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Nikolas Cruz is lead into the courtroom before being arraigned at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Cruz is accused of opening fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., Feb. 14, killing 17 students and adults. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)

School shooter showered with fan mail

LOVESTRUCK groupies are showering accused gunman Nikolas Cruz with fan mail, including sexually provocative photos and donations.

North America

This undated photo provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shows Rosendo Rodriguez III. Attorneys for the Texas death row inmate known as the "suitcase killer" have appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his scheduled execution this week for the slaying of a Lubbock woman whose body was stuffed inside a suitcase dumped in the trash. Rodriguez III, of San Antonio, was condemned for the 2005 killing of 29-year-old Summer Baldwin, identified in court documents as a prostitute. (Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP)

Suitcase killer’s grim execution

ROSENDO Rodriguez took 22 minutes to die after being injected with a fatal drug cocktail. The convicted killer remained defiant until the end.

Leaders

Ambassador of the Russian Federation Grigory Logvinov speaks during a press conference at the Russian Embassy in Canberra, Wednesday, March 28, 2018. The Australian government yesterday announced that it would expel two Russian diplomats over the Skripal poisoning affair. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

Russia’s Aussie tirade: ‘Deep in Cold War’

THE Russian ambassador in Australia has launched an extraordinary tirade during a lengthy press conference.

Leaders

In this photo provided Wednesday, March 28, 2018, by China's Xinhua News Agency, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands in Beijing, China. The Chinese government confirmed Wednesday that North Korea's reclusive leader Kim went to Beijing and met with Chinese President Xi in his first known trip to a foreign country since he took power in 2011. The official Xinhua News Agency said Kim made an unofficial visit to China from Sunday to Wednesday.(Ju Peng/Xinhua via AP)

Kim promises to give up nuclear program

KIM Jong-un has reportedly promised to denuclearise in a major shift for the North Korean leader in a major turnaround.

Football

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 15: Tim Cahill of Australia celebrates victory after the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Leg 2 match between the Australian Socceroos and Honduras at ANZ Stadium on November 15, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)

Truth behind World Cup boycotts

AUSTRALIA has been dragged into a possible boycott of the World Cup in Russia. But this is what it actually means for the Socceroos.

Leaders

Russia has faced a huge backlash across the globe following the poisoning saga.

Map shows Russia is in trouble

MOSCOW is furious after 130 diplomats were expelled from dozens of countries as the diplomatic crisis goes south.

Leaders

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (left) and Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop speak to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, March 27, 2018. The Australian government announced today that it would expel two Russian diplomats over the Scribal poisoning affair. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

‘Shocking crime’: Turnbull unleashes

MALCOLM Turnbull didn’t hold back when he fired up over Russia’s alleged involvement in a spy poisoning scandal.

Leaders

United States President Donald J. Trump, left, shakes hands with with Charlie Kirk, Founder and Executive Director of Turning Point USA, right, after participating in a panel discussion , at the Generation Next Summit at the White House in Washington, DC on Thursday, March 22, 2018. 22 Mar 2018 Pictured: United States President Donald J. Trump. Photo credit: RS/CNP/MPI/Capital Pictures / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342

Trump’s time is running out

THE clock is ticking. The day that will make or break Donald Trump’s presidency is coming, and it could leave him completely hamstrung.

Eat

There's a definitive way of cooking popcorn in a microwave oven. Picture: iStock

The real way to microwave popcorn

WHEN it comes to cooking microwave popcorn it seems easy — and it is but there’s one simple trick you need to follow.

Leaders

Trump’s ‘offer’ after sex with Playmate

A FORMER Playboy Playmate of the Year has detailed her alleged affair with the US President more than a decade ago, and apologised to Melania.

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