World News: Australia

Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 hours ago)

Israel carried out at least two attacks on Gaza on Friday, killing seven Palestinians, including three women and a child, according to local medics.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (8 hours ago)

The joint operation to eliminate the terrorist was conducted by US and Nigerian forces, the US president said in a Truth Social post.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (10 hours ago)

The attack took place in the Ukrainian city of Kherson, which has been the subject of near-constant Russian drone sieges sometimes likened to a "human safari”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (11 hours ago)

Russian-affiliated media channels have claimed responsibility for the attack.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (11 hours ago)

The law came looking for Ronald "Bato” dela Rosa on Monday, setting off several extraordinary days in the country's Senate, beginning with an apparent chase and culminating in a gunfight.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (13 hours ago)

The divers became trapped in a sea cave at a depth of about 50 metres. A high-risk search for the bodies was suspended because of rough seas.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (15 hours ago)

US President Donald Trump divulged key details of his conversations with Chinese president Xi Jinping while flying home from the high-stakes meeting in Beijing.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (15 hours ago)

US President Donald Trump has wrapped up his high-stakes trip to Beijing, saying he's hopeful the US and China will forge a stronger bond.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (18 hours ago)

The US president teased an imminent decision on arms sales to Taiwan after the topic featured prominently in his discussions in Beijing, and said Xi asked directly if the US would defend Taiwan in a war.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A day ago)

For a summit low on expectations but high on optics, Xi delivered a carefully crafted spectacle designed to project China's status as the foremost peer to the US.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A day ago)

Such is the public revulsion for Keir Starmer, Britain is on the brink of surpassing Australia's record for ousting PMs.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A day ago)

The leaders of the two most powerful countries in the world have spent the past two days at their cordial best, with the Trump administration confident the visit will pay dividends.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A day ago)

Two men wanted by NSW police, and an Australian pilot, have been detained in Indonesia for six months.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A day ago)

The US president's question came as he was given a tour of the historic gardens of the Chinese leadership's high-security Beijing compound.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A day ago)

The two leaders strolled through the grounds of the Zhongnanhai leadership compound ahead of their final-day meeting in Beijing.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A day ago)

If an underwhelming, complacent Labour fails to sort itself out over the coming months, the potential for a Reform victory at the next election will only grow.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A day ago)

The contenders for Prime Minister Keir Starmer's job all profess to have the solutions to the unfolding crisis. In fact, they are all part of the problem.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

Chinese President Xi Jinping hosts state banquet at Beijing's Great Hall of the People for US President Donald Trump.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart conclude their two-day state visit with a cordial working lunch, but behind the scenes, major differences persist.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

US President Donald Trump was met by a contingent of children shouting: "Welcome!” outside the Great Hall of the People.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

A top UK minister has resigned overnight, paving the way for a leadership challenge to PM Keir Starmer.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

The Iran war, Taiwan and trade have been discussed by Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at their US-China summit.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

The UK health secretary ended days of speculation by formally resigning from the government in a letter he posted on social media, while another rival for the top job emerged hours later.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

The world's two most powerful men – US president Donald Trump and China's leader Xi Jinping – struck a cordial tone, but will the goodwill deliver the win they are both chasing?

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

France's first lady denies the suggestion – made by a writer promoting his new book – that she flew into a jealous rage over an Iranian actor.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

Donald Trump is in Beijing to meet with Xi Jinping and strike a trade deal, but will he inadvertently make it harder for the rest of us?

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

The Chinese president welcomed Trump outside the Great Hall of the People with a guard of honour, while a group of schoolchildren waved and cheered.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

The world's two most powerful men are set to discuss trade, Taiwan, and the Iran War in a high-stakes summit across two days in Beijing.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

US President Donald Trump is in Beijing for his highly anticipated summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Here's what we covered today.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the murder convictions and life sentence of disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

US President Donald Trump arrived in Beijing on Wednesday for his highly anticipated summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

A burst of gunfire rang out Wednesday night in the Philippine Senate, where authorities have tried to arrest a senator who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for a charge of crime against humanity.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

Gunshots were heard at the Philippine Senate in Manila and people were told to run for cover as chaos erupted in anticipation of an attempt to arrest Senator Ronald dela Rosa.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

Former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig, who spent more than 1000 days detained by China, says middle powers will be anxious to avoid an ambiguous summit that leaves them uncertain about what Trump has actually promised.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

Donald Trump has arrived in Beijing for a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

Xi Jinping hasn't forgotten what happened when he rolled out the red carpet for Trump's China visit in 2017. Trump responded with tariffs on $US200 billion in imports.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

