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Julian Assange is joined by Kevin Rudd, Australian Ambassador to the US, outside court in Saipan. .
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Politics
Latika M Bourke 

Ex-CIA boss slams Albo’s red-carpet welcome for Assange

Mike Pompeo, former US Secretary of State and CIA director, said he was ‘deeply disappointed’ the WikiLeaks founder had walked free.

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Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, October 1.
Middle East
The Washington Post

Iran’s earlier Israel attack revealed much about its arsenal

Iran’s first direct attack on Israel in April demonstrated the country’s military might and the advances of its weapons program, while also revealing the limitations of its arsenal. Here’s what we know.

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Israeli army tanks manoeuvre in a staging area in northern Israel.
Political
David Patrikarakos

This is Israel’s chance to destroy those who want them dead

DAVID PATRIKARAKOS: It’s deja vu in the Middle East. Once more, Iran strikes Israel. Once more, the Israeli Defense Force marches across the border.

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Senator JD Vance, left, and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz at the vice-presidential debate at the CBS Broadcast Centre in New York.
US Politics
The Washington Post

‘Me too, man’: Walz and Vance’s weirdly gracious debate

The smiling Democrat and Republican vice-presidential candidates made a point of paying each other respect before launching biting attacks on each other’s running mates.

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Iran has launched 200 missiles at Israel in retaliation for its campaign against Hezbollah. (AP PHOTO)
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Middle East
Ellen Ransley

Role of US election key in avoiding all-out Middle East war

The United States will want to avoid an all-out war given the fast-approaching election, but the actions of Iran could complicate matters, a former Australian ambassador to Lebanon says. 

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Former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is the new head of NATO.
World
Latika M Bourke

New NATO boss praises Trump’s stance on Beijing bullies

Mark Rutte said China’s behaviour showed the need for more co-operation with Australia and other Indo-Pacific partners on global security.

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sraeli forensic officers inspect the site of a shooting incident in Tel Aviv, Israel.
World
Staff Writers

Eight people killed in suspected Tel Aviv terror attack

Two Palestinians were shot dead after going on a deadly killing spree on Tel Aviv's light rail system, killing eight people and wounding nine others, Israel says.

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Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance (left) is set to debate Democratic rival Tim Walz (right).
Americas
Steve Holland and Stephanie Kelly

Walz, Vance to spar in US vice presidential debate

Tim Walz is expected to target JD Vance's past comments and false claims on immigrants when the US vice presidential candidates face off in a televised debate.

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A former US Ambassador to Australia has concerns about what a possible Trump return to the White House will mean for US-Australian relations.
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US Politics
Latika M Bourke

Former ambassador’s grim Trump warning on US-Australia ties

The United States’ former ambassador to Australia Jeffrey Bleich has given a bleak assessment of what a Trump return to the White House will mean for us.

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If found guilty, Marine Le Pen could face up to 10 years' jail and a one million Euro fine.
World
Juliette Jabkhiro

France's Le Pen on trial accused of misuse of EU funds

Marine Le Pen and other members of her French far-right party are going on trial in Paris over accusations of embezzling European Union funds.

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The crush in the capital’s Itaewon nightlife district killed 159 people.
World
Hyunsu Yim

Police chief jailed over fatal South Korea crowd crush

A former police chief has been jailed for three years over the bungled response to a crowd stampede in South Korea's capital that killed 159 people in 2022.

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People gather at the site of the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut.
Editorial

Hezbollah has brought catastrophe upon Lebanon

EDITORIAL: Those found to have been promulgating hateful, radical ideologies in this country should be punished to the law’s fullest extent. 

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Herbert Kickl, leader and top candidate of right-wing populist Freedom Party of Austria (FPOe) waves to supporters.
World
Stephanie Liechtenstein

Europe’s far-right shift continues with Austrian election

The Freedom Party seized on the country’s anxieties on immigration, inflation and Ukraine to record Austria’s first far-right election win since WWII. But its chances of governing remain unclear.

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China’s bold stimulus package has the country’s stocks surging in their best week in 16 years.
Business
The Economist

At last, China pulls the trigger on a bold stimulus package

‘Buy everything,’ says an American hedge fund.

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French President Emmanuel Macron, left, talks to Britain's then-PM Boris Johnson during their meeting in Paris in 2019.
World
Jason Groves

BoJo: Macron ‘weaponised’ migrant boat crisis against Brexit

The former UK PM made the explosive claim against the French leader in his political memoir.

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