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• Col told Melbourne radio station 3AW that the animal "headbutted" and "punched" him in the incident

• The man also said he was "very lucky" to be alive, likening his injuries to those typically associated with a "car crash"

An Australian man is recovering from serious injuries after being viciously attacked by a kangaroo.

Retired farmer Col was hanging out at his friend's house when the attack took place, he told the Melbourne radio show,3AW Drive, on Tuesday, Feb. 10. The pair heard Col's friend's dog barking. and, sensing something was wrong, went in search of the animal. They found the dog barking at a kangaroo, but weren't able to get away before the kangaroo approached.

"We drove across the paddock to the dam, and the kangaroo was standing up … leaning back on their tail trying to grab us. So I hit him with a stick, and he jumped into the dam," said Col.

"He just came out of the water like a bl---y rocket and headbutted me in the face and punched the c--- out of me," he recalled. "...I've gone onto my back, and when I stood up to run away, he's given me … a roundhouse to the back and jumped on me and grabbed my head … he wouldn't let go."

Col was seen in photos with large claw marks and bruising on his back, a bloody bandaged head, and scratches on his arms. His blood-covered shirt was also torn in the attack. Col added that the kangaroo clawed him three inches deep on both sides of the stomach.

Col said his friend "got a shovel and hit" the kangaroo, causing it to let go of him as he jumped back in the dam. He was then sent to the hospital, where he remained for six hours as his injuries were treated, per3AW Drive.

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Col likened his injuries to those typically received in a "car crash" and said that he is "very lucky" to be alive.

"It was really quick. A lot of Injuries for probably 25 seconds of work," he said. "I am very lucky. If I hadn't rolled onto my stomach, I would have been in a lot worse way."

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According to theUniversity of Melbourne, a kangaroo may sometimes see the upright stance of humans "as a threat" and they "may lash out in self-defence if we approach."

"An adult male kangaroo may view our stance as a serious challenge, and if large and confident, may escalate and attack," the university added.

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A U.S. immigration court has terminated the Trump administration's attempt to deport a Tufts University student and pro-Palestinian activist who has been critical of Israel, her lawyers said Monday.

The court terminated the government's removal proceedings on Jan. 29, finding that the government has not met its burden in proving thatRümeysa Öztürk, a Ph.D. student from Turkey studying children's relationship to social media, should be deported, the lawyers said.

The termination was noted Monday in a filing on behalf of Öztürk with the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City, where she is challenging her arrest and detention.

"Today, I breathe a sigh of relief knowing that despite the justice system's flaws, my case may give hope to those who have also been wronged by the U.S. government," Öztürk said in a statement Monday. "Though the pain that I and thousands of other women wrongfully imprisoned by ICE have faced cannot be undone, it is heartening to know that some justice can prevail after all."

Immigration officers detained Öztürk in March, and a federal judge ordered her release in May, pending proceedings on the merits of her habeas corpus petition. Terminating removal proceedings "does not moot her habeas case," her lawyers wrote.

Her legal team's filing says the immigration court in question denied a key argument the Trump administration used toupend the immigration statusof multiple students and campus activists critical of Israel amid its war with Hamas militants in Gaza.

A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson characterized the immigration court decision as "judicial activism" and called Öztürk a "terrorist sympathizer."

"Visas provided to foreign students to live, study, and work, in the United States are a privilege, not a right — no matter what this or any other activist judicial ruling says," the spokesperson said in a statement Monday. "And when you advocate for violence, glorify and support terrorists that relish the killing of Americans, and harass Jews, that privilege should be revoked, and you should not be in this country."

Immigration court proceedings are generally not public, and the decision ruling that Öztürk cannot be deported was filed under seal, her lawyers said in their filing. They offered to provide a copy to the appeals court under seal.

Öztürk was arrested March 25 in Somerville, Massachusetts. In supporting her release from an immigrant detention facility,Tufts said in Aprilthat Öztürk had co-authored an opinion piece in the student newspaper criticizing the university's response to the war in Gaza and demanding it divest from ties to Israel.

The Trump administration cited a rarely used provision in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 that allows the secretary of state to deport noncitizens if it is determined their presence would result in "potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States."

In their filing Monday, Öztürk's lawyers, including counsel from the ACLU of Massachusetts, highlighted what they called the "dangers" of the government's interpretation of the act.

