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Lady Gaga during her free concert on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro.

Bomb plot thwarted at massive Lady Gaga concert, police say

The plot allegedly targeted the singer’s gay and transgender fans at a free gig that drew more than 2 million people to Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach.

  • Reuters

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An Indigenous man stands next to a large earth balloon during the march coined: “We are the answer” in Brasilia.
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World of photos, April 12, 2025

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors.

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Visa applicant gets marooned

And a skunk theory, in black and white.

Tim Bringer competes in the Maxxis Slopestyle in Memory of McGazza final during Crankworx in Rotorua, New Zealand.
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World of photos, March 9, 2025

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

Investigators found 2.5kg of cocaine inside Jae Young Choi’s suitcases at Sydney Airport in March 2023

‘That can look suspicious’: how a drug smuggler came undone

Saddled with a $450,000 debt and a serious addiction to gambling, Jae Young Choi was in trouble.

  • Sally Rawsthorne
An alleged bandit of a criminal gang of Sao Paulo, Brazil, appears in a recorded message that was broadcast on O Globo television early on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2006. Brazil’s most notorious organized crime group, the PCC, kidnapped O Globo television reporter Guilherme Portanova and forced his station to broadcast a video early Sunday in which the gang calls for improvements in the country’s prison system. (AP Photo) .

The feared Brazilian crime gang targeting Australia

Closely tied to Italy’s ’Ndrangheta and organised crime groups across the Balkans, the Primeiro Comando da Capital is thought to be Latin America’s largest gang.

  • Sally Rawsthorne
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US President Donald Trump has lashed out at Latin American countries’ refusal to bow to his orders.

Trump claims win over Colombia in stand-off over deportation flights

The tit-for-tat with the South American nation underscores the febrile environment surrounding the US president’s deportation policy.

  • Michael Koziol

Banning G-strings at public pools is a bummer for some, but it’s the right move

Blue Mountains City Council has banned G-string bikinis at its pools, causing online outrage. But not everyone wants to see your bare bum.

  • Cherie Gilmour
A majority of parents in Brazil agree with the new law.

‘Kids will interact more’: Brazil bans smartphones at school

“We cannot allow humanism to be replaced by algorithms,” the Brazilian president said after signing the new law.

  • Mauricio Savarese and Diarlei Rodrigues
Stew on this… tomato, lime, spices, coconut milk and fish combine to creat a pot of deliciousness.

Brazil’s answer to the Thai seafood curry is an icon and an obsession

This classic seafood dish is similar to a Thai green curry, minus the heat.

  • Ben Groundwater

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