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• UK’s June temperature record broken for second straight day

  26-06-2026 23:45 via smh.com.au
  
  The UK's June temperature record has been broken for the second day in a row.
  
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• Light plane crashes into Beijing’s tallest building

  26-06-2026 23:45 via smh.com.au
  
  Footage has captured the shocking moment a light plane crashed into Beijing's tallest building.
  
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• Venezuela earthquake death toll rises

  26-06-2026 23:35 via smh.com.au
  
  The death toll from the earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to at least 920, with more than 3000 people injured.
  
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• US launches strikes against Iran following commercial ship attack

  26-06-2026 23:35 via smh.com.au
  
  The US has launched strikes against Iran, in response to an attack on a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
  
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• US strikes Iran in response to attack on ship that Trump says violated ceasefire

  26-06-2026 23:17 via smh.com.au
  
  The developments come during a fragile time for the US and Iran as they work to negotiate a permanent end to the war.
  
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• Sarah Ferguson visited Epstein twice as he served prison sentence

  26-06-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The former Duchess of York planned to meet convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein a third time, but her travel plans fell through at the last minute.
  
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• For some Americans, their big birthday bash is a bittersweet affair

  26-06-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  On a World Cup high, many citizens are torn between their dislike for US President Donald Trump and their loyalty to and love for their country.
  
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• ‘Each person saved is a miracle’: Desperate Venezuelans search for survivors as toll climbs

  26-06-2026 20:41 via smh.com.au
  
  The number of casualties from the back-to-back earthquakes has neared 1000, with thousands more reported missing and frantic rescue efforts continuing.
  
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• Venezuela death toll climbs as neighbours search rubble for loved ones

  26-06-2026 19:35 via smh.com.au
  
  The number of casualties has neared 1000, with thousands more reported missing and frantic rescue efforts continuing.
  
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• Small plane crashes into Beijing’s tallest building

  26-06-2026 17:04 via smh.com.au
  
  Glass and debris went flying into the street below after the incident at the 108-storey CITIC Tower in Beijing’s CBD.
  
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• Venezuela death toll more than doubles as neighbours search rubble for loved ones

  26-06-2026 14:43 via smh.com.au
  
  The number of casualties is expected to climb, with thousands reported missing and frantic rescue efforts continuing.
  
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• Australians have lost trust in Donald Trump but not the US

  26-06-2026 10:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Australians think the US president is about as trustworthy as the Chine president
  
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• Neighbours dig through Venezuela rubble in search of loved ones

  26-06-2026 09:22 via smh.com.au
  
  The number of casualties is expected to climb, with thousands reported missing and frantic rescue efforts continuing.
  
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• Forty seconds of chaos that wrecked Venezuela’s comeback

  26-06-2026 08:16 via smh.com.au
  
  Caracas faces a long and painful recovery after twin earthquakes devastated Venezuela’s northern regions, with thousands feared dead.
  
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• The baseball game was about to start. Then the twin quakes hit

  26-06-2026 07:57 via smh.com.au
  
  Family of Dolphins’ players were staying in a luxury hotel that collapsed. On the street outside, team members, still in their bright whites, looked on in agony.
  
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• Twin quakes shake Venezuelan baseball game

  26-06-2026 07:55 via smh.com.au
  
  The Delfines de la Guaira prepare to play the Samanes De Aragua in Macuto as the quakes hit.
  
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• The kingmaker who stunned the US Democratic establishment – again

  26-06-2026 07:44 via smh.com.au
  
  Election results in New York have raised concerns about the party’s direction and electability as it tries to starve Donald Trump of power at the November midterms.
  
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• Venezuela quake death toll passes 200, with hundreds still trapped and thousands missing

  26-06-2026 04:25 via smh.com.au
  
  Families are posting “missing person” flyers with photos of loved ones, as others share handwritten lists of names while searching for those still unaccounted for.
  
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• Is Andy Burnham the man to fight the right?

  26-06-2026 03:50 via smh.com.au
  
  The man almost certain to become prime minister faces an almighty challenge in winning back angry and disgruntled British voters.
  
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