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      <news:title>Colombia earthquake: Magnitude-7.4 tremor rocks South American country, felling buildings</news:title>
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      <image:caption>Social media footage appeared to show an oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk ablaze.</image:caption>
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      <news:title>Ukrainian drone attack on a Russian city kills 13, officials say, with a refinery reportedly hit</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/opinion/up-late/up-late-wharfies-leave-cruise-ships-high-and-dry-c-22703885</loc>
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      <news:title>Up Late: Wharfies leave cruise ships high and dry</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/politics/melissa-donnelly-to-succeed-sally-mcmanus-as-national-secretary-of-the-actu-c-22703765</loc>
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      <image:caption>CPSU national secretary Melissa Donnelly is poised to take the helm at the ACTU.</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-10T10:53:39.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Melissa Donnelly to succeed Sally McManus as national secretary of the ACTU</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/australia/western-australia/defence-experts-issue-warning-after-undersea-internet-cables-cut-off-wa-coast-as-suspicious-vessel-lurked-c-22703825</loc>
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      <image:caption>Defence experts warn the suspicious severing of two vital undersea cables off the West Australian coast over the weekend highlights the country’s high vulnerability to being cut off from global internet communication. </image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-10T10:45:55.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Defence experts issue warning after undersea internet cables cut off WA coast as ‘suspicious’ vessel lurked</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/opinion/cameron-milner-new-uk-leader-andy-burnham-provides-lesson-in-how-to-knife-a-pm-c-22701990</loc>
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      <video:title>CAMERON MILNER: New UK leader Andy Burnham provides Australia a lesson in how to knife a PM</video:title>
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      <news:title>CAMERON MILNER: New UK leader Andy Burnham provides Australia a lesson in how to knife a PM</news:title>
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      <image:caption>Roger Cook has launched another blistering attack on One Nation, blasting it as a party that celebrates and promotes convicted criminals when pressed on his Secret Harbour candidate’s historic claims Labor had a culture of workplace sexual harassment.</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-10T10:08:35.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>WA Premier attacks One Nation after Secret Harbour candidate Georgia Tree’s ‘skeletons in the closet’ comment </news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/opinion/opinion-why-there-wont-be-major-celebrations-when-albanese-overtakes-keatings-time-in-office-c-22701184</loc>
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      <image:caption>Anthony Albanese is poised to overtake Labor predecessor Paul Keating for time spent in office.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Prime Minister Anthony Albanese holds a Labor caucus meeting at Parliament House in Canberra. </image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-10T09:19:58.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Anthony Albanese says he’s confident that gambling legislation will be introduced later this week</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/opinion/editorial-labor-candidate-georgia-trees-comments-on-partys-skeletons-raise-questions-that-need-answering-c-22701894</loc>
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      <image:caption>Labor candidate for Secret Harbour Georgia Tree’s past comments have resurfaced to haunt the party.</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-10T08:42:38.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>EDITORIAL: Labor candidate Georgia Tree’s comments on party’s ‘skeletons’ raise questions that need answering</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/sport/georgie-parker-three-things-i-wish-people-would-stop-saying-about-the-aflw-c-22702268</loc>
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      <image:caption>blues players pose for a photo during the round one AFLW match between St Kilda Saints and Carlton Blues at Marvel Stadium, on August 9.</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-10T07:58:23.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>GEORGIE PARKER: Three things I wish people would stop saying about the AFLW</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/culture/tv/my-brilliant-career-2026-philippa-northeast-liz-doran-on-keeping-alive-miles-franklins-heroine-c-22702185</loc>
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      <image:caption>Phillipa Northeast in My Brilliant Career.</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-10T07:29:50.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>My Brilliant Career 2026: Philippa Northeast, Liz Doran on keeping Miles Franklin’s heroine alive</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/australia/bunyip-victoria-giant-pothole-on-princes-highway-damages-dozens-of-cars-c-22702328</loc>
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      <image:caption>A giant pothole on a major Australian road has damaged dozens of cars, leaving drivers stranded in wild winter weather.</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-10T07:26:12.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Bunyip, Victoria: Giant pothole on Princes Highway damages dozens of cars</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/australia/stephen-johnson-why-reserve-bank-governor-michele-bullocks-threats-to-raise-interest-rates-arent-believed--c-22700954</loc>
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      <video:title>STEPHEN JOHNSON: Why Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock’s threats to raise interest rates aren’t believed </video:title>
