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Nations respond to fuel crisis with free public transport and four-day weeks
With fuel costs climbing in the wake of the Iran war, Victoria is moving swiftly to blunt the impact on households by…
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Australian police kill fugitive after months-long manhunt
A seven-month manhunt across Victoria’s unforgiving bushland came to a violent close on Monday when Australian police said they shot dead Desmond…
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Two UNIFIL Peacekeepers Killed in Southern Lebanon
Live: South Lebanon attack leaves two UNIFIL peacekeepers dead
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Zelensky urges Russia to stop strikes on energy infrastructure
With the war’s economic shockwaves still rippling through energy markets, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on Russia to agree to a…
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UN troops injured in Lebanon a day after peacekeeper was killed
Violence along the Lebanese-Israeli border has struck UN peacekeepers again, with members of the force wounded in an “incident” near Bani Hayyan,…
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Iran war raises 2028 stakes as Trump weighs Vance and Rubio
A war in Iran that is beginning to cloud President Donald Trump’s legacy is also raising the political stakes for two of…
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Reports say US will allow Russia to send oil to Cuba
A Russian oil tanker nearing Cuba has opened a narrow lifeline for the island as US President Donald Trump insisted the shipment…
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Trump calls Iran’s current leaders ‘very reasonable’ before Pakistan-hosted talks
President Donald Trump struck an upbeat note on the standoff with Iran, saying the two sides have been in contact “directly and…
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UN body grants international protection to 40 new migratory species
With the snowy owl — famously associated with the Harry Potter saga — now under new international safeguards, the United Nations has…
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Judge did not reconsider working at ICC despite sanctions
“Not at all. Not once. Not for a single second.” Kimberly Prost, a Canadian judge placed under US sanctions, says she has…
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Aid-carrying sailboats arrive in Cuba after previously going missing
After days of uncertainty at sea, two sailboats carrying humanitarian aid to Cuba arrived in Havana yesterday, ending an overdue voyage from…
