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• UK Prime Minister unknowingly messages impersonator

  17-08-2026 22:35 via smh.com.au
  
  British PM Andy Burnham exchanged messages with a person posing as the chief of staff to US President Donald Trump.
  
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• Trump threatens to bomb US ally Oman

  17-08-2026 22:35 via smh.com.au
  
  Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman over its deal with Iran.
  
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• Trump threatens to bomb ally Oman as US-Iran war agreement expires

  17-08-2026 21:25 via smh.com.au
  
  The US president cast doubt on whether it was possible to strike an acceptable deal with the regime in Tehran after the 60-day memorandum of understanding ended.
  
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• While Australia avoids the ‘C’ word, NZ is unafraid to speak up

  17-08-2026 21:00 via smh.com.au
  
  China has been publicly outed by NZ as a security threat. Here, ASIO and our politicians are silent.
  
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• Someone impersonated Trump’s chief of staff. Britain’s new PM fell for it

  17-08-2026 12:20 via smh.com.au
  
  The timing and content of the messages between Andy Burnham and the impersonator remain unknown.
  
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• British PM exchanged messages with Trump chief-of-staff impersonator

  17-08-2026 11:45 via smh.com.au
  
  The timing and content of the messages between Andy Burnham and the impersonator remain unknown.
  
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• Trump’s 2024 grocery photo op now haunts Republicans in the midterms

  17-08-2026 11:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Soaring fuel and food costs are undercutting one of Trump’s key 2024 pledges – to cut the price of basic groceries for ordinary Americans.
  
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• ‘Blow to the heart’: Renaissance master’s works stolen in his home town

  17-08-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Thieves took advantage of an annual religious celebration on the streets of the town of Messina to nab four paintings worth almost $US100 million.
  
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• ‘Blow to the heart’: Renaissance master’s works stolen from his home town

  17-08-2026 07:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Thieves took advantage of an annual religious celebration on the streets of the town of Messina to nab four paintings worth almost $US100 million.
  
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• Trump’s shocking grab for power will create secrecy for him and his cronies

  17-08-2026 06:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Donald Trump is the most corrupt president of the modern age. He can’t be trusted with more executive privilege.
  
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• US military top brass dispatched to aircraft carrier rocked by talk of crumbling morale

  17-08-2026 04:22 via smh.com.au
  
  The USS Abraham Lincoln has not made a port call in more than 200 days, with the leader of US Central Command acknowledging that service at sea “for long periods isn’t for everyone”.
  
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• Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of its war with Russia

  17-08-2026 03:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Ukraine launched 822 drones, 600 targeting Moscow, according to a Russian regional governor, who said the capital had suffered “one of the most massive drone attacks in recent memory”.
  
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• Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks in its war with Russia

  17-08-2026 03:30 via smh.com.au
  
  Ukraine launched 822 drones, 600 targeting Moscow, according to a Russian regional governor, with the online retailer Wildberries again bearing the brunt of the aerial assault.
  
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• Ukraine launches largest drone attack on Russia of 2026

  17-08-2026 03:03 via smh.com.au
  
  Some 600 drones were detected heading towards Moscow, while Podolsk and south-western Rostov region were also targeted.
  
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• Trump praises North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, slashes military drills with Seoul

  17-08-2026 00:04 via smh.com.au
  
  The US president said he instructed the Pentagon to substantially reduce the “costly” joint military exercises and noted ally South Korea’s refusal to assist his actions against Iran.
  
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