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If former President Donald Trump loses this 2024 election, he is not expected to accept the result. This is how he could overturn it.
US Politics
The Washington Post

How Trump can challenge election result if he loses again

If Vice President Kamala Harris wins in November, officials expect former President Donald Trump and his supporters will not accept that outcome - and will again try to overturn his loss.

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Lithuanians are voting in an election tipped to be dominated by fears Russia could invade. (AP PHOTO)
World
Andrius Sytas

EU nation defies Europe’s shift to right in shock polls

The centre-left opposition has secured 20 per cent of the popular vote, putting it well ahead of the ruling conservative government.

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The United States is sending the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system (pictured in Guam in 2023) with about 100 American troops to operate it to Israel.
Middle East
The New York Times

US to deploy missile defence system and troops to Israel

The United States is sending an advanced missile defence system to Israel, along with troops to operate it, the Pentagon has revealed.

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Alex Salmond took Scotland to the brink of independence in a 2014 referendum. (AP PHOTO)
Politics
Sam Hall

Former Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond dies at 69

Alex Salmond, the former first minister of Scotland who for decades championed Scotland's independence from the UK, has died.

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Former President Barack Obama has delivered a blunt message to Black male voters.
US Politics
The Washington Post

‘That’s not acceptable’: Obama scolds Black men at rally

Former President Barack Obama has issued a direct and blunt message to Black men, admonishing them for thinking about sitting out the presidential contest and suggesting sexism might be at play.

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Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert F Kennedy, has died aged 96, her family has announced. (AP PHOTO)
World
Staff Writers

Robert F Kennedy's widow Ethel Kennedy dies aged 96

Ethel Kennedy has died at the age of 96, more than 50 years after her husband Robert F Kennedy was assassinated.

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US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have had their first call in weeks.
World
Staff Writers

Biden and Netanyahu discuss an attack on Iran in ‘direct’ call

President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held their first call in weeks, having a ‘direct’ conversation about a retaliation attack on Iran.

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Joe Biden shakes hands with Benjamin Netanyahu.
US Politics
Aaron Patrick

‘What the f..k?’ Tell-all book blows lid on Biden and Israel

Legendary journalist Bob Woodward is set to release an extraordinary book detailing Joe Biden’s explosive relationship with Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu. Warning: This article contains profanities.

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A new book by US journalist Bob Woodward has detailed outbursts from President Joe Biden, including the times he called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “bad f***ing guy” and a “f***ing liar”.
US Politics
Max Corstorphan

‘Son of a bitch’: Biden’s foul-mouthed outbursts exposed

The grim reality of the fractured relationship between the United States and Israel is set to be laid bare in a new book by journalist and author Bob Woodward, the man who exposed the Watergate scandal.

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Pauline Cannon died while on holiday in Bali.
World
Bryce Luff

Aussie woman’s tragic final post before being found dead in Bali hotel bath

The traveller was just weeks from celebrating her birthday.

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Donald Trump’s former secretary of state Mike Pompeo says peace-loving nations should help Israel ‘finish the job’ in Iran.
Middle East
Latika M Bourke

Former secretary of state urges Israel to ‘crush’ Iran

Peace-loving nations should be helping Israel to ‘finish the job’ with Iran instead of demanding a ceasefire, Donald Trump’s former secretary of state Mike Pompeo has urged.

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Donald Trump has frequently attacked migrants on the election campaign trail. (AP PHOTO)
US Politics
Gram Slattery

‘It’s in their genes’: Trump ‘disgusting’ immigrant comments

The White House has condemned comments made by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump who said there are ‘a lot of bad genes’ in the United States while discussing immigrants.

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With the passage of time, the 78-year-old former president’s speeches have grown darker, harsher, longer, angrier, less focused, more profane and increasingly fixated on the past, according to a review of his public appearances over the years.
US Politics
The New York Times

Trump’s angry, rambling speeches reignite question of age

THE NEW YORK TIMES: With the passage of time, the 78-year-old former president’s speeches have grown darker, harsher, angrier, less focused and increasingly fixated on the past, according to a review.

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Here’s the speech Anthony Albanese should have delivered today, writes Christopher Dore.
The Front Dore
Christopher Dore

The speech Anthony Albanese should have delivered today

THE FRONT DORE: Here’s the speech Anthony Albanese should have delivered today, 12 months on from the October 7 atrocities — instead of the cliches, glib lines and bureaucratic words he actually delivered.

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Australians being evacuated from Lebanon.
Politics
Katina Curtis

First Australians fleeing Lebanon back on home soil soon

The first Australians returning home after being evacuated from Lebanon amid the growing conflict will arrive in Sydney this week.

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