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Elevating the use of carbon markets will be among objectives for the COP31 meetings in Turkey in November, Murat Kurum (pictured), Turkey's environment minister and president of the talks, said in an interview.

Turkey says carbon markets to take ‘rightful place’ at COP31

Governments will be pressed at the UN climate conference to boost demand for carbon credits and unlock billions of dollars for developing economies to tackle reducing emissions, according to the summit’s host.

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Fire breaks out following massive Russian ballistic missile strikes in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on August 5.

Zelensky blames partners for ‘horrific casualties’

Ukrainian forces fail to stop Russian missiles during latest barrage — in what the president says is a direct consequence of a drop in supplies from allies.

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Donald Trump says the Strait of Hormuz could reopen ‘very soon’ after an ‘all-day negotiation’ with Iran, as Tehran and Oman finalise a draft agreement to establish new shipping lanes through the waterway. 

Trump signals Hormuz headway as negotiators near deal

Donald Trump says the Strait of Hormuz could reopen ‘very soon’ after an ‘all-day negotiation’ with Iran, as Tehran and Oman finalise a draft agreement to establish new shipping lanes through the waterway. 

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US President Donald Trump publicly lambasted former ambassador Kevin Rudd at the White House.

Rudd reveals his take on Trump after public scolding

Australia’s former top representative in Washington has revealed what it was like working with US President Donald Trump.

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Donald Trump has declared Iran has a ‘last chance’ to reach a nuclear agreement, claiming talks ‘are going on right now’.

Trump warns ‘last chance’ for Iran deal amid talks claim

Donald Trump has declared Iran has a ‘last chance’ to reach a nuclear agreement, claiming talks ‘are going on right now’.

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Donald Trump has announced talks with Iran will resume on Monday after he said he called off a ‘massive attack’ on the nation.

Trump flags Iran talks after calling off ‘massive attack’

Donald Trump has announced talks with Iran will resume on Monday after he said he called off a ‘massive attack’ on the nation.

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Authorities install a floating barrier after 50,000 migrants attempted to enter Spain from Morocco.

Spain cracks down after deadly migrant border rush

Spain has begun installing a floating border barrier after a deadly migrant surge into Ceuta left at least 67 people dead.

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US President Donald Trump during an announcement on the Freedom Haulers initiative at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, July 30, 2026. The Freedom Haulers initiative seeks to assist military veterans transition into commercial truck drivers. Photographer: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg

Trump’s Gaza deal plan raises many unanswered questions

When President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a “HISTORIC agreement for the COMPLETE DISARMAMENT” of Hamas and other armed groups in the Gaza Strip, it caught many by surprise.

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Poland's military says an object entered the country's airspace in early hours of Thursday. (EPA PHOTO)

‘Reckless’: Missile hits NATO nation amid Ukraine attacks

NATO head Mark Rutte says he spoken with Polish officials after a flying object, suspected by the government to be a Russian missile, crashed near the border.

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Renewed attacks by the Houthi rebels are making the Bab al-Mandab Strait export route less secure.

Saudi Arabia forms Red Sea alliance as fighting escalates

Saudi Arabia's government says an international coalition has been created tasked with ensuring the security of routes in the Red Sea.

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In a late-June meeting with more than a dozen of the nation’s top defense technology firms, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an urgent message: The Pentagon needed their help to rapidly replenish America’s weapons arsenal.

Shrinking weapons stockpile is tests Pentagon’s new strategy

THE WASHINGTON POST: In a meeting with the US’s top defense technology firms, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an urgent message: The Pentagon needed their help to rapidly replenish its weapons arsenal.

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The U.S. naval blockade against Iran remains in full effect.

U.S. hits dozens more targets in Iran as violence widens

THE WASHINGTON POST: U.S. forces launched a new wave of airstrikes against Iran overnight as violence widened, including an Iranian attack in Kuwait and a drone attack that hit a U.S. tanker in Egypt.

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The intimate thoughts of Dr Anthony Fauci, the infectious diseases expert who led the US through COVID, have been laid bare after his pandemic diary was released by Republican adversaries. Pictured inset with Julia Roberts (above) and Sir Elton John (below).

Doctor and his diary: What Fauci’s private musings reveal

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The intimate thoughts of Dr Anthony Fauci, the infectious diseases expert who led the US through COVID, have been laid bare after his pandemic diary was released by Republican adversaries.

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Winston Peters dismissed critics of his comments about an MP, calling them "pearl-clutchers". (EPA PHOTO)

‘Back to your own country’: China slams minister's MP jibe

Beijing has made its displeasure known after New Zealand’s Foreign Minister told a Chinese-born MP to ‘go back to your own country’.

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