Witches, clowns and a killer durian! Halloween in the Blue Mountains – in pictures
Each Halloween, photographer Maja Baska roams the streets of North Katoomba with her analogue camera to document the local festivities, capturing everything from the delightfully banal to the genuinely terrifying
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Spain train crash audio reveals exchanges between drivers and control centre
Recordings reported by the BBC appear to show a Renfe train being cleared to move while an Iryo train ahead remained stopped. Investigators have yet to establish the cause of...
Afghan opium poppy cultivation quadruples despite Taliban ban, UN says
The UN estimates that cultivation rose to about 43,000 hectares in 2026. The Taliban disputes the figure, while farmers describe difficulty replacing lost income.
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