World News: Australia

Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 minutes ago)

Michael Rousseau was criticised for his English-only message following the plane crash at New York's LaGuardia Airport that killed two of the airline's pilots.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (8 hours ago)

The PM's more forceful language after a month of war in the Middle East came as Donald Trump mused on the possibility of seizing Iran's oil supplies or "obliterating” energy assets.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (10 hours ago)

The grand-nephew of Fidel Castro is shaping up to be the man who could end his family's decades-long stalemate with the US – and perhaps the Castro dynasty altogether.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (11 hours ago)

US President Donald Trump, speaking to reporters en route to Washington from his Florida estate, also confirmed his administration is planning to let a Russian oil tanker dock in Cuba.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (20 hours ago)

Four NASA astronauts are counting down to the Artemis II moon launch this week.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (20 hours ago)

Ukrainian President President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims Russia is mapping US targets to help Iran.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (20 hours ago)

Thousands more US troops have arrived in the Middle East as Iran warns it is prepared for a ground invasion.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (21 hours ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A day ago)

Many exiled Iranians hope for an end to 47 years of oppressive Islamic rule. It's a challenging view for those who oppose the war – but we must listen to them.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A day ago)

The Houthi strike has raised new concerns of further disruption to global shipping already hit by the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A day ago)

The death of a Dutchman has amplified fears that criminal gangs are increasingly comfortable using the holiday island as a setting for violence.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A day ago)

Cadet Bone Spurs has developed a taste for flaunting our unparalleled military, and there's no one at the Pentagon to curb this new appetite for global violence.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

"We were shocked,” Donald Trump said of Iran's retaliatory strikes. If he was, his advisers weren't – and they did warn him.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

Along with missile strikes, the Houthis said they were prepared to blockade the Red Sea and threaten the global energy market, already crippled by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

Another year, another car crash has prompted some to ask if the once golden child of golf should now stop and focus on his mental health and wellness.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

Yemen's Houthi forces have entered the Middle East conflict after launching missiles toward Israel, as the war enters its second month.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

'No Kings' protests are happening across America

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

Nestlé says 413,793 KitKat candy bars were stolen en route from Italy to Poland.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

With the war in Iran raging and prices at home surging, some "No Kings” protesters think even the deep-red Republican heartlands are showing signs of Trump fatigue.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

Protesters are taking to the streets in New York, Washington and Minneapolis to protest against US President Donald Trump.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

The whales from two family lines are shown supporting the labour during critical moments and lifting the newborn calf above the water.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

The split with Europe has been a long time coming, making it more than a dispute about the Iran war.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

With nearly a third of global fertilisers passing through the currently all-but-closed Strait of Hormuz, farmers worldwide fear crop failures and surging food prices.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

Speaking in France, the US secretary of state pressured American allies – including Australia – to take the helm on protecting the crucial shipping passage.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

Alarm bells are ringing over the size and state of Israel's stretched military, and the country's top commander has warned that the IDF is going to "collapse in on itself”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

As missile strikes fail to break Iran's blockade, the US president is weighing a high-stakes gamble to take the war from the air to the ground.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

Tiger Woods has been arrested for driving under the influence after his Range Rover rolled over on a two-lane road near his home in Florida, police said.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

Donald Trump said he's suspending strikes on Iran's energy infrastructure for another ten days, claiming talks with Tehran "are going well".

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

While it's inevitable that Beijing's narrative will shape public opinion in China, it can also be easy to write off what is a genuine confidence among the public about their country's place in the world.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

The White House appears to be hyping up the launch of something new with a series of pixelated images.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

Norway's queen in waiting, Mette-Marit, thought she could neatly divide her private life from her public duties. For modern royalty, however, that divide no longer exists.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

A key adviser to former US president Joe Biden says Australia has done some "artful” dodging over its involvement in the conflict, handling a sticky situation just about perfectly. So what's Trump playing at?