      <video:description>Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Michele Bullock has issued warnings about potential interest rate hikes as inflation remains stubbornly above the RBA&apos;s target band of 2-3%.</video:description>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-10T07:05:32.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>STEPHEN JOHNSON: Why Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock’s threats to raise interest rates aren’t believed </news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/australia/melbourne-community-rallies-after-shop-owners-death-demands-tougher-youth-crime-laws-c-22696908</loc>
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      <video:title>Melbourne community rallies after shop owner’s death, demands tougher youth crime laws</video:title>
      <video:description>Hundreds of residents and business owners in Melbourne&apos;s west have rallied for tougher youth crime laws following the death of 60-year-old grocery shop owner Van Viet Truong, who was fatally assaulted while helping someone else.</video:description>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-10T06:45:28.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Melbourne community rallies after shop owner’s death, demands tougher youth crime laws</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/australia/western-australia/aleesha-louise-gilmore-woman-cleared-of-indigenous-teens-murder-back-in-court-c-22702255</loc>
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      <image:caption>A woman acquitted of murdering an Indigenous teenager who was chased into bushland and beaten to death with a metal pole has returned to court.</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-10T06:30:18.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Aleesha Louise Gilmore: Woman cleared of Indigenous teen Cassius Turvey&apos;s murder back in court</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/politics/opportunity-risk-state-unveils-landmark-ai-inquiry-c-22702606</loc>
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      <image:caption>A nation-leading royal commission into artificial intelligence and policies around the technology has been launched by the South Australian Government.

 Pictured: Premier Peter Malinauskas.</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-10T06:06:11.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>South Australia unveils landmark AI royal commission after Premier Peter Malinauskas’ meetings with US companies</news:title>
      <news:keywords>politics, technology</news:keywords>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/sport/nrl/mark-spudd-carroll-why-penrith-wont-win-the-nrl-grand-final-c-22701450</loc>
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      <video:title>MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: Why Penrith won’t win the NRL Grand Final</video:title>
      <video:description>Panthers winger Brian To&apos;o has signed a three-year deal with expansion club the Papua New Guinea Chiefs, joining Jarome Luai, Zac Lomax and Alex Johnston from 2028.</video:description>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-10T05:37:43.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>MARK ‘SPUDD’ CARROLL: Why Penrith won’t win the NRL Grand Final</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/world/high-rise-building-lift-plunges-15-metres-with-nine-men-inside-four-suffer-broken-legs-c-22701658</loc>
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      <video:title>High-rise building lift plunges 15 metres with nine men inside, four suffer broken legs</video:title>
      <video:description>Nine men were in the six-person lift at the time of the terrifying incident.</video:description>
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      <news:title>High-rise building lift plunges 15 metres with nine men inside, four suffer broken legs</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/politics/us-politics/iran-and-oman-near-strait-of-hormuz-shipping-deal-as-tehran-lays-out-conditions-for-reopening-c-22699545</loc>
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      <image:caption>Federal Opposition leader Angus Taylor recently pledged to cut “wasteful” bureaucracy in Federal government housing and climate programs.</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-09T10:18:49.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Australian employment data reveals ballooning rate of bureaucrats as Angus Taylor slams rise as ‘wasteful’</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/australia/nsw/wollongong-search-for-missing-swimmer-ends-in-tragedy-as-mans-body-found-by-emergency-services-c-22697928</loc>
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      <image:caption>The search for a young swimmer who vanished near Wollongong has ended in tragedy after emergency services recovered a man’s body. </image:caption>
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      <news:title>Wollongong: Search for missing swimmer ends in tragedy as man’s body found by emergency services</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/politics/south-australian-premier-peter-malinauskas-pens-deal-with-chatgpt-developer-on-us-trip-c-22697686</loc>
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      <image:caption>Premier Peter Malinauskas says SA&apos;s government will lead AI opportunities with ‘ambition and care’. </image:caption>
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      <news:title>South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas pens deal with ChatGPT developer on US trip</news:title>
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      <image:loc>https://images.thenightly.com.au/publication/C-22697715/1add143eaf00456ae279ef151bd8688dd655ed62.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:caption>Governor Michele Bullock and the central bank’s board will meet on Monday and Tuesday, with economists forecasting the cash rate to stay at 4.35 per cent.</image:caption>
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      <news:publication>
        <news:name>The Nightly</news:name>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-09T03:37:57.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Interest rates: Borrowers set to breathe sigh of relief as economists reveal forecast ahead of RBA meeting</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/sport/fifa-issues-statement-defending-gianni-infantino-against-exit-package-allegations-c-22697759</loc>
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      <image:caption>FIFA has come out in defence of the organisation&apos;s president Gianni Infantino.</image:caption>
