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Gloria Steinem in 1997.
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Matthew Quagliotto

Feminist trailblazer Gloria Steinem dead at 92

Gloria Steinem, who forged a reputation as one of the women’s liberation movement’s most outspoken advocates, has passed away.

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The migration ‍route from west Africa to the Canary Islands is one ​of the world's deadliest.
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Over 80 people die on migrant boat after 26 days adrift

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Ebola cases have been reported in six provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Grim milestone as Ebola outbreak continues to grow

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A 101-year-old great-grandmother has been arrested for dealing cannabis.

Sad reason 101yo grandma allegedly turned to drug dealing

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In nearly a third of countries, laws restrict women’s freedom of movement.

It’s not just Afghanistan treating women poorly

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Americas

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Pete Hegseth gives a thumbs up as he welcomes Australia Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles during an honour ceremony at the Pentagon.

Australia must invest in its own security: Pentagon boss

Politics
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The former TV host turned secretary of war’s latest purge of the department has claimed the army’s great reformer.

How Pete Hegseth is conquering the Pentagon

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Canadian PM Mark Carney and Donald Trump.

‘Stop trying to be tough’: Canada PM’s bold shot at Trump

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Chevron’s expanded operations in Venezuela could double its production to 600,000 barrels a day, the oil giant claims.

Chevron announces Venezuela expansion to double oil output

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Asia Pacific

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Visa changes will impact Australians visiting popular Thai holiday destinations.

Major visa change to impact Aussies visiting South East Asia

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An army soldier stands by in a hazmat suit as unidentified bodies recovered from the flash floods are buried at a mass burial site in Nepal.
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Why Nepal’s floods took a well-prepared China by surprise

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Australian man Michael Keats, pictured with his partner Emily Boyd, was killed in the Nepal floods.

Gut-wrenching update as Aussie confirmed dead in Nepal flood

Australia
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Vuvale means family and that's the bond between Australia and Fiji. Today we agreed to negotiate a new security treaty as part of our shared vision of a secure and prosperous Pacific. Thank you, Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, for the productive discussions. I look forward to finding new ways to elevate our Vuvale Partnership. Pictured: Anthony Albanese with Sitiveni Rabuka. Anthony Albanese/X

Australia’s Pacific alliance plan blocks China’s advance

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Europe

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The Professor Molchanov research vessel is moored at the Barentsburg port located at the Spitsbergen Archipelago.
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Norway seizes Russian ship over Ukrainian arbitration claim

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The migration ‍route from west Africa to the Canary Islands is one ​of the world's deadliest.
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Over 80 people die on migrant boat after 26 days adrift

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The guide was accompanying two climbers.

‘Aggressive’ fight breaks out 3000m in the air

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A British tourist has been allegedly stabbed to death in front of her child in a resort in Albufeira, Portugal.

Holidaying mum fatally stabbed at hotel as her child watched

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Middle East

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Iranian media says the US hit a wedding celebration, killing 18 people including women and children.

‘Heavy attack’: US-Iran tensions flare as fire exchanged

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A bus crash in Egypt's eastern Sinai peninsula has killed 21 people.

At least 22 dead in bus accident in Egypt's South Sinai

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The US has attacked Iran for the second time in a week as tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran fires on Gulf neighbours after US military strikes

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Trump warns Iran the worst is yet to come as powerful US strikes rain down.

Trump warns ‘biggest attack’ on Iran is still to come

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USA

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Gloria Steinem in 1997.
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Feminist trailblazer Gloria Steinem dead at 92

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Pete Hegseth gives a thumbs up as he welcomes Australia Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles during an honour ceremony at the Pentagon.

Australia must invest in its own security: Pentagon boss

Politics
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Emergency services were in a race against the clock to save a man who was trapped inside a garbage truck under a pile of waste in on Wednesday morning.

Screams as man seriously injured in rubbish truck compactor

USA
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The former TV host turned secretary of war’s latest purge of the department has claimed the army’s great reformer.

How Pete Hegseth is conquering the Pentagon

The Economist
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UK

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Officers outside the property on Sunday.

Baby girl ‘stabbed 15 times and hidden in shed’, court told

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Gary Glitter has pleaded not guilty in a UK court to eight charges of sexual abuse against a girl. (AP PHOTO)

Gary Glitter enters plea to child sex offences

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A nursery has been fined after a 10-month-old boy was badly burned by a bucket of boiled water containing bleach.

‘Indefensible’: Family slam nursery after infant burned

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Marco Damaggio, who was just 34-years-old, died of an undiagnosed heart condition on July 6 after he and his partner Lana Corina told friends that they were expecting their first child.

Pregnant fiance broken as body builder dies after workout

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