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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 hours ago)

Investigators have found messages engraved into four casings gathered near the scene of the fatal shooting in Utah.

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The grieving widow has promoted female submissiveness in marriage, and not chasing a pay cheque, while also being a successful entrepreneur.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 hours ago)

While it's easy to find condemnation for senseless violence, and feel sympathy towards Kirk's wife and young children, it's difficult to find empathy.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (9 hours ago)

When news broke that Taylor Swift was engaged, Charlie Kirk took to TikTok: "Submit to your husband, Taylor. You're not in charge,” he said in a video viewed 7.5 million times. It shows how Kirk harnessed the attention economy to build a political empire that has shattered the left's grip on young voters.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (14 hours ago)

Protesters were accused of punching police and throwing bottles at authorities as the London rally spilled through the streets around the British parliament.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (14 hours ago)

Nigel Farage and his Reform UK running mates like Dame Andrea Jenkyns know how to put on a show, but can they really win power?

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (17 hours ago)

Trump said on Saturday he wanted to see tariffs of 50 to 100 per cent on China in order to "break” its support for Russia.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A day ago)

The TikToker is the last person to speak to the MAGA activist before his assassination. At first, he thought the gunshot was a firecracker – until he saw the blood.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A day ago)

Days of violent protests have left the Himalayan former kingdom without a functioning government and with many of its institutions in ruins.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A day ago)

The man accused of shooting MAGA activist Charlie Kirk seemingly had a bright future ahead of him, as a well-liked and excellent student with no criminal history and a "great family”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A day ago)

The individual has been identified as Tyler Robinson, as officials provided details about inscriptions found on bullet casings with the rifle believed to have been used in the killing.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A day ago)

"We will never be able to solve all the other problems, including the violence problems that people are worried about, if we can't have a clash of ideas safely and securely. Especially those ideas with which you disagree.”

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A day ago)

After a 30-hour manhunt, the man suspected of having shot conservative political commentator Charlie Kirk is in police custody.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

America has been left reeling from the conservative activist's assassination, and many are now frightened about what might come next.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

Utah Governor Spencer Cox also provided information about the rifle and bullet casings found by investigators, including inscriptions on the ammunition.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

The show of support comes as the war-torn nation calls on Western leaders to offer more military aid to counter Russian drones and missiles.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

Charlie Kirk spent the final hours of his life posting about the murder of a young woman – a crime that had, until his own assassination, become a flashpoint.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

The US president's take was in contrast to European leaders, who said the incursion had been an "unprecedented provocation”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

After studying eight years worth of footage taken under the sea, scientists now have an understanding of how octopuses prefer to use their limbs.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

Charlie Kirk's death was immediately entangled in a miasma of deliberate falsehoods, honest mistakes and half-baked guesswork.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

From gender to race, Charlie Kirk's confrontational approach to culture war issues won him a huge following in the burgeoning MAGA youth movement.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

The US President said he was surprised about the conviction, adding that "it was very much like they tried to do with me, but they didn't get away with”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

The president's reaction to Charlie Kirk's assassination shows how much the 31-year-old conservative activist had become a part of the Trump family.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

Florida's surgeon-general has compared vaccination to slavery. It's part of a war on science which may cost many lives.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

US podcaster Joe Rogan was filming the latest episode of his show with actor Charlie Sheen when news broke that conservative activist Charlie Kirk had been shot dead.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

The FBI released new surveillance showing the man they believe shot Charlie Kirk making his getaway in the moments after the MAGA activist was killed.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

Donald Trump has sold the world the idea that he makes deals, but what purpose can he serve if no world leaders will deal with him?

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

New video obtained by TMZ shows a person who appears similar to the person of interest in Charlie Kirk's shooting.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

The assassinated right-wing firebrand and I were on different sides of most political arguments, yet we were on the same side on the continued possibility of American politics. It's supposed to be an argument, not a war.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

The British ambassador to the US was sacked from his role after revelations he maintained a relationship with the disgraced financier even after Epstein's crimes were exposed.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

When White House aides told Donald Trump on Wednesday afternoon that his close ally had been shot, he was shocked. By the evening, that shock had turned to fury.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

Security was light at Utah Valley University as the conservative influencer and key Trump ally arrived for a question-and-answer session in front of 3000 people.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

As armed officers go door to door in their search for the person who shot Charlie Kirk, a bipartisan moment of silence on the floor of the House of Representatives descended into angry chaos.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

Footage shows the crowds gathered in front of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, when suddenly they start to flee.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

The young conservative firebrand, who died from a gunshot, would have defended his killer's right to bear arms.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

What was once a far-right concept that was taken by the left and far-left, thousands joined 'Block Everything' movement across France, protesting President Emmanuel Macron's new choice of prime minister Sébastien Lecornu.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

