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Donald Trump appears to have targeted Australia with his latest threat from America to the rest of the world.
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Donald Trump gave a fine, normal response to Taylor Swift's engagement news. Some others, on his side of politics, got a little weirder.
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For the second day in a row, Donald Trump has brought up the idea of an American dictator". Apparently, lots of people want it to happen.
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Israel's Defence Forces has revealed why it struck a southern Gaza hospital, killing at least 20 people including five journalists.
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The world has reacted with fury after a live TV broadcast of a rescue mission turned into a horror show. Warning: Graphic content
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Penny Wong urged Benjamin Netanyahu to heed the call of the world" and stop the war in Gaza after an attack on a hospital.
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A cheerleader turned critic of Donald Trump, whose home was raided, is back criticising the president, while a Fed governor he sacked has refused to leave.
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Australia has been urged to make a concrete commitment" on how nuclear-powered submarines would be used if simmering tensions with China boil over.
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A man who was staying at a hostel for asylum seekers has been arrested for the horrific murder of a teenager just outside Amsterdam.
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Australian energy company Santos has delivered a major update to the closely watched takeover bid from a Middle Eastern oil and gas behemoth.
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Anthony Albanese's inability to lock in a meeting with Donald Trump might not be the worst thing, according to a prominent senator.
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Donald Trump has taken the extraordinary step of sacking a key figure in the US for deceitful" conduct. Follow our live coverage.
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Donald Trump has claimed people have said to him maybe we'd like a dictator". While France has said the US ambassador's actions in Paris are unacceptable".
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US President Donald Trump is expected to host South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday.
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Russia has thrown out yet another roadblock to direct talks between its leader, Vladimir Putin, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Turkey's First Lady has written to her US counterpart Melania Trump, begging for her to take action on a huge global problem.
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An Australian woman accused of killing her stepchild has spoken out, revealing what she believes really happened to her.
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Global fury has erupted over a double-tap" strike on southern Gaza's main hospital characterised by Benjamin Netanyahu as a tragic mishap".
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A senior Labor minister has condemned Israel's deadly strikes on a Gaza hospital as yet another outrage".
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Donald Trump has claimed people have said to him maybe we'd like a dictator" and has heaped praise on an actual dictator, Kim-Jong Un.
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France has summoned the US ambassador after he penned a scathing letter to Emmanuel Macron which Paris said violated international law".
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Officials have hit out at the US president over his extreme plan, saying it's an abuse of power" and an attempt to create chaos.
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Multiple images of the American President in recent days have sparked worries about the 79-year-old's health.
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In a late-night rant on social media, Donald Trump has called for a radical step to be taken against insufficiently adoring parts of the media.
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An image of Ghislaine Maxwell at a glitzy event years after the accusations against her emerged has raised questions for Bill and Hillary Clinton.
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Police have shared harrowing new video of the moment an officer found the bodies of four university students who were brutally stabbed to death.
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One of Vladimir Putin's top sycophants dared to appear on American television. He was promptly confronted with an uncomfortable question.
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Anthony Albanese's inability to lock in a meet with Donald Trump might not be the worst thing, according to a prominent senator.
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After weeks of waiting, Ghislaine Maxwell's new testimony has been unveiled. It's revealing in exactly the wrong way.
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The UN has declared famine in Gaza and warned catastrophic" conditions may worsen, triggering a diplomatic showdown with Israel.
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Police have shared harrowing new video of the moment an officer found the bodies of four university students who were brutally stabbed to death.
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A pedestrian crossing is at the centre of a row that has seen officials labelled insecure" as a road gets sucked into Donald Trump's war on woke".
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A court has denied Erik Menendez parole 36 years after murdering his parents, citing a small but significant breach that showed his true colours.
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A Russian Uber driver working illegally in the US was caught on CCTV headbutting a CEO as he held his service dog, leaving him with a brain injury.
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Australia has joined a global outcry against Israel's plans for a major settlement in the West Bank, as relations between the countries continue to deteriorate.
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Incredible scenes unfolded today as tens of thousands of demonstrators flooded city streets, waving flags and chanting in solidarity with Gaza.
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Thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators have flooded multiple Aussie capitals and cities calling for action on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
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Students were told to barricade doors following an active shooter alert at US university. The university's president said it was a cruel hoax".
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Thousands of pro-Palestine demonstrators will flood multiple Aussie capitals and cities calling for action on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
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Over a dozen people are injured after a massive Russian air strike hit a US-owned electronics factory in Ukraine just days after Donald Trump hosted peace talks.
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Poland has accused Russia of provocation" after a 2am act from the superpower caused a huge explosion in farmland.
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Donald Trump has made a bizarre accusation of Joe Biden saying the Oval Offie was dirty" when he arrived. The president has revealed the gift Putin sent him.
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The President reportedly told a group of officials and engineers that the wall should be topped with sharp spikes to make it look more intimidating.
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Donald Trump has made a bizarre accusation of Joe Biden saying the Oval Offie was dirty" when he arrived. The president has also shown a photo Putin sent him.
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A former top ranking official in the first Trump administration, who has become a vocal critic of the US president, had the FBI descend on his home.
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As the illusion of progress plays out in front of the world, a prominent EU leader says everyone's forgotten one crucial detail.
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A prominent anti-Putin critic has fired up, this time taking a fiery potshot at Donald Trump and the dire scenario Ukraine has found itself in.
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In the latest escalation of Donald Trump's crackdown on migrants, his administration is examining every foreigner in the United States.
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A court has delivered a decision in a legal challenge mounted by police against pro-Palestine protesters, who were organising to cross the iconic Story Bridge.
‘Significantly more likely’: New data reveals almost three million Americans identify as transgender
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Donald Trump may have signed an executive order stating trans people don't exist, but the statistics tell a different story.