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Russian air defences launch against Ukraine's wave of strikes on the stragegically vital port of Novorossiysk, left, and the aftermath of the attack on the streets, right.
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‘Unique operation’: Kyiv razes Russian Black Sea stronghold

Ukraine has blitzed a major Russian naval base on the Black Sea coast in an overnight operation.

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Anthony Albanese and NSW Premier Chris Minns have signed a bailout agreement for the Tomago aluminium smelter.

Billions in bailout for nation’s biggest aluminium smelter

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The growth of the military and economic relationship between the former World War II enemies has been truly remarkable, which makes Anthony Albanese’s clumsy and ill-advised comments about the country’s female leader so baffling.
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What PM’s melon-gate saga means for Japan-Australia alliance

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The Coalition is proposing to scrap energy efficiency rules and bring in more migrant builders and fewer baristas as part of its plan to solve Australia’s housing crisis.

Lib’s call to scrap energy efficiency rules on new homes

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Leader of the Opposition Angus Taylor during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Wednesday, August 12, 2026.

Taylor urges Albanese to ‘man up’ over Japan apology

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The US consumer price index rose at a 3.4 per cent annual pace in the year ending in July.

‘It’s a struggle’: US inflation eases despite Iran crisis

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Iran is holding firm on keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed unless the US accepts its conditions. (AP PHOTO)

Houthi shipping attack kills six as Iran impasse continues

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Donald Trump has revealed more about his approach to dealing with Iran as Washington continues efforts to reach a peace agreement with Tehran. 

‘Devious’: Trump weighs next Iran move amid fresh deal doubt

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With less than three months before critical elections in the US and Israel, President Donald Trump and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu are being pulled in opposite directions by their own domestic politics.

Trump-Netanyahu rift widens as elections pull them apart

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New Zealand’s HMNZS Manawanui arrives in Funafuti Lagoon, Tuvalu, in 2022.

China & oil shocks push climate down Pacific Islands’ agenda

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Zhu Rongji's style was tough enough to attract the nicknames Boss and Madman Zhu. (AP PHOTO)

Chinese premier and architect of growth Zhu Rongji dies

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The US consumer price index rose at a 3.4 per cent annual pace in the year ending in July.

‘It’s a struggle’: US inflation eases despite Iran crisis

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Russian air defences launch against Ukraine's wave of strikes on the stragegically vital port of Novorossiysk, left, and the aftermath of the attack on the streets, right.

‘Unique operation’: Kyiv razes Russian Black Sea stronghold

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