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Politicians criticised a video posted ​on Truth Social featuring a clip of Barack Obama as an ape.

Obama’s clear message to Trump after racist ape video

Donald Trump has removed a racist video depicting the Obamas as apes following backlash, but has not issued an apology.

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Demonstrators have vowed to defy protest restrictions when the Israeli president visits Sydney. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

Chris Minns sends clear message as protest tensions build

Protesters planning to march against the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog have still not reached an agreement with NSW Police, risking mass arrests.

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Government spending is at a four-decade high outside of COVID.

Chalmers’ relentless spin is an insult to Aussie families

We’re all tired of Jim Chalmers flashing a schoolboy grin while he throws out excuses in an attempt to avoid responsibility for the harm his economic policies are causing.

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Donald Trump (left) has sparked outrage by posting a video of Barack and Michelle Obamas as apes.

Outrage as Trump posts racist video of Obamas as apes: ‘Utterly despicable’

The White House has wheeled out an old excuse for the US president’s move amid growing fury.

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Israel President Isaac Herzog is due to arrive in Australia on Monday.

Labor, Greens MPs to defy protest ban over Israel President

Labor and Greens MPs are vowing to defy a NSW Labor Government protest ban on Monday. They face arrest by marching against Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Australia.

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It is already too late for thousands of Iranians, but there are still tens of thousands awaiting death and horrendous torture who can be saved by timely military intervention by the US.

There’s still time for the US to save thousands of Iranians

OVED LOBEL: It is already too late for thousands of Iranians, but there are still tens of thousands awaiting death and horrendous torture who can be saved by timely military intervention by the US.

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, left, and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto show documents they just signed during their meeting at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta.

The one thing Albo would not talk about on Jakarta trip

The Prime Minster has inked a new deal with Indonesia but there was a line of questioning that was off limits.

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NSW Police will enforce protest restrictions during an Israeli leader's controversial visit. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Activists face arrest in rally against Israeli leader

Protesters marching against Israeli President Isaac Herzog's controversial visit to Australia have been urged to move their rally route or face arrest.

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Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump have yet to agree to a new nuclear control deal.

Don’s not worried about nuclear pact end, maybe he should be

THE NEW YORK TIMES: There are now no limits on the USA and Russia as Putin says the Kremlin has a new catastrophic weapon that cannot be stopped.

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The spectre of Jeffrey Epstein continues to taint long established titans of global capitalism.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing growing pressure on what he knew about Peter Mandelson’s relationship with dead financier Jeffrey Epstein when he made the Lord his US Ambassador.

Three words that likely spell the end of Starmer as UK PM

Starmer pledged to purge Conservative cronyism and return politics to the public. But his ignorance of Lord Mandelson’s public stench exposes him as part of that corrupted culture.

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Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has been critical of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s response. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Senator calls for action on 'hateful' white supremacy

A senator has called on the Government to come clean about the spread of racist ideology, after a failed Invasion Day bombing was declared a terrorist act.

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Anthony Albanese and Indonesia's Prabowo Subianto will sign a "watershed" security treaty in Jakarta (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia-Indonesia to sign 'watershed' security pact

Australia's relationship with Indonesia will face greater difficulty despite deepening security ties with the strategically located partner, experts warn.

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Experts fear that Americans are losing their ability to distinguish between fact and fiction — and that fewer people seem to care about the difference. 

How AI is deepening America’s political crisis

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Experts fear that Americans are losing their ability to distinguish between fact and fiction — and that fewer people seem to care about the difference. 

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