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A meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin may be on the cards (AP PHOTO)

Kremlin peaks out on Trump-Putin meeting on Ukraine

The Kremlin says a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is necessary but there are no specifics yet.

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Eurosceptic George Simion has won the first round of Romania's presidential election.

Romania's anti-EU contender takes first round of election

Hard-right nationalist George Simion has secured a decisive win in the first round of Romania's presidential election redo.

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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to slash federal funding for two broadcasters.

Trump makes huge call on historic third term

US President Donald Trump has confirmed he will not be investigating avenues to pursue a third term and will hand over the keys to the White House at the end of his current administration.

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Tens of thousands of Israeli reservists have received call up notices.

Israel sends call-up notices to thousands of reservists for Gaza war

Israel's security cabinet is poised to discuss an expansion of the Gaza war as tens of thousands of Israeli reservists receive call up notices.

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World leaders have taken to social media to congratulate Anthony Albanese on his win.

‘We’re mates’: World leaders message Albo after Labor's victory

World leaders including Marco Rubio, Volodymyr Zelensky and Keir Starmer have sent PM Anthony Albanese messages of congratulations after Labor's re-election.

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An AI image of Donald Trump as the Pope has caused a stir on social media.

Trump posts AI photo of himself as Pope

An AI-generated picture of Donald Trump posing as a Pope has been posted on the US president's official social media accounts.

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‘There will be zigs and zags, ups and downs’ in ties with the US, Prime Minister Mark Carney says.

‘Difficult but constructive’: Canadian PM gears up for Trump talks

‘Canada will move on’: Canadian PM Mark Carney says he is heading to Washington next week for talks with US President Donald Trump at the White House.

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Cardinals at the funeral Mass of Pope Francis at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, on Saturday.

Will the next Pope be Italian? Hopes rise ahead of vote

With the conclave set to begin, speculation mounts over whether an Italian could reclaim the Papacy for the first time since 1978 — but some say it’s time to look beyond Europe.

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Since Israel resumed its war in Gaza, Israeli forces have dramatically altered their map.

Israel expands buffer zones in Gaza, mass evacuations follow

Israel’s ongoing military campaign is rapidly reshaping Gaza’s landscape, cutting civilians off from aid, land and essential services, and displacing more than 420,000 people.

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Japanese police have detained a man suspected of driving into children in Osaka. (AP PHOTO)

Man arrested after attacking school children with car

A 28-year-old man has reportedly told police he ‘tried to run down the children and kill them’ after deliberately driving into group of primary school aged students.

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The ouster of Mike Waltz is the first major shake-up of Donald Trump's second presidency. (AP PHOTO)

Trump adviser shown the door in White House shake-up

White House national security adviser Mike Waltz will leave his post but US President Donald Trump is nominating him to be ambassador to the United Nations.

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The FBI has reassigned several agents who were photographed kneeling with protesters in Washington during the 2020 racial justice protests after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

FBI agents took a knee in support of BLM, now reassigned

FBI agents who took a knee during a 2020 protest have been quietly reassigned — amid claims they were ‘unwilling to align with Trump’s agenda’.

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President Donald Trump has suggested his government might stop giving grants to Harvard University.

Trump threatens Harvard for not behaving: ‘Too bad’

Donald Trump says Harvard is not ‘behaving well’ as he threatens to cut funding over the university’s refusal to comply with his demands.

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The 2025 list is a culmination of countless days spent by judges, Beach Ambassadors and the World’s 50 Beaches team exploring beaches all over the world.

Aussie beaches among world’s best in new list

Australia’s pristine coastlines and beautiful beaches have been put to the test, with the results of the ‘World’s 50 Best Beaches’ being released. Find out which hidden gems made the cut.

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China accused the US of politicising the origins of COVID-19. (AP PHOTO)

‘Substantial evidence’: China claims COVID came from US

China has warned the United States it should not ‘pretend to be deaf and dumb’ over the origin of COVID, releasing a white paper that suggests the virus did not start in Asia.

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