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

The US president claims he wants to end this war but his rambling contradictions on the road to peace are lethal.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

The US Today show co-anchor said she believed two of the ransom notes were real, revealed what she saw at her mother's home after she vanished, and addressed speculation a family member might be involved.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

President Donald Trump said Thursday at his first Cabinet meeting since launching the Iran war that Tehran has been "decisively defeated" and is "begging” for a deal. Iranian officials deny negotiations are taking place as the conflict enters its fourth week.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

US President Donald Trump has repeated his criticisms of Australia, the UK and NATO over their response to the Iran war.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

Former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro returns to US court with his wife Cilia Flores.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

The PM's comments came as Donald Trump said he was giving Iran another 10 days to make a satisfactory deal.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

Israel's defence minister said Commodore Alireza Tangsiri was responsible for bombing operations that have blocked ships from crossing the Strait of Hormuz.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

Australia is considering "light touch” ways to conserve fuel, while other nations are already taking drastic measures to curb their use of petrol.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

Donald Trump's hopes that an Israeli plan to ignite an internal uprising against Iran's theocratic government could bring the war to a swift end have so far been dashed.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

Voters are growing increasingly anxious - they believe Trump's war is going to last a long time, and Republicans are likely to pay the price.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

Voters have turned against the Danish leader in the early election she called seeking to capitalise on her tough stance towards Donald Trump.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

It is the paradox of numbers. Lost amid the carnage of war and its endless casualties are personal grief and shattered lives.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

The first lady said the robot was the White House's first American-made humanoid guest and used its appearance to promote AI for teaching in schools.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

A jury in the US has found Meta and YouTube liable for social media addiction.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

Iran has rejected the US ceasefire proposal and issued its own demands to end the war.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

A jury finds the tech giants were negligent in the design of their apps and failed to warn about their dangers.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

On another day of mixed signals from the US president, analysts are far from convinced that a peace deal between the US and Iran is achievable.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

Investigators are also probing why the controller on duty returned to work immediately after mistakenly sending a fire truck into the path of the Air Canada flight.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

US President Donald Trump said Iran gave the US an "oil and gas related” gift.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

In a change to their usual tactics, Russia launched over 400 drones in a daytime attack, said the Ukraine military. The attack damaged historic buildings in the city's centre.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

More than 550 drones were launched in a rare and deadly daytime onslaught that left the historic centre of Lviv aflame and damaged a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

Lawmakers were nearing a solution to end a 40-day partial government shutdown that has crippled America's major airports. But it's a rare case of a deal Donald Trump doesn't want to make.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

Israel's defence minister urged the Lebanese government to disarm Hezbollah or face even greater military assaults and a long occupation that could make it impossible for families to return to their communities.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

Dayton James Webber, 27, is facing murder charges after being accused of shooting a passenger in the front seat of a car that he was driving during an argument.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

Pakistan says it is willing to host peace talks to end the Iran conflict as fighting continues.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

Trump didn't follow through on his threatened attacks. The response by the Iranians shows they understand the constraints on the US president.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

The Iranian regime rejected the US president's claim that it "wants to make a deal”, but signs suggest both sides might be open to talks after Trump held off on attacking Iranian energy infrastructure.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

Trump tours Elvis Presley's Graceland in Memphis, a detour during the Iran war and airport turmoil.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

The US president has taken a surprise pitstop at the home of Elvis Presley in Tennessee, professing his love for the late singer and wishing that he could have met him.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

Even if the US president immediately pulls out of his war on Iran, he will leave behind tensions that are likely to destabilise energy security and global trade for years.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

This uncompromising hardliner could, paradoxically, be the only person who can reach an agreement to end the war.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

A firetruck responding to a different emergency drives in front of a landing Air Canada jet causes a collision resulting in the death of the pilot and co-pilot.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Solange Tremblay was found outside the aircraft having suffered multiple fractures but otherwise OK, her daughter said.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

An animation shows what was happening at air traffic control at New York's La Guardia when the Air Canada plane crashed into a truck on the runway

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Three people in hoodies were filmed setting fire to the vehicles amid a renewed debate about rising antisemitism at the same time Israel intensifies its attacks on Iran.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Donald Trump says the ultimatum for Iran to reopen the Hormuz Strait has been postponed.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

An investigation is underway into a deadly collision between a plane and fire truck at New York's LaGuardia airport.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Faced with a choice between a significant escalation (on a self-imposed deadline) or an off-ramp, Trump opted for the latter. He may yet be forced into changing tack again.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

US President Donald Trump has postponed strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure for five days. Follow our live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East and related developments in Australia.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The evidence is piling up – Trump has catastrophically miscalculated this war with Iran, just as Putin did with Ukraine.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The US president said Iran wanted to "make a deal” and claimed US envoys had been holding talks with a "respected” Iranian leader.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

It's the pop-up everyone in the US capital is talking about. Prediction markets are all the rage in America – just don't ask them if they're promoting gambling.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Audio reveals a controller desperately telling a fire truck to stop moments before the New York runway collision which claimed the lives of a pilot and co-pilot.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Donald Trump has threatened to strike Iran's energy infrastructure – but the price could be further energy carnage in the global economy.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

