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Sam Wood takes bid for bail over domestic violence charges to supreme court
<p>Former reality star and wellness influencer stands accused of choking and assaulting wife at Noosa in Queensland</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Former reality television star Sam Wood will go to the Queensland supreme court seeking release from custody, more than two weeks after he was denied bail over allegations he choked and assaulted his wife.</p><p>Wood, a 46-year-old wellness influencer from Melbourne, was arrested at Noosa on 4 October on domestic violence allegations. <br> <br> He was refused bail by a Queensland court, after police detailed evidence about a similar incident from Victoria about three years ago, and argued that his behaviour was “escalating”.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/22/sam-wood-bail-supreme-court-queensland-domestic-violence-arrest-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>
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Vance tells Republicans to 'stop whining' about controversial Ohio attack ad
The ad by Ohio Republican Vivek Ramaswamy features his Democratic rival's estranged mother, who she has not seen since her stepfather was charged with sexual abuse in her childhood.
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Some US diplomats told to leave Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks
<p>Reports emerge of similar withdrawals in UAE, Jordan, Qatar and Bahrain amid concerns about a return to conflict with Iran after US midterm elections</p><p>The US state department has ordered some diplomats and the families of US government employees to leave Saudi Arabia, as the gulf kingdom faces a barrage of near-daily attacks, with at least three people killed at an airport and oilfield on Wednesday evening.</p><p>Attacks on “civilian airports and other critical infrastructure” by the Iranian-supported Houthis in Yemen were highlighted as the reason for the drawdown. State department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said: “The safety and security of department personnel and their families remain our highest priority.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/22/us-diplomats-told-to-leave-saudi-arabia-amid-houthi-attacks">Continue reading...</a>
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