The heightened rhetoric from Pyongyang has left analysts asking why North Korea appears to need so many nuclear weaponsAt a ruling Workers’ party meeting that concluded this week, Kim Jong-un declared that steadily expanding North Korea’s nuclear forces was the “most correct and unique way” to cope with an…

North Korea’s ‘exponential’ nuclear program: why Kim Jong-un is racing to expand his arsenal
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North Korea’s ‘exponential’ nuclear program: why Kim Jong-un is racing to expand his arsenal

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⚽️ Kick-off time: 8pm local/12pm AEST/3am BST/10pm EDT⚽️ Player guide | Bracketology | Golden Boot | Mail MartinToday’s other game was the Group I clash between England and Ghana. Thomas Tuchel’s team got a stern reality check from a dogged Ghanaian side who were happy to sit back and defend.David Hytner…

Colombia v DR Congo: World Cup 2026 – live
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Colombia v DR Congo: World Cup 2026 – live

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“Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

“I'm an optimist by choice not by stupidity.” — Yanni

“Life is about not knowing and then doing something anyway.” — Mark Manson

“Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice.” — Henry Ford

Did you know? There is approximately one chicken for every human being in the world.

Did you know? The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen`s `Born in the USA`

‘I love you,’ Leah Stewart told her mother and partner after being extubated on TuesdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman attacked by a shark at Sydney’s Coogee beach has uttered her first words after waking from a coma 10 days…

Woman attacked by shark at Coogee beach wakes briefly from coma to say three words
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Woman attacked by shark at Coogee beach wakes briefly from coma to say three words

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China’s LineShine debuts at number one in Top500 – a list sometimes viewed as a national measure of global tech prowessA supercomputer in China now outranks its US counterparts as the world’s most powerful. It is the first time since 2017 that a Chinese computer has topped a list sometimes viewed as a measure of…

Chinese supercomputer leapfrogs best US machines to be ranked world’s fastest
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Chinese supercomputer leapfrogs best US machines to be ranked world’s fastest

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