Health Secretary Wes Streeting is poised to seek the top job after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer dared his challengers to call a formal contest.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

The drama in the Philippine Senate unfolded days after a failed attempt to arrest a high-profile senator accused by the International Criminal Court of historical crimes against humanity.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

Alex Murdaugh, who admits to being a thief, liar, insurance cheat and bad lawyer, has adamantly denied killing his wife Maggie and younger son Paul since he found their bodies in 2021.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

Beijing: With the US president's popularity sinking back home, he's looking to score a win by signing deals with China, writes North Asia correspondent Lisa Visentin.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

A two-year investigation by a team of researchers in Israel has compiled a catalogue of sexual violence on hostages during and after the October 7 attack perpetrated by Hamas and its allies.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

The hantavirus outbreak is cause for caution, not panic.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

As social media floods with false and misleading content about hantavirus, experts warn misinformation could cause serious problems in a major global health emergency.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

Donald Trump arrives in Beijing this week, touting his good relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping, but beneath that, tensions and suspicions between the two countries run deep.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

Extraordinary footage shows him bolting through hallways and stumbling up fire escapes. Investigators are seeking to ship him off to The Hague over alleged crimes against humanity.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

A Philippines politician accused of being an architect of the country's deadly war on drugs remained holed up in the Senate on Tuesday after running away from investigators seeking to ship him off to The Hague.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

President Donald Trump lashes out at a reporter.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

Asked by a reporter to what extent Americans' financial situation was motivating him to make a deal to end the war, President Trump replied, "not even a little bit.”

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

Four UK government ministers have resigned as pressure mounts on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to quit.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein have testified in Florida, where the pedophile and financier was first investigated.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

The Pentagon says the Iran war has cost the United States $29 billion to date.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

The US president also called two female journalists "stupid” and "dumb” – one asked about surging inflation and Iran, the other pressed him on the rising costs of his White House ballroom project.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

The British PM has refused to quit, putting the onus on his critics – including Australian-born MP Catherine West – to launch a formal leadership challenge.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

The man accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges during his first court appearance.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

Growing numbers of people are signing up to conspiracy theories over attempts on the president's life, with the results of a major poll labelled "definitely bleak” by one analyst.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

In some of his first public remarks since leaving his post as ambassador to the US, former PM Kevin Rudd recounted a telling interaction with his Chinese counterpart in 2024.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

Donald Trump has described the White House as a 's--- house' in a speech at the Rose Garden.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

For years, the disgraced financier's office relied on American Express to arrange trips not just for him, but for dozens of women – often aimed at helping them obtain visas, public files show.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

The White House has denied Donald Trump fell asleep surrounded by people at a White House meeting.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

Keir Starmer is on borrowed time as senior cabinet members lose faith in him, but as the drama unfolds, the entire episode piles more embarrassment on the UK government.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

President Donald Trump claims that Iran went back on his ceasefire proposal to allow the US to come in and help extract its highly enriched uranium.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

Donald Trump says the US-Iran ceasefire is on 'life support' after rejecting Tehran's peace proposals.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

The man accused of attempting to kill Donald Trump at a Washington press dinner has pleaded not guilty.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

Elon Musk and other tech moguls will join Donald Trump on his visit to China this week.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

Four Australian passengers will quarantine in the Netherlands after being evacuated from a virus-hit cruse ship.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

Asked whether he believed the US should still sell weapons to Taiwan, the US president said: "Well, I'm going to have that discussion with President Xi. President Xi would like us not to, and I'll have that discussion.”

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

The US president lashed out at Iran's "stupid” leaders and said their counter-proposal to end the war was a "piece of garbage” that he didn't bother to fully read.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

The US leader and Chinese leaders will meet this week – the first humiliated by Iran, the second suppressing any sign of despair among his people.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

The US president is deadly serious about giving Washington DC a makeover and is now facing criticism over using special powers to hand-pick a company to finish work on the memorial in time for the country's 250th birthday.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

Foreign media have highlighted Pauline Hanson's admiration for Donald Trump and the growing electoral support globally for populist right parties.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

Despite the US turning the screws on Tehran with a naval blockade and a new wave of economic sanctions, the regime is not buckling.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

Working-class Wigan has long been a UK Labour stronghold, but of the 25 seats up for grabs at the recent local elections, 24 went to populist leader Nigel Farage's Reform party.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

Wigan was a stronghold for the Labour Party for decades, but it swung hard to back populist leader Nigel Farage and his Reform UK party in the latest elections.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

Australians will be among the last off the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship docked at the Canary Islands with a repatriation flight en route.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

