World News: Australia

Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 hours ago)

Bodies were seen lying in pools of blood after the strike, which the Israeli military said had targeted militant who took part in the October 7 Hamas attack.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 hours ago)

Ten people from the Greek ship Eternity C remain missing, and the attackers are believed to be holding six of them, maritime security sources said.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (15 hours ago)

US President Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas could be days away from a ceasefire agreement.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (18 hours ago)

The Houthis have released footage of their attacks on two cargo ships this week, with missiles and drones sinking both vessels using the crucial maritime trade route.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (18 hours ago)

As Russia seeks to overwhelm Ukraine's air defences, the US has resumed deliveries of some weapons including precision-guided rockets.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (18 hours ago)

In the south, communities put aside their differences and bind together in a crisis. But one can't help but wonder if those differences sometimes contribute to a lack of preparedness.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (18 hours ago)

A former darling of the left, Mette Frederiksen now wants the EU to embrace her tough policies on defence and immigration.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (20 hours ago)

His trips to hospital prompted predictions it might be curtains for the man who "put Malaysia on the map”. But comebacks are part of the Mahathir brand.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A day ago)

Orcas have been seen offering "gifts" to humans, but nobody yet knows why.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A day ago)

Hamas has agreed to release 10 hostages in a sign negotiations are progressing with Israel to secure a ceasefire in Gaza.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A day ago)

The European Court of Human Rights held unanimously that Russia and its agents engaged in "manifestly unlawful” conduct in a missile attack that killed 298 passengers and crew.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A day ago)

The rare move to target the high-profile United Nations representative comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues a multi-day visit to Washington.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A day ago)

Russia has intensified its invasion of Ukraine, launching its heaviest attack since the start of the war.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

In 2025, with state-of-the-art technology, children aren't supposed to die like they did in Central Texas. But the death toll illustrates their enduring vulnerability to extreme weather.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

An initial report into the accident which killed 260 people in June is expected to be released by Friday.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

The flattery was as obvious as it was effective. Seated at a dinner table in the White House, with the cameras rolling, Benjamin Netanyahu handed the US President a piece of paper.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

The US president said he was looking to announce 200 per cent tariffs on all imported pharmaceuticals.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

The US president's comments amounted to a striking rebuke of members of his own base, who have called for the attorney general's resignation.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

Palestinians would pass through security and be searched for weapons or signs of links to Hamas. Once inside what is being described as "the largest tented area in the world”, they would not be allowed to return.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

The French president feasted with UK royalty – including King Charles, and the Princess of Wales at her first state banquet in years – but other arrivals from across the English Channel were the focus of his visit.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

A new collaboration aims to resurrect the extinct giant moa of New Zealand.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

Someone using an artificially generated voice to impersonate the US secretary of state called three foreign ministers and two US officials – and left voicemails.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

The US president expressed his personal frustration with his Russian counterpart just hours after saying he would send more defensive weapons to Ukraine.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

A radio host who took part in a 2012 prank call to a London hospital where Kate Middleton was being treated is taking legal action against his former employer.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

Five Israeli soldiers have been killed as fighting continues to rage in Gaza, while the Israeli PM visits the White House to discuss steps to ending the conflict.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told Donald Trump he's nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize, as the two leaders met inside the White House.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

"He was yelling at the man to throw the baby at him, so he can save the baby,” Lorena Guillen recalls of that night, as a family of five clung to a tree at her campsite. "A second later, they were gone.”

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

Residents of Texas Hill Country recount how they survived when the Guadalupe River flooded in the early hours of July 4, killing more than 100 people.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

Vision shows floodwaters rising quickly on the Llano River, near Kingsland in Texas on Friday, July 4.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

A long-hidden letter reveals how Britain once dismissed the idea of showing the work of one of Australia's most celebrated artists.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

The body of Roman Starovoit, who was removed as transport minister hours before, was found in a parked car next to a gun previously presented to him as a gift.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

The death toll from the devastating Texas floods has risen again as recovery continues.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

In American mythology, the Fourth of July has always been a day when everyone could celebrate something that felt unifying. But this year felt markedly different.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

The US president has again set up a period of potentially tempestuous talks and market uncertainty as America's trade partners scramble to reach deals by his deadline.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

European leaders have responded to this moment with fine words. They know they must do what Trump will not.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

As the waters of the Guadalupe River rose rapidly around him, Dick Eastland made for the cabins in greatest danger, where his youngest campers had been sleeping.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

Staff from the former prime minister's organisation worked on a future concept for Gaza, giving it a glitzy, Dubai-like makeover.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

The far right have been pushing for the Trump administration to release more information about the investigation into child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who died in jail in 2019.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

After the tech billionaire escalated his feud with the US president and announced the formation of his "America Party”, Trump posted on social media that Musk had gone "completely off the rails”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

