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An Iranian attack damaged an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft in Jordan, a US official says. (AP PHOTO)

US aircraft damaged by Iranian attack on Jordan base

Several US military aircraft were damaged in an Iranian attack on the ‌Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, a US official says.

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An employee enters the Anthropic office in San Francisco, California, on Wednesday, June 7, 2023.

Anthropic says it blocked AI bids to make biological weapons

In a new report, the AI start-up added that it could not determine if the research was legitimate or nefarious, leading the company to shut down the work

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A Ukrainian soldier with a military drone.

Man charged with helping Russians sabotage drone factory

The 31-year-old man has faced court charged with engaging in conduct to materially assist a foreign intelligence service.

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Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), at a rates decision news conference.

‘Highly uncertain’: Major central bank’s grim rates move

The central bank for 21 member countries cited its decision as a response to inflation fuelled by high oil prices from the Iran war.

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Australian Special Forces veterans have been reportedly approached to train Russian soldiers, according to a dossier prepared for Five Eyes intelligence agencies.

Explosive doc links ADF Commandos to Russian troop training

The leaked dossier prepared for Five Eyes intelligence agencies claims Australian special forces soldiers veterans are helping train Russians to fight in the Ukraine.

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President George Bush Junior, right, greets Australian prime minister John Howard during their meeting in the Oval Office at the White House, Feb. 10, 2003 in Washington

John Howard reflects on terror attack that altered history

Just how different would the world be today if US and UK intelligence services hadn’t got it so wrong post-9/11? At 87, John Howard is finally ready to consider the possibilities.

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The announcement was made during Donald Trump’s speech at the Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday night local time.

Trump’s $5k promise to every American prompts bribery claims

US President Donald Trump has made an extraordinary pitch to hand out $5000 US to every American if Republicans win the November midterm elections, prompting bribery claims and warnings of ‘massive’ inflation.

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Smoke rising from a strike site near the southern Lebanese village of al-Hanniyeh.

Israel ramps up strikes in southern Lebanon

THE WASHINGTON POST: Israel has ramped up strikes in southern Lebanon, killing more than two dozen people and prompting fears of an even larger-scale military escalation ahead of Israel’s elections.

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Kevin Rudd and Xi Jinping

‘Increased possibility’ China will move on Taiwan: Rudd

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd has warned there is a one in three chance Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a military grab for Taiwan.

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Norway's prime minister says President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's plane "was almost hit by a drone".

Zelensky’s plane ‘almost hit’ by drone in mid-air scare

US President Donald Trump says his Russian counterpart wants to make a Ukrainian peace deal as Ukrainian President ‌Volodymyr Zelensky visited Oslo.

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Donald Trump delivers a speech at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in 2024 in his effort to win back the presidency.

Dems delighted as Trump makes GOP convention about himself

At President Donald Trump’s urging, the Republican Party is staging a midterm convention centered on him.

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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage’s party is at the centre of a criminal probe over foreign donations.

Police launch probe into Reform over foreign donation saga

The investigation comes a week after a TV expose in which two senior Reform UK officials appeared to discuss ways to get around foreign donation rules in order to receive an American financier’s cash.

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Australia was a notable omission from a cast of countries led by the UK that declared a trade ban on Israeli goods.

Australia opts out of ‘moral emergency’ Israeli trade ban

LATIKA M BOURKE: A cast of countries led by the UK has declared a ban on Israeli goods from illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank — with Australia a notable omission.

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It was revealed Harry and Meghan would relocate to somewhere outside London for an ⁠extended period. (AP PHOTO)

King Charles clarifies status of Prince Harry and Meghan

King Charles has issued a letter to UK officials concerning the royal status of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

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Israel has intensified its bombardment of south Lebanon in recent days.

‘A massacre’: Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon kill 11

Lebanon's Health Ministry says Israel's air force has carried out two strikes on a southern Lebanese village, killing at least 11 people.

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Director of Communications at Reform UK Dan Jukes and with Nigel Farage. The pair are said to have a father-so type relationship.

Farage’s popularity toppled but he could still become PM

LATIKA M BOURKE: Nigel Farage’s popularity has peaked but could still become Prime Minister under the UK’s current first-past-the-post voting system, Britain’s top political analyst has declared.

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President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says talks touched on security guarantees and economic support.

Hope for Ukraine peace as US envoys meet with Zelenskiy

US envoy ​Steve Witkoff says his ​team ​has been ‘very ‌encouraged’ by what he described as a ‘substantive, important’ ​discussion with Ukrainian officials.

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AfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party, speaks to supporters during the final campaign rally on the eve of state elections in Saxony-Anhalt on September 5, 2026.

Ex-salesman bringing the far right to cusp of German power

Ulrich Siegmund, has harnessed his online popularity to come closer to power than any other far-right politician in Germany since the Nazi era ended in 1945.

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