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Extensive damage in Jabalia camp, on the northern Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Peace efforts stall as US examines latest Iran proposal

The Strait of Hormuz remains blocked as Iran says it will not let the US dictate the terms for peace.

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Jimmy Kimmel defended his joke about Melania Trump, saying it had been misconstrued.
US Politics
Dawn Chmielewski and David Shepardson and Trevor Hunnicutt

Major update after Kimmel joke hits nerve for Trump

The US regulator, who has not revoked a licence in four decades, has ordered a review of Disney after US President Donald Trump called for the firing of Jimmy Kimmel.

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King Charles reminds US that peace is needed with allies.
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US Politics
Latika M Bourke

King Charles’ unorthodox plea to resist isolationism

LATIKA M BOURKE: In an unusually direct speech, King Charles called on the US to resist turning inward, stressing the importance of alliances in a time of global conflict.

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Anthony Albanese says Aussie fuel is secure amid concerns.
Middle East
Madeline Cove

Albanese says fuel secure as King Charles flags AUKUS role

King Charles gifts US President WWII memento from HMS Trump submarine

Chalmers blames soaring inflation on Iran war, warns of more to come

Inflation soared to a near three-year high of 4.6 per cent

Albanese says fuel secure but flags major shift ahead

Gulf states push back on Iran’s Hormuz demands

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James Comey says his post of seashells showing the numbers "86,47" had nothing to do with violence.
US Politics
Staff Writers

Former FBI director indicted over violent social media post

Ex-FBI head James Comey has been indicted again in a probe over a social media photo that officials say constituted a threat against US President Donald Trump.

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Gannon Ken Van Dyke has been charged with making an unlawful monetary transaction.
US Politics
Staff Writers

US soldier pleads not guilty to gamble on Maduro ouster

A US special forces soldier has pleaded not guilty to charges that he used classified information to gamble on the capture of Venezuela's former leader.

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King Charles has marked the 250th anniversary of US independence in a speech to Congress.
US Politics
Staff Writers

King Charles sends powerful message to US in rare address

The United Kingdom and the United States will always be staunch allies united in defending democracy, King Charles has told the US Congress.

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The US president says messages from Iran are calling for an end to a blockade of the Hormuz Strait.
US Politics
Staff Writers

Trump claims Iran in collapse as urgent plea revealed

A new claim from US President Donald Trump suggests Iran is on the brink, with a surprising request now at the centre of tensions.

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The U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 30, 2026.
Opinion
The New York Times

Political violence isn’t just evil. It’s counterproductive

Each act of political violence further frays our threadbare social fabric, laying the foundation for authoritarianism.

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Dave Brat has been chosen by President Donald Trump as the next US ambassador to Australia.
Australia
Stephen Johnson

Everything we know about Trump’s Aussie ambassador nominee

Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next US ambassador to Australia — David Brat — is an economics professor opposed to free trade.

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Jimmy Kimmel
US Politics
Peta Rasdien

Kimmel unrepentant after Melania calls for him to be axed

Jimmy Kimmel has fired back after Melania Trump called for him to be sacked over a joke he made describing her as an ‘expectant widow’ just days before the Washington assassination attempt.

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A lip reader has analysed a conversation between US President Donald Trump and King Charles.
Royals
Emily Williams

Lip reader reveals Trump’s sinister warning to King Charles

‘I’ve got a feeling… if he did what he said, he will wipe out the population.’

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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi during their meeting in Saint Petersburg.
World
The Washington Post

Putin steps in to broker peace between Iran and US

Russian President Vladimir Putin pledges to do ‘everything’ possible to bring peace to the Middle East, as talks between Iran and the United States stall.

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US President Donald Trump says he is not happy with Iran's latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
World
The New York Times

Trump says he’s not happy with Iran’s Hormuz proposal

President Donald Trump has told advisers he is not satisfied with Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the war.

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A conservative Republican from Virginia who served in Congress for five years has been nominated by President Trump as the next US ambassador to Australia, a post that’s been vacant since 2024.
US Politics
Andrew Greene

Trump names new US ambassador to Australia

A conservative Republican from Virginia who served in Congress for five years has been nominated by US President Donald Trump as the next US ambassador to Australia, a post that’s been vacant since 2024.

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