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An estimated 20,000 people have rallied in Geneva ahead of G7 summit talks.

Protesters set Tesla ablaze, smash UN office's windows

A protest in Geneva ‌over the G7 has turned ugly, with police using teargas and protesters smashing a United Nations agency's windows and torching a Tesla car.

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President Donald Trump has confirmed that a peace deal with Iran has been reached after months of deliberations.

Historic breakthrough as Trump announces US-Iran peace deal

Donald Trump has declared a US-Iran peace deal complete, announcing the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz just days before an official signing ceremony in Switzerland.

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Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he had a wonderful phone conversation with Donald Trump. (EPA PHOTO)

Inside Trump’s 80th Birthday calls from Putin, Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Russian leader Vladimir Putin have each spoken by phone with Donald Trump, marking his 80th birthday.

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President Donald Trump will attend the G7 in France, White House officials have confirmed. (AP PHOTO)

Trump to meet on Mideast and Ukraine at G7

US President Donald Trump will meet with Middle East leader and join a session on Ukraine when he attends this week's G7.

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An elephant has peed on the floor while being paraded through a Republican rally in Texas.

Gross mishap as elephant is paraded through political rally

The animal was led through the rally ahead of a hotly-contested political race.

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Violent clashes, riot police and multiple red cards overshadowed Mexico’s World Cup opener

World Cup erupts into chaos as riots rock opening night

The 2026 FIFA World Cup has kicked off under a cloud after riots erupted outside the stadium and chaos unfolded both on and off the pitch.

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John Healey says the government was unwilling to commit resources needed to ‘defend the country’.

UK minister quits, stands up Aussie counterpart last-minute

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has expressed regret after a minister stepped down in protest at what he says is too little spending.

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Oleg, a Ukrainian serviceman from the 24th Brigade, walks in front of a building damaged by Russian bombing in Kostiantynivka, Ukraine.

The Ukraine war has now gone on longer than WWI

Parallels between the two wars abound, from the grinding nature of the fighting to the way new technologies reshaped warfare.

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John Healey has resigned as the UK’s Defence Secretary in a letter accusing PM Keir Starmer of failing to lift military spending.

UK defence minister quits over military spend in shot at PM

UK Defence Secretary John Healey has resigned, telling Prime Minister Keir Starmer the government's spending plans fall short of what's needed at this time.

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Iran claims that US strikes have taken out vital water facilities.

Evidence of US strikes on Iranian water facility mounts

While it’s unknown if US forces deliberately targeted a drinking water facility, doing so could constitute a war crime.

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An Israeli strike hit a car in the centre of the southern Lebanese city of Sidon on June 10, state media reported.

Ceasefire on brink of collapse as US, Iran step up strikes

United Nations Secretary General says the ceasefire is ‘more like a lesser fire’ as the US and Iran continue to exchange strikes.

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Donald Trump is in a triple bind.

Donald Trump’s least bad option in Iran

The President must swallow his pride and accept a deal worse than the pre-war status quo.

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Kevin Warsh, incoming chairman of the US Federal Reserve, left, and US President Donald Trump during a swearing-in ceremony in the White House.

The Federal Reserve must soon give Donald Trump bad news

Kevin Warsh, the unlucky new chairperson, has seen his case for lower interest rates disintegrate.

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An expansive area of well below-average ocean temperatures lingering in the North Atlantic has sparked fears in Greenland and Iceland of a chilling climate crisis for Arctic nations.

‘Urgent attention’: Blob sparks fear of deep freeze doomsday

In a warming world, this cold ocean blob is sparking fears of a sub-zero temperature crisis across Iceland, Greenland and northern Europe.

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The conflict in Iran has helped push US inflation to its highest pace in three years.

Iran war pushes US inflation to highest pace in three years

America’s inflation level hit 4 per cent for the first time in three years in May, driven by surging gas prices from the Iran war.

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