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- US authorities bring charges against an Iranian man over an alleged plot to assassinate Donald Trump
- At least 62 arrests after attacks on Israeli football fans in Amsterdam
- Former Roosters and Origin player Joseph Suaalii to make his Wallabies debut.
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The Department of Justice in the United States has brought charges against an Iranian man over an alleged plot to assassinate Donald Trump.
It's released an indictment against 51-year-old Farhad Shakeri alleging he was tasked with providing a plan to kill Trump.
Shakeri has not been arrested and is reported to be in Iran.
Prosecutors allege an official in Iran's Revolutionary Guard directed Shakeri in September to come up with a plan to surveil and kill Trump.
The justice department says it has also charged two others who were allegedly recruited to kill an American journalist who is an outspoken critic of Iran.
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A plane carrying Israeli football supporters has landed in Israel after violent clashes broke out at a football match in Amsterdam.
Dutch police say 62 people were arrested over the violence, which both Israeli and Dutch officials are condemning as anti-Semitic.
The clash broke out after a Europa League football tie between Amsterdam club Ajax and Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Police say the violence involved men on scooters carrying out "hit and run" attacks which were difficult to prevent.
Israel sent six planes to bring the fans home and Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the Mossad spy agency to make a plan to prevent future unrest at sporting games.
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof says the authorities have failed to protect the people.
"Let's say that I am ashamed that this happened in the Netherlands, and it is a terrible antisemitic attack and we will not tolerate. And we will prosecute the perpetrators and I am deeply ashamed that it could happen in the Netherlands in 2024.”
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As the United States Presidential election results came rolling in, some Americans were already looking for a way out.
Google data shows searches for 'move to Canada' surged by more than 1000 per cent in the 24 hours after U-S East Coast polls closed.
Similar searches about moving to New Zealand climbed nearly 2000 per cent, while those for Australia jumped 820 per cent.
By the time Donald Trump was officially declared the winner, Google searches about emigrating were hitting all-time highs for all three countries.
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Investigations have been launched into how a Qantas plane suffered an engine failure on take-off, prompting an emergency landing and sparking a fire at Sydney Airport.
The incident sparked hours of chaos and delays until all runways returned to regular operations. [[late Friday afternoon.
The flight had taken off from Sydney, bound for Brisbane, just before 1pm when passengers reported hearing a loud bang near the aircraft's right engine.
The 737 was forced to return to the airport as plumes of smoke and flames billowed from a grass area next to the runway.
Airservices Australia confirmed the fire next to the runway was the result of the engine failure.
In a statement, Qantas says, its pilots are highly trained to handle situations like this and the aircraft landed safely after the appropriate procedures.
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It's one of the busiest times of the year for one remote Australian territory as the annual red crab migration begins.
About 100 million red crabs are heading towards the coast as part of their seasonal breeding period on Christmas Island.
Parks Australia is projecting this season's red crab migration to be one of the largest in recent times.
Heavy rains have triggered the start of the crabs' movement towards the sea, leading to traffic delays and even road closures.
One resident says the crab migration is cherished by the community.
“It means a special connection to home, and where I am, where I grew up, and it is the uniqueness of what our island specialty is.”
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Former Roosters and Origin player Joseph Suaalii will make his Wallabies debut this weekend and in an unexpected position.
Not only has the cross-code star been confirmed in Australia's starting 15 to face England at Twickenham - but he's also been picked at outside centre.
Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt says the team has a lot of faith in Suaalii.
In everything Joseph has done his ability to very much stay in a rugby union mode and drop his height and punch through the tackle really well has impressed us."
It'll be Suaalii's first rugby union game since he was at school.
Australia hasn't beaten England at Twickenham since the 2015 World Cup.
