AM World
HK students in dramatic escape from cordon
Dozens of Hong Kong protesters staged a dramatic escape from a university campus sealed off by police by shimmying down plastic hoses from a bridge and fleeing on waiting motorbikes as the police fired projectiles.
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US backs Israeli settlements, sparks anger
The United States has effectively backed Israel's right to build Jewish settlements on the occupied West Bank by abandoning its four-decade position that they were "inconsistent with international law".
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Wal-Mart shooting near Chris Lane tragedy
The rural Oklahoma city rocked by the drive-by shooting of Australian baseball player Chris Lane six years ago is in mourning again after three people were shot dead in a dramatic incident outside a Wal-Mart.
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Ten shot, four killed at California party
Ten people have been shot, four of them fatally, at a party in the Californian city of Fresno after the suspects snuck into a backyard filled with people and fired into the crowd.
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Trump tweets he might testify in inquiry
US President Donald Trump has indicated publicly for the first time that he might be willing to testify in the impeachment inquiry over his dealings with Ukraine "even though I did nothing wrong".
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Andrew in growing fallout over interview
The Duke of York is facing growing calls to give a formal statement to American authorities examining the Jeffrey Epstein sex scandal following his television interview.
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French bridge collapses into river, 2 dead
A 15-year-old girl and a lorry driver died when a bridge collapsed into a river in southwestern France.
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Australian Associated Press
