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• Street vendor targeted by Russian drone

  04-08-2026 22:08 via smh.com.au
  
  Chilling vision shows the moment a Ukrainian street vendor is targeted by a Russian drone.
  
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• ‘Human safari’: Chilling video of man chased by drone in roadside attack

  04-08-2026 21:33 via smh.com.au
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the man was selling vegetables when a Russian drone “hunted” him down and detonated.
  
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• There are half a billion reasons why Trump will be victorious in the midterms

  04-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The Iran war is a running sore, bringing with it higher petrol prices, fertiliser shortages and pessimism. But there are half a billion reasons to believe the Republicans will win.
  
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• Follow the money: Why Trump will win the midterm elections

  04-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  The Iran war is a running sore, bringing with it higher petrol prices, fertiliser shortages and pessimism. But there are half a billion reasons to believe the Republicans will win.
  
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• ‘Beyond in love with our girlie’: Princess Eugenie gives birth to daughter

  04-08-2026 19:52 via smh.com.au
  
  The princess and her husband, Jack Brooksbank, already have two sons. The King and Queen were delighted with the news, Buckingham Palace said.
  
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• Mystery powerbroker emerges from Gaza deal

  04-08-2026 11:30 via smh.com.au
  
  A low-profile yet powerful figure who has been in the background of Palestinian politics for decades was instrumental in unlocking negotiations to disarm Hamas.
  
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• Trump warns Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz

  04-08-2026 10:45 via smh.com.au
  
  Donald Trump has warned Iran that the country is facing its last chance for a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz.
  
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• Pool fiasco reflects poorly on the morals of an entire administration

  04-08-2026 07:45 via smh.com.au
  
  How many people contributed to prolonging the lie that David Hearn and others vandalised the monument, and sat silent until the legal system forced their hand?
  
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• Ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s son says proof of life is ‘important first step’

  04-08-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Kim Aris says the Red Cross did not have a doctor with them when a representative met with his mother, but they relayed to him that she appeared well.
  
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• Deposed Aung San Suu Kyi shown in proof of life photo

  04-08-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  The first images of the deposed Myanmar leader for more than five years have appeared as she is seen meeting a Red Cross official while in detention somewhere in Myanmar.
  
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• CCTV shows suspect carrying suitcase allegedly containing British woman’s body

  04-08-2026 05:57 via smh.com.au
  
  Footage appears to show the 26-year-old suspect wheeling a suitcase through central Athens before police say it was dumped inside a derelict building.
  
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• Afghan migrant arrested over Athens suitcase murder is Christian aid worker

  04-08-2026 03:46 via smh.com.au
  
  A champion boxer who co-ran a refugee charity is suspected of killing a British woman in Athens and hiding her body in a suitcase.
  
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• 'Don't ever talk again,' Trump tells reporter in the Oval Office

  04-08-2026 02:53 via smh.com.au
  
  Donald Trump has berated a reporter who asked him a question at an Oval Office event.
  
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• ‘Don’t ever talk again’: Trump loses his cool over Reflecting Pool fiasco

  04-08-2026 01:59 via smh.com.au
  
  The president accused his hand-picked prosecutor Jeanine Pirro of “choking” in court when she conceded the vandalism claims were not true and the damage was the result of a botched installation.
  
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• 'Don't ever talk again,' Trump tells reporter

  04-08-2026 01:42 via smh.com.au
  
  Donald Trump has berated a reporter who asked him a question at an Oval Office event.
  
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• Russia alleges Ukraine attacked holidaymakers with drones

  04-08-2026 00:35 via smh.com.au
  
  Civilians at the Black Sea holiday resort of Gelendzhik have been deliberately targeted by Ukrainians, Russian authorities claim.
  
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