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Iran has been conducting naval exercises with Russia in the Sea of Oman.

‘Bad things’: Trump sets 10-day deadline for Iran deal

As US-Iran tensions rise President Donald Trump appears to have suggested Iran must strike a ‘meaningful’ deal within ten days or ‘bad things’ will happen.

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Fears that the US and Iran are headed to all-out-war have erupted.

‘Prepare for war’: US-Iran tensions erupt, Trump briefed

Fears have erupted that the US and Iran are headed for all-out-war, as countries ready armed forces and Donald Trump is briefed on strikes that would dwarf previous conflicts.

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Two major security documents issued by the Trump administration set out what has been described as the softest tone toward China from the United States in nearly a decade. 

Trump not retreating on Taiwan despite tone shift: Marles

Defence Minister Richard Marles says he believes the Trump administration remains committed to the ‘sensitive matter’ of Taiwan’s security. 

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Two days of peace talks in Geneva between Ukraine and Russia have ended without deal.

'Difficult': Ukraine war negotiations hit deadlock

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of deliberately stalling peace talks that ended abruptly after two days.

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Obama and his team never saw Trump coming, as a new set of oral history interviews released Tuesday makes abundantly clear.

‘Laughing stock’: Obama and his team never saw Trump coming

Obama and his team never saw Trump coming, as a new set of oral history interviews released Tuesday makes abundantly clear. He was, to them, a ‘con man,’ a ‘clown,’ a ‘laughingstock.’ 

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The American right often identifies powerfully with Europe.

What the American right wants from Europe

American conservatives should be clear about the tensions inherent in their appeal for European change. 

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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, in Chicago's Grant Park on Nov. 4, 2008, sheds tears after learning that Barack Obama had won the presidency.

Three photos of Jesse Jackson’s defining place in US history

From standing beside Martin Luther King Jr in Memphis to witnessing Barack Obama’s historic election, Jesse Jackson’s life traced the arc of America’s civil rights journey.

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FILE: Jill Biden’s ex has pleaded not guilty to murdering his current wife.

Jill Biden's ex enters plea over wife's murder

The ex-husband of former US First Lady Jill Biden remains behind bars after entering a plea over murder charges relating to his current wife.

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Iran’s Supreme Leader has issued a chilling threat to Donald Trump as nuclear talks go on.

‘Slapped so hard’: Iranian Supreme Leader’s warning to Trump

Amid nuclear talks between Iran and the US, the Supreme Leader has issued a chilling threat to Donald Trump and the US Department of War.

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Former US President Barack Obama said he feels aliens exist.

Obama claims aliens are real in stunning revelation

Former US President Barack Obama has made shocking claims about the existence of aliens and major conspiracy theories surrounding facilities, including Area 51.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio has dropped in for talks with Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico. (AP PHOTO)

Rubio bolsters ties with pro-Trump European leaders

US Secretary ‌of State Marco Rubio is bolstering ties with pro-Trump conservative European leaders.

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US President Donald Trump’s second term has been punctuated by blunt, sometimes shocking statements about foreign policy.

Trump’s view of the world: It’s personal

US President Donald Trump’s second term has been punctuated by blunt, sometimes shocking statements about foreign policy.

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Trump allegedly warned police about Jeffrey Epstein 20 years ago

Epstein files: The hidden world of unaccountable elites

Journalists and researchers will spend the next months ferreting through the Epstein files in search of further criminal conduct or a new conspiratorial wrinkle. But one truth has already emerged.

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., making a calculated election-year pivot away from vaccines, staged a Hollywood-style event Wednesday promoting his ‘Eat Real Food’ agenda.

Kennedy makes pivot toward food and away from vaccines

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., making a calculated election-year pivot away from vaccines, staged a Hollywood-style event Wednesday promoting his ‘Eat Real Food’ agenda.

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Trump fell far short of “90 deals in 90 days”.

Who wrangled the best trade deal from Donald Trump?

The trade agreements look one-sided, but their consequences may not be.

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