Tehran focused on ending the war on all fronts, especially in Lebanon, and safe shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, but it did not indicate how or when the vital waterway might reopen.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

The swashbuckler and great rival of Rupert Murdoch once laughed about how he could pause his medication and see off his tycoon rival once and for all.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

The vessel has arrived in the Canary Islands after the Spanish government overruled a local attempt to block its entry.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

Two days before One Nation won Farrer, Farage's Reform party triumphed in the UK.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

Two days before One Nation won Farrer, Farage's Reform party triumphed in the UK

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

A person who jumped a fence and was on a runway at Denver International Airport was struck and killed by a Frontier Airlines plane during takeoff.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

Despite reassurances from global health officials that the operation to bring ashore passengers and crew is low-risk, some Canary Island residents are concerned.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

A plane taking off from Denver International Airport was forced to make an emergency stop after it hit a person on the runway.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The incident sparked an engine fire and forced passengers to evacuate down emergency slides onto the runway.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Passengers disembark after Frontier Airlines plane hits and kills pedestrian at Denver airport

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The operation to evacuate passengers stranded on the MV Hondius cruise ship, impacted by hantavirus, has been thwarted by the president of the Canary Islands.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The inimitable durian has a track record of waft "emergencies” in Australia, including evacuations of universities, libraries and hospitals. South-East Asian and Chinese people love the stuff.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Catherine West, a dual British-Australian citizen, took the extraordinary step in a bid to force cabinet ministers to dump Starmer and choose a new leader.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Iran has given no indication of whether it will accept the US plan to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz a day after renewed clashes threatened the fragile truce.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

An elderly man found guilty of the 2022 murder and dismemberment of a 68-year-old woman had already served two separate prison terms for earlier killings.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The US military has posted video of strikes on two Iranian oil tankers.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

It's sour and smelly, but a traditional beverage made from fermented mung beans has gone viral among Beijing's TikTok generation.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The Hantavirus striken cruise ship is edging closer to docking at Spain's Canary Islands, with local authorities working on plans to deal with those board.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Many of the images are murky black-and-white photos or video clips in which the purported flying object is unclear, but others show a more defined object.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Donald Trump's return to Beijing this week takes place in a much different world. But he remains hungry for a trade deal, and China's military build-up and the future of Taiwan still loom large.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The ceasefire, which Donald Trump said would last May 9 to 11, coincides with Russia's Victory Day celebrations, the US president said in a social media post.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

A Border Force official accessed a Home Office database on his days off, a court heard, with guilty verdicts marking the first conviction for Chinese espionage in Britain.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The Solomon Islands is one of Australia's most important allies in the region, but an economic downturn has claimed another leader.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Voters have slashed their support for the governing Labour Party in council elections. But the PM says he's not walking away, even as his colleagues blame him for the backlash.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

At least three people have died and 20 hikers are missing after a volcanic eruption at Mount Dukono in Indonesia.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Indonesia's geological agency has been warning climbers to stay away from Mount Dukono's crater since 2024. Video footage shows volcanic ash being catapulted up to 10 kilometres into the air.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

A former police officer has emerged as a central figure in the mystery surrounding the ex-financier's final days in a New York jail.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Barely two years since winning power, Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces a landmark drubbing in local elections with the tepid economy and immigration fuelling voter discontent.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The US military confirmed it struck Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz in what it said was an act of self-defence following Iranian aggression against American ships.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

A man has been arrested for allegedly threatening Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor while the ex-prince walked his dogs.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was out walking his dogs near Sandringham Estate when a man got out of his car and made his way towards him while shouting at him.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The former president was critical of Donald Trump, without ever naming him. Obama also urged Democrats to speak plainly, and talked about aliens.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The former US president insists the government is not concealing secrets about extraterrestrial life.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The former US president said the US Justice Department should remain independent from the White House and not be used as a tool to go after foes.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

A US biotech firm used DNA from thousands of years ago to alter the genome of modern wolves and resurrect the lost species.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

A single-page list of dot points is more akin to a meeting agenda than a proper peace deal. But Trump is as bullish as ever about its prospects.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Experts say the damage at more than 200 sites suggests the US military had underestimated Iran's targeting abilities, not adapted sufficiently to modern drone warfare and left some bases under-protected.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

A federal judge released the note that Epstein's former cellmate said he found in a graphic novel.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Protest groups block access to Russian pavilion at Venice Biennale

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Iran unless a peace deal is signed.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Ted Turner, the pioneering media mogul who founded news channel CNN, has died aged 87.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Three more passengers have been evacuated from the cruise ship hit by a deadly virus off west Africa.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Washington has reportedly presented a one-page memorandum of understanding that would gradually reopen the Strait of Hormuz and lift the American blockade on Iranian ports.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Despite economic headwinds, election defeats for two major rivals this week have left India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi looking increasingly unassailable.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Countries are tracking those who had disembarked the ship before the hantavirus was detected and anyone in close contact with them since.

