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Australian and Indian prime ministers Anthony Albanese and Narendra Modi are to meet in Melbourne.

Anthony Albanese to meet Indian prime minister

Australia will likely seek to increase defence ties with India during a visit from Prime Minister Narendra Modi which an expert says comes at an important time.

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PNG's Prime Minister James Marape will join Anthony Albanese in Brisbane for talks and rugby league.

Australia to host Pacific leaders as China threat looms

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is hosting talks with Pacific leaders as he continues to cement Australia's footprint in the region.

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The launch of a nuclear-capable missile from a Chinese submarine in the Pacific has raised concerns.

Marles’ warning to China after ballistic missile launch

Chinese missile testing that happened just hours after a major defence alliance was inked between Australia and Fiji has sparked concerns from senior ministers.

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Secretary general of NATO Mark Rutte warned that ‘we cannot be naive’ about China after ballistic missile launch.

The world ‘cannot be naive’ about China after missile: NATO

While China says they hope countries like Australia ‘won’t read too much into’ the launch of a ballistic missile, Australia brushes it off as ‘coincidental’.

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The People's Liberation Army's navy has been involved in the test of a missile in the Pacific area.

China tests missile in Pacific, alarming neighbours

A Chinese nuclear-powered submarine has test-fired a missile in the Pacific, sparking concern from regional powers.

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Hamas media office spokesman Ismail al-Thawabta says the group's government ?has been dissolved.

Hamas dissolves Gaza Strip government as part of peace plan

The body that has governed the Gaza Strip for nearly two decades has been dissolved, Hamas says as it makes way for a technocratic government.

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US President Donald Trump has thanked FIFA after a suspension was lifted for a star US soccer player.

Trump defends Balogun FIFA review call: ‘It wasn’t a foul’

President Donald Trump defended making a phone call to FIFA’s president, which led to the soccer association overturning a one-game World Cup suspension of US Men’s National Team striker Folarin Balogun.

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Mourners gather to pay final respects to Iran's slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the third day of his funeral ceremonies on July 6, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Crowd chants ‘Death to America’ in Ayatollah’s funeral march

A huge funeral procession for the assassinated supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, is underway in the Iranian capital with many vowing revenge against the US and Israel.

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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage reacts after winning the Clacton and Harwich constituency on July 5, 2024.

‘Hit job’: Why limelight-loving Nigel Farage has gone quiet

The leader of anti-immigration party Reform UK has suspended his near-weekly press conferences and frequent media appearances as questions continue to mount.

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The widow of Charlie Kirk, left, is set to face her husband's accused killer Tyler Robinson, right, in court for the first time this week.

Accused Kirk killer to face widow in death penalty argument

Prosecutors will aim to convince a judge they have enough evidence to try the Trump ally’s accused killer Tyler Robinson and seek the death penalty.

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Ukrainian firefighters evacuate an elderly woman from the scene of an attack as Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv overnight on Monday.

Deadly Russian strikes rock Kyiv ahead of key NATO meeting

The overnight attacks on Kyiv killed at least 12 people as Russia stepped up a new offensive. Ukraine’s president said NATO must do more to help his country intercept incoming missiles.

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Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte  is the daughter of former President Rodrigo Duterte, President Ferdinand Marcos’ predecessor. 

Politically volatile trial of Philippine VP Duterte to open

Thousands of police officers have been deployed to secure the Philippine Senate for the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.

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An Israeli air strike in Gaza City has killed two people and left several injured, medics say.

Israeli strike kills two people in Gaza City: medics

Medics say an Israeli strike has killed two people in Gaza while a lawyer for a prominent hospital director says he is in acute danger in Israeli detention.

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Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn has been indicted for allegedly vandalising the newly refurbished Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

Canoeist faces 10 years jail if guilty of vandalising pool

Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn’s attorney’s said he is the victim of an “outrageous” prosecution brought by allies of President Donald Trump.

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Donald Trump’s backing for a ceasefire in Lebanon could create risks of all-out civil war.

Trump wants a Lebanon truce. Could it mean a new civil war?

To reach a more durable peace agreement with Iran and open the Strait of Hormuz, Donald Trump needs Israel to uphold the terms of a deal with Lebanon that Hezbollah says it will block by “any means necessary.”

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Firefighters battle major fires after a drone and missile attack by Russian forces on July 2, 2026 in Kyiv.

Russia’s massive assault on Kyiv leaves at least 17 dead

Dozens were injured in the Ukrainian capital during an attack that caused fires and explosions throughout the city.

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Shipping recommenced in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran and the US hold indirect technical peace talks. (AP PHOTO)

US and Iran hold indirect technical peace talks

US President Donald Trump claims peace talks with Iran are going "very well", despite Iranian officials refusing to meet with US envoys.

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