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Australia could potentially escape Donald Trump’s new 12.5 per cent tariffs by changing Australian law on imported goods

How Australia could escape Trump’s new tariffs

Australia could potentially escape Donald Trump’s new 12.5 per cent tariffs by changing Australian law on imported goods made with slave labour, a leading trade expert says.

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Daelyn Davis is in hospital after a crockpot fell on him.

‘Heartbroken’: Toddler severely burnt by kitchen appliance

The one-year-old has suffered third degree burns from the terrifying accident.

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Elon Musk during his interview with Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief of The Economist.

Elon Musk’s future-gazing vision for humanity

Believe it or not, when Elon Musk makes a prediction about the future — from civil war to an artificial intelligence utopia — it is worth listening. The world’s richest man sits down with The Economist.

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Parts of the Navy and Air Force budgets drained by the Iran war are set to run out within weeks.

Congress passes $1.15t bill, tees up funds for US-Iran war

The trillion dollar defence policy bill passed with Republicans steamrolling Democrats, who argued that Congress is failing to restrain the Trump administration’s expansive use of military force.

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and President Donald Trump, in the Oval Office in November.

US-Saudi Arabia nuclear deal opens path to enriching fuel

The Trump administration has not released details but acknowledged it includes a waiver that exempts the Saudis from the aggressive international inspections required in deals with other countries. 

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French modelling scout David Siad, who had links to Jeffrey Epstein, has been found dead at his home outside Paris.

French modelling scout linked to Epstein found dead

A French modelling scout, whose name appeared 2000 times in the Epstein files, has died of a heart attack, prosecutors say.

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 The exterior of OpenAI’s offices in San Francisco. OpenAI said two of its artificial intelligence models went rogue and successfully hacked into Hugging Face, a digital library of AI technology that is popular among developers.

Fears AI companies not equipped to control new models

OpenAI said two of its artificial intelligence models went rogue and displayed the kind of science-fiction potential that AI companies warned would soon become a reality.

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OpenAI claims it was testing an AI agent when it went rogue and attacked tech firm Hugging Face.

OpenAI says its AI went rogue in ‘unprecedented’ hack attack

The incident follows recent concerns in Silicon Valley and at the White House that AI models are becoming dangerously good at identifying security flaws in software.

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Image released by US Central Command to with the caption 'Every operational success in the Middle East begins and ends with service members focused on their missions, including the U.S. blockade against Iran. As of July 21, U.S. forces have redirected 8 commercial vessels and disabled 1 to fully enforce the blockade.'

Hegseth demands more war dollars as Pentagon fears shortfall

Donald Trump warned the US was “not finished” attacking Iran as strikes continued for an 11th-consecutive night as Houthi rebels threatened to blockade Saudi ports

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Jimothy has captured the hearts of millions online and become the city’s latest unexpected celebrity.

Meet the unusual creature that has captivated the internet

A Seattle raccoon with an usual appearance has captured the hearts of millions online and become the city’s latest unexpected celebrity. 

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Two tourists have been filmed waking across the protected thermal area surrounding the largest hot spring in the US, prompting widespread criticism after footage of the act spread online.

‘That dumb’: Tourists’ unimaginable act at fragile landmark

Two tourists have caused outrage after they risked their lives and jail time at an iconic natural wonder.

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Donald Trump spoke to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney about the thick smoke from Canadian wildfires during the World Cup.

Trump threatens to impose 50 per cent tariffs on Canada

President Donald Trump has given Canada 30 days to drop what the administration called “discriminatory” trade barriers against US products.

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US service members aboard amphibious assault ship USS Boxer support flight operations as CENTCOM enforces the naval blockade against Iran.

Nearly 100 US troops injured in last two weeks of Iran war

US military names soldiers killed in Friday attack as the Pentagon discloses the full extent of American casualties since the war in the Middle East began.

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The biggest beneficiary of Donald Trump’s campaign against Pix may be Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Brazil’s beloved payment system draws Donald Trump’s ire

THE ECONOMIST: Donald Trump’s tariff assault on Pix just makes Brazilians love it — and their President — more.

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Mum blaming postpartum issues for killing kids to face court

Jury selection is set to begin in the trial of a mother who strangled her three children while undergoing medical treatment for psychiatric problems that developed after she gave birth.

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An Australian man has been arrested by ICE officers in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Dramatic footage shows hooded ICE agents trying to arrest Aussie at US airport

A statement from the immigration agency said they abandoned the arrest when ‘a crowd of anti-ICE agitators surrounded officers’.

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Donald Trump is vowing to add wildfire pollution costs to existing tariffs on Canadian goods as smoke from blazes in Canada trigger warnings across the US.

‘Incalculable’: Trump’s new tariff threat over bushfires

Donald Trump is vowing to add wildfire pollution costs to existing tariffs on Canadian goods as smoke from blazes in Canada trigger warnings across the US.

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At least 1645 confirmed cases of a parasite which causes ‘explosive’ diarrhoea have been recorded.

Cause of ‘explosive’ diarrhoea outbreak revealed

More than 7000 cases are confirmed or under investigation but authorities expect the actual number of infections to be much higher.

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