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• Explosive drone found near Ukrainian plane in Germany

  05-08-2026 22:51 via smh.com.au
  
  A counter-terrorism investigation is underway after an explosive drone was found near a Ukrainian cargo plane in Germany.
  
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• Four men stabbed in London’s Covent Garden, woman arrested

  05-08-2026 17:44 via smh.com.au
  
  A worker at the scene said people were stabbed at random in the popular tourist spot in central London.
  
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• Left-wing populist wins in Michigan as Democrats reject party establishment

  05-08-2026 16:40 via smh.com.au
  
  Abdul El-Sayed narrowly defeated pro-Israel congresswoman Haley Stevens despite the backing of the Democratic establishment and tens of millions of dollars in outside funding.
  
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• El-Sayed wins in Michigan as Democrats veer left in crucial midterms contest

  05-08-2026 16:40 via smh.com.au
  
  A populist progressive Muslim, Abdul El-Sayed narrowly defeated pro-Israel congresswoman Haley Stevens despite the backing of the Democratic establishment and tens of millions of dollars in outside funding.
  
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• Multiple people stabbed in London’s Covent Garden

  05-08-2026 15:59 via smh.com.au
  
  Four men were found with stab wounds in the popular tourist area, and a 47-year-old woman has been arrested.
  
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• Four people stabbed in London’s Covent Garden

  05-08-2026 15:59 via smh.com.au
  
  The four men were found with stab wounds in the popular tourist area and a 47-year-old woman has been arrested.
  
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• SpaceX rocket crashes into moon

  05-08-2026 10:58 via smh.com.au
  
  Part of a SpaceX rocket crashed into the moon, with experts saying that it has altered the moon’s surface forever.
  
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• Labor’s news bargaining plan faces Senate block after US anger

  05-08-2026 09:54 via smh.com.au
  
  It seems changes to Australia’s plan to force big tech firms to pay for journalism appearing on social media are not enough to placate US firms or Donald Trump.
  
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• Inside the showdown that saved a Trump true believer her job

  05-08-2026 07:49 via smh.com.au
  
  Jeanine Pirro, the US attorney for the District of Columbia, told the president that his interior secretary, Doug Burgum, had misled him with a self-serving cover story for his own mistakes.
  
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• World in pictures, August 5, 2026

  05-08-2026 06:22 via smh.com.au
  
  The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors
  
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• US has used up ‘virtually all’ of its precision missiles

  05-08-2026 03:39 via smh.com.au
  
  The disclosure from two US sources follows reports Trump cancelled a major wave of strikes against Iran in part because of warnings from the military about the shortfall.
  
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• Tech industry slams ‘cosmetic’ changes to news levy, US renews ‘extortion’ claim

  05-08-2026 01:49 via smh.com.au
  
  Changes to Australia’s plan to force big tech companies to pay for journalism that appears on social media appear still not enough to satisfy US firms or President Donald Trump.
  
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• Moment Russian drone chases Ukrainian market trader

  05-08-2026 00:24 via smh.com.au
  
  Video posted by President Volodymyr Zelensky showed the man being hunted down by a drone in the city of Kherson.
  
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• Ukrainian market trader chased by Russian drone

  05-08-2026 00:01 via smh.com.au
  
  Video posted by President Volodymyr Zelensky showed the man being hunted down by a drone in the city of Kherson.
  
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