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The US Government has announced a new Israel-Lebanon ceasefire deal.
Middle East
Max Corstorphan

US announces new Israel-Lebanon ceasefire deal

The US Government has announced a new ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon has been brokered, with new pilot zones to be created for the Lebanese Armed Forces to control. 

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Four politicians from New Zealand have been banned from entering mainland China.
World
Staff Writers

China bans four politicians after Taiwan visit

China has barred four New Zealand politicians from entering the mainland, Hong Kong and Macau for a year after they visited Taiwan in May.

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Labor Premier Peter Malinauskas has had a pointed dig at at Anthony Albanese.
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Kimberley Braddish, Peta Rasdien and Madeline Cove

‘We honour our commitments’: Labor Premier’s dig at PM

That’s a wrap 

Wong says she believes sexual assault allegations by flotilla activists

RBA chief fears stagflation from poor productivity

‘We are honouring our commitments’: Labor Premier shades PM

Albanese and Luxon to host leaders meeting in Noosa

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US President Donald Trump tweeted more than 25,000 times during his first term in office.
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World
The Washington Post

The Trump library’s baffling failure to find his Twitter DMs

The body tasked with preserving White House records is yet to find a single Twitter direct message from Donald Trump, despite the President tweeting more than 25,000 times in his first term.

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Ukrainian drones flew more than 1000km to hit an oil terminal at St Petersburg's port.
World
Staff Writers

Ukraine’s St Petersburg strike a fresh humiliation for Putin

Ukrainian drones have struck an oil terminal and naval base in St Petersburg hours before President Vladimir Putin's showcase economic forum gets under way.

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President Joe Biden and Jill Biden.
World
The Washington Post

Jill Biden on Melania, the East Wing and that debate

WASHINGTON POST: Jill Biden recalls awkward moments with Melania Trump and the road to defeat.

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Anthony Albanese will be facing new pressure as productivity falls and the economy slows.
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Politics
Max Corstorphan and Madeline Cove

‘More than 400 per cent’: Albo’s tax plan revealed

Anthony Albanese brands Angus Taylor ‘Temu Abbott’

Trump plan to hit Aussie goods with extra 12.5 per cent tariff

‘More than 400 per cent’: Albo’s tax plan revealed

Labor alarm over Medicare ‘cartel behaviour’

New ADF Chief says minister’s office ‘directed’ him to speak at lobbyist event

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Iran is the latest battlefield where Donald Trump’s predictions of an easy American military triumph have been subverted.
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World
The New York Times

Trump’s international interventions hit a stinging stalemate

In Ukraine, Gaza and now Iran, the US President’s early declarations of easy wins have given way to harsh reality.

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A view of burnt car after an Israeli drone strike in Saadiyat, south of Beirut, Lebanon on May 13, 2026.
World
Max Corstorphan and Matthew Quagliotto

‘All shooting will stop’: Trump’s shock call questioned

US President Donald Trump has revealed details of an urgent call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after Iran reportedly walked away from ceasefire talks over Lebanon.

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Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon as seen from a position across the border in the Upper Galilee in northern Israel on May 31, 2026. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to push deeper into Lebanon after his military took over the medieval castle of Beaufort on May 31, calling it a "dramatic shift" in the campaign against Hezbollah. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)
World
BASSEM MROUE, KAREEM CHEHAYEB and NATALIE MELZER (Associated Press)

Israel orders strikes on Beirut as Hezbollah hits back

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defence Minister cited Hezbollah’s repeated ceasefire violations as they ordered the IDF to strike targets in Beirut’s southern suburbs.

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing growing pressure on what he knew about Peter Mandelson’s relationship with dead financier Jeffrey Epstein when he made the Lord his US Ambassador.
World
JILL LAWLESS

‘Was wrong’: UK PM braces for 1000-page Mandelson file dump

The British PM is bracing for the publication of more than 1000 pages of files about former UK ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson, a friend of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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A plume of smoke rises after an explosion on March 2, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. The US has revealed its latest strikes on Iranian radar and drone sites.
World
JON GAMBRELL

US bombs Iranian military sites in new attacks

The US has revealed that it has attacked Iranian radar and drone sites in retaliation for Tehran striking an American drone in the latest test for the region’s shaky ceasefire.

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Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment in southern Lebanon.
Middle East

Iran’s trust thin on the ground as Trump toughens terms

Peace deal negotiations continue with Iran considering US President Donald Trump’s latest proposal as Israel pushes further into southern Lebanon despite ceasefire.

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The Beaufort Castle fortification sits on a cliff above the Litani River in southern Lebanon.
The New York Times
The New York Times

Israel captures crusader castle evoking bitter memories

The seizure of Beaufort evokes bitter memories in both countries of deadly fighting during Israel’s nearly two-decade occupation of southern Lebanon.

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is reportedly seeking an immediate resignation.
Middle East
Max Corstorphan

Iranian president reportedly submits resignation letter

Unconfirmed reports have emerged claiming that Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has told Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei he wants to resign.

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