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A J-15 takes off from Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning in a photo released by the People's Liberation Army Navy.

Coalition warns of threat from Chinese aircraft carriers

Two carrier battle groups led by the Liaoning and the Shandong entered the Pacific Ocean for the first time, a display of power designed to send a message across the region, analysts said.

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Australia joins allies to sanction ‘extremist’ Israeli ministers as US criticise action.

‘Real enemy’: Australia’s Israel sanctions lashed by US

Australia has joined the UK, Canada, New Zealand and Norway in slapping travel bans and financial sanctions on two senior Israeli government ministers in a major split from the US. 

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Police have secured the area after at least nine people were killed in a school shooting in Austria. (AP PHOTO)

At least nine people dead after shooting at Austrian school

At least nine people have been killed and others injured when a shooter opened fire at a school in Graz, the Austrian city's mayor has confirmed.

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A man waves a Mexican flag as smoke and flames rise from a burning vehicle during a protest against federal immigration sweeps.

LA’s Trump-inspired chaos exactly what President warned of

DAVID WOIWOD: It’s not only the San Andreas fault that threatens to transform Los Angeles. It’s the political tremors out of Washington that have residents bracing. 

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Donald Trump said Greta Thunberg needs "anger management” after her Gaza boat stunt.

‘She needs anger management’: Trump roasts Greta Thunberg

Donald Trump has unleashed on activist Greta Thunberg after her so-called ‘Freedom Flotilla’ was seized by Israeli commandos as it tried to break through a blockade of Gaza. 

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Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe has 'barely' responded  to brain surgery after being shot at a rally. (AP PHOTO)

Colombian presidential hopeful critical after assassination attempt

A political rival of Colombia's President Gustavo Petro is in critical condition after being shot at close range at a rally.

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NATO has committed to turbocharging defence spending, but Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has not.

NATO turbocharges defence spend, more pressure now on Albo

LATIKA M BOURKE: NATO members will turbocharge their defence spending to 5 per cent of GDP, based on the ‘brutally honest’ facts, adding to pressure on Anthony Albanese to increase funding.

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Instead of using her global celebrity to explain a complex tragedy, Greta Thunberg is convincing young people the war is a straightforward case of good Palestinians versus evil Jews, writes Aaron Patrick.

Greta Thunberg’s Gaza stunt is more sinister than she thinks

AARON PATRICK: Instead of using her global celebrity to explain a complex tragedy, the 22-year-old activist is convincing young people the war is a straightforward case of good Palestinians versus evil Jews.

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Oleksandr Usyk has given an impassioned message to the US president about the plight of Ukraine.

World champ’s message to Trump: ‘Live in my house for a week’

Heavyweight boxing’s world champion, Oleksandr Usyk, has invited Donald Trump to live in his house ‘for one week’ to better understand what is unfolding in Ukraine.

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Greta Thunberg is among 12 activists aboard the Madleen ship heading toward the Gaza Strip. (AP PHOTO)

Israel blocks Thunberg’s “celebrities yacht” from Gaza

An aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists will be prevented from reaching the Gaza Strip, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz says.

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Chaotic scenes have erupted in Los Angeles as protesters clash with authorities during immigration sweeps led by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Chaotic scenes in Los Angeles during immigration raids

Protesters have clashed with authorities during immigration sweeps led by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

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Anthony Albanese has vowed not to compromise on Australia’s biosecurity in lead-up to G7 face-to-face with Donald Trump.

Australia won’t be mooved in tariff beef ahead of G7 meat-up

Anthony Albanese has vowed not to compromise on Australia’s biosecurity in lead-up to G7 face-to-face with Donald Trump

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President Donald Trump, left, and Elon Musk in happier times.

Elon, Donald and the Oval Office bromance’s acrimonious end

AARON PATRICK The world’s richest man has just engaged in history’s most expensive troll-fest.

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Elon Musk’s tweets played a pivotal role in Donald Trump’s election win. Now they are being used against the President.

Musk used X to boost Trump. Now he’s wielding it against him

As the two men publicly fought in a flurry of furious online posts, the world’s richest man revealed X to be a double-edged sword.

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 Sean "Diddy" Combs sits with his legal team.

Judge threatens to remove Diddy from Manhattan courtroom

A model and social media influencer has told a jury she felt ‘exhilarated’ the first time she had sex with a male escort in front of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs.

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