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BERLIN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 11: A Chinese flag flies at the Chinese Embassy on December 11, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. Hans-Georg Maassen, the head of the German intelligence service, the BvG (Bundesamt fuer Verfassungsschutz), has accused China of seeking to spy on German politicians and institutions by setting up fake accounts on LinkedIn and other social media for recruitment purposes. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

China issues global ultimatum

BEIJING’S message to world leaders was loud and clear and comes as US President is set to take the world stage with his own message.

News Life

‘No!’: New Aussie flag slammed

A PROPOSED new Australian flag has been revealed, but the new design has already copped a lot of backlash.

Environment

If you think it's warm now, just wait until the weekend's temperatures kick in. Picture: Bureau of Meteorology

Brace for Australia Day heatwave

IF YOU think it’s hot and humid now, just wait for the long weekend when temperatures across the country are set to soar.

Europe

Handout still from CCTV dated 29/06/2017 issued by Kent Police showing Joshua Stimpson walking past Molly McLaren at PureGym at the Dockside retail outlet in Chatham, Kent shortly before he stabbed her to death.. Issue date: Wednesday January 24, 2018. See PA story COURTS CarPark. Photo credit should read: Kent Police/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder. Picture: Kent Police/PA Wire

Chilling CCTV before gym death

MOLLY was working out when her ex-boyfriend walked into the gym and started exercising beside her. Minutes later she was dead.

Innovation

The USS Little Rock is moored in Montreal's old port, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018. A newly commissioned Navy warship will be wintering in Montreal after its journey to Florida was interrupted by cold and ice. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

Navy’s $550m fail as warship stuck in ice

AN ELITE warship hailed for its speed and manoeuvrability has been left stranded after becoming trapped due to bad weather.

World Economy

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. the Kingdom tower is visible in the cityscape.

Nation’s unlikely $124b windfall

AN ANTI-corruption sting led by a Crown Prince is set to pull in billons of dollars for this ultra-conservative kingdom.

Winter Olympics

South Korean protesters burn a portrait of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a rally against a visit of North Korean Hyon Song Wol, head of North Korea's art troupe, in front of Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 22, 2018. "Executed" North Korean pop diva takes Olympic spotlight, but Hyon was met at Seoul railway station by about 150 to 200 activists. The demonstrators later burned Kim's photo, a North Korean flag and a "unification flag" the rival Koreas plan to carry during the opening ceremony. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Fury at North Korea’s Olympic ‘victory’

SOUTH Koreans slam the inclusion of rogue neighbour in ‘peace Olympics’ burning pictures of Kim Jong-un while denouncing move for athletes to march under one flag.

Asia

FILE - In this undated photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a Chinese H-6K bomber patrols the islands and reefs in the South China Sea. Chinaâ€™s state broadcaster showed on Sunday, May 7, 2017, navy fighter bombers taking part in exercises over the South China Sea, including one involving the detection and expulsion of foreign military surveillance aircraft such as those deployed regularly in the area by the U.S. and others. The video shown on CCTVâ€™s military channel shows a squadron of two-seater Xian JH-7 Flying Leopards flying in formation and dropping bombs on targets in the ocean below. (Liu Rui/Xinhua via AP, File)

China’s big military threat to the US

BEIJING accuses Washington of “provoking trouble” after US warship sails close to contested reef, warning it has no choice but to build up its military.

Leaders

(FILES) This file photo taken on January 18, 2018 shows US President Donald Trump making his way to board Air Force One before departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. President Donald Trump launched a fresh attack on his opponents ahead of a new effort in the bitterly divided US Congress to end a budget impasse before hundreds of thousands of federal workers are forced to start the workweek at home without pay. The impact of the shutdown that began at midnight on January 19, 2018 has been largely limited so far, closing sites like New York's Statue of Liberty, but the effect will start to become acute if the stalemate runs into the start of the following week. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN

Whopping Trump myth exposed

DONALD Trump kept repeating the same boast over and over when he ran for president. He talked a big game. But now a crisis has exposed his flaws.

Environment

Things are looking a little hot for the eastern states this Australia Day. Picture: Bureau of Meteorology

‘Extremely hot’ Australia Day weekend

THERE’S good and bad news if you’re planning Australia Day outside. It’s going to be really hot and it’s also expected to get wet.

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