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Mikhail Petrakov and his wife Irina greet Chinese Ambassador Xiao Qian.

What it’s like inside Canberra’s Russian embassy party

Despite being on Putin’s banned list, The Nightly’s National Political Editor was invited by the Russian embassy in Canberra to celebrate the federation’s national day. Here’s what he saw.

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The wreckage of a plane crash burns in a field in Butler.

‘Completely perpendicular’: Terrifying update on plane crash

More details have been revealed about the tragic skydiving accident which killed 12 people.

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 Gavin Newsom attends the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D match between USA and Paraguay at Los Angeles Stadium.

Trump investigating me because of presidential tilt: Newsom

California Governor Gavin Newsom said Federal agents have been knocking on the doors of family members and former employees, demanding records and digging through years of “random documents”.

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A major airline is reportedly exploring a new seating layout that could make long-haul economy travel a little more comfortable.

Major airline could make huge change to economy seats

Economy passengers could soon enjoy more room to stretch out if a major airline moves ahead with a bold new seating plan.

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A mural on North Main Street.

The small town hoping for SpaceX crumbs

The 14,000 residents of a Texas town wonder what the historic initial public offering might mean for them.

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President Donald Trump, center, during a welcome ceremony hosted by President Emmanuel Macron of France, right, and his wife, Brigitte Macron, at the G7 Summit in Evian-les-Bains, France.

Will G7 summit be a collaboration or another brawl?

The three-month-long US-Israeli war with Iran has pushed the US’s European allies to see Donald Trump more as a combative opponent than a reliable partner.

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A custody agreement has been reached after a horror IVF mix up.

Shock IVF embryo mix-up ends with extraordinary custody deal

A couple at the centre of a shocking IVF mix-up have reached a major legal milestone after discovering the baby they were raising was not genetically related to them.

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A nurse who tried to save a woman who was killed in a botched rope-jump tragedy in Brazil says the 21-year-old was still alive immediately after the fall. 

‘Still alive’: Nurse reveals rope-jump victim’s final moment

An off-duty nurse who tried to save a woman who was thrown 40m to her death off a bridge in Brazil has described the harrowing fatality.

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Horror B-52 bomber crash at US air base kills eight

A fiery explosion of a bomber plane at a US air base was deemed ‘not survivable’.

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"A full ban is the right choice," Prime Minister Keir Starmer says on a social media ban for teens.

Experts hit back as UK announces strict under-16s ban

YouTube, Facebook ‌and X will be covered in a proposed ban on social media sites for under-16s by UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

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President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has looked at damage to the Pechersk Lavra monastery complex in Kyiv.

Putin snubs Zelensky at G7 Summit as monastery bombed

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he offered to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin at a G7 summit for talks to end their four-year-old war.

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Donald Trump declares peace deal signed.

Deal done? Trump hails peace agreement signed

As Donald Trump hails a historic US-Iran agreement and falling oil prices, Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a stark reminder that ‘the struggle is not over’.

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People in Tehran gather in support of Iran’s new leader, Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei, while holding the Iranian flag and images of both the new and former leaders of Iran.

A deal is only the beginning of the end of the US-Iran war

The ceasefire agreement will bring needed relief to a scarred region, and to global energy markets. But it will not resolve the issues that brought America and Iran to war in the first place.

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Marius Borg Hoiby has received a four-year jail sentence after he was found guilty of two counts of rape.

Son of crown princess receives 4-year jail term for rape

The eldest son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit received the sentence after being found guilty of two of the four rape charges he was facing.

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