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Donald Trump has confirmed he called Benjamin Netanyahu ‘f..king crazy’ in an explosive phone call this week.

Shock Trump admission after blow up with Netanyahu

Fresh details have emerged about Donald Trump’s explosive phone call with Benjamin Netanyahu as the US President reveals why he called him ‘f...king crazy’.

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The US Government has announced a new Israel-Lebanon ceasefire deal.

US announces new Israel-Lebanon ceasefire deal

The US Government has announced a new ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon has been brokered, with new pilot zones to be created for the Lebanese Armed Forces to control. 

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Donald Trump is ready for a night of fun amid distruction in the Middle East.

Trump promises spectacle as Middle East burns

Donald Trump has promised the ‘most entertaining night in American history’ as tensions flare again in the Middle East.

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US President Donald Trump has slapped a new tariff on Australia.

‘Surprise windfall’ in Trump’s Aussie tariff punishment

Trade Minister Don Farrell says Donald Trump’s tariffs have delivered a ‘surprise windfall’ for Australia, but has told his counterpart to back off on further increases.

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Australia caught in Donald Trump’s fresh tariff attack.

Australia caught in Trump’s explosive new tariff crackdown

Donald Trump’s proposed new tariffs have put Australia in the firing line, sparking a bipartisan backlash and raising fresh fears of a widening global trade war.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says new tariffs from US counterpart Donald Trump aren't justified. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia caught in US plans for 'anti-slavery' tariffs

Sixty countries, including Australia, could be slapped with new US tariffs over Washington's claims that they are not properly responding to reduce modern slavery.

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Trump’s ceasefire falters as peace deal stalls

Hopes of an imminent peace deal in Iran appear dashed with both Tehran and Washington ordering renewed strikes.

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US President Donald Trump tweeted more than 25,000 times during his first term in office.

The Trump library’s baffling failure to find his Twitter DMs

The body tasked with preserving White House records is yet to find a single Twitter direct message from Donald Trump, despite the President tweeting more than 25,000 times in his first term.

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Donald Trump’s administrations wants to slap Australia with an additional 12.5 per cent tariff.

Trump’s plan to slap extra 12.5% tariff on Aussie goods revealed

US President Donald Trump is ignoring critics of his tariff policies and is set to impose additional duties ‌of 10 or 12.5 per cent on imports from 60 economies, including Australia.

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Republican front-runner Steve Hilton grabbed headlines when he worked in conservative politics in Britain.

Republican tipped to lead early polls in California

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The results of the primary election in the US’s most populous state might not be known for days.

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AUKUS submarine change delivers better outcome for Australia, Pat Conroy says.

Why Australia suddenly wants second-hand submarines

The Government insists Australia is getting the better end of the deal after securing three proven US submarines under a revised AUKUS plan.

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The US Government believe Iran’s Supreme Leader is alive and becoming more involved.

Major US update on Iran’s ‘missing’ Supreme Leader

The US Government has shared a bombshell new claim about Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, who has not been seen since his father was killed in February.

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Middle East on edge as Trump-Iran deal hangs by a thread.

Trump’s Iran peace gamble enters make-or-break territory

As Israeli attacks on Lebanon threaten to further derail peace talks between the US and Iran, President Donald Trump denies they have halted altogether.

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