New details have emerged of how a ceasefire in Gaza could work as Israel and Hamas edge closer to an agreement, while Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu flies to Washington.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

Footage shows a cabin swept away in Texas' deadly floods, which have killed dozens.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

At least 82 people have been confirmed killed, including 28 children, with authorities warning that the death toll will rise. Ten girls and a counsellor from the Camp Mystic summer camp remain missing.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

By first light on May 28, the soldiers had already stirred from their remote jungle beds. Some were making coffee. Others were pulling on uniforms. What happened next depends on who you talk to.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

The death toll from the deadly Texas floods continues to rise.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

Thelma Stober was on the Tube when a terrorist standing next to her detonated a bomb. Her thoughts 20 years later are with those who did not make it.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

Far-right vigilantes have also begun patrolling the border to prevent asylum seekers moving between the two countries.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

On Independence Day, we took an enlightening tour. And it shone a light on Trump's America, whose people are at one another's throats – a world where Trump and JD Vance excel.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

The death toll from unparalleled flash flooding, which has swept across several Texan counties, has risen further.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

The United States cannot disentangle itself from the Middle East – and that has big consequences for our defence planning.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

Michael McCown drove to the Texas Hill Country as soon as he heard about the flood. His little girl had been at Camp Mystic, among the youngest campers in the Bubble Inn cabin beside the river.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

Authorities were coming under growing scrutiny over whether the camps and residents in places long vulnerable to flooding received proper warning and whether enough preparations were made.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

As the agony for the families of Israel's hostages drags on, some now believe one man holds the key to achieving their freedom.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

At least 27 people have died, including 9 children in fast-moving floods in Texas.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

This city is under near-constant bombardment. Every night, sirens wail and explosions shake buildings. Yet life persists. And nowhere is that tenacity more visible than in a group of children gathered in a bunker classroom.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

Parents frantically posted photos of their daughters on social media with pleas for information as more than 20 campers from an summer camp were unaccounted for after deadly floods.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

Donald Trump has swept sweeping domestic policy bill into law on Independence Day.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

A desperate search is under way after deadly flash flooding in a rural area of the state where many children's summer camps are located.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

The militant group said it was "fully prepared” to negotiate "in all seriousness”, but a number of sticking points between the sides are thought to remain.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

Bejo Santoso was leaving his family to go back to his Bali construction job. Soon, he and a small group of passengers would find themselves fighting for their lives.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

Waves of drones and missiles targeted Ukraine's capital overnight in the largest aerial assault since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began more than three years ago.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

While the war between Israel and Iran ended after 12 days, tensions in the fiercely contested West Bank are only increasing. Foreign affairs correspondent Matthew Knott and photojournalist Kate Geraghty travelled there for this report.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

The deputy head of the Russian Navy has been killed, depriving Moscow of one of its most senior officers.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The US decision to cut off munitions already promised seems cruel and gratuitous.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

British historian Niall Ferguson has a cardinal rule: When a country's interest payments on debt eclipse its military expenditure, the collapse of empire cannot be far away. That's now a problem for Trump's America.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

When it comes to ending the war, Benjamin Netanyahu's political future is as much a factor as the demands of Israel and Hamas.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Sales have plunged amid dislike of the company's boss - but it's not local carmakers who are benefiting from the dramatic shift.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The Russian president sent his message to his US counterpart via a private phone call, while European leaders promised Ukraine more military support.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

It's a significant victory for the US president that will fund his immigration crackdown, make his 2017 tax cuts permanent and deliver new tax breaks that he promised during his 2024 campaign.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Rescuers are searching for dozens of people who went missing in rough seas after a ferry carrying more than 60 people sank near the Indonesian resort island.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Rescuers are searching for 38 people missing in rough seas overnight after a ferry sank near Bali.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

It is so tranquil in the grounds of this sacred place that it is hard to imagine it any other way. But then a policeman points to the spot where his brother-in-law was blown up by a rocket.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Influencers, TikTokers and podcasters are a major part of the press pen outside big celebrity trials, leading to tense altercations.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

A telescope in Chile spotted what initially looked like an unknown asteroid on a highly eccentric path that might come close to Earth's orbit.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

In makeshift underground classrooms, young Ukrainians cling to fragments of childhood amid a relentless war raging just above.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The only card left for the Iranians to play is that their uranium survived the US bombing. Maybe they are bluffing. But it exposes the enduring flaw in Trump's bombing plan.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