One witness described a split second of confusion: Kirk was being asked about mass shootings and – for a moment – he wondered whether the shooting was part of an act.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

It is an extraordinary moment when Russian forces can fly 19 drones into Polish airspace without any penalty.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

US President Donald Trump has addressed the nation after his conservative ally Charlie Kirk was shot dead at an event in Utah.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

The Duke of Sussex made a surprise visit to the King's London residence to see his father during a break in a brief trip from California.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

The assassination of MAGA activist Charlie Kirk is a shocking tragedy and an awful, scary reflection of the extreme political violence that now afflicts the US. It has to stop, but it seems likely to only get worse.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

Footage shows the crowds gathered in front of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, when suddenly they start to flee.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

He rose from teenage activist to top podcaster, culture warrior and ally of President Donald Trump, and died doing what made him a political force – rallying the right on a college campus.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

Prominent pro-Trump media personality Charlie Kirk has died after he was shot in the neck on a US college campus.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

Poland invoked Article 4 of the NATO agreement over what is called an act of aggression, as Voldymyr Zelensky urged Western powers to work on stronger air defence.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

The former vice president and failed presidential candidate says Democrats were "reckless” for failing to question Joe Biden's decision to run again and leaving it up to him and his wife Jill.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

King Charles III and Prince Harry have reunited for the first time in more than 18 months.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

Prominent Donald Trump supporter and conservative podcaster Charlie Kirk has been shot at an event on a college campus in Utah.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

Russia has been accused of deliberate provocation over its drones crossing into Polish airspace, forcing NATO fighter jets to scramble.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

Combined with rubbish-blocked drains, rains late Tuesday and into Wednesday transformed small creeks and channels into raging torrents that collapsed buildings and caused traffic gridlock.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

Poland and NATO allies scrambled fighters to shoot down Russian drones that violated Polish airspace in what its military described as an "act of aggression”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

A dancing Harry donated more than $2 million to a children's charity during a UK visit that has highlighted his estrangement from Prince William, with no apparent plans for the pair to meet.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the deadly strike on Qatar targeted Hamas leaders but with ceasefire talks now fragile, the stakes couldn't be higher.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

Israel struck at the heart of the Hamas leadership as they discussed the latest offer of a peace deal in the Qatari capital.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

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

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

Police have released further images of the campsite where Tom Phillips' children were found after his death on Monday, which appear to show a camp kitchen and sleeping area.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

The unrest was sparked by social media bans before spiralling to reflect broader youth discontent, including anger over privileges for the children of the powerful.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

Israel has pushed its luck on multiple occasions in its campaign to exterminate Hamas. This time, it may have gone too far.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

A press conference in Sweden was abruptly brought to a halt after their newly appointed health minister collapsed.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

Qatar said it would "not tolerate this reckless Israeli behaviour and the ongoing disruption of regional security”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

A State Department ruling appeared to nullify the practice of renewing visas in a third-country embassy or consulate, which was popular with Australians to avoid long trips home.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

Israel has launched an assassination attempt on the Hamas leadership in Qatar, escalating tensions in the Middle East.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

Nepal's seat of government is among buildings set on fire as protests grow increasingly violent.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has outlined Australia's approach to borders to his British counterpart as top top-level intelligence talks took place in London.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

While Murdoch snr's anointed heir is likely to stick to the same course, the media giant must brace for shifting consumer habits and economic headwinds.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

US Democrats said a photo depicted Jeffrey Epstein and a longtime Mar-a-Lago member joking about "selling a 'fully depreciated' woman to Donald Trump for $22,500”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

As Harry visited his grandmother's grave in Windsor on Monday, his older brother was reportedly just 12 kilometres away carrying out a public engagement.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

The chaos in this pillar of democracy hits at a time when China is trying to assert its authority as a global superpower.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

Police are now facing questions about how a campsite where two children were found – not far from the road where their father was killed after almost four years on the run – had remained undetected.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

The helicopter lost contact with air traffic control about eight minutes after departing from an airport in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

British street artist Banksy has painted a mural on London's High Court depicting a judge beating a protester, possibly in reaction to the arrest of hundreds of demonstrators supporting banned group Palestine Action.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

The new work by the elusive street artist appeared on a wall outside one of London's famous courts. It came days after a large pro-Palestine protest in the city.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

Appeals court upholds E. Jean Carroll's $83.3M defamation judgment against Trump

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

The Murdoch family has resolved a succession dispute with Lachlan remaining in control of their media empire.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

Emmanuel Macron will be forced to appoint a new prime minister within days to counter demands for his resignation and fresh elections.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

The president made the remarks just as a court in New York upheld a verdict finding he must pay writer E. Jean Carroll $126 million for defaming her after denying her claim of sexual assault.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