As the war enters its fourth week, Iran isn't showing much sign of capitulation, betting it can dial up economic pain on the West.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

An Iranian military spokesperson claimed an Israeli-American combat drone was downed over Tehran, preventing planned attacks, while media released footage of missles being launched.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Donald Trump has given Iran a 48-hour deadline to reopen the Hormuz strait.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Thousands of residents on Oahu in Hawaii have been evacuated after the worst flooding in 20 years.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

American TV host Samantha Guthrie has issued a new plea to find her mother who has been missing for nearly 50 days.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Iran said it would "completely close” the Strait of Hormuz if the US targeted energy infrastructure after Donald Trump's threat. Follow live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The US president's threat to "obliterate” Iran's power plants came as Tehran's representative to the UN maritime agency said the vital shipping lane remained open to all vessels except those linked to "Iran's enemies”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The US president has started using the word "excursion” to suggest this is just a short trip, a brief diversion. But there is no real end in sight.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Tel Aviv is pursuing its own agenda in attacks against Iran, and Washington's denials about their actions are not plausible.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The destruction of this former paradise is not from over-tourism, though many will say this has happened too.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The clash over funding for Homeland Security has led to a shortage of security agents at major US airports, disrupting travel.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The Washington DC Eagles are one of dozens of Australian rules football clubs across the US that will compete in regional and national tournaments this year.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Two Iranian missiles were launched at a joint US-UK military base Diego Garcia in the Chagos Archipelago.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Follow our rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East as it enters its fourth week and shows no signs of abating.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Soldiers were sent to Greenland equipped with explosives and blood supplies, European officials said.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Former FBI chief Robert Mueller was maligned by the US president throughout his two-year investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US election.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Donald Trump says he's now considering "winding back” US military efforts in the Middle East, as the war enters its fourth week.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Best known as the arse-kicking star of action films, he became an unwitting if good-natured pioneer of the internet meme.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The newly released video – which Timberlake fought to keep secret – shows the pop star struggling to walk in a straight line and stand on one leg after being pulled over in New York's Hamptons.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

While attacks on energy supplies are in the spotlight, there are fears that damage to other critical infrastructure could trigger a water emergency for millions.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

U.S. President Donald Trump says 'I think so' when asked if Israel would end war when US does.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The Iranian regime has threatened to strike tourism sites around the world and says its still manufacturing missiles.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Legendary action star and martial artist Chuck Norris has passed away suddenly at 86-years-old after being hospitalised in Hawaii.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Israel's defence minister said attacks against Iran would ramp up next week - hours after US President Donald Trump told reporters he was considering "winding down” military operations.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Israel this week launched a secretive cross-border raid to find the body of a missing pilot. It instead found defiant locals determined to resist, our reporters David Crowe and Kate Geraghty discovered in Nabi Chit.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Follow our rolling coverage of the Middle East conflict as the price of oil surges and fears of fuel shortages grow.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Retaliatory strikes between Iran and Israel on oil and gas facilities have sent fuel prices soaring and world leaders in a rush for a solution.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The latest assaults follow days of Iranian strikes on regional energy infrastructure that have roiled global markets.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Japan's prime minister was bracing for a difficult meeting with the US president when it took an unexpected diversion back to Japan's role in World War II.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

In the centre of the tiny Lebanese village of Nabi Chit is a crater from an Israeli missile, following a skirmish, a sign of an escalating war.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

A decisive victory over Iran would be the achievement of a lifetime for the Israeli prime minister. His hardline stance on the conflict has bolstered his position inside Israel where opposition parties are splintered.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Iran women's football team greeted in Tehran

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The American actor and fellow collector John Wilkerson wanted to "spread the word” about the paintings they love. Increasingly, they feel they've accomplished their mission.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Indonesian authorities have arrested six people, four of them from the military's intelligence unit, in connection to the incident that has sent a chill through Indonesian human rights activists.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Asked by a Japanese reporter why he did not inform allies about the war in advance, Trump said he did not want to give away his plans.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Indonesian activist Andrie Yunus was seriously injured in a chemical attack in Central Jakarta.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Asked by a Japanese reporter why he did not inform allies about the war in advance, Trump said he did not want to give away his plans.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Dramatic footage has emerged of the moment a journalist, working for Russian state broadcaster RT, was wounded in an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

A missile has landed metres from a journalist reporting live for a Russian network on the war in Lebanon.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Gas and oil fields have been struck in Qatar and Iran as the cost of oil soars.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