"Under the government's view," they wrote, "it could punitively detain any noncitizen in retaliation for her speech for many months, so long as it simultaneously institutes removal proceedings—no matter how unmeritorious—all without any federal court review of the lawfulness of detention at any time."

Defense team member Mahsa Khanbabai said in a statement Monday that the Trump administration "has manipulated immigration laws to silence people who advocate for Palestinian human rights and the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza."

Khanbabai added: "I hope that other immigration judges will follow her lead and decline to rubber stamp the president's cruel deportation agenda."

The Department of Justice sued to strike down the ban in November 2025 after it was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in September. In a ruling on Feb. 9, U.S. District Judge Christina Snyder preliminarily struck down the law, and upheld another California law that requires federal officers to display their identification while performing their official duties.

The Trump administration hailed the ruling as a win, with Attorney GeneralPam Bondicalling it a "key court victory." The Justice Department argued in the lawsuit that immigration agents "face a real threat of criminal liability from state officials who have made clear their intent to target federal officers and disrupt federal law enforcement activities, including federal immigration enforcement."

"These federal agents are harassed, doxxed, obstructed, and attacked on a regular basis just for doing their jobs. We have no tolerance for it," Bondisaidin her statement on Feb. 9.

Gov. Gavin Newsom also counted the ruling to uphold the identification law as "a clear win for the rule of law," and said "no badge and no name mean no accountability."

After the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good by federal immigration agents (ICE), communities across the U.S. are protesting against Trump's surge of immigration enforcement actions.

Pictured here, Demonstrators gather for a protest calling for the removal of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Jan. 30, 2026 in the Chinatown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Protests were held across the United States in response to ICE enforcement activity.

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After the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good by federal immigration agents (ICE), communities across the U.S. areprotestingagainst Trump's surge of immigration enforcement actions.Pictured here, Demonstrators gather for a protest calling for the removal of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Jan. 30, 2026 in the Chinatown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Protests were held across the United States in response to ICE enforcement activity.

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In the ruling, Snyder said that the federal government would likely prove the mask ban to be unconstitutional because it treated state officers differently than federal officers; the law included local law enforcement officers and federal officers but not state officers.

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The ruling comes as political tension is heightened over PresidentDonald Trump's surge of immigration enforcement actions in primarily Democrat-led states and cities. Weeks of protests have spread nationally after federal officers fatally shot two U.S. citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, inMinneapolis, where the administration recently announced the departure of hundreds of immigration enforcement personnel. In videos and photos, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agents are routinely seen wearing face coverings while conducting operations, making arrests and clashing with protesters.

Los Angeles has also been atarget for enhanced immigration enforcement, which sparked protests that at times turned violent last summer.

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Scott Wiener, the state senator who introduced the mask ban, said in a statement that he will introduce new legislation to include state officers, and said the ruling demonstrates that California has the right to block officers from covering their faces if state officers are included.

"Today's federal court ruling is a huge win: The Court ruled that California has the power to protect our community by banning officers, including federal agents, from wearing masks and thus inflicting terror and shielding themselves from accountability," Wiener, a Democrat whose area of representation includes San Francisco, said.

"ICE and Border Patrol are covering their faces to maximize their terror campaign and to insulate themselves from accountability. We won't let them get away with it," Wienersaid.

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The email correspondence unsealed by the US Department of Justice shows that Campbell and Epstein stayed in touch over a 15-year period, from 2001 to 2016.

While being mentioned in the "Epstein files" is no proof of wrongdoing, the documents shed light on Epstein's powerful orbit and on those who continued to communicate with him long after he was convicted of his crimes in 2008.

Naomi Campbell's links to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell were exposed in emails released by the US Department of Justice

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According to the emails, Campbell attended various lavish parties with Epstein, traveled with him, asked to borrow his jet, and visited his home in New York.

In 2010, two years after Epstein's conviction for procuring a child for pr*stitution, Campbell's boyfriend, Russian billionaire Vladislav Doronin, invited the disgraced financier to join the couple on a private boat trip along the Nile in Egypt.

That same year, Epstein asked Doronin if two of his friends could attend his party in Moscow.

