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- A train collision in New York City has left 20 people injured
- New South Wales police locate body believed to be man reported missing from Glen Innes area
- Jordan Thompson to face Rafael Nadal for Brisbane International quarter-finals.
Twenty people have been left injured in New York with some being transferred to hospital due to a subway train being derailed after being sideswiped by another train.
According to local authorities, the incident occurred near the 96th Street Station in Manhattan's Upper West Side.
The second vehicle involved in the scene was a Metropolitan Transportation Authority work train.
Police have evacuated almost 300 passengers from the passenger train that had been sideswiped and another that was following close behind which did not suffer any damages.
One of the passengers, named Michelle, says she was extremely frightened by what had taken place.
"I didn't know what was going on. I didn't know if it was attack. I didn't know what. I saw smoke and I just didn't know what was going to happen next. All I was hoping for is to get out of the train car safely."
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New South Wales Police say they have located a body, which is believed to be that of a man reported missing from the state’s northwest.New England Police District issued public appeals for information and launched an extensive search after a 38-year-old man from Glen Innes was reported missing on Tuesday December 26. Following extensive inquiries, police located the body of a man on Furracabad Creek in Glen Innes early on Friday morning. Whilst the body is yet to be formally identified, it is believed to be that of the missing man.Police say a report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.The death is not being treated as suspicious.
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A second person has been charged with murder days after a man's body was found in a home west of Brisbane.
Police believe the 35-year-old victim died from a gunshot wound.
A 24-year-old woman has been charged with murder a day after a 19-year-old man was arrested over the man's death.
Police believe both of them knew the 35-year-old.
Emergency services discovered the man's body when they were called to a Lowood home early on Tuesday morning.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The woman was set to appear in Ipswich Magistrates Court on Friday.
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US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken is making another visit to the Middle East as fears of escalating regional conflicts heighten following recent attacks.
The Secretary of State will visit Turkey, Greece, Jordan, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Israel, the West Bank and Egypt during his extended Middle East trip.
US concerns over the escalation of regional conflict have heightened after recent attacks in the Red Sea and increasing tensions between Israel and Hezbollah.
State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller spoke to reporters about the visit.
"The risk is real. The concern is high. It has always been real and the concern has always been high. And that's why the tempo of activity you have seen from this administration to try to lower the risk of widespread regional conflagration has also been high from the beginning. There have been a series of events since October 7th, any number of which raise the risk of further escalation and further conflict. And it's why you've seen us try to take a measured approach."
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One of the most historic cities in Japan has been left scarred in the aftermath of the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that rocked the west coast of the nation on New Year's Day.
Over 200 buildings have collapsed in the old market in Wajima City, one of the most attractive tourist locations in the area, with a fire spreading between the old wooden buildings.
According to the latest data, 78 people have been killed in Ishikawa Prefecture due to the earthquake, with 44 of them in Wajima.
A local resident says he didn't expect the earthquake to be so disastrous.
"I have never experienced anything like this. I know Japan is a country with frequent earthquake, I heard rumours about damages from quake in Kansai area and I heard that it is as bad as that."
Meanwhile, local residents have expressed concerns over the state of the Shika Nuclear Power Plant, which was close to the epicentre of the earthquake.
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Jordan Thompson will be up against the ultimate challenge as he prepares to take on a rejuvenated Rafael Nadal for a place in the Brisbane International semi-finals.
The 29-year-old, who had a walkover qualification over French fourth ranked Ugo Humbert to the quarter-finals, will have his work cut out for him at the Pat Rafter Arena.
The Spaniard, who had no issues against fellow Aussie Jason Kubler in the previous round, beating him 6-1 6-2, appears to have returned to full form ahead of the Australian Open.
Nadal says his body appears to be responding well after his return to the courts following a series of injuries.
"The positive thing is, first two matches haven’t been super long matches. Of course, I had some feelings after the first match, I mean I’d been a year without playing with the tension of a real match. So I felt a little bit some muscles tired here and there."
