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Experts estimate that North Korea has "possibly assembled around 60 warheads".

Trump’s bold Kim Jong Un move as nuclear tensions simmer

Donald Trump has flagged plans to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after the US ‌announced it would scale back military exercises with South Korea.

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Australian aid worker Lalzawmi "Zomi" Frankcom was among the World Central Kitchen aid workers killed when an Israeli air strike hit their convoy in 2024.

IDF criminal probes on Gaza deaths won’t include Zomi attack

The Israeli military’s criminal investigations into high-profile attacks during the war in Gaza will not extend to the 2024 incident that left Australian aid worker Lalzawmi ‘Zomi’ Frankcom dead.

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Smoke billows following an Iranian strike in the UAE’s Fujairah industrial zone on March 3, 2026.

Iran’s major trade partner cuts economic ties to Tehran

The United Arab Emirates’ move is set to mount further economic pressure on an increasingly isolated Iranian regime.

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Zelensky’s office probed for corruption amid election calls

Kyiv’s anti-corruption agencies have announced that they are investigating senior officials in the Ukrainian leader’s office.

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A journalist has been shut down by Donald Trump after the US President demanded she ‘be quiet’ during a press appearance at the White House. 

Trump lashes out at female journalist, demands ‘quiet’

A journalist has been shut down by Donald Trump during a press appearance at the White House. 

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China wants its data to influence the world’s chatbots.

China wants to shape what the world’s AI knows

China is exporting more than AI models. It wants its data to influence the world’s chatbots, raising fears that Beijing’s narratives will spread with the technology.

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Donald Trump has taken aim at a key US ally over the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump threatens to ‘bomb the s---’ out of US ally in Gulf

The US President took aim at the US ally, who he accused of conducting negotiations with Iran without American approval.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump inside the demilitarized zone separating the South and North Korea on June 30, 2019.

South Korea responds to Trump’s seismic military drill moves

The comments from Seoul came after the US President cited his good relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for his decision.

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Diplomats say Israel is unlikely to make major concessions over Gaza ahead of an October election. (EPA PHOTO)

Kushner meets Netanyahu in Israel to salvage Gaza deal

The meeting comes a day after the US envoy held a rare meeting with the Hamas chief in Egypt in an attempt to make progress on the stalled Gaza ceasefire.

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There are growing doubts among Asian nations over what the United States would be willing to do to deter China, given the enormous distraction and resource drain of the US-Israeli war against Iran.

Trump’s ‘colossal failure’ in Asia amid Iran war strain

There are growing doubts over what the US would be willing to do to deter China, given the enormous distraction and resource drain of the US-Israeli war against Iran.

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Nigel Farage, Britain’s leading right-wing politician, faced a dilemma last month.

What worked for Trump and Netanyahu works for Farage, so far

Nigel Farage has borrowed a page from a playbook honed over the years by other embattled populists.

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Nigel Farage has defeated his main rival Count Binface.

He may have beaten the bin, but the joke’s still on Farage

LATIKA M BOURKE: The Reform UK leader will likely face another by-election following an investigation into his undeclared donation from an offshore crypto billionaire.

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In nearly a third of countries, laws restrict women’s freedom of movement.

It’s not just Afghanistan treating women poorly

THE ECONOMIST: The Taliban represent the farthest end of a global continuum of restrictions on female lives, writes Sarah Little.

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Blesson Sebastian was a second officer on the Golden Leo, a cargo ship that was struck by Russian missiles shortly after departing Odessa on July 19, 2026.

Russian strikes on grain ships threaten global food supplies

The deadly strikes are part of a long-running maritime battle with Ukraine and echo battles over other key shipping routes around the world.

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