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"Vlad, when are you coming back," he wrote. "How is N? My two friends [name redacted] and [name redacted] are in Moscow can they attend your party, thanks." He added that the friends "work for my foundation."

Another exchange shows Epstein's associate, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, offering to bring theLondon-born supermodeltwo "playmates."

"Hey – why are you not in NY? Remember I have two playmates for you," the message read.

The British supermodel attended various parties with Epstein and was seemingly close to Maxwell

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Campbell did not ask what she was referring to. Instead, she replied, "I'm in Miami heading to LA in a few. Let's meet up somewhere soon to [word redacted]."

Maxwell, who recruited underage girls for Epstein, was found guilty of child s*x trafficking in 2021 and is serving a 20-year prison sentence.

Epstein was found lifeless in his jail cell in 2019 after being arrested on federal charges related to the s*x trafficking of minors.

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One of Campbell's friends said the reference to "playmates" likely referred to male, not female, companions, according toThe Daily Mail.

Campbell was also pictured with Epstein's victim Virginia Giuffre at the model's 31st birthday party, which was held on a boat in the South of France in 2001.

According to Giuffre, who took her own life last year, she flew out for the party with Epstein and Maxwell and was s*xually ab*sed that night by a man introduced to her by the financier.

Campbell was pictured with Virginia Giuffre, one of Epstein's victims

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Campbell invited Epstein to three parties, including one in St. Tropez in 2004, a Fashion for Relief party in 2010, and an event hosted by Dolce & Gabbana in Paris in that same year,the documentsshow.

After Epstein served 13 months in jail from June 2008 to July 2009, he was placed on probation under house arrest for a further year. The model reportedly attended a dinner at Epstein's New York home four months after his release.

An email from the party organizer, publicist Peggy Siegal, notes that Campbell and her boyfriend are "coming for dinner at 9." The dinner was also attended by the formerPrince Andrew.

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The 55-year-old model reportedly signed off her emails to the financier with "Love & Light."

In 2016, she reportedly asked to use Epstein's private plane. "Naomi is following up on using the plane…she said she spoke to you about this and hopes you can call her soon …she needs to know," wrote one of Epstein's employees.

"Naomi has called back twice now saying she doesn't have any back up plan as she really thought from you this would work," another message read.

She and her then-boyfriend, Vladislav Doronin, invited Epstein to travel with them to Egypt in 2010

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A few days later, the employee wrote to Campbell, "I hope all worked out the other day. Jeffrey wanted me to let you know he will be in New York tomorrow Wed Jan 27th and Thu Jan 28th…might you be around?"

In her testimony, an alleged Epstein victim, whose name has been redacted, said Campbell was present when she met the criminal at a party at his New York mansion.

Another woman alleged that Epstein told her he could get her work with Victoria's Secret because "he knew Naomi Campbell."

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Maxwell said Epstein and Campbell were "friends" in an interview she gave before being sentenced to prison.

"I believe she may have gone to the island and she may have gone to see his house in New York …They were friends. Her friendship with Mr. Epstein was independent of me," the jailed socialite claimed.

Campbell, who was reportedly introduced to Epstein by her former fiancé, Flavio Briatore, has consistently denied knowledge of Epstein's crimes.

In 2019, afterthe child predatortook his own life in his jail cell, the model posted a video in which she said, "What he's done is indefensible. When I heard what he had done, it sickened me to my stomach, just like everybody else."

Campbell has denied any wrongdoing, stating that she was unaware of Epstein's crimes when she socialized with him

Image credits:Thos Robinson/Getty ImagesCampbell said she had her "fair share of s*xual predators" and that she was thankful that she had "good people around who protected" her.

"I stand with the victims. They're scarred for life," she added.

She also insisted toThe Guardianthat socializing with Epstein and being pictured with him does not mean that she knew of his illegal activities.

"I've met thousands of people at events and been photographed with them – there are pictures of me with everyone," she stated.

"Are you going to single me out, when there are hundreds of people pictured with the same people, who you don't care to mention? Do me a f***ing favour. I won't sit there and roll over and take that s**t."

Campbell has been convicted of a*sault on four occasions between 1998 and 2009, including the a*sault of two employees, a personal assistant and a housekeeper, during arguments.

People suspect Naomi Campbell was more involved with Epstein and Maxwell than she has admitted