World News: Australia

Sydney Morning Herald - World (36 minutes ago)

Special envoy Steve Witkoff and US ambassador to Israel Mike Mickabee will visit food distribution sites and speak to Gazans, the White House says.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (10 hours ago)

US investigators examining the deadly midair collision of a plane and an army helicopter over Washington found the chopper was flying higher than it should have been.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (10 hours ago)

Ozzy Osbourne returned to the "home of metal" for the last time as an emotional Birmingham honoured one of its most cherished sons.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (10 hours ago)

The US president says Canada's decision to recognise Palestine as a sovereign state "will make it very hard for us to make a Trade Deal with them”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (12 hours ago)

The Epstein files were meant to bring justice to prominent figures from the left, such as the Clintons. Instead, they've engulfed high-profile figures from the right.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (13 hours ago)

When one of the largest quakes ever recorded struck off the coast of Russia on Wednesday, tsunami warning centres leapt into action – but the big waves failed to appear. What happened?

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (14 hours ago)

Brazil's president faced down a Trump-style opponent and is in no mood for compromise.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (16 hours ago)

As the August 1 deadline for Trump's next suite of levies looms – including for Australia – many forget the so-called "reciprocal” tariffs have been ruled unlawful. The US government's appeal is now being heard.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (17 hours ago)

The late Queen's troubled sister may have suffered the life-long effects of what was then an unknown risk to pregnant women, a new biography speculates.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (17 hours ago)

A technical issue which has caused significant delays to aircraft leaving UK airspace.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (22 hours ago)

A jury has found Colorado dentist James Craig guilty of murdering his wife by poisoining.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (24 hours ago)

Multiple nations given all-clear after tsunami warnings were triggered by earthquake in Russia.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (24 hours ago)

Residents and tourists in New York swelter through extreme heat.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (24 hours ago)

Birmingham gives an emotional farewell to Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A day ago)

Fears of a devastating tsunami faded for the US and Japan after one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck off a sparsely populated Russian peninsula.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A day ago)

A powerful earthquake triggered tsunami warnings and evacuations across the Pacific from Japan to Hawaii.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A day ago)

 A powerful earthquake struck off Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, damaging buildings, prompting evacuations and triggering tsunami warnings in Japan and parts of the US.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A day ago)

Video released by the health ministry in Russia's Kamchatka region shows the moment the powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck while doctors were performing surgery at Kamchatka Cancer Centre.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A day ago)

The gunman who shot dead four people inside a New York City skyscraper is believed to have taken the wrong lift to the wrong floor.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A day ago)

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's major shift in foreign policy follows a declaration that France would recognise a Palestinian state at the UN.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A day ago)

Darcy Jenson, 27, is accused of setting up the hit on Melbourne man Zivan "Stipe” Radmanovic at a Balinese luxury villa last month.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

Australia opts not to follow Britain in making ceasefire a condition for Palestinian statehood.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

A tsunami has hit coastal areas of Russia's Kuril Islands and Japan after a powerful earthquake off the coast of Russia.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

It's part luck that his bad policies didn't turn out much worse. But Trump has also made good decisions and changed his mind when he needs to.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

The Australian Army has just tested a new US missile that can fly faster and further, and could shift the balance in any Pacific confrontation.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

There is one question the US president hasn't been asked, and therefore hasn't answered: what did he think Jeffrey Epstein was "stealing” these young women for?

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

Eyewitness footage show point of view of person escaping building as earthquake strikes Kamchatka. Video credit: Instagram @iaemak.k

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

Powerful aftershocks have hit Russia's far eastern coast after initial huge quake.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

Tsunami warnings are heard in Honolulu and Japan issues a warning along its Pacific coast after a powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

Footage from Russian Emergency Ministry showing emergency workers and vehicles at site of damaged Kindergarten after earthquake. Video credit: Russian Ministry for Emergencies / Reuters

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

Eyewitness footage showing tsunami waves crashing onto the coastal town of Severo-Kurilsk in Russia's Sakhalin region following an earthquake in Kamchatka.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

People on top of a building following tsunami alert in Japan

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

A magnitude-8.8 earthquake in Russia's far east prompted tsunami warnings in parts of Hawaii, Japan and Alaska.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

Several tsunami warnings have been issued for Hawaii, Alaska and Russia after an 8.7 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

Trump says Epstein 'took' young women from Mar-a-Lago spa

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

Trump says Epstein 'took' young woman from Mar-a-Lago spa

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

A note found on the gunman – who shot dead four people before killing himself – claimed he had been suffering from CTE, the degenerative brain disease that has been linked to concussions in sport.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

Israel appears to have thought its renewed war on Hamas would bring quick results – but the campaign is now looking like a strategic, diplomatic and humanitarian failure.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

