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As President Trump heads to the West Coast to talk to Americans about the economy, the war in Iran is driving up costs and polls show the already unpopular conflict is losing support.

Iran’s murky power structure stumps another US President

Donald Trump’s angry claim that Iran was being “unbelievably duplicitous” in its dealings with the United States was just the latest sign of his struggle to understand his rivals in Tehran.

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A dolphin carries the deceased body of her two-week-old calf amid a pod of dolphins south of Perth.

Dolphin carries dead calf in what experts call grieving

The video is haunting: A dolphin carries the deceased body of her two-week-old calf amid a pod of dolphins south of Perth.

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People with BDD can spend an inordinate amount of time worrying about their appearance.

What is body dysmorphic disorder?

Over 30 per cent of people with body dysmorphic disorder also have a co-morbid eating disorder.

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Motorists drive past a large billboard pledging revenge against US President Donald Trump along Jomhouri Street in central Tehran.

Iran and Oman close in on deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz

For US President Donald Trump, the deal, if it happened, could address his most urgent political problem allowing ships to flow again.

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Employees at Elon Musk’s rocket company will be released from their first stock “lockup” and can start selling some of their shares.

SpaceX’s bumpy ride on the stock market may get bumpier

THE NEW YORK TIMES: SpaceX employees and early investors can now cash in on millions of dollars in gains from their company stock but end of the lockup comes at a delicate time.

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US President Donald Trump during an announcement on the Freedom Haulers initiative at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, July 30, 2026. The Freedom Haulers initiative seeks to assist military veterans transition into commercial truck drivers. Photographer: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg

Trump’s Gaza deal plan raises many unanswered questions

When President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a “HISTORIC agreement for the COMPLETE DISARMAMENT” of Hamas and other armed groups in the Gaza Strip, it caught many by surprise.

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The intimate thoughts of Dr Anthony Fauci, the infectious diseases expert who led the US through COVID, have been laid bare after his pandemic diary was released by Republican adversaries. Pictured inset with Julia Roberts (above) and Sir Elton John (below).

Doctor and his diary: What Fauci’s private musings reveal

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The intimate thoughts of Dr Anthony Fauci, the infectious diseases expert who led the US through COVID, have been laid bare after his pandemic diary was released by Republican adversaries.

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The breakup loop and why the TikTok algorithm may keep you heartbroken.

Why your social media algorithm may keep you heartbroken

Days after a woman ended a relationship with her boyfriend she noticed an abrupt shift in her TikTok feed: The comedy sketches and fitness clips that she typically enjoyed were suddenly replaced.

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Dr Anthony Fauci refused to answer questions from a Senate committee.

US’s top COVID expert stonewalls hostile Republicans

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Anthony Fauci refused to answer questions from a Senate committee from a panel dominated by hostile Republicans who accused him of causing the coronavirus pandemic

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The aftermath of fires in Spain and, right, Bordeaux residents walk through water mist during a searing day.

Why Europe’s Summer of Reckoning is ‘just the beginning’

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The continent is experiencing some of its biggest fires and highest temperatures ever. Residents are fleeing, leaders are struggling to respond and ‘it will get worse’.

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A painted portrait of Colonel Sanders hangs above a mantle in the event hall at Claudia Sanders Dinner House.

For sale: The Finger-Lickin’ Legacy of Colonel Sanders

Nearly a half-century after his death, Harland Sanders has one of the most recognisable faces in the world.

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An undated image provided by the Department of Justice shows Jeffrey Epstein and Dr. Karyna Shuliak at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

Meet the woman who will inherit much of Epstein’s fortune

Dr Karyna Shuliak, 37, emerges as a complicated and unusual figure in Epstein’s world.

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European regulators are intensifying scrutiny of big tech ‌over harmful and illegal content. (AAP PHOTOS)

Tech giant reclaims title as world’s most valuable company

Its stock price finished the day up more than 1 per cent, leading to a market valuation of $US4.9 trillion.

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A ceremony held at the Dover Air Force Base to honour US Army soldiers killed in action in Jordan.

The biggest and deadliest moments of the US-Iran war so far

Donald Trump declared the war would be over in three weeks, instead it has led to staggering human loss, devastated Iran’s infrastructure and cost billions.

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President Donald Trump, left, listens as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, speaks during an event at the White House in 2020.

In Washington, Netanyahu faces a delicate balancing act

ANALYSIS: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet President Trump on Tuesday, with one eye on Iran and another on the coming elections back home.

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Five months after launching an offensive against Iran, Trump’s goals remain almost entirely unaccomplished.

Trump has three solutions to end war, all appear unpalatable

The war with Iran has left the US President deeply frustrated, his aides say, and has made him more erratic, even by Trumpian standards.

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The Iranian-backed Houthi militant group in Yemen is making a delayed but potentially consequential entrance.

Everything you need to know about the Houthis and Iran

The Iranian-backed Houthi militant group in Yemen is making a delayed but potentially consequential entrance.

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President Donald Trump, left, and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia.

Why Saudi deal is sparking fears of global nuclear arms race

In Europe, Asia and the Middle East, countries seek nuclear capabilities to hedge against aggressive neighbours and a receding Washington, potentially creating a more freewheeling era.

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