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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)

Beyond the question of why Trump let his cabinet secretaries (and top military adviser) waste their time marketing a soon-to-be-jettisoned policy, there is the question of why he pressed pause at all.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters have clashed with police in New York.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The Dutch-flagged polar cruise ship will sail to the Canary Islands where its passengers will be examined as disease experts share theories on how and where the unusual outbreak began.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Pete Hegseth won't confirm or deny the US Navy is using kamikaze dolphins.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Male school bullies in Singapore could face caning as a "last resort" to stamp out bad behaviour under new education guidelines.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The US president's decision came just hours after Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a news conference talking up the so-called Project Freedom mission, as he declared combat operations were "over”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Pope Leo speaks on the Church's message of peace and answers question on the Iran war in a rebuke of Trump.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

A cruise ship with nearly 150 people aboard was waiting for help off the coast of Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday after three passengers died and at least three other people were left seriously ill in a suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus, according to the World Health Organization and the ship's operator.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Medical teams have boarded a stranded cruise ship to investigate three deaths from hantavirus.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The US has launched "Project Freedom" in the Strait of Hormuz as Iranian attacks continue.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The prime minister took the unusual step of sharing the fake image to confront online critics who fell for the falsehood and complained that she should be ashamed of herself.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The United Arab Emirates' decision to leave the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries advances Donald Trump's goal of weakening the powerful oil bloc.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

A South African police officer had to brave crocodile-infested waters as the search for a missing businessman led to a grim finding.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

A South African police officer had to brave crocodile-infested waters of the Komati River to recover human remains.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Vision showed thick smoke billowing from a large site with ruined buildings and debris strewn around the area.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The US president says the economy is "roaring” despite the fallout from the Iran war making things more expensive. And delivering a focused message on the economy is not much in Trump's style.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

A blast at a fireworks factory in China's Hunan province has killed 21 people and injured 61, prompting President Xi Jinping to call for a thorough investigation.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The US and Iran have traded fire in the Strait of Hormuz, as Donald Trump seeks to reopen the vital waterway.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

As the MV Hondius lay marooned off Cape Verde, three passengers dead from a dangerous virus and others suffering symptoms, one man posted an emotional plea for help.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Vice President JD Vance's motorcade passed through the Washington Monument area "not long before” the incident, in which a teenage bystander was grazed by a bullet.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

A United Airlines jet arriving from Italy has hit a bakery truck and a light pole on a New Jersey motorway as it was landing at Newark Liberty International Airport

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Donald Trump has bragged about aceing cognitive tests.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Jake Rosmarin, a US travel blogger, posted a tearful Instagram video from the ship on Monday.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

More than 140 people remain on the luxury cruise ship that is being held off West Africa after three people died and at least four others fell ill.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Three people have died and another is in intensive care after a virus outbreak aboard a cruise ship off the African coast.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Two people have been killed after a car ploughed into a crowd in the German city of Leipzig.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The US says two American-flagged merchant ships have sailed through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The flare-up represents the greatest challenge so far to a four-week-old ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran that has constrained fighting but failed to lead to a peace agreement or sustained negotiations.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Forced to disarm after WWII, Japan and Germany are beginning to assume responsibility for preserving the world order.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Buckingham Palace said King Charles III had been informed and was "delighted” at the news.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The British public vote in local government elections on Thursday, May 7. But there's a bigger issue at stake.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The attacks came after the US military said two American-flagged merchant ships had successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz after it launched a new initiative to restore traffic.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Rudy Giuliani is fighting for his life at a hospital in Florida.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Alarm bells are ringing in Europe as the US president signals further cuts to US forces and plans to impose more tariffs on the car industry.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Donald Trump says the US military will begin guiding stranded vessels through the Strait of Hormuz in an operation he named "Project Freedom".

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

A heavily-sweating Rudy Giuliani appeared to have hair dye dripping down his face as he addressed a press conference as he makes election fraud claims.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

The reason for the 81-year-old's admission has not been disclosed as his spokesman asks "that you join us in prayer” for the former New York mayor.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

A suspected virus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has killed three people and sickened at least three others, the World Health Organisation says.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

At least three others who were on the polar expedition ship are ill, with a British tourist in intensive care in a South African hospital.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 weeks ago)

Russian drone attacks have killed 10 people as Ukraine says it hit oil tankers and terminals.

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