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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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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was finally questioned on his Government’s proposed capital gains tax changes.

Albanese finally grilled over soft-launched tax backflip

Anthony Albanese is laying the groundwork to curtail tax breaks for property investors, but it took the best part of two Question Times for the Opposition to ask about the plans.

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Commonwealth government debt is on track to breach $1 trillion within weeks. It is a sobering milestone, particularly given Federal debt was effectively nil in 2007.

Young Aussies will pay the price for federal debt

Commonwealth debt is on track to reach $1 trillion within weeks. It is a sobering milestone, particularly given Federal debt was effectively nil in 2007.

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Kamala Harris has reignited speculation about her political future with a new post from her long-dormant campaign account.

Kamala Harris teases big announcement ahead of mid-terms

Kamala Harris has reignited speculation about her political future with a new post from her long-dormant campaign account.

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China is already buying less iron ore from Australia.

Why China is moving to buy less Aussie iron ore over US ties

China is already moving to buy a lot less of iron ore from Australia due to our ties with the United States, threatening government revenue regardless of a Taiwan invasion.

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UK submarine HMS Anson is expected to arrive in Australia later this month.

Canberra holds AUKUS affair after military sale revelations

Australia’s Defence Chief has joined politicians and weapons lobbyists in Canberra to celebrate the $368 billion AUKUS project just hours after Labor announced its fire sale of historic military properties.

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