New York authorities say a gunman who shot dead four people was targeting the headquarters of the US National Football League.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

The president revealed he knew Jeffrey Epstein was poaching young women from the spa at his club in Florida and said he gave the financier a warning.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

To hide the cost of renovating the plane Qatar donated to Donald Trump, the US Air Force appears to have tucked it inside an overbudget, behind-schedule nuclear modernisation program.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (2 days ago)

For years, Mark Epstein has been pushing the theory, widely regarded as a conspiracy, that his brother was murdered in custody while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

US President Donald Trump has hinted at imposing a new tariff of up to 20 per cent on Australia and other nations.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

Four people were shot dead inside an office building in Manhattan before the shooter turned the gun on himself.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

US President Donald Trump has thrown down the gauntlet to both Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu, during a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

But within hours of the truce coming into effect at midnight on Monday, the neighbours were disputing whether it was holding. 

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

Despite Israel's daily pauses in military operations and a scaling up of aid delivery, people on the ground say little has changed.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

Police identified the gunman as 27-year-old Shane Devon Tamura and said they believed he drove across the country from Las Vegas in the days before the shooting.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

Multiple people, including a police officer, have been killed in a shooting outside a corporate office building in Manhattan, New York.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

The US president has made some big claims, but his tough talk could be drowned out by one seemingly dubious play on the golf course.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

An eyewitness speaks after multiple people were shot in a midtown New York City tower that houses some of US top financial firms and the National Football League.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

In an Australian exclusive, Jeffrey Epstein's brother Mark spoke to Today and 9News, making a number of shock claims.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

The president's lawyers want Rupert Murdoch, 94, to provide a deposition within 15 days, citing concerns the media mogul will be unavailable for in-person testimony at the defamation trial in Florida.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

Two people have been shot dead and others injured in a shooting outside a casino in Reno, US.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

The US president has called on Israel to speed up the flow of food to Gaza and set a new timeframe for Russia to end the war in Ukraine, intensifying his demands on both global flashpoints.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

US President Donald Trump says he's disappointed in Vladimir Putin, during the former's visit to the UK.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

The Pentagon, meanwhile, has confirmed Australia's second $800 million payment to help the US build nuclear-powered submarines was made after Canberra became aware the AUKUS agreement was under review.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

US President Donald Trump has disclosed what he says is behind his fallout with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

The US president has called on Israel to speed up the flow of food to families in Gaza and set a new deadline for Russia to end the war in Ukraine.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

ive people have been killed and two more injured in a shooting attack at a popular Bangkok market.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

The new investigation comes more than a decade after similar allegations surfaced, from which former Shaolin Temple head monk Shi Yongxin emerged largely unscathed.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

Investigators believe a landslide, brought on by heavy rainfall, probably caused at least two carriages to derail.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (3 days ago)

Two of the 11 people injured remained in a serious condition after what police say appeared to be a random attack.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

More Israeli military reservists are failing to turn up for duty and former army officers say the prime minister is prolonging the war in Gaza for his own benefit.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

The outcome appears set to lift prices for American consumers and hurt foreign sales for European companies.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

With warnings of "famine-like” conditions in parts of Gaza, Israel says it will offer secure aid routes and pause military operations in some places.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

Aid drops over Gaza City amid concerns over worsening humanitarian situation. The World Food Programme says 80 of its trucks have entered Gaza amid rising hunger.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

Passengers have had to flee their smoking jet on emergency slides after an apparent landing gear problem at Denver airport.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

Dramatic footage showed passengers fleeing the aircraft, some clutching hand baggage and small children.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

Multiple people are dead after a train derailed near Munich in Germany.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

British Defence Minister John Healey says the two nations would deter enemies by being more ready to fight in some of his most assertive remarks on global security risks.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

US President Donald Trump claims to have reached a trade deal with the European Union.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

Donald Trump has received a cold reception on his second day in Scotland with protesters taking to the streets.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (4 days ago)

A fire has forced passengers onboard an American Airlines plane to evacuate at Denver International Airport.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

Who can believe the story presented by CBS about the axing of Stephen Colbert's Late Show? Thank goodness Rupert is hanging tough.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

As the US President and his entourage set off from the first tee at Trump Turnberry in South Ayrshire on Saturday, it appeared his security team had come prepared.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

Israel has been under increasing international pressure to allow more aid into Gaza as reports grow of starvation-related deaths.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

No commander-in-chief in his lifetime has been as consumed by conspiracy theories as Donald Trump – now they seem to be consuming him.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

The decision to withhold almost $3 billion amid governance concerns raises questions about whether the glow around the Ukrainian prime minister might be beginning to dim.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

