A proposed rescue mission to New Zealand's Whakaari volcano is now a grim retrieval of up to eight bodies after police revealed they expect to find no survivors on White Island following Monday's eruption.

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'Kindest heart' Kiwi killed in NZ eruption

Family and friends say Whakatane tour guide Hayden Marshall-Inman was among the people killed in the New Zealand volcano disaster.

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Democrats map out Trump impeachment case

US Democrats have sought to boost the case for impeaching US President Donald Trump by describing his pressing Ukraine to probe one of his political rivals as a risk to free and fair elections and national security.

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'FBI probe of Trump advisers legitimate'

The FBI was justified in opening a probe into ties between Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Russia and did not act with political bias, despite "serious performance failures" up the bureau's chain of command, a highly anticipated report has said.

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Johnson rapped for reaction to ill boy pic

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has come under fire for his response to being shown a photo of a sick child lying on a hospital floor ahead of this week's UK general election.

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French union unrest carries into fifth day

Trade unions called for more street protests after nationwide strikes aimed at forcing President Emmanuel Macron to abandon his pension reforms caused chaos on France's transport networks for a fifth day.

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Leifer mental fitness hearing in Israel

Former Melbourne school principal Malka Leifer is set to return to an Israeli court to hear a psychiatric panel's report on her mental fitness to face an extradition trial on child sex abuse charges.

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Crowe among Aussies to score Globe nods

The Golden Globes will not be lacking Australian star power with Russell Crowe, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, Cate Blanchett and Toni Collette picking up nominations.

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Australian Associated Press