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• Reform's Nigel Farage political fate on the line

  13-08-2026 22:45 via smh.com.au
  
  Voters in south-east England are deciding the political fate of reform leader Nigel Farage in a snap by-election.
  
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• ‘We just went over’: Passenger train from London derails, flips

  13-08-2026 21:59 via smh.com.au
  
  People were thrown from their seats and dragged along the floor when the train derailed during its journey from Victoria Station, trapping some in carriages.
  
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• Luigi Mangione is tipped to plead guilty to stalking. What does that mean for his murder trial?

  13-08-2026 21:33 via smh.com.au
  
  Lawyers for the 28-year-old, who is accused of killing a healthcare chief executive, scheduled an unplanned court hearing with prosecutors. It could change the entire outcome of his New York murder trial, set to begin next month.
  
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• The salvation of democracy is a joke. Why Binface was absurdly appealing next to Farage

  13-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  Nigel Farage called this a contest between the people and the establishment, but what did this mean once he was going head-to-head with a bin?
  
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• ‘We’ve been very clear in private’ what US needs from AUKUS: Pentagon

  13-08-2026 07:49 via smh.com.au
  
  Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon’s policy chief, said the Trump administration had tight, private discussions with the Albanese government about AUKUS, and the Australians “know what is required”.
  
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• Taste testing the Japanese melon at the heart of a political stink

  13-08-2026 07:47 via smh.com.au
  
  The fruit that has Canberra talking, and put the prime minister in the hot seat, sells for about $160 in Australia. Is it worth it?
  
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• The secret supply route Russia is using to sustain the Iran war

  13-08-2026 07:45 via smh.com.au
  
  The so-called “Caspian Express” has become the backbone of Vladimir Putin’s effort to arm Tehran while allowing both countries to circumvent US maritime pressure in the Persian Gulf.
  
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• Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt is leaving. Here are some of her memorable moments

  13-08-2026 04:10 via smh.com.au
  
  Trump’s firebrand press spokesperson built a reputation as a MAGA true believer and one of his strongest defenders.
  
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• Here’s who joined Trump on his secret military plane – and who got left on the ‘risky’ Air Force One

  13-08-2026 04:01 via smh.com.au
  
  When the US president quietly slipped off his jet over a potential Iranian assassination threat, he was shuttled to another plane on a catering truck with some of his most loyal aides – but no Cabinet officials.
  
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• White House’s youngest press secretary steps aside

  13-08-2026 01:44 via smh.com.au
  
  President Donald Trump says Karoline Leavitt, who recently gave birth to her second child, wants to spend more time with her family.
  
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• The solar eclipse is seen across Europe

  13-08-2026 00:23 via smh.com.au
  
  For the first time in 27 years, a solar eclipse can be seen in countries across Europe.
  
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