North America correspondent Michael Koziol breaks down the Sean Combs trial: acquittals, convictions, and what it means for the music mogul.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Using a simulator, the airline found the wing flaps and landing gear settings alone would not have caused the Boeing 787 to crash, putting the spotlight on another scenario.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The sudden halt is likely to leave Ukraine without enough air defence missiles to intercept Russian attacks.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Bryan Kohberger has admitted to killing four university students in Idaho, US.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Sean 'Diddy' Combs has been acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering charges.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong held crucial talks with Donald Trump's top diplomat.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The president says Israel has agreed to a 60-day ceasefire ahead of his meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu, while the White House confirms it has halted the transfer of some munitions to Ukraine.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

"The institution of the Dalai Lama will continue”, the Tibetan Buddhist leader tells followers, but Beijing says the identification of his reincarnation has to be done in China.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Europe is baking under a brutal early summer heatwave.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

In a town about 30 minutes' drive south-west of Kyiv, a garden blooms defiantly. Nailed to a wooden gate are three signs – and one of them is specially for Putin's army.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong held crucial talks with Donald Trump's top diplomat.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Donald Trump said the White House will 'take a look' at deporting South African-born Elon Musk in latest blow to tech billionaire.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Cryptocurrency billionaire Tim Heath was ambushed in a stairwell last year in an alleged extortion attempt. But he refused to submit to his attackers, a court has heard.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

This is an administration that has made its intentions plain. America First is about prioritising US interests and discarding the interests of others, even those of its allies.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Could the Australian PM's lived experience in facing down tough political challenges offer a path to salvation for Britain's beleaguered leader?

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The EU's desire for better trade and military ties with Asia is good news for Australia – if the sticking points can be resolved.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The foreign minister emerged from a meeting with her US counterpart in Washington with no guarantee the Trump administration would continue the defence pact with Australia.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The Jury in the Sean Diddy Combs trial has been sent home for the day after reaching a verdict on four of the five counts.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The judge said the jury had not been able to reach a verdict on a racketeering charge because jurors had "unpersuadable opinions on both sides” and instructed them to continue deliberating.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Foreign Minister Penny Wong is meeting with Australia's Quad partners in Washington DC.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The US president says DOGE will look into government subsidies for Musk's companies, and even his citizenship may come under investigation, amid a spectacular new chapter in the falling out between the two men.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The unnamed suspects were arrested after a corporate manslaughter probe was expanded following Lucy Letby's 2023 convictions for the infant deaths at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

King Charles has happy memories of riding in the royal carriages, first commissioned in 1869. But he has agreed to bid the royal train "the fondest of farewells” amid mounting criticism of its cost.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been suspended while a court considers whether she criticised a Thai general and showed undue deference to Cambodia's de facto leader.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Accused killer Bryan Kohberger has agreed to a plea deal in his University of Idaho quadruple murder case.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Heat warnings were issued for France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany and the UK, with new highs expected on Wednesday.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Two guests have been rescued after going into the water while onboard the Disney Dream cruise ship.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Brian Kohberger had been set to face trial next month for the killings, which were carried out in a college house in the middle of the night three years ago.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Guests who watched the scene unfold appeared shocked to realise two people – and especially a child – had gone over the ship's railings.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The US president has made clear that ending hostilities in the war-torn Palestinian territory is his next priority.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Two guests, said to be a father and his young daughter, have been rescued by crew after going into the water while onboard the Disney Dream cruise ship as it returned from a voyage around the Bahamas.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Audio has emerged of firefighters frantically radioing in they were being shot at by an unknown gunman, urging "send law enforcement now”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Thousands of love bugs have swarmed parts of South Korea, irritating residents in the area

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The US also revoked the visas for the rap punk duo Bob Vylan ahead of a planned American tour after they led crowds of music fans in chanting "death” to the Israeli military.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The man who set a blaze in Idaho, US, and killed firefighters who arrived to battle it, has been identified.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The call came as Palestinians in northern Gaza reported one of the worst nights of Israeli bombardment in weeks, while Jewish settlers rampaged around a military base in the West Bank.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The pioneering Primary School in California aimed to give disadvantaged children a boost but will shut down next year after the billionaire couple pulled the plug.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

A man armed with a rifle started a fire and then began shooting at first responders in a mountain community in the US state of Idaho, killing two firefighters and wounding a third.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

In cosying up to a mercurial American president, Israel's vulnerability and utter dependence on the US has been exposed to the world – and Iran.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The communication between senior Iranian officials suggests the US did not inflict as much damage as anticipated when it struck Iran's nuclear sites earlier this month.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Bringing an end to the 12-day war with Iran, US President Donald Trump is pushing Israel and Hamas to agree to a ceasefire in Gaza

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The Emirati vice president is best known as the owner of Manchester City soccer club. Behind the scenes, he is called the "handler” guiding his country's secret foreign wars.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The visit of the former foreign minister, who is now the United Nations special envoy for Myanmar, underscores Moscow's growing influence in the country.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