It couldn't happen in Australia, where compulsory and preferential voting protect the two-party system, but British politics is fractured – on the right and the left.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

Hundreds lined the streets of Edinburgh as the US president landed for a golfing weekend, some saying they were disgusted at the red carpet treatment Trump was receiving from British and Scottish leaders.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

Multiple people have been stabbed at a Walmart in Michigan and a suspect has been taken into custody.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

The US President has weighed into the latest international conflict, as a border dispute threatens to escalate into all-out war.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to ceasefire talks amid calls from Donald Trump to end the deadly cross-border violence.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

Four Mexicans facing charges in relation to the killing of two Australian surfers had yet another preliminary hearing delayed as prosecutors talk about plea deal.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

US President Donald Trump has arrived in Scotland with some fresh advice for Europe.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (5 days ago)

Mexican prosecutors are exploring a potential sentencing deal for the people accused of the murder of two Australian brothers.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

An arrest warrant has been issued for the academic as authorities in Hong Kong pursue 19 overseas-based members of an unofficial pro-democracy group.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

Three of the four people charged over the deaths of Callum and Jake Robinson in a robbery that turned deadly are seeking to strike a deal with Mexican prosecutors and avoid trial.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

Jeffrey Epstein's accomplice did not receive any form of clemency offer during about 10 hours of questioning by Deputy Attorney-General Todd Blanche, her lawyer said.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

Israel is bowing to international pressure over food shortages in Gaza, allowing foreign countries to start parachuting aid into the strip.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and British PM Sir Keir Starmer have chosen not to back French President Emmanuel Macron's call to recognise a Palestinian state.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

As the steady stream of boats crossing the Channel continues, more refugee hotels are set up – and wealthier neighbourhoods like Canary Wharf take notice.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

I'm going back in the coming months and I don't know how I will be able to do my job. It's become so dangerous.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (6 days ago)

With pressure growing on Donald Trump over his links to the sex offender, a former American president also enjoyed easy relations with the disgraced financier.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Cambodia has accused Thailand of damaging a World Heritage-listed temple and dropping illegal bombs in the most serious armed conflict between the two nations in more than a decade.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

In his strongest language on the Gaza conflict, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese warns Israel to comply with international law.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

A senior US legal official reached out to Maxwell's lawyers to see if she had "information about anyone who has committed crimes against victims”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Trump scorns Powell over costs as they tour the Federal Reserve building's renovation

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

This month, the hunger that has been building among Gaza's more than 2 million Palestinians passed a tipping point into accelerating death, aid workers and health officials say.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The collapse in the ceasefire negotiations comes as Israel faces increasing global pressure over reports of mass starvation in Gaza and the shooting deaths of civilians trying to get aid.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The awkward interaction occurred midway through a press tour of the Fed's ongoing renovation project on Thursday afternoon.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

American Eagle's stock jumped 12 per cent after the company announced the Euphoria actress would be featured in their new adverts.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Donald Trump is flailing. The self-proclaimed slayer of the deep state stands accused of becoming its mouthpiece.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Hulk Hogan, the mustachioed, headscarf-wearing icon in the world of professional wrestling, has died at the age of 71.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Befitting an episode of The Odd Couple – only featuring Donald Trump and the man he appointed to lead his central bank – Jerome Powell scored a point or two against the president who has dubbed him a "numbskull”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

A New Zealand man has been sentenced in Australia after assaulting two aircraft crew members.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Trump scorns Powell over costs as they tour the Federal Reserve building's renovation

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Trump criticizes Fed renovation project but says it's not 'necessary' to fire Powell

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The UK government will sign a 50-year treaty with Australia to cement the AUKUS defence pact in a massive strategic and financial deal.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Controversial wrestling icon Hulk Hogan has died aged 71.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

An Australian man, believed to be aged in his early 20s, has died in a hotel room in Phuket reportedly whilst on the phone.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The French president has accused Candace Owens of waging a lie-filled campaign against France's first lady to promote her podcast.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

It's not often enough in journalism that you can follow up a heartbreaking story with a positive outcome. This is one of those times.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

More than 100 aid agencies warn that the humanitarian situation is growing desperate. But Israel denies blocking supplies to Gaza or that there is famine.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The burning fuselage of the plane, which was nearly 50 years old, was spotted on the ground by a helicopter and rescue crews were rushing to the scene.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

After tourists in Paris complained online about being overcharged in the French capital, a local newspaper sent out a bona fide Parisian to a cafe near the Eiffel Tower – and another reporter dressed like a tourist.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

A plane carrying 49 people has crashed in Russia.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Scott Morrison warned the United States Congress against walking away from the AUKUS agreement due to the potential threat posed by China.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

