was reported missing on 21 April 2021 near the island of Bali with 53 people on board while preparing to conduct a torpedo drill, the the Indonesian National Armed Forces said. EPA/ERIC IRENG

‘All dead’: Tragic end for missing sub

All 53 crew members of the Indonesian Navy submarine that went missing last week have been confirmed dead, officials announced today.

Military

No hope left for missing submarine

Rescue teams have made a grim discovery indicating the vessel has sunk with its 53 crew members on board.

Australian Coronavirus

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 23: WA Premier Mark McGowan speaks to media at Dumas House on April 23, 2021 in Perth, Australia. WA Premier Mark McGowan has announced a snap three-day lockdown for the Perth and Peel regions of Western Australia, effective from midnight tonight. The snap lockdown comes after a Victorian man who flew to Melbourne after completing 14 days of hotel quarantine in Perth tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday. The man stayed in a room at the Mercure hotel in Perth adjacent to someone who later tested positive for coronavirus, and was in the community while infectious prior to his departure from Western Australia, with close contact of his also testing positive today. (Photo by Matt Jelonek/Getty Images)

Checkpoints in Perth, no new cases

Police have set up checkpoints in the Perth and Peel regions as the Western Australian Government imposes a snap three-day lockdown.

Military

(FILES) In this file photo former US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he departs the White House in Washington, DC, on August 6, 2020. - Former US president Donald Trump stole the spotlight at a wedding in his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida over the weekend, using a congratulatory speech to mainly talk about himself and assail his successor.

‘Weak’: Trump erupts over failure taunt

Donald Trump has hit back after criticism that he “failed” in his meetings with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.

QLD

Police watched by residents at the scene of a suspected murder homocide at the Sapphire building at Labrador. Picture Glenn Hampson

Disturbing twist in murder-suicide

There’s been a disturbing twist in the suspected murder-suicide at the Gold Coast, with a woman’s body found concealed in a chest.

Military

Submarine will run out of oxygen in hours

There are grave fears for 53 submariners aboard missing Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala 402, with oxygen supplies running out.

Military

Infamous spies linked to huge explosion

Two men accused of a notorious assassination attempt in England have now been linked to a massive explosion.

Mobile Phones

Ridiculously good feature on new phone

A new smartphone is boasting an incredible camera that promises to show you the world as you’ve never seen it. And it lives up to the hype.

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