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Donald Trump escalates Iran showdown with bombshell demand.
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Madeline Cove

Trump’s bombshell demand throws Iran deal into doubt

US President Donald Trump has dramatically raised the stakes with Iran, firing back with a major new demand as hopes of a breakthrough fade.

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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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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

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

The biggest and deadliest moments of the US-Iran war so far

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Asia Pacific

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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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A shrine in Yatsushiro City lies destroyed after the earthquake.

Quake death toll rises as search for missing begins in Japan

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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

Australia
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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.

China ‘furious’ as Taiwanese rep attends Labor conference

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Europe

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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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People walk along the exposed lake bottom of the severely shrunk Nussensee mountain lake during ongoing drought in Austria.

Europe’s fifth heat wave to strain rivers, power and crops

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Social media footage appeared to show an oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk ablaze.

Thirteen killed as Ukrainian drones strike Russian city

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WATCH: Terrifying moment lift falls four floors, breaks legs

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Middle East

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Donald Trump boards Air Force One on Augus 9, 2026.
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The Middle East won’t let Trump move on

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Donald Trump escalates Iran showdown with bombshell demand.

Trump’s bombshell demand throws Iran deal into doubt

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the US peace proposal for Gaza.

Defiant Bibi delivers blow to Trump’s Middle East peace plan

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President Donald Trump says the US is only semi-negotiating with Iran.

Major breakthrough looms in Iran oil route showdown

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USA

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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

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A humpback whale struck the boat in the middle of the night and it sank.

‘THUD’: Family’s horror as whale smashes into boat

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Duane Davis during the first day of his murder trial for the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur.

Tupac murder trial begins 30 years after rapper’s death

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Sara, 27, and Antonella, five months, were killed in the tragedy, leaving behind six-year-old Salvador and dad Andres Garcia.

Boat driver charged over horror deaths of mum and baby

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UK

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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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Jason Arday, who quit his job at Cambridge University after allegations were made he lied on his CV.

Top academic accused of being fantasist, plagiarist resigns

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