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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could be agreed in days. (AP PHOTO)
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Major breakthrough claimed in US-Iran standoff

Mediators including Qatar, Pakistan and Oman are working to exchange draft peace proposals between the United States and Iran, officials say.

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2473 cases had been officially recorded.

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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.

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Officials say an Ebola outbreak has infected 1759 people and resulted in 600 confirmed deaths.

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

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A ceremony held at the Dover Air Force Base to honour US Army soldiers killed in action in Jordan.

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

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The biggest beneficiary of Donald Trump’s campaign against Pix may be Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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Winston Peters dismissed critics of his comments about an MP, calling them "pearl-clutchers". (EPA PHOTO)

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A shrine in Yatsushiro City lies destroyed after the earthquake.

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Senior Australian military officials have skipped a celebration of the People’s Liberation Army held at Canberra’s Chinese embassy (pictured). Inset: Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
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ADF leaders snub China’s army bash as missile tensions soar

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An international fracas involving Chinese diplomats has erupted on the sidelines of the Labor Party’s National Conference after The Nightly revealed a Taiwanese representative had been invited to the event. Pictured: Labor National Secretary Paul Erickson.

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Charges have been laid after a 38-year-old Scottish woman was found dead inside a suitcase in Greece.

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Two killed as firefighting helicopters collide in Greece

Two killed as Australian firefighting helicopters collide in Greece

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George and Amal Clooney have "no idea" whether their home will survive France's wildfires. (AP PHOTO)

George and Amal Clooney flee French luxury home due to fires

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The worst damage in Lviv from a Russian missile and drone attack was to two residential buildings. (AP PHOTO)

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Labor forced to fix widow’s tax loophole.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could be agreed in days. (AP PHOTO)

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Motorists drive past a large billboard pledging revenge against US President Donald Trump along Jomhouri Street in central Tehran.

Iran and Oman close in on deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz

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Housing prices falling in Melbourne and Sydney

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The US has demonstrated it has the ability and the will to shut off access to AI systems. Should that happen again, Australia needs to be inside the tent with our ally.
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Australia must jump into the AI capability arms race

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Employees at Elon Musk’s rocket company will be released from their first stock “lockup” and can start selling some of their shares.

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Donald Trump said the agreement envisioned Hamas disarming in stages, with the Israeli military pulling out of the territory gradually and being replaced by an international stabilisation force.

Trump flags ‘complete disarmament’ of Hamas in Gaza

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Forget polishing your resume — the latest way to nab a tech job? Get the company’s logo tattooed on your skin. 

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Prince Harry faces a mammoth bill for the Daily Mail's legal costs following his loss in court. (EPA PHOTO)

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Georgie Buxton had worked at Virgin Atlantic for two years before the tragedy.

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Bill Oddie, who found fame in the 1970s as a member of comic trio The Goodies alongside Tim Brooke-Taylor and Garden, died on Saturday, aged 85.

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Bill Oddie found fame as one of The Goodies before embarking on a career as a wildlife presenter. (David Crosling/AAP PHOTOS)

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