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A man who "leapt onto" a polar bear to protect his wife from the attacking animal is expected to recover from serious injuries he sustained, police say.

Thunderstorms are likely to hit Australia's south-east over the weekend as "very humid" weather normally felt in the Far North takes hold, the Bureau of Meteorology warns.

As the US president-elect threatens to make it costly for a group of nine developing nations to drop the US dollar as their go-to currency for international trade, we look at whether they have the capacity to actually do so.

Former US president Bill Clinton, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton and Watergate journalist Bob Woodward added their voices to those urging the incoming administration to govern with magnanimity. Take a look back at today's events. 

Donald Trump defeats his Democratic rival Kamala Harris in key battleground states and the popular vote, telling supporters America will be "bigger, better, bolder" in his second term in the White House. 

Israel has killed at least 10 high-ranking members of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah in recent months, including its decades-long chief Hassan Nasrallah. Here's who they were — and the key leaders that remain.

Donald Trump addressed a rally at Madison Square Garden in New York while Kamala Harris spent the day campaigning "neighbourhood-to-neighbourhood" in Philadelphia. Look back on what happened with our live blog.

A Westfield shopping centre in southern Adelaide has been forced into lockdown and shoppers evacuated, following reports of a brawl between armed men.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed the child who contracted Australia's first human case of a "severe" subtype of bird flu was likely exposed during a trip to India last month.

The search for British TV doctor Michael Mosley is ramping up after he went missing in Greece. Here's what we know about the circumstances surrounding his disappearance so far. 

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced his party will bring back mandatory national service if they win the UK general election. What does this mean? 

Two different strains of avian influenza — also known as "bird flu" — have been detected in Victoria. Here's what to know about bird flu, its risk of transmission to humans and what precautions to take against its spread.

Six days after delivering his make-or-break budget, treasurer Jim Chalmers faced his own constituents in a special Q+A from Logan, south of Brisbane. 

Australia's Cyber Security Coordinator says the large-scale ransomware data breach of e-script provider MediSecure was an "isolated" attack but the Australian Medical Association says the size of the breach is "uncertain". 

A group of at least 15 orcas off the coast of Spain have sunk seven boats over the past four years. The origin of this new behaviour has baffled scientists, though the leading theory suggests they're following a "social fad".

Just weeks after aid worker Zomi Frankcom was killed, three Australians are participating in an unauthorised mission to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. As they sail to the coastal enclave, the government urges Australians "not to try and break the naval blockade".

The Federal Court finds, on the balance of probabilities, that Bruce Lehrmann did rape Brittany Higgins at Parliament House in 2019. Look back on what happened.

The seven aid workers killed in Israeli air strikes on Monday are described as "the best of humanity", as their loss is felt around the world and sends another chill through humanitarian aid groups in Gaza. 

The pilot of the cargo ship that knocked down a highway bridge into Baltimore Harbor had radioed for tugboat help and reported a power loss minutes earlier, federal safety officials say, citing new data from the freight's recorder. 

Not even halfway through the primary season, Joe Biden and Donald Trump have already clinched enough delegates to win their parties' presidential nominations. Here's what still needs to happen before they go head-to-head in a long-anticipated rematch.

Australia was one of the only countries to record an increase in life expectancy from 2019 to 2021, demonstrating the "relative success" of Australia's handling of the pandemic, an infectious diseases expert says.

Airbnb hosts have until next month to comply with the online rental platform's new ban on the use of indoor security cameras in its listings around the world.

After blazing its way through awards season, the blockbuster biopic Oppenheimer took home the most Oscar trophies this year, including Best Picture. Here's how it ranks among the top Oscar-winning films of all time.

A 62-year-old man from Germany, who reportedly got more than 200 COVID shots for "private reasons", has become the focus of new research into the effects of excessive immunisation on the human body.

After the still-unexplained death of Alexei Navalny at an Arctic penal colony this month, human rights advocates warn that Russia's political prisoners face an increased risk of dying in "slow motion" under severe conditions.