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Canadian PM Mark Carney and Donald Trump.

‘Stop trying to be tough’: Canada PM’s bold shot at Trump

The Canadian PM has hit back against the Trump Administration for their ‘memes’ after a week-long wave of online taunts from the White House.

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Chevron’s expanded operations in Venezuela could double its production to 600,000 barrels a day, the oil giant claims.

Chevron announces Venezuela expansion to double oil output

The announcement comes just days after US President Donald Trump revealed an ambitious deal to develop the nation’s oil reserves and give the Pentagon a stake in the profits.

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The US has attacked Iran for the second time in a week as tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran fires on Gulf neighbours after US military strikes

Kuwait City and Bahrain were both targeted by Iranian drones as Tehran responded to a night of US strikes.

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Augsburg’s train station has been closed following an explosion and the discovery of a second suspicious device.

Rail station blast after airport attack linked to Russia

The explosion and discovery of a second suspicious device at a train station came just hours after the European nation blamed Russia for a failed drone attack.

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Visa changes will impact Australians visiting popular Thai holiday destinations.

Major visa change to impact Aussies visiting South East Asia

Thai authorities claim the harsh crackdown aims to address concerns around foreigners misusing extended stay visas to become involved in criminal activity.

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Europe scrambles to bolster its defences as Moscow tests how far it can push NATO without provoking open conflict

‘Under attack daily’: Russia edges closer to war with Europe

LATIKA M BOURKE: Europe scrambles to bolster its defences as Moscow tests how far it can push NATO without provoking open conflict.

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An army soldier stands by in a hazmat suit as unidentified bodies recovered from the flash floods are buried at a mass burial site in Nepal.

Why Nepal’s floods took a well-prepared China by surprise

After a glacial flood last year, Chinese officials strengthened defences at a border crossing with Nepal. But last week’s ‘cascade of hazards’ overwhelmed them.

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Designer John Galliano has bowed out of an upcoming Met Museum Show amid mounting criticism over past anti-Semitic remarks.

Galliano quits Met show amid outrage on anti-Semitic remarks

Donors, politicians and Jewish leaders questioned the Met’s decision to honor Galliano, a fashion designer who was found guilty of a hate crime for his anti-Semitic outbursts.

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Swarms of drones, many of them powered by jet engines, have plagued Kyiv and nearby areas. (EPA PHOTO)

Death toll rises as Russian barrage on Kyiv enters fifth day

Swarms of drones, many of them powered by jet engines, have plagued Kyiv in recent days, killing residents, damaging homes and warehouses.

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Fourteen Australians have been confirmed killed fighting for Ukraine against Russia over four years.

DFAT investigating claims ex-ADF soldier killed in Ukraine

Two social media accounts of foreign fighters in Ukraine said the Australian, who they identified by a nickname, recently died in combat. 

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Missing Australians include Michael Keats, Sumi Adhikari and Karan Bhardwaj.

‘Hoping for miracle’: Desperate search for Aussies in Nepal

The family of one of the 41 Australians missing in Nepal following devastating flash flooding say they are praying for a miracle after wrongly believing he had escaped the disaster unscathed.

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Six months after US-Israeli strikes disrupted fossil fuel production and turned the Strait of Hormuz into a battleground, the world is getting a fuller picture of how the war has shaped the economics of energy

How the war in Iran is redrawing the global energy map

Six months after US-Israeli strikes disrupted fossil fuel production and turned the Strait of Hormuz into a battleground, the world is getting a fuller picture of how the war has shaped the economics of energy.

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China’s government is increasingly turning to legal avenues to advance its agenda.

China embraces modern lawfare

Like America, China wants its laws to apply everywhere. The measures range broadly and touch on everything from foreign sanctions to ethnic policy. 

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Prince Harry and Prince William

Prince William is still silent about Harry. Can that last?

Years of long-distance division between Prince William and his younger brother will be tested now that Harry has returned to Britain.

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Russian missile and drone strikes continued into the daylight hours in Kyiv and other cities.

Russia in ‘massive’ overnight strike on 9 Ukrainian cities

Moscow’s onslaught across the Ukraine, which included missiles and drones, began after nightfall Wednesday and continued into daylight hours Thursday.

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Russia’s embassy has hit out at last week’s arrest of a 27-year-old man in Brisbane on charges of foreign interference claiming the move by Australian authorities was “taken in the interests of a foreign nation – Ukraine”.

Australia accused of fuelling anti-Moscow hysteria

Russia’s embassy has hit out at last week’s arrest of a 27-year-old man on charges of foreign interference claiming the move by Australian authorities was ‘taken in the interests of a foreign nation – Ukraine’.

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A drone view shows mud covering properties following a flash flood in Trishuli, Nuwakot district, Nepal.

What fuelled deadly flash flood on the Nepal-China border

Scientists are rushing to understand the exact causes of the deadly flash flood that sent a devastating wall of mud and water tearing through Himalayan river valleys. 

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