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Comeback wanted Rolf Harris ‘planning TV return’
DISGRACED entertainer Rolf Harris is plotting a return to TV after serving three years in jail for child sex offences in a bid to turn around public perception of him.
Russia ‘liquidating’ MH17 witnesses
RUSSIA is working to “isolate and liquidate” key witnesses to the shooting down of flight MH17, Ukranian investigators have sensationally claimed.
Reality check on North Korea
IS North Korea a grave threat to Australian security? One of our nation’s top military leaders has assessed the risk Kim Jong-un really poses to us.
Grim ‘recoveries’ from Grenfell ashes
POLICE have made 87 “recoveries” from London’s Grenfell Tower, but have only identified 21 victims due to “catastrophic damage”.
Female cop ‘assassinated’ in cold blood
A NEW York City police officer has been gunned down in her command trailer in a merciless ambush by a “cop-hating” killer.
Malware hackers issue new demand
HACKERS connected with last week’s devastating NotPetya cyber attack have offered help — but it comes at a price.
Abbott’s G20 advice for Turnbull
MALCOLM Turnbull has been offered some free advice from former leaders ahead of the G20 summit in Hamburg.
Kim not biggest worry for S Korea
WHEN it comes to triggering a devastating conflict, South Koreans have an even more pressing concern than their rogue neighbour.
Bill Gates warns Europe on immigration
MICROSOFT billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates has cautioned Europe that its open-door migration policies cannot continue.
North Korea’s ‘gift to American bastards’
NORTH Korea’s official news agency has laughingly declared yesterday’s successful test of an ICBM a ‘gift’ to ‘American bastards’ for July 4 Independence Day celebrations.
Man ‘drunkenly executes his wife’ in Uber
CAMERON Espitia allegedly shot his wife in the head while both of them were riding in an Uber, then ordered the car’s driver to keep going.
Girlfriend texts for help on camping trip from hell
WOMAN sent desperate messages to her family from campsite, saying she feared for her life after being subjected ‘torture’ on long weekend holiday.
IS crisis reaching breaking point
UP to 20,000 civilians are trapped in Mosul in “extreme danger” as Iraqi forces battle to retake the city from Islamic State.
Scathing response to Qatar’s note
SAUDI Arabia and Arab states have slammed Qatar over the emirate’s “negative” response to a list of 13 demands.
Australia would join US in war
AUSTRALIA would go to war alongside the US against North Korea if it fires a nuclear warhead at our ally, it has been confirmed.
What elephant rides don’t show
CHAINED day and night, kept in dark sheds and tied up on concrete flooring — welcome behind the scenes at elephant venues across Asia.
‘Generation Cheat’ exposed
IF you cheat, you’re likely to be over 55. A US study of sexual dalliance reveals Baby Boomers betray their partners in bed at almost twice the rate of others.
Heineken slapped with $30m fine
HEINEKEN has been slapped with a $30 million fine, but things could get a lot worse for the Dutch beer giant.
Philippines city ‘as bad as Mosul’
SHOCKING satellite images show the city of Marawi in ruins, with entire neighbourhoods wiped out, after several months of control by fighters allied to Islamic State.
Fears of exorcism ‘abuse’ explosion
AN ‘astonishing’ increase in exorcisms is putting people’s mental health at risk, a British report into the booming religious practice warns.
N Korea exposes US’s fatal flaw
IT’S the last line of defence if North Korea decides to blow LA or New York off the face of the earth. It’s about “as good as a coin toss”.
Gay orgy in cardinal’s apartment
ANOTHER scandal has rocked Vatican City as a drug-fuelled gay orgy hosted by the secretary of an important cardinal was broken up by police.
Does pic solve Earhart mystery?
A PHOTO said to show Amelia Earhart has stirred intense interest, suggesting she lived on after the frantic messages she sent from her stricken plane.
No more: Angry Trump turns on China
NOT so long ago, Donald Trump thought China was going to solve the North Korean crisis. Now he’s launched a stinging broadside at the superpower.
‘Smear campaign’: Qatar fires up
QATAR’S foreign minister hits back at the “double narrative” being used against it, saying it hides the real reason for the blockade.
Captive teen’s brutal year in bedroom
LOCKED up, starved to keep her ‘gaunt’ and given food in exchange for sexual acts. Warrants detail the alleged abuse of a teen held captive for a year.