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• Multiple dead after drone strikes Russian beach

  03-08-2026 23:52 via smh.com.au
  
  Multiple people, including children, have been reportedly killed after a drone struck a beach in Russia.
  
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• Russia alleges Ukrainian drones targeted holidaymakers at a Black Sea resort

  03-08-2026 23:25 via smh.com.au
  
  Seven people, including three children, have been killed and 40 injured in an attack that Russian authorities allege was a deliberate Ukrainian drone attack on civilians.
  
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• Trump says last chance for Iran

  03-08-2026 22:23 via smh.com.au
  
  US President Donald Trump says Iran has one more chance to end the war before the US escalates its attacks.
  
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• ‘Impenetrable border’: Farage claims Australian plan can stop the boats to Britain

  03-08-2026 21:05 via smh.com.au
  
  Reform UK leader Nigel Farage declared the British public wanted tougher measures even if that meant diplomatic and military tensions.
  
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• It’s the new battleground for China v the US. But Beijing has one big advantage

  03-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The global superpowers are locked in a race for AI domination and, while America is out in front, China’s playing the long game and may prevail.
  
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• The ugly family feud that threatens to upend this US election race

  03-08-2026 11:45 via smh.com.au
  
  A former Trump staffer is running in a tight race in what had been a safe seat for Republicans before domestic abuse allegations became public.
  
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• Two killed in Greece after Australian firefighting helicopters collide

  03-08-2026 10:42 via smh.com.au
  
  Two people have died in Greece after two firefighting helicopters owned by an Australian company collided.
  
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• Fires near Spokane, Washington destroy hundreds of buildings, force 60,000 evacuations

  03-08-2026 08:18 via smh.com.au
  
  The fires in and around Spokane, the state’s second-largest city, were among dozens of wildfires across the Western US that stretched the ability of federal, state and local agencies to fight them.
  
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• Trump wins golf championship and mocks opponents: ‘I have talent, they don’t!’

  03-08-2026 07:45 via smh.com.au
  
  The US president posted on social media a video of what he said was his winning shot at Trump National Golf Course in Bedminster.
  
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• China's big bet on robots and AI

  03-08-2026 04:10 via smh.com.au
  
  In Shenzhen, thousands of companies are jumping in on the robotics boom, creating intense competition and raising concerns about jobs.
  
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• Eight backflips and counting: Trump is still promising his big Iran ‘deal’

  03-08-2026 03:33 via smh.com.au
  
  The US president has repeatedly threatened to escalate the war, then called off strikes to allow more time for talks that have so far not led to a comprehensive deal.
  
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• Trump’s entered a new phase: the unmaking of his presidency

  03-08-2026 03:07 via smh.com.au
  
  Beyond America’s borders, the president’s objectives are failing. At home, voters think he’s no longer looking after their interests. Is Trump 2.0 about to unravel?
  
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• Trump’s entered a new phase, the unmaking of his presidency

  03-08-2026 03:07 via smh.com.au
  
  Beyond America’s borders, the president’s objectives are failing. At home, voters think he’s no longer looking after their interests. Is Trump 2.0 about to unravel?
  
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• Two die as Australian firefighting helicopters collide in Greece

  03-08-2026 00:46 via smh.com.au
  
  Footage broadcast on Greek TV showed one helicopter strike the other from above, sending it crashing in flames to the ground.
  
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