In a meeting with Japan's prime minister, Donald Trump said he didn't warn allies about his attack on Iran because he wanted it to be a surprise, like the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

As everyone was absorbing the RBA's decision to raise interest rates on Tuesday evening, one economist received something of a rock-star reception in Sydney.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Whatever else America is meant to be capable of, we expect it to be able to smash things. And yet, barely a fortnight into the US president's war on Iran, he's reduced to asking for help … from China.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The US president has distanced himself from an Israeli attack on Iran's South Pars offshore gas field as tit-for-tat strikes on energy infrastructure escalate the Middle East conflict and propel oil prices even higher.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

After he left jail in 2009, Epstein hired a host of people to make him look better on Google, Wikipedia and many other places on the web.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The oil shocks of the 1970s had once taught presidents and military chiefs to observe some caution in the Middle East.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

US Vice President JD Vance has told a US audience that other countries around the world had it worse on petrol prices.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Iranian women footballers have arrived home after dropping Australian asylum bids.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Israel has struck a major Iranian gas field as Tehran threatens to respond.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The Sydney-born Trump diehard will serve as special presidential envoy for "American tourism, exceptionalism and values” after being dumped as US ambassador to Malaysia.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Oil prices have surged as both sides ratchet up attacks on energy facilities. Follow our live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East and related developments in Australia.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

For the ordinary Trump-voting American, the Middle East conflict is a long way away. But what Americans will have noticed is that petrol prices have soared more than US80¢ a gallon.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

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

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Political leadership is about rising to the occasion, but US President Donald Trump looks in danger of deflating.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The stars of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives – who rose to fame by peddling the traditionalist lifestyle to a new generation – are living a very different reality.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The US president has unleashed global chaos with his war on Iran. At this stage, the only geographical location that won't be negatively affected is Epstein Island.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The killing of Iran's intelligence minister is the third Israeli assassination of Iran's leadership in two days.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

In a scene that would have once been unimaginable, an alleged IRA commander faced questions in a London courtroom about terrorist attacks.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Allies are berated when they don't offer to help, and belittled when they do. As with the sudden resignation of MAGA ally Joe Kent, what goes around comes around.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The US president is furious with Australia and other allies for not sending military support to the Strait of Hormuz, but this is a mess of his own making.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Ali Larijani's death could mean a further militarisation of the Iranian system and deeper "regime radicalisation”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Donald Trump says that he never needed or wanted other countries' help in Iran, while lashing out at US allies – including Australia

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Thousands of flights cancelled across eastern US due to lingering winter storm.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The president named Australia among the countries whose help he no longer needed in the effort to unblock the crucial Strait of Hormuz, and went as far as saying that the US should rethink its involvement in NATO.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

An Iranian projectile has struck near an Australian defence base in the United Arab Emirates. Follow our live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

With the movement of oil tankers in the Middle East at a standstill, the Australian government has confirmed it hasn't been asked to send the navy to the Gulf.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

With the US-Israeli war on Iran in its third week, Israel says it has killed two top Iranian officials, while the situation at the strait has thrown Trump's foreign policy agenda into chaos.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

As the regime's internet blackout continues, state media is the only source of information for millions of Iranians.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The debt-ridden author slipped five times the lethal dose of fentanyl in a cocktail and falsely believed she would inherit his multimillion-dollar estate, prosecutors say.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The US president threatened to delay his meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping unless Beijing helped to police the Strait of Hormuz. His officials soon backtracked.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The US president pressed House Speaker Mike Johnson to discuss the private medical details of Republican congressman, Neal Dunn, who had a serious health issue.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Terrified spring break beachgoers ran from a Florida beach when they heard gunshots nearby.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The UK and Germany insist they won't be drawn into the Iran war despite demands by US President Donald Trump.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Welcome to our rolling coverage of the war in the Middle East, which continues to rage across multiple fronts, fuelling fears of a global energy crisis.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

US credibility is harmed, its power in the Indo-Pacific is drained and its munitions stocks are depleted. Yet the president can't say what his goal is.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Susie Wiles, the first female White House chief-of-staff in US history, will continue to serve in the role "virtually full-time” while she undergoes treatment.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Iran has scoffed at the idea it is seeking a peace deal, saying it is prepared to defend itself for as long as it takes.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

A new dramatised series tracing the romance, wedding and stunningly sad death of JFK Jr and Carolyn Bessette has found unexpected audiences.

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