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• Fire ‘at the gates’ of Bordeaux as Europe battles blazes

  26-07-2026 23:05 via smh.com.au
  
  Flames are advancing towards the historic city at the heart of the winelands, as France and Spain battle wildfires that have already forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people.
  
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• Pause in fighting between US, Iran

  26-07-2026 22:47 via smh.com.au
  
  Iran says it has halted its retaliatory attacks on neighbours after the US paused its nightly bombardments.
  
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• Berlin Pride attack suspect killed

  26-07-2026 22:13 via smh.com.au
  
  The suspected attacker of Berlin's pride parade has been killed in a confrontation with police.
  
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• Berlin Pride van attack suspect shot dead in confrontation with police

  26-07-2026 22:01 via smh.com.au
  
  Abdul Ballout, 21, was killed after a search that lasted nearly 24 hours following the deadly incident that authorities believe was an Islamic extremist terror attack.
  
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• Wildfires threaten Bordeaux as France, Spain battle blazes

  26-07-2026 18:34 via smh.com.au
  
  The fires are the latest disasters linked to prolonged drought and successive heatwaves that scientists say have been intensified by climate change.
  
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• Trump is back announcing a 2028 presidential bid. It’s not a joke

  26-07-2026 08:42 via smh.com.au
  
  We know from Joe Biden’s late withdrawal in 2024 just how damaging it can be when a figurehead of the party won’t let go of power. 
  
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• Trump is back announcing a 2028 presidential bid. It’s dangerous to assume he’s joking

  26-07-2026 08:42 via smh.com.au
  
  We know from Joe Biden’s late withdrawal in 2024 just how damaging it can be when a figurehead of the party won’t let go of power. 
  
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• Pleased as Punch: Orphaned monkey receives 2500 birthday cards

  26-07-2026 08:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The little macaque who was abandoned by its mother and left only with a stuffed toy orangutan for comfort turns one, surrounded by new friends.
  
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• No sex, please – we’re Gen Z. But this zero-eros movie neuters Homer’s Odyssey

  26-07-2026 05:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The poem’s famous sex scenes have been excised, sapping erotic power from the female characters. Odysseus’ moral ambiguity is gone, too.
  
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• India’s ‘cockroach’ protesters claim surprise victory as government accepts their demands

  26-07-2026 05:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The youth-led Cockroach Janta Party said it would drop its protests over education reforms after Narendra Modi’s education minister quit and other demands were met.
  
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• Katy Perry ‘appalled’ that White House used Firework song in Iran war video

  26-07-2026 03:10 via smh.com.au
  
  The pop star said she was angry to see that her 2010 hit song being “weaponised” as a backing track for a video about destruction and violence in Iran.
  
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• Iran war spreads to Red Sea and Caspian, Gulf quiet as US forgoes strikes

  26-07-2026 01:29 via smh.com.au
  
  The US military said its naval blockade against Iran “remains in full effect” but did not explain why it halted a streak of 13 nights of escalating strikes.
  
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• Van ploughs into crowd at Berlin pride parade

  26-07-2026 01:22 via smh.com.au
  
  One person is dead and others are fighting for life after a van drove through a crowd at Berlin’s Pride parade in Germany.
  
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• ‘Our freedom has been attacked’: Manhunt after van rams crowd at Berlin Pride parade

  26-07-2026 00:48 via smh.com.au
  
  One person is feared dead and several others badly injured after a motorist drove a vehicle into a crowd of revellers.
  
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• ‘Our freedom has been attacked’: Manhunt after car rams crowd at Berlin Pride parade

  26-07-2026 00:48 via smh.com.au
  
  One person is feared dead and several others badly injured after a motorist drove a vehicle into a crowd of revellers.
  
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• One dead, others fighting for life after van drives into pride parade

  26-07-2026 00:41 via smh.com.au
  
  One person is dead and others are fighting for life after a van drove into a crowd of people at a pride parade in Berlin.
  
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