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A brief moment on the red carpet has sparked a fierce online reaction after Meghan Markle appeared to be left hanging at a high-profile event.
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David Foster has responded to fierce online commentary that erupted after a red carpet interaction with Meghan Markle at a high-profile event. 

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Migrants arrive on Tarajal beach after crossing the border between Spain and Morocco on July 31, 2026 in Ceuta, Spain.
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Spain’s border chaos shows how migrant flows are weaponised

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2473 cases had been officially recorded.

Congo Ebola crisis reaches grim milestone

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The Ebola outbreak in Congo has been declared the fasted in history, with 1000 dead so far.

Ebola deaths reach milestone as chaos plagues hospitals

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An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has led to 2073 cases and 796 deaths.

Hospital attack sends Ebola patients, staff fleeing

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt takes questions from reporters during a news briefing.

White House press secretary leaves Trump administration

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Donald Trump has threatened to slap a 100 per cent tariff on goods imported from Canada. (AP PHOTO)

Donald Trump’s bullying of Canada is endless

Business
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The Mayor of Cali says there are people trapped under buildings following the earthquake.

‘My house shook’: Death toll rises after huge Colombia quake

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US President Donald Trump meets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Tuesday.

Netanyahu returns to a sceptical Trump as Iran war grinds on

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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 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

Australia
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Winston Peters dismissed critics of his comments about an MP, calling them "pearl-clutchers". (EPA PHOTO)

‘Back to your own country’: China slams minister's MP jibe

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As passenger jets land at the airport, they skim over the heads of nearby onlookers.

Plane spotting trip ends in hospital after jet blast horror

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Millions of skywatchers across Europe looked to the heavens on Wednesday as the Moon moved directly between Earth and the Sun, creating a spectacular total solar eclipse in parts of the continent for the first time in 27 years. 

Breathtaking photos capture rare solar eclipse over Europe

Europe
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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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Migrants arrive on Tarajal beach after crossing the border between Spain and Morocco on July 31, 2026 in Ceuta, Spain.
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Spain’s border chaos shows how migrant flows are weaponised

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Albo’s ‘melon’ grilling gets awkward as Minns intervenes.
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Witnesses say a man on a rickshaw in the northern Gaza Strip was wounded in an Israeli attack.

Israel launches attack on Hamas commander who planned attacks

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Donald Trump claims ‘total control’ of Strait of Hormuz.

‘Praise be to Allah!’: Trump drops bombshell Iran message

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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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USA

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt takes questions from reporters during a news briefing.

White House press secretary leaves Trump administration

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A US Army AH-64 attack helicopter has crashed in Texas, killing two soldiers.

Two US soldiers dead after ‘violent crash’ of helicopter

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Prosecutors say they have "overwhelming evidence" against Charlie Kirk's accused killer.

Charlie Kirk’s accused killer argues against death penalty

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President Donald Trump disembarks from Air Force One, after he had secretly reboarded it at Royal Air Force Mildenhall in the United Kingdom on July 8.

Inside Trump’s plane diversion after assassination threat

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Novelty candidate Count Binface, right, is shaping up as UK Reform leader Nigel Farage’s main rival in the Clacton by-election.
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Why Farage is running against a man dressed as a garbage bin

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King Charles’ death was announced on May 19, despite him being alive and well.

‘Curiosity’ leads to news of King’s death, staff flee

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John Constable’s travel plans have been derailed after a passport fault had him banned from a RyanAir flight.

This tiny passport mistake could get you banned from flying

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Alexander Downer has flatly rejected Nigel Farage’s hopes of using the Navy to turn back migrant boats in the English Channel, saying they can’t work as they did in Australia.
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Farage’s bold migrant crackdown dealt brutal reality check

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