At least two people were fatally shot and others injured while responding to a brush fire in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. At least one active shooter continues to fire at law enforcement with high-powered rifles, according to Kootenai County Sheriff Robert Norris.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Thom Tillis says independent thinkers are becoming an endangered species in Washington, and he will not seek re-election after the US president threatened to back a primary challenger against him.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

A family of five sheltering in a designated "safe zone" in Gaza, is among those killed by air strikes.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Donald Trump didn't need to warp intelligence to justify bombing Iran. But he did so because US presidents can't resist extravagant boasting when it comes to the Middle East.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Beijing denied any wrongdoing by Chinese diplomats and urged the parties involved "to not make a fuss over nothing”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The US president also said the judicial process was going to interfere with the Israeli PM's ability to conduct talks with Hamas and Iran.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Since Russia invaded Ukraine, fears have been revived that it will move on other neighbours. Here's how they're preparing for the worst.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX had been relatively quiet since his blow-up with the US president this month.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

More than 180,000 protesters took over the streets of Budapest, many saying they marched not just for LGBTQ rights but in opposition to what they see as an increasingly authoritarian government.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The BBC has been issued a "please explain” for livestreaming the chant uncensored, while police said they would examine video footage amid calls for the performers to be arrested.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

A combination of daring, good fortune and the brute wielding of American power combined to deliver a momentous week in global affairs and a number of stunning wins for the president himself.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Reverend James Kelly once ministered to large congregations, but he believes the daily Mass in his living room at his retirement village is as important.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The US Supreme Court has just made it much easier for Donald Trump's controversial executive orders to be implemented, including ending birthright citizenship.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

No expense was spared at the elaborate Venetian wedding of billionaire Jeff Bezos and his new wife Lauren Sanchez.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

US President Donald Trump says he thinks there will be a ceasefire in Gaza within a week.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The US president also said he had shelved plans to lift sanctions, while Iran has held state funerals for the generals and nuclear scientists killed in Israeli air strikes.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The minute geopolitics intersects with "daddy” as a term of endearment, we have officially entered end times.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Aussies travelling to Europe have been urged to get vaccinated after an outbreak of Hepatitis A in several popular tourist spots.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Troops used "heavy machine guns, grenade launchers and mortars” to suppress hungry Gazans, it is claimed.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

China's prime minister said "profit-driven law enforcement” had to stop. But scooping up writers of erotica continues.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Jon Hallford and his co-defendant sent grieving families fake ashes and spent fraudulent funds on cryptocurrency, luxury items from stores like Gucci and Tiffany & Co, and even laser body sculpting.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The US president said a handful of "radical left judges” could no longer overrule his rightful powers. Dissenting judges decried "a grave an attack on our system of law”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Israeli forces have conducted air strikes in southern Lebanon, months after a ceasefire came into effect.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a divisive figure among Israelis. Although people have strong feelings about the country's leader, many have been galvanised by his decision to take action against Iran.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The move underlines the Trump administration's deep distaste for measures it regards as discriminatory imposts on American tech giants, such as Australia's News Bargaining Code.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Our enemies are truly our enemies – a lesson too often forgotten in the West. Think Hitler, Stalin. Netanyahu and Trump are not wrong about the Iranian regime and its proxies.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The White House has again called on Australia to increase its defence spending, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has again refused to budge.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Beijing and Washington have confirmed they've signed off on a trade agreement struck earlier this month, but released few details.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The global dealmaking efforts show the measures the US president is willing to take to fulfil his aspirations for mass deportations, even if it means flying immigrants into danger.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Days ago the UK prime minister promised NATO he would spend more on defence. Now he is working the phones to stop open defiance over his plan to cut the country's $100 billion annual welfare bill.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The mounting pressure from Washington comes as the Albanese government grapples with the ballooning cost of NDIS and pressure from states to spend more on health.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The discounted tour to China included four-star hotels, nightly banquets, and speeches about being "one big family”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

When the police came for Albert, his wife initially thought he would be safe. By the next morning, the father of one was dead.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Kate Geraghty travelled throughout Israel, photographing the loss and destruction in the northern town of Tamra, Beersheba in the south and Tel Aviv and Bat Yam in the centre.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The US Defence Secretary clashed with reporters at a news conference that provided new details on the military operation but shed little light on the damage inflicted.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Pentagon leaders have laid out new details about military tactics and explosives to bolster their argument that US attacks destroyed key Iranian nuclear facilities

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has dismissed an intelligence report which suggested American attacks had not destroyed Iran's nuclear program.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has emerged to declare victory over the US in the recent conflict.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Wintour will step down from day-to-day editing of the magazine, but will retain control as Vogue's global editorial director and the chief content officer for publisher Condé Nast.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

News conference provided new details on the impressive military operation against Iran's nuclear sites, but shed little light on the damage inflicted.

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