A female passenger has described the "indescribable gunfire” as unidentified shooters boarded her crowded bus in the morning rush hour.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

Fifteen people have been wounded as two gunmen opened fire in northern Jerusalem.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

US President Donald Trump is threatening new sanctions on Russia and demanding Hamas accept a deal with Israel.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

A four-year manhunt that gripped New Zealand has ended in a deadly shootout.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

A family found the bodies of the two children after they bought the contents of an abandoned storage unit during an online auction.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

A New Zealand father, who had been on the run with his three children for almost four years, has been shot dead by police after an armed robbery.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

A father who disappeared into remote bush with his three children four years ago has been killed in a shootout after an alleged early morning burglary.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

After being on the run for four years with his three children, fugitive Tom Phillips has been shot dead in a shootout with NZ police.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

Rob Phillips saw his company's revenue halve after China imposed sanctions on Australia in 2020. But now he's chasing an even bigger slice of the Chinese market.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

As the upstairs-downstairs blockbuster prepares for its big-screen finale, auction house Bonhams is selling off an array of screen-used props, including dozens of vintage-era outfits.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

New Zealand fugitive Tom Phillips, who was shot dead today, was spotted last month outside a store in Piopio on the North Island.

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Britain listed Palestine Action as a terrorist group after some of its members broke into an air force base and damaged military planes.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

Carlo Acutis, who died in 2006, was particularly interested in computer science and devoured college-level books on programming even as a youngster.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Heavily guarded government buildings in Kyiv have been struck by Russian air attacks in a major escalation of the Ukraine war.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

President Donald Trump receives a mixed reception as he attends the US Open tennis final in New York.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Russia fired 13 missiles and sent 805 drones against Ukrainian targets during the record assault, killing a 32-year-old woman and her two-month-old son in Kyiv.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Many fans were still waiting in long queues outside Arthur Ashe Stadium despite the match being delayed by half an hour due to additional security screenings.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Two people have died, including a toddler, in a Russian drone and missile strike on Ukraine's capital.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

More than 400 protesters have been arrested in London after clashing with police during a demonstration in support of Palestine Action, a group declared a "terrorist organisation” in the UK.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Pope Leo XIV has presided over the canonisation of the Catholic Church's first millennial saint, a 15-year-old computer whiz.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Shigeru Ishiba said he would start a process to hold a party leadership vote to choose his replacement.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Footage of Okan the bear undergoing scans for stomach pains went viral in Turkey last week. 

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The attack set the main building of the Ukrainian government in Kyiv on fire and left three people dead, including a baby.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

These are dark times, so the urge to seek light relief is understandable. But at the risk of sounding like a curmudgeon, this is the moment for politics to get serious.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The Israeli army is urging Palestinians to move south ahead of an escalating offensive to seize the city of nearly 1 million.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The US president has amplified his promises to send National Guard troops and immigration agents to Chicago by posting a parody image from Apocalypse Now.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

China's military said its forces had followed and warned the ships, accusing them of engaging in "trouble-making and provocation”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

US President Donald Trump has vowed to send the National Guard into more American cities.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The controversial leader energised thousands of supporters at a party conference in Birmingham on the weekend, as he rides high in the opinion polls.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

California Governor Gavin Newsom seems to be getting under the US president's thin skin. It's not pretty, but it's pretty effective.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The price tag didn't seem to deter the punters eagerly lining up for it at the US Open. But I want my money back.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The prime minster said "summit season” would offer multiple opportunities for him to see the US president, but the number of Trump's planned appearances is shrinking.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The latest employment report in the United States is bad news for a president whose agenda revolves around returning America to a "golden age”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The increasing popularity of lab-grown gems is creating the biggest disruption in the diamond market since early last century.

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The fallout comes as populist challenger Nigel Farage, the former Brexit advocate who leads the Reform UK party, rallied thousands of supporters with a vow to "make Britain great again”.

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Tesla's board has proposed a $US1 trillion compensation plan for CEO Elon Musk in what would be the largest corporate pay package in history.

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The 92-year-old was the wife of a cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth II, and best known for her association with Wimbledon.

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Months of political uncertainty in Thailand sparked by the suspension and eventual dismissal of the prime minister have come to a temporary pause.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

His former patients are now demanding an independent inquiry to establish whether any of them may have had unnecessary surgery.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

For a president who already has his own club in Florida and numerous golf clubs, this latest rebrand and renovation of a famous garden is fitting.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

A United States man accused of links to the Wieambilla shootings that left six people dead has had his trial on firearms and threats charges delayed for the second time.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Weeks before she died, Giuffre reportedly voiced her regret to her family about how she had written about her marriage.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The former Victorian premier is not the only ex-politician monetising connections made during office – just the most blatant one.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Brexit populist Nigel Farage has dominated British politics for more than a decade. In troubled times, could he now become the next prime minister?

