Chris Baghsarian: human remains found in search for kidnapped Sydney man, NSW police say

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NSW detectives have located what they believe are human remains near a golf club in Pitt Town, 11 days after 85-year-old abducted from North Ryde home

Police believe the body of missing 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian could have been dumped on Sydney’s outskirts just 40 hours after he was kidnapped in a case of mistaken identity.

New South Wales police said they had found human remains near a golf club in Pitt Town at about 8am on Tuesday.

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US accuses China of ‘massively’ expanding nuclear arsenal amid fears of new arms race

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China has opposed the ‘smearing of its nuclear policy’ while insisting Beijing would not ‘engage in any nuclear arms race’

The US has accused China of dramatically expanding its nuclear arsenal, while doubling down on claims that Beijing had conducted secret nuclear tests.

Washington said the lapsing of New Start – the last treaty between top nuclear powers the US and Russia – earlier this month presented the possibility of striking a “better agreement” that included Beijing.

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Canada summons OpenAI reps over school shooting suspect’s ChatGPT account – Politico

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  1. Canada summons OpenAI reps over school shooting suspect’s ChatGPT account  Politico
  2. Canada seeks answers from OpenAI for failing to alert police after suspending school shooter’s account  The Guardian
  3. Canada to Probe What OpenAI Knew About Tumbler Ridge Shooter  The New York Times
  4. Canadian officials to meet with OpenAI safety team after school shooting  Reuters
  5. Exclusive | OpenAI Employees Raised Alarms About Canada Shooting Suspect Months Ago  WSJ
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France moves to bar US Ambassador Charles Kushner from direct government access – AP News

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  1. France moves to bar US Ambassador Charles Kushner from direct government access  AP News
  2. France blocks US ambassador’s access to ministers after he fails to show for meeting  The Guardian
  3. US ambassador to France banned from meeting French government  Reuters
  4. France summons US ambassador over Trump team’s comments on activist’s death  politico.eu
  5. France bars US ambassador Kushner from meeting government officials  The Hill
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Kim Jon-Un’s sister promoted in rare North Korea party congress – France 24

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  1. Kim Jon-Un's sister promoted in rare North Korea party congress  France 24
  2. North Korea: Kim Jong Un re-appointed as general secretary at party congress  BBC
  3. North Korea's Kim pledges economic push as his sister is elevated at party congress  Reuters
  4. N Korea’s Kim unveils 50 rocket launchers ahead of key congress  Al Jazeera
  5. North Korea promotes Kim Jong Un’s sister as he vows to boost economy  Al Jazeera
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Tributes paid to ‘very loving and caring’ British hiker killed in Nepal bus crash – The Guardian

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  1. Tributes paid to ‘very loving and caring’ British hiker killed in Nepal bus crash  The Guardian
  2. Briton among 19 killed in Nepal bus crash  BBC
  3. 19 Dead, 25 Injured After Passenger Bus Plunges Off Highway and Falls 656 Feet Down Mountain Slope  People.com
  4. 19 killed as bus plunges into Trishuli River in Dhading; Road accidents spike nationwide  The Himalayan Times
  5. Briton among 19 dead in Nepal bus crash  Sky News
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Putin can’t survive without war Death has become a political religion – UnHerd

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  1. Putin can’t survive without war Death has become a political religion  UnHerd
  2. Vladimir Putin is caught in a vice of his own making  The Economist
  3. How Putin Sold a False Win in Ukraine to Trump  Foreign Policy
  4. ‘This is a very dangerous moment for Putin’: ex-Army chief  The Telegraph
  5. Vladimir Putin, trapped by his own logic of war  Le Monde.fr
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David Lammy lifts cap on court sitting days in effort to cut backlog of cases

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Criminal barristers welcome justice secretary’s move to remove limit on hearing days at crown courts in England and Wales

A cap on court sitting days is to be lifted as the government seeks to ease the cases backlog, David Lammy has announced.

The justice secretary and deputy prime minister said every crown court in England and Wales would be funded to hear more cases in the next financial year.

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UK’s Starmer: Ukraine war the most critical issue of our age – politico.eu

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  1. UK’s Starmer: Ukraine war the most critical issue of our age  politico.eu
  2. UK announces support package for Ukraine on war anniversary  Reuters
  3. Ex-UK Prime Minister Johnson calls on allies to send noncombat troops to Ukraine ahead of ceasefire  Associated Press News
  4. UK’s Starmer calls Russia-Ukraine war ‘most critical issue of our age’ on invasion anniversary  Fox News
  5. UK should send non-combat troops to Ukraine now, former PM Johnson tells BBC  BBC
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Huckabee Accused of Inciting Murder After Israeli Settlers Kill Palestinian-American Teen – Common Dreams

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  1. Huckabee Accused of Inciting Murder After Israeli Settlers Kill Palestinian-American Teen  Common Dreams
  2. Family of Palestinian-American man killed in West Bank call for accountability  BBC
  3. Israeli Settlers Shot Three Palestinians in the West Bank, as IDF Troops Looked On  Haaretz
  4. Palestinian-American Teenager Killed in West Bank Is Laid to Rest  The New York Times
  5. Israeli settlers kill 19-year-old Palestinian American, officials and witnesses say  Associated Press News
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Maxi Shield, beloved Australian drag queen and Drag Race Down Under star, dies aged 51

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Performer appeared in closing ceremony of 2000 Sydney Olympic Games and was a mainstay of city’s drag scene

One of Australia’s best-known and loved drag queens, Sydney’s Maxi Shield, has died after being diagnosed with throat cancer, prompting tributes from around the world.

