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Donald Trump has declined to say if the US is considering more strikes on Venezuela. (AP PHOTO)

‘No idea’: Trump forgets which body part he got an MRI

WATCH: In a baffling exchange US President Donald Trump has admitted complete ignorance by not remembering which body part he recently got a MRI.

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Donald Trump has declined to say if the US is considering more strikes on Venezuela.

Trump confirms conversation with Venezuela's Maduro

There's speculation a US attack on Venezuela is imminent, alongside questions over whether the US Government might be seeking a change of power in Caracas.

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A shooting suspect likely was radicalised in the US, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says.

National Guard shooting suspect 'radicalised in US'

Officials suspect an Afghan man accused of ambushing two National Guard members in Washington DC may have embraced extremism after arriving in the US.

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Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says AUKUS is a ‘shocking deal’.

Aus-US alliance will survive Trump, ‘we hope,’ says Turnbull

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says AUKUS is a ‘shocking deal’ and has made Australia more dependent on the Americans at a time when they are less dependable than ever. 

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Trump orders Venezuela airspace shut as US officials blindsided.

Confusion and alarm after Trump’s shock announcement

A shock airspace warning from Donald Trump has left Washington scrambling for answers while Venezuela condemns the move as a ‘colonialist threat.’

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People walk by a memorial at the Farragut West Metro station in Washington on Friday, near the site of the shooting that killed National Guard Spec. Sarah Beckstrom and critically wounded Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe.

Who was Sarah Beckstrom? Slain young Guard hero honoured

Tributes are pouring in for 20-year-old National Guard soldier Sarah Beckstrom, remembered as devoted and determined after being killed in a targeted DC shooting attack.

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Formal charges have not yet been laid against the man accused of shooting two US National Guard. (EPA PHOTO)

White House shooting suspect now facing murder charge

Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal will face first-degree murder charges over the ambush shooting of two National Guard soldiers.

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Donald Trump's second administration has also included a severe crackdown on illegal immigrants. (AP PHOTO)

Trump vows sweeping migration pause after fatal DC shooting

The attack on National Guard members by an Afghan national has prompted Donald Trump to suspend migration to the US from all ‘Third World Countries’.

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US President Donald Trump says he will "denaturalise migrants who undermine domestic tranquility". (AP PHOTO)

Trump moves to halt migration from poor countries

US President Donald Trump says he plans to suspend migration from what he calls "Third World Countries".

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Afghan Officers from the Provincial Police Response Company and Australian Special Operations Task Group Soldiers move towards waiting UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters as part of the Shah Wali Kot Offensive.

Long before Washington, the SAS experienced Afghan betrayal

SAS veterans said they were saddened, but not surprised, by the shooting of two US National Guardsmen in Washington allegedly at the hands of an Afghan former-CIA paramilitary soldier.

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National Guard members participate in a group prayer with civilians and a security officer outside the emergency entrance to MedStar Washington Hospital Center on Wednesday after two Guard members were shot earlier in the day.

Afghan national and ex-CIA associate faces DC ambush charges

Federal officials say Rahmanullah Lakanwal faces multiple criminal charges in the shooting, which left one National Guard member dead and another critically wounded.

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Law enforcement responds to the shooting near the White House on Wednesday.

Afghan national accused of shooting troops near White House

THE WASHINGTON POST: A lone gunman carried out the attack and ‘ambushed’ two National Guardsmen, DC police said. The victims remain in a critical condition.

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First Assistant Secretary Submarines Mr John Chandler has likened the purchase of US Virginia-class submarines to used cars.

Why the US won’t like ‘used car’ second-hand sub talk

It’s unlikely the United States will be fond of John Chandler’s recent comments likening Virginia-class submarines to second-hand BMWs.

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A leaked transcript has exposed a conversation between Donald Trump’s lead envoy and one of Vladimir Putin’s closest advisors.

Explosive transcript between Trump envoy and Kremlin leaked

A leaked transcript has exposed a conversation between Donald Trump’s lead envoy and one of Vladimir Putin’s closest advisors.

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Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky will speak to US President Donald Trump this week ahead of his summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, amid fears Washington may dictate unfavourable peace terms to Ukraine.

Trump pushes Russia, Ukraine on peace deal but issues remain

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the earlier US plan, which Ukraine saw as too pro-Russian, should be the basis for talks and is unlikely to back down.

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