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

As images began to emerge showing the aftermath of the weekend earthquake that killed at least 2200 people, it quickly became clear that something was missing.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Crews begin removing wreckage of famed Lisbon street car that derailed and crashed

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The call comes ahead of a long-awaited, potential in-person meeting at this month's United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York, or in Washington.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Twenty-six nations have offered forces to guarantee Ukraine's security in a potential peace deal with Russia.

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"The city needs answers,” the mayor of the Portuguese capital said as the death toll rose to 16, adding that talk of possible causes was "mere speculation”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Portrait of a Lady has been displayed publicly for the first time in 80 years, after it unwittingly featured in an advertisement posted online by the daughter of a fugitive Nazi.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin were overheard talking about the idea of living forever at China's military parade.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

A regenerative medicine expert weighs in on the Russian leader's ideas about living forever.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The Australian embassy in Japan has issued a warning to travellers to behave themselves after the latest example of a fame-seeking foreigner riling locals.

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The electric streetcar is one of the Portuguese capital's landmarks and a big draw for tourists. Eyewitnesses said it careened down the hill.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Kim's minders clean a room in the Chinese capital where he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Footage shows the reclusive state's extraordinary measures to conceal clues about Kim's health.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

An Instagrammer called Lochie Jones has caused furore after filming himself taking an offering from a grave in Japan and drinking it, before burping.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Wednesday's extravagant display of raw power on the streets of Beijing belies a more troubling shift in geopolitical relations.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Thirty-five years ago, two of my friends died in my arms. Andrews has prostituted himself to a murderous regime.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

A hot mic moment at China's military parade has captured Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping discussing immortality.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The three dictators' discussion was caught on a livestream as they led a group of other leaders ahead of a major military parade in Beijing.

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The death of a young taxi driver at the hands of police, caught on camera, proved the catalyst for simmering public anger to turn into riotous rage.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

"What you put into your body is because of your relationship with your body and your god,” the state's top doctor, surgeon-general Joseph Ladapo, told a cheering crowd.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein have gathered in Washington DC, pushing for more files to be released by the US government.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

A Los Angeles woman dubbed the 'Ketamine Queen' has pleaded guilty to illegally selling drugs to actor Matthew Perry.

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At least 15 people have been killed in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, after a popular funicular tram derailed and crashed.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will head to London within weeks for talks on the AUKUS pact with UK counterpart Sir Keir Starmer amid doubts about American support for the plan.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Wearing tan jail garb, Jasveen Sangha was asked by the judge whether she knew the vials of ketamine she was giving to her middleman Erik Fleming were going to Perry.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

China's Victory Day parade demonstrated an astonishing display of military hardware and innovation.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

She holds no known official title. The outside world has never heard her voice. State media has not even named her, except to say she is the "most beloved”,"respected” daughter of North Korea's leader.

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

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Flanked by Russia's Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong-un, the Chinese president managed to engineer a defining image of this decade, if not this century.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The US president took aim at Xi Jinping as the Chinese leader used major military parade in Beijing to warn that the world was facing a choice – peace or war.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Chinese President Xi Jinping will preside over a parade that will showcase China's cutting-edge weapons systems and strengthening diplomatic reach, in an event designed to cement the country's status as the leading challenger to US-led global order.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

World leaders including North Korea's Kim Jong Un and Russia's Vladimir Putin are marking the 80th anniversary of World War II at a major military parade in Beijing.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

In a highly choreographed display, Xi Jinping has inspected China's soldiers during a military parade.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Chinese President Xi Jinping will preside over a parade that will showcase China's cutting-edge weapons systems and strengthening diplomatic reach, in an event designed to cement the country's status as the leading challenger to US-led global order.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The use of military force against Latin American drug cartels represents a significant escalation by the Trump administration and could have serious implications for the region.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

After an unusual week with no public events, the US president reappeared to hit out at rumours about his health.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

President Donald Trump said he will send federal law enforcement to combat crime in what he called the "hellhole" cities of Chicago and Baltimore, despite staunch opposition from state and local officials in both cities.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Donald Trump has announced a major change to the US space industry amid speculation about his health.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

UK police arrested television comedy writer Graham Linehan, a creator of the Black Books and The IT Crowd series, after five officers met him at Heathrow Airport.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Former defence secretary Jim Mattis and defence minister Marise Payne are among the authors of an essay that warns abandoning the AUKUS pact would be a gift for Beijing and Moscow.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

In an Australian exclusive, Peter Hartcher sits down with the freedom-fighting wife of anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny who died last year while in jail.

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