Faithful attend Palm Sunday processions in the Holy Land
Hundreds of worshippers attend Palm Sunday processions in Jerusalem and the West Bank to mark the beginning of Easter festivities. Vanessa Johnston reports.
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Australian Associated PressLow of Knights humiliation powering Dogs revival: Kiraz
Jacob Kiraz says the feeling of getting smashed 66-0 by Newcastle has helped spark Canterbury's encouraging start to the 2024 NRL season.
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Man charged over 'targeted' fatal shooting at shops
Homicide squad detectives have charged a 40-year-old man over the shooting death of a 33-year-old outside shops in Melbourne's north.
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Like a duck to Waters: Tickford driver goes pole in wet
Tickford Racing's Cam Waters has blitzed the top-10 shootout, handling wet and wild conditions to claim pole for the first race of Supercars' Taupo 400.
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Global tensions, China slowdown casts budget shadow
The threat of escalating conflict in the Middle East has cast further uncertainty over Australia's pre-budget economic outlook, the treasurer has warned.
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Badawiya has Matildas on her mind, Gaza in her heart
Rola Badawiya no longer sees herself an adopted Australian and wants to take her footballing journey to the top.
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Morikawa in four-way tie for lead as Scheffler lurks
World No.1 Scottie Scheffler is three shots from the lead at the RBC Heritage, with Collin Morikawa, Tom Hoge, Sepp Straka and J.T. Poston tied in front.
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Humphrey's high standards as Sun aims for SCG impact
Gold Coast's Bailey Humphrey will demand more of himself when the emboldened Suns meet Sydney at the SCG and debut a fifth player in just six games this season.
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Belief high for Jets ahead of City ALW semi-final clash
Persevering through off-field turmoil, Newcastle will go full-throttle against Melbourne City when they face off in their A-League Women semi-final clash.
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Top seed Zverev departs under a cloud in Munich
Alexander Zverev was far from happy with drizzly conditions in Germany but his pleas for the match to be suspended were ignored and he slipped to defeat.
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'Get tested': how hip pain led to late cancer diagnosis
Australian men are being urged not to neglect their health after a squash coach who thought he had a sports injury was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer.
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Person in flames outside Trump's NYC court
Jury selection for former president Donald Trump's hush money trial was finalised, just as a man set fire to himself outside the New York courtroom.
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Rahul and De Kock power Lucknow to victory over Chennai
Lucknow openers Lokesh Rahul and Quinton de Kock take advantage of spinners' struggles to set up first win in three Indian Premier League matches
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Manchester United's radical overhaul gathers pace
British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe has moved to reshape United's management structure by handing Jason Wilcox the key role of technical director.
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Flanagan says outgoing Lomax a must-pick for NSW Origin
Shane Flanagan believes in-form St George Illawarra ace Zac Lomax deserves a State of Origin debut.
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Supercars drivers expecting 'old-school' race in NZ
The first Supercars race at the New Zealand venue of Taupo is expected to be chaotic and "old-school", according to the drivers.
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Bombers won't get carried away with strong start: Scott
Essendon coach Brad Scott says his team is satisfied with a strong start to the AFL season but still has lots of improvement to come.
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Arthur coy on making changes after Eels collapse
Brad Arthur would not commit to swinging the axe on his Parramatta side after a disastrous 44-16 loss to the Dolphins in Darwin.
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Victim speaks of Bondi attack, weekend shoppers return
A security guard who survived the deadly Sydney stabbing attack has spoken about the ordeal as weekend shoppers return to Westfield Bondi Junction.
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Tensions high in Sydney's west, faith leaders urge calm
After meetings with religious leaders, NSW Premier Chris Minns is calling for calm and cohesion following a week of "deep loss and pain".
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Family, friends to honour the life of Luke Davies
Brisbane's New Farm Park will host a memorial service for Qantas flight attendant Luke Davies two months after he and his partner were killed in Sydney.