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        <news:name>The Nightly</news:name>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-09T03:25:45.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>FIFA issues statement defending Gianni Infantino against exit package allegations</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/world/royals/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-disgraced-former-princes-shock-place-on-secret-royal-funeral-list-revealed-c-22697782</loc>
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      <image:caption>Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor could still be entitled to a high-profile royal ceremonial funeral despite his removal from the royal family’s working ranks and the stripping of his titles. </image:caption>
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        <news:name>The Nightly</news:name>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-09T03:14:14.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor: Disgraced former prince’s shock place on secret royal funeral list revealed</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/politics/billions-on-line-in-australias-gst-fight-ahead-of-fast-tracked-productivity-commission-interim-report-c-22697698</loc>
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      <image:caption>Billlions of dollars are hanging in the balance as a long-running fight over how Australia’s GST revenue is divided between States heats up ahead of the release of the Productivity Commission interim report.</image:caption>
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        <news:name>The Nightly</news:name>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-09T02:18:35.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Billions on line in Australia’s GST fight ahead of fast-tracked Productivity Commission interim report</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/politics/greens-senator-sarah-hanson-young-threatens-to-block-full-of-holes-gambling-reform-in-senate-showdown-c-22697609</loc>
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      <image:caption>The Albanese government faces the prospect of its gambling reforms being blocked in the Senate as Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young warns she will vote against the legislation unless ministers agree to tougher measures. </image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-09T01:14:35.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young threatens to block ‘full of holes’ gambling reform in Senate showdown</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/world/british-airways-unruly-passenger-dragged-off-in-handcuffs-over-wild-outburst-as-pilot-forced-to-ground-flight-c-22697547</loc>
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      <image:caption>A disruptive passenger has been dragged off a plane in handcuffs after his violent outburst forced the pilot to ground the flight.</image:caption>
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      <news:publication>
        <news:name>The Nightly</news:name>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-09T00:47:44.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>British Airways: Unruly passenger dragged off in handcuffs over wild outburst as pilot forced to ground flight</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/politics/lack-of-one-nation-by-election-policy-slammed-by-wa-treasurer-rita-saffioti-as-campaign-heats-up-c-22697479</loc>
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      <image:caption>Rita Saffioti has called out One Nation’s lack of policy offerings for the Secret Harbour by-election as she urged voters to think about which party can deliver for them.</image:caption>
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      <news:publication>
        <news:name>The Nightly</news:name>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-08T23:27:10.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Lack of One Nation by-election policy slammed by WA Treasurer Rita Saffioti as campaign heats up</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/politics/h5-bird-flu-first-inland-cases-in-new-south-wales-sparks-alarm-bells-as-virus-rapidly-spreads-c-22696870</loc>
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      <image:caption>The discovery of H5 bird flu in Australia’s inland should be sparking “alarm bells” among authorities, as cases continue to spread rapidly across the country.</image:caption>
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        <news:name>The Nightly</news:name>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-08T23:14:40.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>H5 bird flu’: First inland cases in New South Wales sparks ‘alarm bells’ as virus rapidly spreads</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/culture/perez-hiltons-team-issue-statement-with-update-on-his-injuries-after-celebrity-bloggers-livestream-emergency-c-22697190</loc>
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      <image:caption>Perez Hilton’s team has issued an update on his injuries after the celebrity blogger self-harmed with a knife during a confronting livestream. </image:caption>
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        <news:name>The Nightly</news:name>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-08T22:55:24.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Perez Hilton’s team issue statement with update on his injuries after celebrity blogger’s livestream emergency</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/politics/us-politics/joe-biden-son-hunter-gives-sad-update-on-ex-us-presidents-prostate-cancer-journey-c-22696962</loc>
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      <image:caption>Former US President Joe Biden’s prostate cancer has spread beyond his bones and is very painful, his son, Hunter Biden says. </image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-08T22:26:04.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Joe Biden: Son Hunter gives ‘sad’ update on ex-US President’s prostate cancer journey</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thenightly.com.au/world/middle-east/us-iran-war-latest-irans-list-of-tough-demands-for-us-as-strait-of-hormuz-agreement-hangs-in-the-balance-c-22697000</loc>
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      <image:caption>Iran has outlined a list of tough demands it wants the US to meet before an agreement can be made to open the Strait of Hormuz.</image:caption>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-08-08T22:07:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Middle East latest: Iran’s list of tough demands for US as Strait of Hormuz agreement hangs in the balance</news:title>
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