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National Thanksgiving turkeys Waddle and Gobble are presented to journalists in the Willard InterContinental on November 24, 2025 in Washington, DC.
World
Staff writers

Are these the biggest turkeys to get Trump pardons? Maybe

Donald Trump is set to continue a 78-year tradition when he pardons this year’s National Thanksgiving Turkeys.

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Beijing claims that Chinese leader Xi Jinping pressed Donald Trump on the future of Taiwan during their call.
World
The Washington Post

Xi presses Trump on Taiwan as pair plan reciprocal meetings

Xi Jinping pressed Donald Trump on the status of the self-governing island of Taiwan and urged his counterpart to maintain improved ties, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

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Binance is being sued by victims of the October 7 attack who allege it allowed payments to Hamas.
Middle East
Jonathan Stempel

Binance allowed payments to Hamas, terror victims claim

A cryptocurrency exchange and its founder are being sued by victims of the October 7 attack on Israel for allegedly allowing millions of dollars to go to Hamas.

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Deadly incidents continue in Gaza where Israel and Hamas accuse each other of ceasefire breaches.
World
Nidal al-Mughrabi and Alexander Cornwell

New Gaza killings put fragile ceasefire on the brink

Fresh Israeli strikes have left three Palestinians dead near the control line, threatening to derail already-tense ceasefire negotiations tied to Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan.

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Men stand in the apartment attacked by the Israeli military on November 23, 2025 in Beirut, Lebanon.
World
The New York Times

Israel assassinates top Hezbollah commander near Beirut

Lebanon’s state-run news agency said at least five people were killed in the airstrike, which the Lebanese militant group says ‘breaches a new red line’.

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Ukraine's Presidential Office Chief of staff Andriy Yermak and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hold a press conference following their closed-door talks on a US plan to end the war in Ukraine at the US Mission in Geneva.
World
The Washington Post

US, Ukraine to change draft of peace plan favouring Kremlin

Negotiations are continuing in Geneva on Sunday as a US-imposed Thanksgiving deadline approaches.

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Donald Trump, who has championed the 28-point peace plan, said that Ukraine had not been grateful for American efforts over the war.
World
CNBC

Trump slams Ukraine for ‘zero gratitude’ amid peace talks

Ukrainian, US and European officials met in Geneva on Sunday to discuss a draft plan presented by Washington to end the war in Ukraine.

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Designer Paul Costelloe became a fixture at London Fashion Week for four decades.
World
Padraic Halpin

Personal designer to Princess Diana dies aged 80

The world-renowned fashion designer, who collaborated with Princess Diana until her death, has passed away at the age of 80.

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Former President George W. Bush, former first lady Laura Bush and former President Joe Biden attend the funeral service for former Vice President Dick Cheney at the National Cathedral in Washington, on November 20, 2025.
World
The New York Times

Cheney funeral brings together rivals while Trump is absent

As the former vice president was honoured at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday, many eyes were focused on who came — and who did not.

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President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi at the White House in October.
World
The New York Times

Trump approves release of Epstein files, but there’s a catch

US President Donald Trump announced that he had approved the release of the Epstein files, but his approval is not as clear cut as he appeared to insinuate.

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A member of the Ukrainian artillery unit fires a howitzer at Russian targets in the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine in October.
World
The New York Times

Ukraine to lose land, cut army under US-Russian peace plan

The 28-point proposal, drafted without Ukrainian involvement, reflects the maximalist demands the Kremlin has made throughout the war.

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Oliver Barker, an auctioneer at Sotheby’s, hammers down a final bid on a portrait of Elisabeth Lederer by Klimt, in New York.
World
Staff writers

Wartime portrait fetches a cool $364m at Sothebys

A portrait by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt fetched $236.4 million ($AU364m), becoming the second most expensive artwork ever sold at auction.

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Jumaghul remains at risk from the Taliban, his Australian friend Warren Stevens says.
World
Dominic Giannini

ADF’s Afghan helper abandoned after visa axed

Two years after applying for safe haven from the Taliban in Australia, Jumaghul was given a lifeline, only for it to be revoked almost immediately.

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The Ukrainian military says ATACMS missiles will continue to be used against Russian territory.
US Politics
Staff Writers

Ukraine ramps up war with long-range US strike

A year after Biden lifted restrictions, Ukraine has openly acknowledged launching ATACMS strikes inside Russia.

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Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan has scored a major win with the UN Security Council but Hamas and Israel have expressed reservations.
World
The Washington Post

Trump’s Gaza peace plan approved by UN Security Council

The US is pushing the UN Security Council to support and enshrine Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan. But Israel, Hamas, Russia and others have objections.

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