A man has been sentenced to life in prison for the quadruple murder of university students in Idaho, US.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Humanitarian groups warn that "mass starvation” is spreading and the situation is rapidly worsening.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The former prime minister, who signed Australia up to AUKUS in 2021, said the Trump administration was raising "legitimate issues” with the deal, but they could be resolved.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

In an issue as complex as the Israel-Palestine question, it should come as no surprise that Australia and like-minded nations should hold both sides to account.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The former prime minister warned America and its allies to be prepared to wear economic pain to stand up to China.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Love for murdered Idaho students and condemnation for Bryan Kohberger mark his sentencing

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Brian Kohberger offered no motive as he was sentenced to serve four life sentences for the brutal stabbing murders of four university friends he appeared to have no connection with.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Love for murdered Idaho students and condemnation for Bryan Kohberger mark his sentencing

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The White House said The Wall Street Journal's latest story was the continuation of a "fake news” campaign and that Trump kicked Epstein out of his Mar-a-Lago club "for being a creep”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

In a rare congressional appearance by a former government leader, Scott Morrison warned US lawmakers they must never become casual about the threat posed by Beijing, and to remain vigilant.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Former prime minister Scott Morrison has appeared before the US Congress as it investigates economic coercion from China.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is staring at a Nick Adams-shaped pickle.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Donald Trump is turning into the Basil Fawlty of American tourism.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Thousands of people, including soldiers and veterans, gathered in the streets of Kyiv, furious at moves by the Ukrainian president to weaken anti-corruption institutions.

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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)

Phuket police say doctors believe he choked on corn kernels. 

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Heavy metal pioneer and Black Sabbath lead singer Ozzy Osbourne has died aged 76.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Barack Obama has issued a statement rejecting treason claims made by US President Donald Trump.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

As 2 million Palestinians face severe food shortages, Israel's war has left Hamas starved of funds and looking increasingly desperate.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Author Michael Wolff has 100 hours of taped conversations with the disgraced financier that are now some of the most in-demand material in America.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The second payment, made in the second quarter of this year, takes Australia's contribution to the US industrial base to $1.6 billion with no guarantee AUKUS will continue.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Scientists are struggling to explain a phenomenon which has seen a particular group of orcas approach boats from the stern and hit their rudder before losing interest.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Anti-migrant demonstrators and refugee-advocate rivals are coming together outside asylum hotels as an explosive dispute about where to house thousands of people crossing the English Channel gathers pace.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The latest attempt by Donald Trump to distract from the Epstein issue could be dismissed as frivolous, but it appears to be having some effect in media circles.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Thousands gather to protest as Zelensky signs bill weakening anti-corruption agencies.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The airline and aviation authorities began checking the switches on Boeing jets after an earlier report into the horror crash in Ahmedabad found the switches had flipped from "run” to "cut-off”.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Authorities fear protests against the US president could exceed those held when Trump visited his golf courses in 2018.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Heavy metal pioneer Ozzy Osbourne has died aged 76, just weeks after his final show.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The planned meeting to discuss potential new evidence in the sex-trafficking saga triggered speculation that Donald Trump could pardon Jeffrey Epstein's co-conspirator if she were to provide details that did not implicate the US president.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Jerry Hendrix, who leads a White House push to build more ships and submarines, has often questioned Australia's commitment to AUKUS and its readiness to help the US fight China.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Derek Huffman, who relocated his family to Russia seeking "traditional” values, thought he had joined the Russian Army in a non-combat role.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Australia has joined with two dozen other nations to condemn Israel's aid model and urgently declare the war in Gaza must end.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft has crashed into a school campus, killing at least 19 people.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

When six-year-old Etan Patz vanished on his way to school in 1979, frightened parents began to raise their children differently.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Tesla's retro-futuristic diner has opened in Los Angeles, the restaurant features a drive-in movie theatre, classic diner food, Tesla merchandise and a Tesla Bot serving popcorn.

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Children as young as 15 are recruited to help increase the production of drones, a key to Vladimir Putin's plans to relentlessly pound Ukrainian cities and drain morale.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Fifteen people have been injured, some seriously, after a double-decker bus smashed into a low bridge.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

Carnival Cruise Lines opens Celebration Key, $600m new private island in the Bahamas

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The pilot of the F-7 BGI air force training jet tried to divert the plane to a less populated area before hitting the campus.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The former president's son slams the Hollywood star, whose watershed newspaper article last year contributed to his father's decision to quit the election.

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Sydney Morning Herald - World (A week ago)

The US president has complained about an NFL team, shared an AI video of Barack Obama being arrested and a posted a mash-up of a snake-catching woman, motorcycle tricks and more.

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