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• Migrant kids on US border moved after bad treatment exposed

  24-06-2019 22:31 via smh.com.au
  Just 30 children remained at the facility near El Paso Monday, said Representative Veronica Escobar after her office was briefed on the situation.
  
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• ‘Fascinating...stirs the pot’: Jurors air views of Donald Trump as hush money trial proceeds

  16-04-2024 23:22 via smh.com.au
  
  Without his usual bravado and bluster, and once again appearing in court without his wife Melania by his side, Trump looked more like a weary, ordinary man.
  
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• ‘Everybody is crying’: Spire collapses as fire engulfs Copenhagen’s historic stock exchange

  16-04-2024 22:20 via smh.com.au
  
  Passers-by rushed to save priceless paintings and valuables when a fire broke out in one of Copenhagen’s most famous buildings.
  
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• Olympic torch lit, with 100 days to go until Paris Games

  16-04-2024 22:09 via smh.com.au
  
  Countdown to Paris Olympics has hit a new milestone with the lighting of the torch at ancient birthplace of Games.
  
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• Julian Assange extradition moves closer as US provides British court with assurances

  16-04-2024 21:28 via smh.com.au
  
  Assange’s wife Stella, whom he married while in prison in London, said the guarantees did not satisfy their concerns, describing them as “blatant weasel words”.
  
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• Spire collapses as fire rips through historic Copenhagen stock exchange

  16-04-2024 12:14 via smh.com.au
  
  Passersby rushed to save priceless paintings and valuables when a fire broke out in one of Copenhagen’s most famous buildings.
  
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• Trump describes criminal trial as 'assault on America'

  16-04-2024 10:56 via smh.com.au
  
  Donald Trump described the first ever criminal trial of a former US president as an "assault on America" while facing 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.
  
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• Uncertainty as Iran awaits retaliation from Israel after drone attack

  16-04-2024 10:55 via smh.com.au
  
  There is uncertainty in the Middle East as Iran awaits a response after a drone attack on Israel.
  
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• Japan’s lower house passes joint-custody bill bringing hope to Australian parents

  16-04-2024 10:05 via smh.com.au
  
  Dozens of children have been abducted in Japan by one parent under a century-old law.
  
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• Japan a step closer to joint-custody laws and greater hope for Australian parents

  16-04-2024 10:05 via smh.com.au
  
  Dozens of children, including at least 89 children with Australian parents, have been abducted in Japan by one parent under a century-old law.
  
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• World of photos, April 17, 2024

  16-04-2024 08:31 via smh.com.au
  
  The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.
  
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• Rebels celebrate taking key border town, Thailand left scrambling

  16-04-2024 07:25 via smh.com.au
  
  Concerns of a Myanmar military counter-offensive at the border has drawn neighbouring Thailand closer to the conflict.
  
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• US Speaker defies far-right to push votes on money for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan

  16-04-2024 06:33 via smh.com.au
  
  Facing an outright rebellion from conservatives fiercely opposed to aiding Ukraine, Republican Speaker Mike Johnson is hoping to force some action after months of delay.
  
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• Gun handler sent to prison after Baldwin killed woman on set

  16-04-2024 06:01 via smh.com.au
  
  Hannah Gutierrez, the chief weapons handler for the Western movie Rust, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison over the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
  
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• Trump’s trial stumbles at first hurdle: 50 jurors admit they can’t be impartial

  16-04-2024 03:47 via smh.com.au
  
  The trial, one of four for the ex-president, centres on Trump’s alleged attempt to cover up a sex scandal ahead of the 2016 election.
  
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• Space station object crashed through roof of Florida home, NASA confirms

  16-04-2024 01:41 via smh.com.au
  
  Homeowner Alejandro Otero said “I was completely in disbelief. What are the chances of something landing on my house with such force to cause so much damage”.
  
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• Funeral home owners accused of improperly storing nearly 200 bodies back in jail

  16-04-2024 00:54 via smh.com.au
  
  A couple who owned a funeral home where authorities last year discovered 190 decaying bodies were indicted on federal charges.
  
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• Former US president Donald Trump faces historic criminal trial

  15-04-2024 22:06 via smh.com.au
  
  Donald Trump appears at a New York court for the start of jury selection in his hush money trial.
  
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• Armourer for 'Rust' movie jailed over on-set fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin

  15-04-2024 22:02 via smh.com.au
  
  Prison term for 'Rust' movie armourer over fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin.
  
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• Trump claims ‘political persecution’ as jury selection starts in Stormy Daniels hush money trial

  15-04-2024 21:25 via smh.com.au
  
  The trial, one of four for the ex-president, centres on Trump’s alleged attempt to cover up a sex scandal ahead of the 2016 election.
  
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• ‘Sleepy Don’: Trump fronts court as jury selection starts in Stormy Daniels hush money trial

  15-04-2024 21:25 via smh.com.au
  
  The trial, one of four for the ex-president, centres on Trump’s alleged attempt to cover up a sex scandal ahead of the 2016 election.
  
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• Welcome to Myawaddy: trade town taken by rebels that has Thailand worried

  15-04-2024 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Concerns of a Myanmar military counter-offensive at the border has drawn neighbouring Thailand closer to the conflict.
  
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• Rebels force military from key border town, Thailand left scrambling

  15-04-2024 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Concerns of a Myanmar military counter-offensive at the border has drawn neighbouring Thailand closer to the conflict.
  
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• Iran has given Israel licence to ‘go nuts’. But there are reasons to resist

  15-04-2024 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Israel faces a dilemma of historic proportions as it decides how to respond to Iran’s weekend attack.
  
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• US urges Israel to walk away after Iranian attack

  15-04-2024 11:17 via smh.com.au
  
  The United States has urged Israel to walk away after intercepting most of Iran’s missile and drone attacks.
  
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• Iran says it gave warning before attacking Israel. US says that’s not true

  15-04-2024 06:31 via smh.com.au
  
  The threat of open warfare erupting between the arch Middle East foes has put the region on edge, triggering calls for restraint from global powers and Arab nations.
  
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• Israel’s air defences stood up to Iran – but they don’t cover where seven-year-old was hit

  15-04-2024 06:06 via smh.com.au
  
  Amina al-Hasoni, 7, is clinging to life. Were it not for systemic inequities in Israel, her relatives said, maybe she too could have been spared.
  
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• The first of Trump’s four criminal trials begins this week. Here’s what to know

  15-04-2024 03:41 via smh.com.au
  
  Donald Trump is expected to appear in court himself to plead his case relating to sex scandal payments as he campaigns to return to power. Here’s what you need to know.
  
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• Playing 26 roles in one production, Sarah Snook wins prestigious Olivier Award in London

  14-04-2024 23:19 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian has won acclaim for her performance in the one-woman show The Picture of Dorian Gray on London’s West End.
  
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• Playing 26 roles in one play, Sarah Snook wins prestigious Olivier Award in London

  14-04-2024 23:19 via smh.com.au
  
  The Australian has won acclaim for her performance in the one-woman show The Picture of Dorian Gray on London’s West End.
  
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