Kristopher Elliot, who performed drag under the name Maxi Shield, was 51. Shield was a mainstay of the Sydney drag scene and brought Australian drag to the world as contestant in season one of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under.

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Inquiry into Andrew’s links to Jeffrey Epstein is matter for MPs, says No 10

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Prime ministers of Australia and New Zealand say they would not object to his removal from royal succession line

A parliamentary inquiry into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s links to Jeffrey Epstein is a matter for MPs, Downing Street has said, as ministers faced a new push to uncover details about the former prince’s role as a trade envoy.

It comes as the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, wrote to Keir Starmer to say his country would have no objection to Mountbatten-Windsor being removed from the royal line of succession. Later, a spokesperson for New Zealand’s prime minister, Christopher Luxon, said his country would also support the proposals.

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Trump team on damage control after Huckabee comments on Israel – Politico

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  1. Trump team on damage control after Huckabee comments on Israel  Politico
  2. US says ambassador’s comments on Israel and the Middle East were taken out of context  Politico
  3. The Carlson-Huckabee interview may be the wake-up call Americans needed  Al Jazeera
  4. Outcry after Ambassador Mike Huckabee suggests Israel has God-given right to Middle East land  NBC News
  5. US ambassador's Israel comments condemned by Arab and Muslim nations  BBC
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Iron Age massacre targeted women and children, new research reveals – Phys.org

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  1. Iron Age massacre targeted women and children, new research reveals  Phys.org
  2. A large mass grave from the Early Iron Age indicates selective violence towards women and children in the Carpathian Basin  Nature
  3. Iron Age mass grave may hold unusual victims: mostly women and children  Science News
  4. A Mass Grave Uncovered in Serbia Hints at a Violent Iron Age Massacre That Targeted Women and Children  Smithsonian Magazine
  5. Brutal Iron Age massacre may have targeted women and children  New Scientist
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Canada seeks answers from OpenAI for failing to alert police after suspending school shooter’s account

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Company had suspended account of Tumbler Ridge shooter in June 2025 over ‘furtherance of violent activities’

Canada’s artificial intelligence minister says he has summoned representatives from the technology company OpenAI after the company declined to alert police after suspending the account of a user who became the perpetrator of one of the country’s worst-ever school shootings.

Evan Solomon says he is “deeply disturbed” by reports that the company, which operates the popular ChatGPT chatbot, suspended the account of Jesse Van Rootselaar over the “furtherance of violent activities” in June 2025 but did not reach out to Canadian law enforcement.

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Which Countries and States are Banning Kids’ Social Media? – Visual Capitalist

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  1. Which Countries and States are Banning Kids' Social Media?  Visual Capitalist
  2. Countries are barring teens from social media—could the U.S. be next? One expert thinks it's 'inevitable'  CNBC
  3. Regulate platforms, not children – Commissioner urges caution over social media bans  Council of Europe
  4. Has social media reached a tipping point?  GZERO Media
  5. From Paris to New Delhi, the Push to Ban Teens From Social Media Is Going Global  WSJ
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Burberry is back on brand as a purveyor of the classic British coat

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Designer Daniel Lee’s trenchcoats and bomber jackets fizz with urban energy in collection that embraces bad weather

In a winter of record-breaking rain, Burberry – purveyor of the stalwart British coat – is back in the zeitgeist. A season of downpours has provided an apt backdrop for a return to form, as the brand re-entered the FTSE 100 last autumn after an ignominious year out of the charts.

The classic check scarf was ranked the fourth hottest fashion item in the last quarter of 2025 on the search, sales and social media metrics of the Lyst index, with overall demand for the brand up 239% year on year.

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Tropical Cyclone Horacio: Earth’s first Category 5 tropical cyclone of 2026 – Yale Climate Connections

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  1. Tropical Cyclone Horacio: Earth’s first Category 5 tropical cyclone of 2026  Yale Climate Connections
  2. Tropical Cyclone Horacio becomes monster Category 5 storm  USA Today
  3. Tropical Cyclone Horacio becomes strongest storm of 2026 east of Mauritius  The Watchers - Watching the world evolve and transform
  4. Tropical Cyclone 22S (Horacio)  Pacific Disaster Center | (PDC Global)
  5. Image of the week: Cyclone Horacio  Eumetsat
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